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    • .theatre

    Generic top-level domainsIDNDNSSEC

    Overview

    .Theatre is an active generic top-level domain (gTLD) developed specifically for the entertainment industry. Operated by XYZ.COM LLC, it provides a dedicated namespace for theatre-related businesses, artists, venues and artistic communities to build memorable, industry-focused web addresses.

    History

    • Delegated to the DNS Root Zone on September 14, 2015.
    • Entered general availability on January 27, 2016.
    • Operated by XYZ.COM LLC, the same registry behind other gTLDs such as .xyz, .rent, .college, .security, .protection, and .storage, and jointly involved with .cars, .car, and .auto.

    Usage and Audience

    The .Theatre TLD targets participants across the entertainment and performing-arts ecosystem, including:

    • Actors, performers and individual artists looking for portfolio and reel websites.
    • Artistic communities, acting groups and creative collectives aiming to attract members and audiences.
    • Movie theatres, live event venues and performance spaces seeking exact-match domain names for their business or specific events.
    • Entertainment businesses and event organizers marketing shows, performances or ticketed events.

    Common usages highlighted by the registry include building unique, memorable URLs for portfolios, promoting events, and securing domain names that match venue or event names.

    SEO and Brand Impact

    • Positioned as a creative and industry-specific namespace, .Theatre offers branding benefits by signaling a clear association with live performance and entertainment.
    • The TLD is presented as an opportunity for exact-match and targeted domain names, which can strengthen brand recognition and marketing clarity for theatre-related sites.

    Operator

    XYZ.COM LLC

    Whois

    % IANA WHOIS server
% for more information on IANA, visit http://www.iana.org
% This query returned 1 object

domain:       THEATRE

organisation: XYZ.COM LLC
address:      4425 Spring Mountain Rd., Suite 2
address:      Las Vegas NV 89102
address:      United States of America (the)

contact:      administrative
name:         General Counsel
organisation: XYZ.COM LLC
address:      4425 Spring Mountain Rd., Suite 2
address:      Las Vegas NV 89102
address:      United States of America (the)
phone:        +1.7027632191
e-mail:       hello@xyz.com

contact:      technical
name:         CTO
organisation: CentralNic
address:      Saddlers House, 4th Floor
address:      44 Gutter Lane
address:      London EC2V 6BR
address:      United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
phone:        +44 20 33 88 0600
fax-no:       +44 20 33 88 0601
e-mail:       tld.ops@centralnic.com

nserver:      A.NIC.THEATRE 194.169.218.69 2001:67c:13cc:0:0:0:1:69
nserver:      B.NIC.THEATRE 185.24.64.69 2a04:2b00:13cc:0:0:0:1:69
nserver:      C.NIC.THEATRE 212.18.248.69 2a04:2b00:13ee:0:0:0:0:69
nserver:      D.NIC.THEATRE 212.18.249.69 2a04:2b00:13ff:0:0:0:0:69
ds-rdata:     45196 8 2 530b10ce5cc67a1f4c6e5f59bf28e851426b9d6991233203e42a8970bd9a8011
ds-rdata:     62486 8 2 70c496598e2094e5e0bb8caf3b58908758e7b91ec2e370912ef7f733ea22f195

whois:        whois.nic.theatre

status:       ACTIVE
remarks:      Registration information: https://nic.theatre/

created:      2015-08-13
changed:      2025-08-12
source:       IANA

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