Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts
2 E. Main Street,
Smithtown,
NY
11787
2 E. Main Street,
Smithtown,
NY
11787
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UA operated this for many years as a discount house usually day and dating with Lindenhurst and Northport. There was a period in the 1980’s when they booked first run here for awhile. (it might have been when the Smith Haven Mall was being quaded). “Hannah and Her Sisters” was one of the films that opened first run here, and did very well. In 2001 UA closed the theatre and a year later it was renovated and opened as a live playhouse.
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This is a photo of the Smithtown Theater from 2004.
An earlier comment mention Radio City Music Hall. What a coicidence, the designer was the same for Smithtown – a garden courtyard setting vs Art Deco. Amazing. When I was here for a live show there was a handout on the theatre. It mention the Old Town theatre which was also in town and which this, essentially replaced. I don’t see a posting for this.
That’s a great photo Lost, thanks.
I remember when this theater used to play “just out of the theater” movies, and you could see them there cheap.
I stood on that marquee many times…
also saw the lousy “Jaws 3 – D” here
I saw Wyatt Earp here shortly after that picture was out of first run theaters. They actually showed it with an intermission and I recall the theater being quite packed for it.
Theatre is having major financial problems. They need to raise big bucks or else they will close by the end of the year. See the web site for more information.
How may PACs can LI support? WHB is doing well; Patchogue has stuff now and then; Westbury is due to open in the fall, Suffolk (Riverhead) in the spring. And there’s CM and Engelmann and Theatre Three. Arena is history.
Have you ever checked out show at CM PERFORMING ARTS CENTER? AKA OAKDALE… they are never dark new shows every one to two weeks…It can happen..just need good bookers to fill gaps between artsy shows, if that’s a word.Smithtown is in a great spot to draw from N & S shore..
Definitely worth the long drive from Port Jeff for that discount! I could even be persuaded to take in something slightly high-brow in my youth like Nell. The structure itself, probably crumbling but it’s an impressive sight.
The physical structure appears to be in good shape; the financial is another story. They are trying to raise funds to keep the place open. I think they need something like a quarter million.