The February 2018 Entertainment Line Up is On Sale!
Here is the newsletter announcing the February 2018 entertainment line-up at the Fallsview Casino Resort: Read More…
Tag: theatre
Is Hilton property site of 5,000-seat theatre?
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Despite construction starting on one of the rumoured sites for the new 5,000-seat theatre in Niagara Falls, Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. still hasn’t officially announced where it will be.
Work has begun in the area behind the Hilton Fallsview Hotel off Stanley Avenue. The fenced-off section is within walking distance of Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, and satisfies one of the city’s requests that the venue be highly visible to the public.
Hilton general manager Paul Ford did not respond to the Niagara Falls Review’s interview request about the nature of the construction.
Asked about the location, OLG spokesman Tony Bitonti said construction on the site “is a Hilton-driven initiative on their parking structure.”
Group chosen to build new Niagara Falls theatre
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Mississauga company Bird Construction is part of the consortium which will build a 5,000-seat entertainment centre in Niagara Falls.
The company is among principals known as Niagara Falls Entertainment Partners, which beat out four other conglomerates for the right to design, build and maintain the facility.
The winning bidder was announced by Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. late Tuesday.
The theatre is expected to replace the 1,500-seat Avalon Ballroom at Niagara Fallsview Casino Resort, which has been limited by its size virtually from the day it opened in 2004.
By comparison, the new theatre will be equal in size to the 5,000-seat Colosseum at Caesars Windsor, and will double the 2,500-seat Events Center at Seneca Niagara Casino.
OLG picks group to build Niagara Falls entertainment centre
From Niagara This Week:
It’s now known who will be responsible for building a new entertainment centre in Niagara Falls.
The OLG announced early Tuesday evening that the contract to build a 5,000-seat venue has been awarded to Niagara Falls Entertainment Partners, a consortium that includes Bird Construction Inc. of Mississauga.
The consortium will build and maintain the new facility.
In a news release, Bird said it will “perform the design and construction of the project and will also, through Bird Capital, a wholly owned subsidiary, take a minority equity interest in the concession responsible for the overall project, including design, construction, financing, and maintenance.”
The facility will feature a performance space with multiple stage configurations, a public lobby and gathering spaces, box offices, bar and concessions.
Niagara Falls says no to change of development agreement with province
From Niagara This Week:
Note: The article includes a nice rendering of the position of the theatre and how it would obstruct the view from the Hilton.
City politicians do not want to see a new theatre built at Fallsview Casino, where a staff report showed the building’s height would obscure views of the Horseshoe Falls from various hotels overlooking the cataract.
On Tuesday, council backed the report from staff, asking it not to support a request from one of four proponents vying to win the bid to build a 5,000-seat theatre in Niagara Falls. The proponent, a Quebec-based consortium, has proposed to build the theatre at Fallsview Casino Resort, which is on land owned by the provincial government.
The proponent is looking to build the theatre over top of the bus area at the rear of Fallsview
Falls council against casino theatre proposal
From the Niagara Falls Review:
Niagara Falls city council voted against a proposal that would see a 5,000-seat entertainment theatre built above the bus area at the back of Fallsview Casino.
Politicians backed a staff report recommending they don’t support an amendment to the site-specific development agreement, as requested by Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation, which would allow the theatre to go five metres higher than currently permitted.
Both staff and council are concerned the proposal would obstruct views of the falls for nearby hotels.
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Theatre proposal would impact view of falls
From the Niagara Falls Review:
The Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission (OLG) is expected to announce the winning proposal for a new 5,000-seat theatre next month, but one of the submissions already has the city concerned. Read More…
Future home of 5000-seat theatre
Regular visitor drafty left a comment on another post about the future home of the Fallsview Casino 5000-seat theatre being where the Best Western Fallsview is.
Here is the notice of public meeting as seen outside the hotel: Read More…
Review: Niagara Falls from Broken Habit
About a month ago I posted about a new play about Niagara Falls that is being performed in New Orleans. Here is some more info…
From the Gambit:
If Samuel Beckett were alive today, he might focus a play on an American treasure transformed into a tourist trap and toxic waste dump. But the message of Niagara Falls, presented recently by Broken Habit Productions at Theatre at St. Claude, is a more dismal existential vision…
Niagara Falls tells the story of a city destroyed by neglect, poverty and pollution, which could describe many urban environments abandoned by industry and left to deteriorate. Its suburb, Love Canal, is reeling from an environmental disaster resulting from the construction of homes and schools on land where chemical waste was dumped. Love Canal residents develop leukemia, and their neighborhood is demolished.