Hey you guys, sorry it has been a while since I have been on here. Here is the deal with the theatre. It has been through 2 pretty major fires over the past 200 years. In 1948 it was rebuilt as an art deco theatre. The back wall which you can still see from the inside of the theatre, is still the original 1818 back wall. As well as the a lot of the side walls. The rest as been rebuilt. You can see some of the different looks of the building on our website under the theatre section. www.savannahtheatre.com/theatre
I have seen the Charleston Christmas Show, they do an excellent job! Brad and his wife are both really talented. They actually came down to see our previous show “Lost in the 50’s” here in Savannah. The owner of the Charleston Music Hall just does'nt seem very interseted in talking with us. I know that a Calvin Gilmore show ran for a couple of years there in that theatre, and I think that the owner of the building is still in court with them trying to get the money that the show defaulted on. So I understand why they are hesitant to let some other ongoing production come in. The frustrating thing is that the theatre sits empty for almost 11 months out of the year. I am at least glad that Brad does the Christmas show in there in December. I will look into the American Theatre. Mr. Coles, I know that you have been in a lot of theatres, but you are welcome anytime here at the Savannah Theatre, if you ever happen to be in the Savannah Area, I would love to invite you to see our production and tour the theatre. Thanks for your help, you seem to be quite the expert on vintage theatres.
Matt
Patsy,
I look forward to meeting you and your husband this weekend in Savannah. I have already put your seats in. I gave you our VIP seats. So you are officially a “Very Important Person” at the Savannah Theatre. Which doesn’t really mean much of anything! But I am glad that you guys are able to make it down.
matt
Wow John!
You really do have a lot of information! I love your website. Are there any venues that are open and available in Charleston? Other than the Charleston Music Hall(Who won’t deal with us!). I really feel like an ongoing musical production could work in Charleston and be very neat for the City, if it covered the right kind of material(other than what has already been tried in the past in Charleston) I love the city, and a little bit of culture in the downtown sprinkled in with the National chain department stores might do the city some good. I don’t want to step on anyone’s toes, because I know how locals feel about outsiders coming in and taking over something. But if they dont want something that actually has some culture that would look for local talent and showcase the city and their people, the alternative is losing the theatres to more department stores! Are there any other Venues left?
matt
Well we have opened our new show entitled “Jukebox Journey” The “Lost in the 50’s” show ran for over 400 performances between August 10th of 2002 through December 31st of 2003. In February of 2004, “Jukebox Journey” began, which is a live show with 8 singer/dancers and a live band that perform hit songs from the 1940’s through the 1970’s. The performances run 6 shows a week from February through December. The theatre itself is doing better than ever, or at least within the past 60 years. All new carpet and tile, updated bathrooms, new seats, new paint, restored marquee, and the most important part, a few hundred people leaving the building each night with huge smiles on their faces holding popcorn boxes. Please check out the website, where you can find information about the oldest continually operating theatre in the country, and about an exciting new show “Jukebox Journey”.
Wow, good luck you guys! I really hope that you can save this theatre. Myself and a few others took over the Historic Savannah Theatre, in Savannah, Ga, in August of 2002. Before we stepped into the picture, the Savannah Theatre was possibly going to be turned into condos. Thank God it was not. We renovated the theatre and opened a show called “Lost in the 50’s”, we ran over 400 performances in the theatre and have recently opened our new music revue show “Jukebox Journey”, which we have already done over 150 performances of. Since the day we opened the theatre, it has been a very profitable venue. There are so many ways for these kind of venues to still be profitable. If this building was to turn into anything other than a venue for movies or live performances it would be absolutely the wrong decision. Savannah is only 2 hours away from Charleston, and very similar in the fact that historic preservation and tourism are very important to the city. I wish that anyone considering destroying this theatre would look at what happened with the Savannah Theatre before they make their decision. Good luck you guys! Check out our website. www.savannahtheatre.com
If anyone has any questions feel free to contact me.
