Nearly a year after celebrating its 90th anniversary, the Danforth Music Hall has closed its doors last week. When the Festival chain of rep cinemas let it go in 2004, the venue re-opened as a live entertainment space, hosting memorable concerts like the Arcade Fire in 2005. Last year, with the intention of creating a new theatre district on the Danforth, its owners entered into an agreement with DanCap Productions. I’m not sure of the specifics, but its first big production, The Toxic Avenger, closed within a few months. At the anniversary, over 800 people gathered to see a silent film … Continue reading Allen’s Danforth Theatre