Theater

Update: All money pledged for Franklin Theater restoration (The Tennessean)

6 Jan 2009

FRANKLIN -- The Heritage Foundation of Franklin and Williamson County has matched a $1.5 million challenge grant from the Martin Foundation for the restoration of the Franklin Theater, the nonprofit preservation organization announced in a press conference today.

Beloved Movie Theater to Become an Urban Outfitters (Gothamist)

6 Jan 2009

Sigh. The NY Times reports that the former Metro Theater, on the Upper West Side at Broadway and 99th Street, will become a 15,000 square foot Urban Outfitters. Winick Realty Group president Benjamin Fox said, "It’s a testament to Urban’s strength in the marketplace and to their design approach. There were other spaces of similar size available, but the way they build their interiors is ...

Wicked makes Chicago theater history (ABC 7 Chicago)

6 Jan 2009

The Chicago company of Wicked has broken all box office records in Chicago theater history.