Queen's Theatre in a modern style. The reconstructed theatre opened 8 July 1959 with John Gielgud's solo performance in "Shakespeare speeches and sonnets, Ages of Man". Since April 2004, the theatre has played host to Cameron Mackintosh's production of "Les Misérables" which transferred after 18 years at the nearby Palace Theatre. The musical celebrated its 20th anniversary at the venue on 8 October 2005 and overtook "Cats" as the longest running musical of all time a year later on 8 October 2006. The theatre was Grade II listed by English Heritage in June 1972. An extensive refurbishment was undertaken in the latter
Theatre at the Center theatre by the Chicago Academy of Arts and also by the Chicago Drama League. In 1989, Pullinsi became the first American director to stage a musical in Russia with a Soviet cast and crew. He directed "Man of La Mancha" during a five-week visit to the Drama Theatre of Turgenev in Orel, south of Moscow. Pullinsi is a lifelong member of Actors' Equity Association and a member of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers. In 2011, Theatre at the Center announced the appointment of Richard Friedman as general manager. Friedman had served as managing director of Northlight Theatre for