A Walk Through The History of the Olympia Theater at Gusman Center for the Performing Arts – Miami, FL
Note: We asked our theatre friends to submit their stories for #historictheatres day; the following is shared by Jeannie Piazza-Zuniga,...
The Historic Brook Theatre – Bound Brook, NJ
The Historic Brook Theater is a significant feature of the downtown commercial district of Bound Brook, New Jersey. Designed by...
Historic Tennessee Theatre – Knoxville, TN
The Tennessee Theatre opened on October 1, 1928 as a grand movie palace in downtown Knoxville, TN. In its early...
Theatre Affiliates Spotlight – The Loews Kings Theatre, Brooklyn
Note: The Theatre Affiliates Program is a national initiative by the Theatre Historical Society that has three objectives: to connect...
Craig Morrison receives the President’s Award for Lifetime Achievement and Service
Mr. Andrew (Craig) Morrison, AIA, received the President’s Award, which recognizes an individual’s lifetime achievement and service to the Theatre...
Hillsman Wright Honored with Creating Theatre History Award
Mr. Hillsman Lee Wright was honored at the closing reception of the Annual Conference of the Theatre Historical Society of...
L.A.’s Tower Theatre
In the early 1920s, the motion picture industry had been experimenting with ways to bring sound into the moviegoing experience....
Heinsbergen’s impressive murals
A prominent theatre muralist was Anthony Heinsbergen (1894-1981). At an early age Heinsbergen’s family moved to Los Angeles where he...
Right this way, please…Theatre Ushers
Movie theatres offered attendees to be treated like royalty while they visited for an afternoon or evening of entertainment. They...
The Marvel of Cantilever Balcony Engineering
Each theatre is a marvel of design and engineering. Building a sound structure is only part of the equation. Architects...