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| Former names | Holiday Star Theatre (1979-90) |
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| Address | 8001 Delaware Pl Merrillville, IN 46410-5641 |
| Location | Chicago metropolitan area |
| Owner | Whiteco Industries |
| Operator | Star Productions |
| Capacity | 3,400 |
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| Opened | December 19, 1979 (1979-12-19) |
| Closed | December 17, 2017 (2017-12-17) |
| Demolished | Summer 2018 |
| Construction cost | $12 million ($56.1 million in 2023 dollars[1]) |
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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.
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]
