ɛkstˈɛnsɪv ɹˌɛnəvˈeɪʃən tˈʊk plˈeɪs ɪn bᵻtwˌiːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd twˈɛlv, wˌɛn ðə θˈiəɾɚ hɐz ˈoʊpənd æz ðə sˈɛkənd stˈeɪdʒ ʌvðə bˈɑːlʃɔɪ dɹˈɑːmə.
Extensive renovation took place in between 2005 and 2012, when the theatre has opened as the second stage of the Bolshoi Drama.