| Renault Theater | |
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| Teatro Renault | |
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| Former names | Teatro Paramount (Paramount Theater) Teatro Abril (Abril Theater) |
| General information | |
| Type | Theater |
| Architectural style | Eclectic Art deco |
| Location | São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Coordinates | 23°32′48″S 46°38′19″W / 23.54667°S 46.63861°W / -23.54667; -46.63861 |
| Inaugurated | April 16th, 1929 |
| Destroyed | July 13, 1969 (partial fire) |
| Owner | T4F - Time for Fun Renalt |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 2 |
| Floor area | 5.532 m² |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Francisco Augusto da Silva Rocha Francisco de Paula Ramos de Azevedo |
| Other information | |
| Seating capacity | 1 552 |
Teatro Renault (English: Renault Theater), also known as Teatro Paramount (Paramount Theater) and Teatro Abril (Abril Theater), is located on Brigadeiro Luís Antônio Avenue, in the Brazilian city of São Paulo. It opened in 1929, burned down in 1969 and reopened in 2001.
History
The construction of the Paramount Theater began in 1927. Owned by Paramount Pictures, it was designed by engineer Arnaldo Maia Lello and architects Francisco Augusto da Silva Rocha and Francisco de Paula Ramos de Azevedo using a combination of art deco and eclectic styles. It accommodated 1,800 people, including the audience, balcony and boxes, and was the first sound cinema in Latin America.
Before construction, the site was occupied by the Palace Theatro, an old wooden house owned by Alberto Andrade and dedicated to showing plays, circus shows and films. In April 1929, the theater premiered in the presence of Melville Shauer, a representative of Paramount's foreign department. The movie The Patriot, with Swiss actor Emil Jennings in the lead role, was chosen for the opening night. There was also a performance by the symphony orchestra conducted by Leo Renard and a speech by Sebastião Sampaio, the Consul General of Brazil in New York, which became the first broadcast with sound in Latin America through the Movietone audio system.
The theater gained prominence as a concert hall during the 1930s and 1940s, and began hosting São Paulo's grand carnival balls in the 1950s. In the 1960s, it was sold to Record, which used the venue to broadcast the program O Fino da Bossa, presented by Elis Regina and Jair Rodrigues, and the III Festival de Música Popular Brasileira, held in 1967 with the participation of Edu Lobo, Caetano Veloso, Chico Buarque and Gilberto Gil.
In 1969, a fire partially destroyed the Paramount Theater. The venue was renovated and only the original foyer and facade were kept. In the new project, the space was divided into five cinemas, including three small projection rooms on the first floor and two small theaters on the upper floor. In the 1980s, the São Paulo City Hall listed the facade and foyer as cultural heritage. In 1996, it ceased operating due to competition from cinemas in shopping malls.
In 2001, the theater was completely restored through a partnership between CIE Brasil (now T4F – Time For Fun), which invested in the construction of Credicard Hall, and the Grupo Abril. Entitled Teatro Abril, it was inaugurated after ten months of work with a performance of Les Miserábles. The stage, audience and support facilities were redesigned and rebuilt. On top of the stage, which measures 225 square meters and is 10 meters high, there is a space of 15 meters to store the scenery canvases without having to roll them up. The pit covers 86 square meters and can fit 80 musicians. It accommodates 1,552 spectators, including 489 seats in the balcony, 104 in the boxes and 959 in the audience. An annex building was incorporated into the theater and houses the box office, a souvenir store and a café.
On November 1, 2012, it was named Teatro Renault after a naming rights contract signed between T4F - Time For Fun and Renault. The first performance was The Lion King, which premiered in March 2013.
Review
On September 28, 2014, Folha de S. Paulo published the evaluation made by the newspaper's team after visiting the sixty largest theaters in the city of São Paulo. Renault Theater earned three stars and the following consensus: "Stage for the musical 'The Lion King' since March 2013, the art nouveau venue has no seating in its lobby and no signage for the drinking fountain. The bonbonnière is full and expensive. The space between the rows is small, and the visibility of the stage is good in the audience but poor in the mezzanine - with blind spots, even".
Musicals
| Musical | Premiere | Closing |
|---|---|---|
| Les Misérables | April 25, 2001 | March 31, 2002 |
| Beauty and the Beast | June 20, 2002 | December 21, 2003 |
| Chicago | April 28, 2004 | December 19, 2004 |
| The Phantom of the Opera | April 21, 2005 | April 22, 2007 |
| Miss Saigon | July 12, 2007 | December 14, 2008 |
| Beauty and the Beast (revival) | April 30, 2009 | November 8, 2009 |
| Cats | March 4, 2010 | September 19, 2010 |
| Mamma Mia! | November 11, 2010 | December 18, 2011 |
| The Addams Family | March 2, 2012 | December 16, 2012 |
| The Lion King | March 28, 2013 | December 14, 2014 |
| Sister Act | March 5, 2015 | December 13, 2015 |
| Wicked | March 4, 2016 | December 18, 2016 |
| Les Misérables (revival) | March 10, 2017 | December 18, 2016 |
| The Sound of Music** | March 28, 2018 | May 27, 2018 |
| The Phantom of the Opera (revival) | August 2, 2018 | December 15, 2019 |
| Charlie and the Chocolate Factory** | September 17, 2021 | December 19, 2021 |
| The Addams Family (revival) | March 10, 2022 | August 28, 2022 |
| Anastasia | November 10, 2022 | May 7, 2023 |
| The Lion King (revival) | July 20, 2023 | May 19, 2024 |
(**) Musical not produced by T4F - Time 4 Fun.
See also
References
- Pride, Leo Bryan (1973). International theatre directory: a world directory of the theatre and performing arts. Simon and Schuster. p. 38. Retrieved 28 August 2012.
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- "TUDO O QUE VOCÊ PRECISA SABER SOBRE "O FANTASMA DA ÓPERA", QUE ESTREIA EM AGOSTO NO TEATRO RENAULT". Mundo dos Musicais. 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- Alves, Lucas (2017-07-14). "10 ANOS DA ESTREIA DE "MISS SAIGON" NO BRASIL". Mundo dos Musicais. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- "Cats". Guia da Semana. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- "Mamma Mia!". Guia da Semana. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- "A Família Addams". Guia da Semana. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- Aloi, André (2015-03-02). ""MUDANÇA DE HÁBITO" ESTREIA EM SP ANTES DE RETORNAR À BROADWAY". UOL. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- "MUSICAL WICKED ESTREIA AMANHÃ NO TEATRO RENAULT". Renault. 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- "Conheça o elenco do musical 'Les Misérables', que estreia em Março no Teatro Renault". Cena Musical. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ""A NOVIÇA REBELDE" ESTREIA EM ABRIL NO TEATRO RENAULT – SAIBA TUDO SOBRE O ESPETÁCULO". Mundo dos Musicais. 2018-01-15. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- "O Fantasma da Ópera". Guia da Semana. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- "'A Fantástica Fábrica de Chocolate' ganha musical em São Paulo". Exame. 2021-09-08. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- ""A Família Addams" se despede após ser assistido por 200 mil pessoas". IgTurismo. 2022-08-26. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- Trecco, Giulia (2023-02-23). "Anastasia: o musical que conquistou São Paulo está em cartaz no Teatro Renault". São Paulo Secreto. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
- Dantas, Tate (2023-12-18). "O Rei Leão da Disney está em cartaz no Teatro Renault, em São Paulo". Passeio Kids. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
