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Alabama State Historic Theatre

Alabama State Historic Theatre Alabama Theatre for the Performing Arts

Adoption of the Alabama State Historic Theatre

The Alabama Theatre opened on December 16, 1927, in downtown Birmingham, and was named the "Showplace of the South" by the movie vanguard Adolph Zuker. The theatre was once a part of the Paramount Theatre Chain. Numerous stars of Broadway and the Silver Screen have appeared on the stage, such as, John Barrymore, Roy Rogers, and Tallulah Bankhead. The theatre is also home to "The Mighty Wurlitzer" orga

For 55 years , the Alabama Theatre held the citizens breathless with its beauty and elegance. In late 1981, the theatre closed it's doors. In 1987, Birmingham Landmarks, Inc., a non-profit organization, purchased the theatre and turned the movie palace into a Performing Arts Centre.

Each year, the Alabama Theatre for the Performing Arts hosts more than 250 evenings of entertainment. The theatre annually draws 400,000 patrons into downtown for a wide variety of events: broadway shows, ballet, opera, rock & roll, parties, weddings, fashion shows, beauty pageants and even classic films.

The Alabama Theatre for the Performing Arts was designated the state historic theatre in 1993 by Act no. 93-26.

Alabama Law

The following information was excerpted from the The Code of Alabama 1975, Title 1, Chapter 2.

TITLE 1.
Chapter 2 STATE SYMBOLS AND HONORS.
Section 1-2-32 State historic theatre.

Section 1-2-32

State historic theatre.

The Alabama Theatre for the Performing Arts is designated as the official State Historic Theatre for the State of Alabama.

(Acts 1993, No. 93-26, p. 58; Acts 1993, No. 93-34, p. 67; Acts 1993, No. 93-240, p. 344.)

Source: Alabama State Legislature, Alabama Legislative Information System Online, (http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLoginFire.asp), October 16, 2008.
Source: Alabama Department of History & Archives, Official Symbols and Emblems of Alabama: Alabama Historic Theatre, (http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/st_theat.html), October 16, 2008.
Source: State Names, Seals, Flags and Symbols: A Historical Guide Third Edition, Revised and Expanded by Benjamin F. Shearer and Barbara S. Shearer. Greenwood Press; 3 Sub edition (October 30, 2001).

Additional Information

Alabama Theatre for the Performing Arts: Official web site of the Alabama State Historic Theatre.

Ticket City: Purchase tickets to events at the Alabama Theatre for the Performing Arts.

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