Kelly Strayhorn Theater
5941 Penn Avenue,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15206
5941 Penn Avenue,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15206
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Located in the East Liberty district of Pittsburgh, the Regent Theater was opened on October 31, 1914, and had seating in a stadium plan, with a raised section at the rear, rather than the conventional overhanging balcony.
The theater was renamed in honor of Gene Kelly and jazz musician Billy Strayhorn (both East Liberty natives), and is now used for live performances
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I can’t get the link in the first comment above to work. Anyway, the Regent theater was built in 1915 and closed as a movie theater in the 1970’s. A renovation was started around 1998 and completed in 2001.
That’s odd. The website may be down. I’ll post it if it’s back up again.
The link is back up and working now.
Here is an interesting article about the theater.
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A Moller theater organ opus 1783 size 2/9 was installed in the Regent Theater in 1914. Note: $4,730.00; with roll player. In 1915 the size of the organ was increased by 5 ranks to 2/14.
Renewing link.
Here are 1982 photos of the Regent:
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Here is a recent photo.
Architect H.S. Bair’s first name was Harry. Harry S. Bair also designed the Querner Theatre and the Plaza Theatre in Pittsburgh, and was the architect for the addition of the Columbia Theatre to a hotel building in Brookville, Pennsylvania.
Described in this 1915 trade article: archive