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Today, the Ohio Theatre is home to the Columbus Symphony, BalletMet, and Broadway in Columbus, and also hosts CAPA-presented performances, as well as a wide variety of touring artists and shows each year.
The Loew’s and United Artists' Ohio Theatre opened on March 17, 1928 with Greta Garbo in “Divine Woman” plus a stage show featuring John Murray Anderson’s production of “Milady’s Fans” and six acts of vaudeville. Designed by noted architect Thomas W. Lamb, it had a seating capacity for 3,079.
The Ohio Theatre was one of the earliest restorations of a movie palace for use as a performing arts center and served as a model for many later historic renovation projects in the United States. Unlike many remaining 1920s theaters designed by Lamb and others, the Ohio still very closely resembles its original appearance with few alterations.
Apr 29, 2024 · The Ohio Theatre was designed during the golden age of movie palace construction by one of the most prolific and best-known architects, Thomas White Lamb, whose career began in 1909 designing for William Fox in New York.
- The Mighty Morton
- The Grand Chandelier
- Major Renovation
- Galbreath Pavilion
- Touring The Ohio Theatre
One of the major jewels that still is a major part of the Ohio Theatre is the "Mighty Morton." Built for the Ohio Theatre, the Robert Morton Theatre Pipe Organ is still giving audiences a thrill that is unequalled in the field of entertainment. Once these magnificent instruments were common through the country (in the 1920s, there were more than 10...
The grand chandelier is supported by a steel bar through the ceiling support beams. Every 2 years, the chandelier is lowered for a thorough cleaning and light bulb change (which takes 2 hours to bring down and requires 7 people to operate the crank). There are 99 lights inside the chandelier and some 200 candle lights arranged around the ornate fix...
Facing certain destruction, a group of concerned citizens rallied to save the Loew's Ohio Theater from the wrecking ball in the late 1960s. On March 2, 1969 just months from scheduled demolition, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra performed at an open rehearsal to a packed hall inside the theater. This performance proved to any skeptic that the theate...
The original Ohio Theatre Lobby was too small to accommodate the larger performances that would soon follow after the remodeled theatre. The pavilion was constructed on the east side of the main theatre to provide additional space for intermissions as well as providing space for special events. The new space also provides rehearsal space, dressing ...
CAPA is more than happy to arrange tours of the Ohio Theatre with advance notice. Groups of about 10 or so are required. These tours are free and open to the public. There are no set times and usually it depends on activities at the theatre whether a tour can be arranged. For more information visit the CAPA web site>> CAPA also offers once a year t...
OUR VISION: Columbus is a renowned artistic hub for living, breathing art. CAPA was formed in 1969 to save the historic Ohio Theatre (Columbus) from the wrecking ball. After the theatre was saved, CAPA renovated the magnificent 1928 movie palace to its original glory.
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