Stadium Theatre
329 Main Street,
Woonsocket,
RI
02895
329 Main Street,
Woonsocket,
RI
02895
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Opened on September 27, 1926, the Stadium Theatre was home to movies and shows in Woonsocket until the 1970’s when it was forced to close because of failing finances.
In 1991, the Save Our Theatre Committee was formed to purchase and restore the landmark theater. After seven years, their fundraising efforts allowed them to finally buy the building and begin restoring it.
The theater has already begun showing classic films as well as housing concerts and shows while repairs are being made.
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Gregg Anderson
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also theirs only one now! =(
In the October 30, 1961 issue of Boxoffice Magazine, an ad was run showing how many mainstream theatres were showing Federico Fellini’s La Dolce Vita, a subtitled Italian movie. This theatre was one of those in Rhode Island. LINK
Thank you Stadium for hosting EMCATOS on 7/02/11 for a screening of the silent Sunrise with Steve Ball on the Wurlitzer organ.
Stadium hadn’t been built in 1925. Opera was at Park Theatre (Opera House).
My Mother brought me to my first movie at the Stadium about 1955 to see Oklahoma. I was born in Woonsocket, and seeing the change that has taken place is amazing, especially the Stadium. I moved away in 1967 and I believe that the Stadium had been closed for years. Woonsocket sure has come along through the years, and I’m glad.
Showtime TV’s “Brotherhood” series Season 1, episode 7 has a story plot with a fictional account of the saving of this theater.
This place is gorgeous! Quite an unexpected find in an otherwise pretty depressing city center.
I saw both E.T. and Ghostbusters in that theatre. E.T. is still one of my favorite films of all time…
The Theatre Historical Society archive has the M-G-M Theatre Report for the Stadium; it’s Card # 566. There is an exterior photo taken April 1941. Address is “Monument Square”. Condition is Good. The house is 15 years old and shows MGM product. Seating: Orchestra 748, Balcony 500, Loges 24, total 1,273. What they call the “balcony” would have been the raised portion of the main floor, to the rear. The 1940 population of Woonsocket was 49,300.
Returned here in the summer of 2017 for the first time in 28 years. So pleased to see The Stadium has been restored to its former glory! Saw a wonderful live show here.