Capitol Center for the Arts
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Capital Theatre (1927-89) | |
Address | 44 South Main St. Concord, New Hampshire |
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Type | Performing arts center |
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Opened | 1927 |
Reopened | November 1995 |
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The Capitol Center for the Arts is an entertainment venue in Concord, New Hampshire, United States, which features a 1,304-seat theatre designed with an Egyptian motif. The center opened in its current form in 1995 after a multiyear renovation of the Capitol Theatre, which had existed in the same location from 1927 to 1989. The theatre is equipped to host major Broadway shows, and has played host to the Billy Joel musical Movin' Out, pianist George Winston, and humorist David Sedaris.
The renovation of the Capitol Center was made possible by $4.2 million in donations received for the then-newly formed center, with
History
The Capitol Theatre, as well as the Star Theatre around the corner, were part of a chain owned by
In a piece written in 2011, remembering back to the 1950s and '60s, Paul E. Brogan wrote that "the Capitol Theatre still bore signs of the elegance and lushness that had earned it acclaim when it opened, replete with a pipe organ and stage presentations before the film."[2]
References
- ^ "About the CCA". Capitol Center for the Arts. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ Paul E. Brogan (July 15, 2011). "You Oughta Be in Pictures". Concord Patch. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
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