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Teatro and Its Shows
Teatro, as in Broadway shows, is very much alive in Quito Colonial. Usual features include concerts and performances and lots of tango. Performers from all over the world come to strut their stuff here.
BOLIVAR THEATER is the second largest in South America, with construction beginning in 1930 and completed in 1933. It was built as a luxury theater to distract the people from the wars going on at the time.
A fire, starting in the adjacent Pizza Hut, damaged it extensively in 1999. It is in the lo-o-ong process of being remodeled. There seems to be a conflict between the owners and those in charge of alotting money for this purpose.
A tour of the museum is always available.
Among other things, you can see the first owner's mode of tranportation in horse and buggy - the buggy, not the horse, of course.
TEATRO SUCRE, government owned, even has its own plaza
that is used for performances on special holidays or special occasion shows, and can easily be reached by trolley on Guayaquil y Manabi.
There are banners on the building that advertise coming attractions at the theater.
A view of the whole area can be had over a cup of hot chocolate, coffee or whatever beverage you desire.
Cafe del Teatro has flexible hours according to the teatro shows
but is always open day and evening.
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