Brady Theater

Tulsa, OK

105 West Brady Street

, Tulsa, OK 74103 United States

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918.582.7239

Status:	Open/Renovating/Restoring
Screens:	Single Screen
Style:	Art Deco, Mission Revival

Function:	Performing Arts
Seats:	2600
Chain:	Unknown

Architect:	Unknown
Firm:	Rose & Peterson

Built in 1910, the 2,600 seat Brady Theater has mainly been used as a performing arts venue, but during the 1950's big roadshow pictures were shown there, and new wave and experimental films found a home on the Brady screen during the "free spirited" 1970's.

An interesting note; when the lush Akdar Theater opened in 1922 everyone thought the Brady Theater was doomed. Wrecking balls brought down the Akdar in 1964, while today the "Old Lady of Brady" still presents the best of live entertainment to Tulsans.

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Brady Theater (Official)

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Brady Theatre auditorium view -
http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/B4004.jpg
and after a 1940's renovation -
http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/B4002.jpg

posted by Cosmic Ray on Jun 4, 2007 at 9:18am

Tulsa Town Hall Meetings usually took place at the Brady, as above posted photos depict. The first image shows the subdued elegance of the original 1914 auditorium design, by Rose & Peterson of Kansas City. The second image shows the Bruce Goff 1930 Art Deco interior remodel.

posted by Jeff Chapman on Jun 8, 2007 at 6:07pm

Some sort of multiple piano concert was being performed on the Brady stage when this vintage picture was shot. Must have been entertaining!
http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/B3307.jpg
Hydraulic shafts enabled this stage to be raised or lowered to suit the program.

posted by Oklahomo Cowboy on Jun 10, 2007 at 7:36am

Period views of the Brady stage and organ console.
http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/C0129.jpg
http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/C0131.jpg - http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/C0133.jpg
http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/C0136.jpg & http://www.tulsalibrary.org/JPG/F0044.jpg

posted by Seymour Cox on Aug 10, 2007 at 9:09pm

Recent photo with complete theatre history . . .
http://www.bestoftulsa.com/landmarks/old_lady_of_brady.shtml

posted by Seymour Cox on Oct 13, 2007 at 6:36pm

It looks like the Brady closed and then re-opened again, as there is a show there today:
http://tinyurl.com/6aq3pk

posted by ken mc on Aug 3, 2008 at 10:50am

Per the theater's own web site, the architectural style of the exterior is "Western Classic Revival" whatever that is. It also states that its interior recieved an Art Deco renovation in 1930. Therefore, the intro needs to be amended. I assume that the architectural style field usually refers to the interior and this theater is most definitely not the Mission Revival that it currently shows.

posted by LuisV on Aug 24, 2008 at 8:11am

This is a recent photo.

posted by Lost Memory on Jan 20, 2009 at 5:22pm

1947 Brady backstage view, courtesy LIFE,

http://images.google.com/hosted/life/l?imgurl=039dc67d8591058b&q=tulsa%20source:life&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dtulsa%2Bsource:life%26ndsp%3D21%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26start%3D231

posted by Seymour Cox on Jul 25, 2009 at 2:09pm

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