Colony Theatre
1040 Lincoln Road,
Miami Beach,
FL
33131
1040 Lincoln Road,
Miami Beach,
FL
33131
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Previously operated by: Paramount Pictures Inc.
Functions: Concerts, Live Performances, Movies, Movies (Film Festivals)
Styles: Art Deco
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
305.674.1040
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News About This Theater
- Dec 9, 2012 — Happy 50th, “Lawrence of Arabia”
- Mar 2, 2010 — Happy 45th, "The Sound Of Music"
- Feb 2, 2010 — One year left for Lincoln Theatre
The landmark Colony Theatre on Lincoln Road in Miami Beach opened January 25, 1935, and was built for the Paramount Pictures Inc. chain and operated by their subsidiary S.A. Lynch. It was listed in 1950 with a seating capacity of 894. It is a glorious example of the Art Deco style, and one of the city’s most well-known examples of that style of architecture.
After decades serving as a movie house, the Colony Theatre was renovated in 1976 for performing arts. It has been restored again since, most recently at a cost of over $1 million. It is now owned by the city of Miami Beach.
One of South Florida’s most popular entertainment venues, the Colony Theatre now hosts a wide variety of arts, such as concerts, dance, opera, comedy acts and film festivals, like the Miami Gay and Lesbian Film Festival every March.
Recently, the Colony Cafe opened at the theatre, serving coffee, liquor and light fare, as well as live music.
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Recent comments (view all 31 comments)
1961, my Mom and I saw Spartacus. It was quite an experience.
I’ve seen old photos of the Colony with an entrance directly on Lincoln Road itself. It was probably in 1955 that Florida State Theaters remodeled it with it’s diagonal entrance from Lincoln Road to Lenox Avenue.
The above-the-marquee signage lost its Plexiglass panels after 1965’s Hurricane Donna… and I remember seeing pieces of it up and down Lenox Avenue. In 1967 I (and a high school buddy) got dressed up in sport jackets and ties to look older – and we actually got in (at the age of 15) to see the movie “Candy” at the Colony…
When I worked at Miami-Dade Community College in the late 1970’s, one of the members of the graphics department was Frank Spaulding, who had been an animator with Fleischer – both in New York and in Miami…
I forgot to mention – if you look at the picture posted above – the wall on the left side of the image is where the original entrance was; pre-renovation build-out.
A recent photo of the Colony Theater
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Thanks for all the Great looking pictures.AClassy theatre all the way.
The January 25th, 1935 grand opening ad has been uploaded here.
“The Sound of Music” premiered at the Colony 50 years ago today. With a reserved-seat run of 82 weeks, do you think it is the long-run record holder for this venue?
Also, on a related note, I would like to mention my new 50th anniversary retrospective for “The Sound of Music” can be read here.
The theatre reopened in 1955 and its premiere attraction was GUYS AND DOLLS. Remember seeing the poster plastered all over the outside of the theatre prior to its reopening. In later years I saw such films as SWEET CHARITY and MIDNIGHT COWBOY here.
Website: http://www.colonytheatremiamibeach.com/
1941 photo added credit FIU-Miami News Archives.