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An additional exhibit hall named for former Wichita City Commissioner and Mayor Bob Brown was added to the original structure in 1986. The hall contains an additional 93,000 sq ft (8,600 m 2) of exhibit space with an 8,000 sq ft (740 m 2) lobby. [1] In 1997, the 303-room Hyatt Regency Wichita hotel was constructed and connected to the center. [3]
Originally built as a vaudeville venue, the theatre underwent conversion into a movie house in 1929 and for decades it presented both movies and live entertainment. . Throughout the 1920s, the Chicago-based Orpheum circuit brought famous names like: Al Jolson, Fannie Brice, Jack Benny, George Burns, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Gracie Allen, Gypsy Rose Lee, Bing Crosby, Mickey Rooney, and ...
The Orpheum Theatre in downtown Wichita plans to close for a year while it does a “full-scale renovation” of the historic theater that’s estimated to cost $9 million.
Wichita’s 102-year-old Orpheum Theatre will close starting in June of 2025 so that crews can start on a long-awaited, complete restoration of the aging but beloved downtown venue.. On Wednesday ...
Wichita’s historic Orpheum Theatre opened to the public on Sept. 4, 1922. After nearly meeting the wrecking ball in the 1980s, the theater is now a staple of Wichita’s entertainment scene.
Music Theatre Wichita is a summer musical theatre, which has produced over 200 Broadway-scale productions since its founding in 1972. Founded as Music Theatre of Wichita in 1972 to provide summertime entertainment inside the 2100-seat Concert Hall of the newly built Century II Complex in downtown Wichita, Kansas, the organization has had only three artistic producers to date: founding ...
Music Theatre Wichita’s next production is a stage version of the musical “Frozen,” and MTW is one of the first regional theater companies being allowed to put it on. The show opens tonight ...
Orpheum Theatre (Wichita, Kansas) P. Palace Theater (Kinsley, Kansas) The Plaza Grill and Cinema; R. Rio Theatre (Overland Park, Kansas)