Roadhouse - Definition and Overview

There are also 1948 and 1989 films entitled Road House.

A roadhouse is a theatre building that does not house a producing company of its own, but instead rents its facility to production companies. Most Broadway and Off-Broadway theaters can be considered roadhouses. Many cities have roadhouses of their own that present that road show of successful broadway musicals (for instance Rent.) The Shubert Organization runs many roadhouses across the country.

A roadhouse is also an inn or waystop. For instance, in late 19th and early 20th century Alaska, roadhouses were checkpoints where dog drivers (mushers, or dog sledders); horse-driven sleds; and people on snowshoes, skis, or walking; would stop overnight for shelter and a hot meal.