Starlite Music Theatre

The Starlite Music Theatre was a 3,000-capacity theatre in the round located in the Latham area of the Town of Colonie. Also known as the Latham Coliseum, it opened as the Colonie Coliseum in 1958 with a production of the classic musical Damn Yankees, and was demolished in 2012. Some notable performances at the venue included Diana Ross, Rodney Dangerfield, Eddie Murphy, Three Dog Night, Pat Benatar, America, "Weird Al" Yankovic, B.B. King, Bob Hope & Kelly Garret, Little Richard, Howie Mandel, Gallagher, The Beach Boys, Mac Davis, Harry Chapin, and Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton.[1][2][3]

The Starlite property is located at 625 Columbia Street Extension (NY 9R), west of the city of Cohoes, and just east of 9R's southern junction with US 9 & I-87. After its 2012 demolition, it was revealed that the site would be redeveloped into a headquarters for Ayco, a subsidiary of Goldman Sachs. The site was opened on September 14, 2021.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Nippertown!". Nippertown!. November 16, 2012. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  2. ^ O'Brien, Tim (November 15, 2012). "The sun sets on venerable Starlite Theater". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  3. ^ "Starlite Music Theatre, Latham, NY, USA Concert Setlists". setlist.fm. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Halligan, Lauren (September 15, 2021). "Ayco holds ribbon-cutting for new headquarters". Saratogian. Retrieved May 8, 2023.

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