Warner Theatre (Erie, Pennsylvania)

Warner Theatre (Erie, Pennsylvania)

Infobox_nrhp | name =Warner Theater
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caption = The Warner Theatre
location= Erie, PA
lat_degrees = 42 | lat_minutes = 7 | lat_seconds = 36.6 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 80 | long_minutes = 5 | long_seconds = 5.99 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1930
architect= Rapp and Rapp
architecture= Art Deco
added = April 13, 1982
governing_body = State
refnum=82003787 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2006-03-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]
The Warner Theatre is a 2,506-seat theater located in Erie, Pennsylvania, USA. Designed by theater architects Rapp and Rapp and costing $1.5 million, the Warner Theatre was one of four Art Deco movie palaces built by Warner Brothers in 1931. It was used as a movie theater until 1976, when it was sold to the City of Erie. In the early 1980's, Erie converted the theater to a performing arts center, which has become the focus of a downtown revival.

The theater features a 65-foot-by-28-foot proscenium stage, and is complemented by crushed velour, gold and silver leaf, and gold-backed French mirrors. Today it hosts concerts and Broadway theatre performances and is home to the Erie Philharmonic and the Lake Erie Ballet. The Warner's Grand Lobby has capacity for up to 500 persons for a reception.

Restoration Project

In 1992, the Warner Theatre became the highest priority of the local Metro Cultural Planning Committee, an arm of the Erie Area Fund for the Arts. The committee received a grant from Erie County in 1993 to develop a Master Plan, at which point members began to seek support from state legislators. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania appropriated $7 million for the Warner Theatre project in 1994 and released the funds in December 1997. The Warner Theatre Preservation Trust was formed in 1994 with the goal to raise $3.3 million, which it reached in January 1998. Daniel P. Coffey and Associates, LTD of Chicago, Illinois [http://www.dpcaltd.com/] and Crowner/King of Erie were selected to head the renovation project in September 1998. Pennsylvania appropriated another $2 million in 1999 while another $1.2 million was raised by the Trust. [Erie County Convention Center Authority website [http://www.erieevents.com/warner-renovations.html] ] An additional $11 million was released by Pennsylvania in April 2007, bringing the total funding for the renovation project to $23 million. [Cuneo, Kevin, "Rendell's remark about Warner Theatre stirs emotions", "Erie Times-News", 29 April 2007, pg 3B]

The project was delayed from 1999 to 2001 while land was acquired at the corner of 9th Street and French Street. Phase I (new roof, interior restoration, repair of outside facade) was completed in 2002. Phase II (new seating) was completed in 2003. Phase III (expansion and integration with building at 8th Street and French Street) was due to be completed in March 2007. Phase IV (new entrance, box office, concessions, restrooms) can begin now that the $11 million has been received from the Commonwealth. [Erie County Convention Center Authority website [http://www.erieevents.com/warner-renovations.html] ]

ee also

*List of concert halls

References

External links

* [http://www.erieevents.com Warner Theatre]
* [http://www.erieevents.com/warner-renovations.html Erie County Convention Center Authority's Warner Theatre Renovations Update]


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