Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre

Officially Hakob Paronyan State Musical Comedy Theatre, is one of the prominent theatres of the Armenian capital of Yerevan, founded in 1941.[1] It is located on Vazgen Sargsyan Street in the central Kentron district of the city, near the Republic Square. It is named after the Armenian renowned satirist Hagop Baronian.

Hakob Paronyan State Musical Comedy Theatre
Paronyan Musical Comedy Theatre
AddressVazgen Sargsyan Streert
Yerevan
 Armenia
OwnerGovernment of Armenia
Typemusical comedy
Opened1941
Website
comedytheater.am

History
Plaque devoted to Karp Khachvankyan on the entrance wall of theater building

The Theatre was opened on June 22, 1942. The first artistic director was Shara Talyan. Many well-known persons worked in theatre, including Artemi Ayvazyan, Vardan Ajemian, Mikael Arutchian, Karp Khachvankyan, Svetlana Grigoryan, Armen Elbakyan, Yervand Ghazanchyan and others.

Musical Comedy Theatre participated at international theatre festivals in Armenia, Georgia, Iran, England, the United States.

In February 2009, the Best Presentation Award of Armenian Artavazd -2009 festival was given to Yervand Ghazanchyan, who is the artistic director of theatre since 1993.

See also
The facade of the building
  • Sundukyan State Academic Theatre of Yerevan

References
  1. H. Paronyan State Theatre of Musical Comedy

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