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Home » Theater Guide » Location » United States » Alabama » Sheffield » Ritz Theater

Ritz Theater

Sheffield, AL
103 W Third Street
, Sheffield, AL 35660 United States
(map)
256.381.8370
Status: Open
Screens: Single Screen
Style: Art Deco
Function: Live Theater
Seats: 350
Chain: Unknown
Architect: Unknown
Firm: Unknown
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Built as a silent film theater in 1928, the Ritz was refitted in 1933 to accomodate talkies and to undergo a sleek Art Deco makeover.

The Ritz remained one of Sheffield's most popular movie houses until it went out of business in the late 1950s.

In 1985, the Ritz was purchased by the Tennesse Valley Arts Association, and restored to its 1930s appearance, complete with its unusual auditorium side wall decoration, resembling giant fans.

The Ritz is now home to the Center Stage Community Theater, which performs both classic and contemporary plays in the setting of a classic small town movie house.
Contributed by Bryan Krefft

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A vintage black and white photo of the auditorium of the Ritz Theatre.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Chuck1231/RitzTheatreSheffieldAl.bmp
A photo of the front of the Ritz Theatre.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Chuck1231/RitzTheatreSheffieldAl.bmp
posted by Chuck1231 on May 15, 2005 at 8:53pm
Both those photos are of the interior and identical.
posted by Gerald A. DeLuca on May 16, 2005 at 4:27am
Here is the corrected link for the front of the Ritz Theatre.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y147/Chuck1231/RitzTheatreSheffieldAl.jpg
posted by Chuck1231 on May 16, 2005 at 7:01pm
This is a photo of the Ritz theater in Sheffield.
posted by Lost Memory on Apr 6, 2006 at 3:34pm
Here is a website for the Ritz theater.
posted by Lost Memory on Apr 9, 2006 at 5:48am
This is a larger photo of the Ritz Theater.

posted by Lost Memory on Nov 11, 2006 at 1:14pm
Here is a vintage photo of the Ritz Theater. Date given with photo is 1939.

posted by Lost Memory on Jul 17, 2007 at 5:03pm
A 1986 view of the Ritz in Sheffield here and here.
posted by Don Lewis on Jul 6, 2008 at 8:18am
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