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Theater des Westens

1895 establishments in GermanyMusic venues completed in 1896Theatres in Berlin
Berlin Charlottenburg Theater des Westens 05 2014
Berlin Charlottenburg Theater des Westens 05 2014

The Theater des Westens (Theatre of the West) is one of the most famous theatres for musicals and operettas in Berlin, Germany, located at Kantstraße 10–12 in Charlottenburg. It was founded in 1895 for plays. The present house was opened in 1896 and dedicated to opera and operetta. Enrico Caruso made his debut in Berlin here, and the Ballets Russes appeared with Anna Pavlova. In the 1930s it was run as the Volkstheater Berlin. After World War II it served as the temporary opera house of Berlin, the Städtische Oper (Municipal Opera). In 1961 it became the first theatre in Germany to show musicals. Since then it has become the "German equivalent of Broadway extravaganzas", putting on plays and musical comedies.

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Theater des Westens
Kantstraße, Berlin Charlottenburg

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Stage Theater des Westens

Kantstraße 12
10623 Berlin, Charlottenburg
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Stage Entertainment Germany GmbH

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Berlin Charlottenburg Theater des Westens 05 2014
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