Eccles Theatre

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Ellen Eccles Theatre

 

Ellen Eccles Theatre

 

 

The Ellen Eccles Theatre was built in 1923 on Logan, Utah's Main Street. Then known as the Capitol Theatre, it was a home originally to vaudeville and opera. As vaudeville died out, it became used primarily for community events, and increasingly, movies. By the 1980s, the Capitol had fallen into disrepair and become a run-down home for second-run movies.

 


In 1988, it seemed likely that the Capitol would be demolished and turned into a parking lot. Popular outcry, however, led to the city of Logan purchasing the theatre and a not-for-profit organization was formed to renovate and operate it, now known as the Cache Valley Center for the Arts. This restoration effort hit a setback in 1990, when fire destroyed much of the theater's annex. However, work continued, and the house, christened the Ellen Eccles Theatre after the family member of one of the principal philanthropists, opened to a gala performance on January 8, 1993.

 

 

 


The theatre, which seats approximately 1100, is used for concerts, community theatre and ballet performances, and classic movies as well as being a popular stop for many national touring act each year. It is the venue for performances of the Utah Festival Opera Company for 4 weeks in the summer, and dozens of performances during the rest of the year by the Cache Valley Civic Ballet, Cache Regional Theatre, Music Theatre West, Valley Dance Ensemble, Top of Utah Entertainment, and several Utah State University performing groups.

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Phoenix descending

 

Phoenix rising

in commemoration for the redecorating the interior after a fire


 

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