Beacham Theatre

The Beacham Theatre
The Beacham at dusk in Summer of 2016
Location within Florida
Former names	Tabu, Dekko's, Celebrity Dinner Theatre, Great Southern Music Hall
Alternative names	The Beacham, Aahz
General information
Status	Used as a concert venue and nightclub
Type	Theater
Architectural style	Originally Commercial style, then mesh of Art Deco and Mediterranean Revival themes
Address	46 North Orange Avenue
Town or city	Orlando, Florida
Country	United States
Coordinates	28°32′35″N 81°22′46″W / 28.543°N 81.379472°W / 28.543; -81.379472Coordinates: 28°32′35″N 81°22′46″W / 28.543°N 81.379472°W / 28.543; -81.379472
Current tenants	46/54 North Orange Ave, LLC. (John SanFelippo and George Maltezos) as The Beacham
Completed	December 9, 1921
Building information Renovated 1936, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 Client Braxton Beacham Sr. Owner Beacham Theatre, LLC. (Missy Casscells and Frank Hamby) Dimensions Other dimensions 145 feet (44 m) across x 213.5 feet (65.1 m) deep Technical details Structural system Reinforced concrete and brick with stucco out-surface Floor area 30,965 square foot (2,876.7 m2) Design and construction Architect Unknown, likely Murray S. King Website http://www.TheBeacham.com/
1990's logo depicting the Beacham Theatre's mid-century marquee.

External audio

Acid Rock by Rhythm Device

External media

"'Late Night' at the Beacham Theatre"

Audio and Video: DJ sets and music from "Late Night" 20-year Aahz Reunion (2009) Audio "Trancentral" live sets with DJ Jo-Ed and DJ RPM (1989) via WaxDJ.com Kimball Collins "Late Night" live set at Beacham (Jan. 9, 1991) via Soundcloud Kimball Collins and Sasha (first U.S. visit) at Beacham (August 1992) YouTube audio AAHZ (Official) Reunion performances of the music from "Late night" on SoundCloud Video Dave Cannalte at Aahz Unity IV special event (Dec. 7, 1991) YouTube video Dave Cannalte at Aahz Unity IV special event (Dec. 7, 1991) Pt. II YouTube video "Renaissance Reunion" feat. Sasha at the Beacham Theatre (1994) YouTube video Clubbers leaving after patron collapsed (1994) YouTube video

December 9, 1921

The Beacham Theatre is a cinema built in 1921 by Braxton Beacham Sr. in the city of Orlando, Florida. The current address of the theater is 46 North Orange Avenue, and it is located at the southwest corner of Orange Avenue and Washington Street. The building's current lack of impressive architecture is offset by its significant cultural history. The Beacham Theatre was considered an important contributing structure when the Downtown Orlando historic district was created in 1980 and the building was granted local landmark status in 1987.

The Beacham was once part of the vaudeville circuit and hosted celebrity acts such as John Phillip Sousa, the Ziegfeld Follies and W.C. Fields, whose signature was once visible inside a dressing room. In the eras of silent film and Classical Hollywood cinema, the Beacham was operated as a movie theater that utilized then-current state-of-the-art motion picture technology.

The Beacham, as it is currently named, has since been used as a series of concert venues and nightclubs thus saving it from demolition. The Beacham Theatre was once home to the late-night underground discotheque Aahz that is recognized internationally as a birthplace and critical component of the electronic dance music movement.