Teatro Gran Rex, Art Deco theater on Corrientes Avenue, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Teatro Gran Rex is a performance hall with more than 3,200 seats on Corrientes Avenue in Buenos Aires, designed in Art Deco style with geometric patterns across walls, ceilings and entrance areas. The interior spreads over several floors with a central auditorium where balconies are gently tiered so every seat has a clear view of the stage.
Alberto Prebisch designed the building in the late 1930s after studying large American variety theaters of that era, including Radio City Music Hall in Manhattan. The hall opened its doors in 1937 as both a cinema and concert space and quickly became one of the most attended venues in Buenos Aires.
The name combines the theatrical tradition with the word Rex, suggesting grandeur and prominence that matches its monumental Art Deco facade on the city's main theater street. Today visitors from across South America come here to watch international stars and local productions in a space that has shaped Argentine entertainment culture for decades.
The entrances sit directly on Corrientes Avenue at number 857, surrounded by cafes and restaurants that stay open late into the night. Arriving early lets you explore the foyers and stairwells before the hall fills up.
A production based on the series Chiquititas sold around 240,000 tickets here during the winter of 1998, setting an attendance record that still serves as a benchmark for successful family shows in Argentina. Since then the hall regularly hosts large family musicals that run for weeks on end.
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