Star Plaza Theatre

The Star Plaza Theatre (formerly known as the Holiday Star Theatre) was a live music venue located in Merrillville, Indiana. The theatre was a 3,400-seat intimate venue with two seating levels in a semicircle around the stage. The Main Floor Level sat 2,000 people, and the Mezzanine Level, which overhangs the main level about midway, sat 1,400. The furthest seat in the auditorium was 120 feet from the stage.

Star Plaza Theatre

Former names	Holiday Star Theatre (1979-90)
Address	8001 Delaware Pl Merrillville, IN 46410-5641
Location	Chicago metropolitan area
Owner	Whiteco Industries
Operator	Star Productions
Capacity	3,400
Construction
Opened	December 19, 1979 (1979-12-19)
Closed	December 17, 2017 (2017-12-17)
Demolished	Summer 2018
Construction cost	$12 million ($57.9 million in 2024 dollars[1])
Website
Official Website

The Star Plaza Theatre closed on December 17, 2017 after its final show with the only group to perform every year that the theater was open, The Oak Ridge Boys. The final song sung on the stage was "Amazing Grace". Demolition lasted throughout summer 2018.^[2][3][4]

External links

• Prescott, David (September 22, 1985). "Cornfield Colossus: How A Bigtime Showbiz Theater Came To The 'Middle Of Nowhere'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 12, 2016.