Cabaret Theatre
25570 8-Mile Road,
Southfield,
MI
48033
25570 8-Mile Road,
Southfield,
MI
48033
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Previous Names: Playhouse Cinema
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This was a twin-screen theatre, originally planned to be part of the Jerry Lewis Cinemas franchise, but never operated by them. The Playhouse Cinema was opened on October 25, 1972. By January 1979 it had gone over to screening adult movies, renamed Cabaret Theatre. After it closed it was gutted and became a video store.
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Announced to be a Jerry Lewis Cinema. (see Waterford, MI Academy 59 Theatre in Cinema Treasures). Waterford also named Playhouse and opened Dec. 72. Name of operator and corporate name listed in the article that was posted here (date?) matches up with the Waterford Playhouse operator.
The geodesic dome picture here is for another theatre, not the Playhouse Cinema Southfield, later known as Cabaret Theatre. The geodesic dome theatre was part of this 1950’s shopping center: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northland_Center. There was also live legitimate at this shopping center, which may have been held at some place other than the geodesic dome theatre. The Southfield Playhouse Cinema I & II is not related to any of these and not in the same location. The address was 25570 W. 8 Mile Rd, “1 block east of Beech Daly.” It was in a strip mall and the building can be seen on google’s roadside camera. The theatre was busted for allowing minors to see X-rated films (see article - I found the date - 1-24-73). Soon after the name was changed to Cabaret Theatre. Ads in May 77 say “under new management” and still said that in Jan. 79. Jan. 81 ads were porn, so the change to porn probably occurred in 1980. This twin theatre was originally intended to be a Jerry Lewis theatre but appears to not have used the name. There was also a “Playhouse 1 & 2” in Marysville (no listing on C. Treasures) in the early 70s which could have been the same operator. This is something to research (also see CT entry for Waterford, MI Playhouse twin l/k/a Academy 59 Twin.) CT says the opening was 10-25-72 for the Southfield Playhouse Cinema. Ads found dated Fri 10-27-72 showed the theatre playing “The Other” in a multiple wide run.