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Wilbur Theatre
	The Wilbur, 2009
Address	244–250 Tremont Street; Boston, Massachusetts; United States
Capacity	1,093, (1,200 General Admission)[citation needed]
Current use	Comedy and music venue
Construction
Opened	1913
Architect	Blackall, Clarence H.; Haynes Construction Co.
Tenants
	Bill Blumenreich
Website
	www.thewilbur.com
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	42°21′2″N 71°3′56″W / 42.35056°N 71.06556°W
Architectural style	Colonial Revival
MPS	Boston Theatre MRA
NRHP reference No.	80000443
Added to NRHP	December 9, 1980

The Wilbur Theatre is a historic performing arts theater at 244–250 Tremont Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The Wilbur Theatre originally opened in 1914, but underwent renovations in 2008. The Wilbur Theatre sits in the heart of Boston's historic theater district and is known for hosting live comedy and music.

The venue seats 1,093,^{[citation needed]} but the main floor (orchestra level) has removable tables and seating, to create a general admission standing room (bringing capacity to 1,200).^{[citation needed]} It features basic concessions, including a full bar, on each of the three floors (Orchestra, Mezzanine, Balcony).

History

Clarence Blackall built the theater in 1913, and it was opened the following year. The Wilbur was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 and designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1987.

In 1998 SFX Entertainment (now Live Nation) bought the Boston theater properties of Jon B. Platt, which included the lease on the Wilbur.^[2] The lease ended in 2006.^[3]

In 2007 the theater was put on the market.^[4] Bill Blumenreich, a former owner of the Comedy Connection^[5]^[6] in Quincy Market, leased the building in 2008.^[7]^[6] The theater continues to regularly host comedic and musical acts, as well as other events.^[8]

Comedy specials

The following specials were filmed at the Wilbur Theatre:

Comic	Special title	Network	Release date
Sarah Silverman	Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love^[9]	HBO	May 27, 2023
Taylor Tomlinson	Look At You	Netflix	March 8, 2022
Jim Jefferies	Intolerant	Netflix	June 24, 2020
Katya Zamolodchikova	Katya: Help Me I'm Dying	Amazon Prime	December 12, 2019
Joe Rogan	Strange Times^[10]	Netflix	October 2, 2018
Norm Macdonald	Hitler's Dog, Gossip, and Trickery^[11]	Netflix	May 9. 2017
Dana Carvey	Straight White Male, 60^[12]	Netflix	November 4, 2016
Tig Notaro	Boyish Girl Interrupted^[13]	HBO	August 22, 2015
Jim Jefferies	BARE^[14]	Netflix	August 29, 2014
Jim Gaffigan	Obsessed^[15]	Comedy Central	April 27, 2014
Tom Green	Tom Green Live^[16]	Showtime	2012
Gary Gulman	In This Economy?^[17]	Comedy Central	September 1, 2012
Kathy Griffin	Gurrl Down^[18]	Bravo!	June 22, 2011
Bruce Bruce	Losin' It^[19]	Showtime	February 26, 2011
David Cross	Bigger & Blackerer^[20]	Sub Pop Records	May 25, 2010
Craig Ferguson	A Wee Bit o' Revolution^[21]	Comedy Central	March 22, 2009

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
^ Bound for Boston: SFX subsidiary gains legit house American Artists
^ The Wilbur Theatre is up for Sale
^ Palmer Jr, Thomas C. (August 16, 2007). "Next act awaits the Wilbur Theatre". The Boston Globe.
^ Palmer Jr, Thomas C. (March 12, 2008). "Comedy club owner to lease the Wilbur". The Boston Globe.
^ ^a ^b Kandarian, Paul E. (May 18, 2014). "At the helm of the Wilbur Theatre". The Boston Globe. Retrieved July 23, 2017.
^ "Wilbur Theatre gets its acts together - BostonHerald.com". www.bostonherald.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-05.
^ "The Wilbur – Boston". thewilbur.com. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
^ Sarah Silverman: Someone You Love (2023), retrieved 2023-05-27
^ "Strange Times". IMDb.
^ Norm Macdonald: Hitler's Dog, Gossip & Trickery (2017), retrieved 2017-07-23
^ "Netflix Announces Premiere Dates for New Line-Up Of Original Stand-up Comedy Specials". Netflix Media Center. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
^ Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted (2015), retrieved 2017-07-23
^ Jim Jefferies: BARE (2014), retrieved 2017-07-23
^ Jim Gaffigan: Obsessed (2014), retrieved 2017-07-23
^ Tom Green: Tom Green Live (2012), retrieved 2017-07-23
^ Gary Gulman: In This Economy? (2012), retrieved 2017-07-23
^ Kathy Griffin: Gurrl Down (2011), retrieved 2017-07-23
^ Bruce Bruce: Losin' It (2011), retrieved 2017-07-23
^ David Cross: Bigger & Blackerer (Video 2010), retrieved 2017-07-23
^ Craig Ferguson: A Wee Bit o' Revolution (2009), retrieved 2017-07-23

External links

Library of Congress. Drawing of Ye Wilbur Theatre, Tremont St. and Hollis St., Boston, Massachusetts, 1927.
Boston Athenæum Theater History. Wilbur Theatre (1914–), 250–252 Tremont Street
New York Public Library:
- Photo of interior, Wilbur Theatre, Boston, Mass., 20th century
- Program for the Wilbur Theatre, Boston (Oct. 1956)
Bostonian Society:
- Photo of 244-272 Tremont Street, c. 1935
- Photo of 250-268 Tremont Street, c. 1959
City of Boston, Landmarks Commission. Wilbur Theatre Study Report, 1983