History

For over a hundred years the theater has been known as Berlin’s first address for colorful, breathtaking show entertainment.

Werner Hoffmann created the big hall with 1,893 seats, a main-, side-, fore- and backstage, an ice rink, water basin and podiums. Werner Schön designed the stage area with the 32-meter-high tower and Herbert Knopf designed the façade, which is made out of story-high prefabricated building elements. Horst Meyer designed the foyer.

On January 22, 1987, a stele of chanson singer Claire Waldoff designed by Reinhard Jacob was unveiled on the square in front of the palace. In 2003, the “Berliner Pflaster” – a small version of the “Walk of Fame” – was also opened in the same place.

At Friedrichstraße 107, the great revue tradition lives on. Every night, friends of show entertainment enjoy the very highest level of entertainment: With fantastic costumes and opulent scenery, with fabulous choreographies and powerful music, with breathtaking acrobatics and of course the 64 most beautiful legs in the world – the legendary chorus line of girls. But the biggest names in show business have also stood on stage at this legendary theater. To name just a few: Josephine Baker, Shirley Bassey, Joe Cocker, Phil Collins, Udo Jürgens, Hildegard Knef and Liza Minnelli.