New Theater Opens in St. Petersburg on Sept. 4
In September, a new theater, the September 4th Theater, will open on Tipanova Street, 22. The Theater of Musical and Comedy (MiK) will open there, according to the theater's representatives to 'Bumaga'.
Consensus
- The Musical and Comedy Theater (MiK) will open on September 4 in Saint Petersburg.
- The opening production will be the musical '12 Chairs' based on the work of Ilf and Petrov.
- Andrey Noskov will play the role of Ostap Bender in the premiere.
- The theater is located on Tipyanova Street in the Moscow District of Saint Petersburg.
- The venue is a multi-functional transformable hall with a capacity of 507 seats.
- The theater has a wardrobe for 540 people and food service areas.
- The artistic director is Dmitry Feoktistov, son of the former head of 'Vizavi' theater.
- The theater plans to develop its repertoire for ten years in advance.
- The theater will host original productions and guest performances.
- The venue was previously part of the 'Vizavi' theater complex.
Points of divergence
- The theater will only include positive productions with good endings. — gazeta_spb
- The musical '12 Chairs' features 38 compositions by Sergey Kuzmin and 17 choreographic numbers by Irina Satyukova, with preparation lasting over nine months. — riamo
- The 'Vizavi' theater will continue its performances at a new location on Suvorov Prospect, 30. — tg_paperpaper_ru
- The new theater complex was developed under the leadership of Nikita Yavayn. — riamo
- The theater plans to collaborate with young performers from the Theater of Musical Comedy, LDM, and other venues. — gazeta_spb
Coverage (4 sources)
- In September, a new theater will open in the city — Бумага
- Musical and comedy theater will open in St. Petersburg on September 4 — РИАМО
- New theater will begin operations in the Moscow district of St. Petersburg - SPB Newspaper - St. Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- New theater will open in Saint Petersburg — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Saint Petersburg
- Moscow District
- Tipanova
- Andrey Noskov
- St. Petersburg Diary
- Musical Theatre
- Musical and Comedy Theatre (MiK)
- SPB RU News Newspaper
- New Theater
- Paper
- Ostap Bender
- Dmitry Feoktistov
- Theatre on Tipanova