Fleet Hall

The Fleet Hall was one of the grandest places in Fort Frolic where the citizens of Rapture could enjoy the fine theatrical and musical arts, for a price. The theater was situated on the upper level of the atrium at Fort Frolic. It's eye-catching neon sign would have been one of the first things a visitor to Fort Frolic saw. In its lower-level lobby it offered the citizens a chance to catch a drink of Ryan Club Beer Ale or a bite of a cool chocolate-creme cake (though for a ridiculously high price) at the refreshment bar before the show started. From the lobby, guests would access the theater by going through a glass doorway at the bottom rear of the auditorium, or by taking an elevator up to the top.

Fleet Hall offered similar entertainment to the Footlight Theater, but on a grander scale. Under the management of Sander Cohen this venue saw many performances including many written by Cohen himself, such as the plays Happy Chappy and Bedtime Surprise. After the Rapture Civil War, the once-grand theater fell into shabby disrepair, with the only remaining audience being the plastered Splicers that clap and cheer perpetually at the whims of the insane Cohen.

BioShock


During the events of BioShock Jack is led to Fleet Hall by the voice of Sander Cohen on the radio. There he sees Kyle Fitzpatrick plastered to a booby-trapped piano, playing frantically in an attempt to please Cohen and prolong his own life. After Kyle complains, saying "Cohen you sick fuck, let me out of here," the piano is triggered to explode, killing Fitzpatrick. The player may also shoot Fitzpatrick or the piano first, triggering the explosion early and causing Sander Cohen to remark, "Well that was faster than I had hoped."

New Plasmids and Tonics (Found)

 * Alarm Expert

Audio Diaries

 * Musical Insult - Sander Cohen

Trivia

 * In BioShock 2, pressing the start screen in single player will show a flickering Fleet Hall sign near the bottom.
 * Fleet Hall seems to be heavily influenced by the Radio City Music Hall in New York City. "The Kickettes" are an homage to "The Rockettes," Radio City's famous dance company.