Former Key Theater To Reopen As Cinema & Drafthouse

posted by Ross Melnick on February 25, 2003 at 7:26 am

WEST HAZELTON, PA — Sybil Hillman, the new owner of the former Key Theater in West Hazelton, PA, has sent in the following update, which corrects earlier information we received which identified local competition as the reason for the movie house’s closure:

The reason for the theater’s [earlier] closing was my purchase of the building. I have since renovated the entire building and will be reopening the theater as the Cinema & Drafthouse [on] March 21, 2003.

The entire Hazleton community is extremely excited about our Grand Opening and has shown support for both my project and the revitalization of such an historical theater.

To see the progress of the renovations, please visit our website.

Thanks to Sybil Hillman for setting the record straight. We wish her and the Cinema and Drafthouse the best of luck!