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At the time of its 2020 closure, it was one of only three movie theaters in the world capable of showing three-panel Cinerama films. In 2023, the theater was purchased by the Seattle International Film Festival (SIFF) and reopened on December 14, 2023 as SIFF Cinema Downtown due to trademark issues with the " Cinerama " name.
Landmark continued to operate the Egyptian Theater until June 27, 2013, after the company declined to renew its lease with Seattle Central College. [5] SIFF took over the lease in May 2014 and raised $340,000 from crowdsourced donations to repair and reopen the theater. [6] The SIFF Egyptian Theater reopened on October 3, 2014. [7]
The Grand Illusion Cinema is the longest running independent cinema in the city of Seattle, Washington, and has become a landmark of the film community. Opened as The Movie House in 1970, the cinema became the city's first intimate arthouse and showcased foreign and revival films. The Grand Illusion is located in Seattle's University District.
The Theatre was designed by B. Marcus Priteca and opened on April 5, 1920 as the Mercy Theatre, named after its owner, Frederick Mercy Sr (1877-1948), who earned his wealth in the theater business. [3] At the time of its construction, the Mercy Theatre was the largest theatre in the Pacific Northwest. [4]
Since the renovation, the 5th Avenue Theatre has become one of Seattle's most established theatres. In 1989, The 5th Avenue Musical Theatre Company was established as the resident non-profit theatre company. [19] On February 28, 2001, the Nisqually earthquake rocked the 5th Avenue Theatre. At the time, actors were on stage rehearsing the ...
The Paramount Theatre is a 2,807-seat performing arts venue located at 9th Avenue and Pine Street in the downtown core of Seattle, Washington, United States. The theater originally opened on March 1, 1928, as the Seattle Theatre , [ 2 ] with 3,000 seats.
Feb. 19—The Garland Theater's new website is live. The Garland's website launch comes a few weeks after the theater, which sold to new owners late last year and has been closed, announced it ...
Interior of the Moore Theatre on the occasion of its 100th anniversary celebration in 2007 Moore Theatre program cover after 1907. Moore Theatre is an 1,800-seat performing arts venue in Seattle, Washington, United States, located two blocks away from Pike Place Market at the corner of 2nd Avenue and Virginia Street. It opened in 1907 and is ...