Matt Meece
Savannah Theatre (912)233-7764 Email:
Hey you guys, sorry it has been a while since I have been on here. Here is the deal with the theatre. It has been through 2 pretty major fires over the past 200 years. In 1948 it was rebuilt as an art deco theatre. The back wall which you can still see from the inside of the theatre, is still the original 1818 back wall. As well as the a lot of the side walls. The rest as been rebuilt. You can see some of the different looks of the building on our website under the theatre section. www.savannahtheatre.com/theatre
I have seen the Charleston Christmas Show, they do an excellent job! Brad and his wife are both really talented. They actually came down to see our previous show “Lost in the 50’s” here in Savannah. The owner of the Charleston Music Hall just does'nt seem very interseted in talking with us. I know that a Calvin Gilmore show ran for a couple of years there in that theatre, and I think that the owner of the building is still in court with them trying to get the money that the show defaulted on. So I understand why they are hesitant to let some other ongoing production come in. The frustrating thing is that the theatre sits empty for almost 11 months out of the year. I am at least glad that Brad does the Christmas show in there in December. I will look into the American Theatre. Mr. Coles, I know that you have been in a lot of theatres, but you are welcome anytime here at the Savannah Theatre, if you ever happen to be in the Savannah Area, I would love to invite you to see our production and tour the theatre. Thanks for your help, you seem to be quite the expert on vintage theatres.
Matt
Patsy,
I look forward to meeting you and your husband this weekend in Savannah. I have already put your seats in. I gave you our VIP seats. So you are officially a “Very Important Person” at the Savannah Theatre. Which doesn’t really mean much of anything! But I am glad that you guys are able to make it down.
matt
Wow John!
You really do have a lot of information! I love your website. Are there any venues that are open and available in Charleston? Other than the Charleston Music Hall(Who won’t deal with us!). I really feel like an ongoing musical production could work in Charleston and be very neat for the City, if it covered the right kind of material(other than what has already been tried in the past in Charleston) I love the city, and a little bit of culture in the downtown sprinkled in with the National chain department stores might do the city some good. I don’t want to step on anyone’s toes, because I know how locals feel about outsiders coming in and taking over something. But if they dont want something that actually has some culture that would look for local talent and showcase the city and their people, the alternative is losing the theatres to more department stores! Are there any other Venues left?
matt
Well we have opened our new show entitled “Jukebox Journey” The “Lost in the 50’s” show ran for over 400 performances between August 10th of 2002 through December 31st of 2003. In February of 2004, “Jukebox Journey” began, which is a live show with 8 singer/dancers and a live band that perform hit songs from the 1940’s through the 1970’s. The performances run 6 shows a week from February through December. The theatre itself is doing better than ever, or at least within the past 60 years. All new carpet and tile, updated bathrooms, new seats, new paint, restored marquee, and the most important part, a few hundred people leaving the building each night with huge smiles on their faces holding popcorn boxes. Please check out the website, where you can find information about the oldest continually operating theatre in the country, and about an exciting new show “Jukebox Journey”.
Wow, good luck you guys! I really hope that you can save this theatre. Myself and a few others took over the Historic Savannah Theatre, in Savannah, Ga, in August of 2002. Before we stepped into the picture, the Savannah Theatre was possibly going to be turned into condos. Thank God it was not. We renovated the theatre and opened a show called “Lost in the 50’s”, we ran over 400 performances in the theatre and have recently opened our new music revue show “Jukebox Journey”, which we have already done over 150 performances of. Since the day we opened the theatre, it has been a very profitable venue. There are so many ways for these kind of venues to still be profitable. If this building was to turn into anything other than a venue for movies or live performances it would be absolutely the wrong decision. Savannah is only 2 hours away from Charleston, and very similar in the fact that historic preservation and tourism are very important to the city. I wish that anyone considering destroying this theatre would look at what happened with the Savannah Theatre before they make their decision. Good luck you guys! Check out our website. www.savannahtheatre.com
If anyone has any questions feel free to contact me.
Matt Meece
Savannah Theatre (912)233-7764 Email: