44 Myasnikova str.The Belarus State Academic Musical Theater was established in 1970, and opened its first theatrical season on January 17, 1971 with the play "The Lark Sings" by the Belarusian composer Yuri Semenyako. Until 2000, the collective was called the "State Theater of Musical Comedy of Belarus".
He opened his first theatrical season on January 17, 1971 with the play "The Lark Sings" by the Belarusian composer Yuri Semenyako. The creative fate of the theater was not easy. For the first decade of its existence, the collective, not having its own premises, was forced to wander around different stages of the city. In 1981, the theater finally got its own building at 44 Myasnikova Street, where on October 15 it opened its twelfth season with Johann Strauss's operetta The Bat.
During the existence of the theater, more than a hundred performances were staged on its stage, many of which were included in the golden fund of national culture, became significant events in the cultural life of the country.
On the stage of the Musical Theater, the right of the first staging of the works of Belarusian authors was granted: "Pavlinka", "The Week of Eternal Love", "Stepan the Great Pan" by Yuri Semenyako, "Nesterka" and "Judgment Hour" by Grigory Surus, "Denis Davydov" by Andrey Mdivani, "Millionaire" by Evgeny Glebov, "Spring Song" and "Adventures in the Alphabet Castle" by Viktor Voitik, "Julia" and a "Glass of Water" by Vladimir Kondrusevich.
In today's repertoire of the theater there are more than fifty performances of different genres. The playbill presents classical operetta, musical, musical comedy, comic opera, rock opera, ballet, performances for children, diverse concert programs.
People's Artists of Belarus Natalia Gayda, Ekaterina Fadeeva; Honored Artists of the Republic of Belarus Vasily Serdyukov, Veniamin Zakharov, Margarita Alexandrovich, Anton Zayanchkovsky, Lyudmila Stanevich, Viktor Tsirkunovich; Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Belarus Adam Murzich; Honored Artist of Russia Alexey Kuzmin; Honored Worker of Culture of Russia Mikhail Kovalchik; laureates of international and republican creative contests.
To date, the Belarusian State Academic Musical Theater is one of the largest theatrical and entertainment institutions in Belarus. The theater has a high reputation among viewers and professional colleagues from different countries, is one of the most popular, beloved and visited theaters of the republic. During the year, the theater is visited by more than 250 thousand people, and creative projects that take place outdoors, touring performances and concerts can be seen by several thousand people at the same time.