Name:	Bolshoi Theatre (Bolshoy Academic Theatre)
Address:	1 Teatralnaya pl. (M. Okhotnyy Ryad, Teatralnaya)
Phone:	292-3319, 292-9986
Web:	http://www.bolshoi.org
Description:	World-renowned for its opera and ballet. Built in 1824 by architect O.I. Bove on the site of Old Petrovskiy Theatre, restored in 1856 by A. Kavos after the fire.

Name:	At Nikitskie Gates (D.b. Mark Rozovskiy)
Address:	23 Bol. Nikitskaya ul. (M. Arbatskaya, Pushkinskaya)
Phone:	202-8219
Description:	Classical and modern repertoire: dramas, musicals, children's performances. Founded in 1983, seats 72.

Name:	Chamber Musical Theatre d.b. B. Pokrovskiy, Moscow, State, Academic
Address:	17 Nikolskaya ul. (M. Teatralnaya, Lubyanka, Ploshchad Revolyutsii)
Phone:	915-0718
Description:	Open in 1997, 180 seats, chamber opera, music modern and classical performances for adults and children

Name:	Chamber Stage, Moscow Theatre of Russian Drama
Address:	64 Zemlyanoy Val ul (M. Taganskaya)
Phone:	915-0718
Description:	Classical and modern dramas, performances for children, 150 seats

Name:	Classical Ballet State Academic Theatre d.b. N. Kasatkina and V. Vasilev
Address:	3 Skakovaya ul. (M. Dinamo +T-Bus: 1; )
Phone:	251-3221
Description:	Founded in 1966, ballet performances for adults and children: "Shchelkunchik" (Nutcracker), "Zolushka" (Cinderella)

Name:	Ermolova Theatre Center
Address:	5 Tverskaya ul.(M. Okhotnyy Ryad)
Phone:	203-9063
Description:	Ermolova founded in 1937, 3 halls, classical and modern plays by Russian and foreign dramatists

Name:	Durov's Animal Theatre
Address:	4 Durova ul. (M. Prospekt Mira, Tsvetnoy Bulvar +Tram: 7)
Phone:	971-3047 (Mo-Fr 11-17:30, Sa-Su 10-17:30)
Description:	In 1912 a zoo, in 1938 a Theatre. Famous Durov family animal trainers. Foreigners accepted as apprentices. Sold out 6 months in advance.

Name:	CHELOVEK
Address:	Leading avant-garde theatre studio (M. Barrikadnaya, Pushkinskaya, Arbatskaya)
Phone:	291-16-56, 291-26-68
Description:	Leading avant-garde theatre studio

Name:	Kuklachev's Cat Theatre
Address:	25 Kutuzovskiy prosp. (M. Kievskaya +Bus: 157, Kutuzovskaya +Bus: 157, 505; T-Bus: 7, 2, 39)
Phone:	249-2907
Description:	Theatre-circus of performing cats of O.R. Yuriy Kuklachev. Home atmosphere. During the summer shows take place at the zoo.

Name:	Lenkom Theatre
Address:	6 Mal. Dmitrovka ul. (M. Pushkinskaya, Tverskaya, Chekhovskaya)
Phone:	299-0708
Description:	Rock operas, musicals and drama.Founded in 1927 as the central Theatre for youth by the Komsomol Central Committee, 797 seats.

Name:	Malyy State Academic Theatre
Address:	1 Teatralnaya pl. (M. Okhotnyy Ryad, Teatralnaya)
Phone:	925-9868
Web:	www.maly.ru
Description:	One of the oldest drama Theatres (1824) in Russia, known for its drama performances.

Name:	Mayakovskiy State Academic Theatre
Address:	19 Bol. Nikitskaya ul. (M. Arbatskaya, Pushkinskaya)
Phone:	290-4658
Description:	Modern drama, started in 1922 by Meyerkhold, in 1954 n.a. Russian & Soviet poet Mayakovskiy.

Name:	MKhAT Moscow Academic Theatre n.a. Chekhov
Address:	3 Kamergerskiy per. (M. Okhotnyy Ryad, Teatralnaya)
Phone:	229-5370, 292-6748, 229-8760
Description:	This old MKhAT, founded in 1898 by Stanislavskiy & Nemirovich-Danchenko, is one of two, d.b. Oleg Efremov. The "new" MKhAT is the Gorkiy Mos. Academic Theatre