Imperial Theatre | |
Address: | 3-1-1 Marunouchi |
Location: | Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |
Type: | Indoor theatre |
Broke Ground: | 1963 |
Built: | 1964 |
Opened: | 1966 |
Closed: | 2025 |
Demolished: | February 2025 |
Owner: | Toho |
Seating Type: | Reserved |
Seating Capacity: | 1,897 |
Website: | Theatre website |
The, often referred to simply as the Teigeki (帝劇), and previously the Imperial Garden Theater, is a Japanese theater located in Marunouchi, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan operated by Toho.
Opened in 1911 as the first Western-style theater in Japan, it stages a varied program of musicals and operas.[1] The original structure was rebuilt in 1966 as Toho's "flagship" theater, opening with the premiere of Scaretto, a local adaptation of Gone With the Wind, which drew 380,000 attendees over the course of the theater's first five months of operation.[2]
The theatre is set to temporarily close in mid-February 2025 as part of a redevelopment plan that will involve reconstructing the building.[3] [4]