Genesee Theatre
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Genesee Theatre is a concert hall and movie palace
in Waukegan, Illinois
. The venue has seats for 2,427 people and opened in 1927. It's both used as a vaudeville
theatre and cinema and hosts many different musical artists and shows.
It originally closed in 1989, however it re-opened in 2004, following a $25 million renovation.
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
shot part of his music video for "Donk
", during a performance in the theatre. Morrissey
shot part of the video for his single "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
" during a 2007 performance at the theater.
42.3626029°N 87.8309298°W
Movie palace
A movie palace is a term used to refer to the large, elaborately decorated movie theaters built between the 1910s and the 1940s. The late 1920s saw the peak of the movie palace, with hundreds opened every year between 1925 and 1930.There are three building types in particular which can be subsumed...
in Waukegan, Illinois
Waukegan, Illinois
Waukegan is a city and county seat of Lake County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 87,901. The 2010 population was 89,078. It is the ninth-largest city in Illinois by population...
. The venue has seats for 2,427 people and opened in 1927. It's both used as a vaudeville
Vaudeville
Vaudeville was a theatrical genre of variety entertainment in the United States and Canada from the early 1880s until the early 1930s. Each performance was made up of a series of separate, unrelated acts grouped together on a common bill...
theatre and cinema and hosts many different musical artists and shows.
It originally closed in 1989, however it re-opened in 2004, following a $25 million renovation.
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
Soulja Boy Tell 'Em
DeAndre Cortez Way , better known by his stage name Soulja Boy Tell 'Em, or simply Soulja Boy, is an American rapper, record producer, actor, entrepreneur, and internet personality....
shot part of his music video for "Donk
Donk (song)
"Donk" is the fifth and final single from rap artist Soulja Boy's first studio album, souljaboytellem.com.-Track listing:CD single# "Donk"# "Yahhh!" 12" single# "Donk"...
", during a performance in the theatre. Morrissey
Morrissey
Steven Patrick Morrissey , known as Morrissey, is an English singer and lyricist. He rose to prominence in the 1980s as the lyricist and vocalist of the alternative rock band The Smiths. The band was highly successful in the United Kingdom but broke up in 1987, and Morrissey began a solo career,...
shot part of the video for his single "I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris
"I'm Throwing My Arms Around Paris" is a song written by Morrissey along with Boz Boorer, the two being responsible for lyrics and music respectively. The song was the first single to be released from Morrissey's 2009 album Years of Refusal. It was recorded in Los Angeles and produced by Jerry...
" during a 2007 performance at the theater.
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