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For our purposes the U.S. Southwest is defined as the states of Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, and Colorado. The majority of the largest population centers (Phoenix & Tucson in Arizona, Albuquerque NM, Salt Lake City UT, and Denver CO) have retained at least some of their historic theatres, although some have not – such as Las Vegas.

Theatre Tours

Details of theatre tours in the U.S. West outside of the L.A. Metro area.

Theatre Timeline

An interactive timeline of all theatres in the U.S. West outside of the L.A. Metro area.

Upcoming Special Events

Special events happening at theatres in the U.S. West outside of the L.A. Metro area.

American Southwest

Fox Tucson Theatre

The Fox Tucson Theatre opened in early 1930 as a dual vaudeville/movie house, featuring a $20,000 Wurlitzer theatre organ and a stage large enough to present vaudeville acts. The theatre closed in 1974 and lay dormant for many years before a restoration project commenced in the late 1990s. The Fox is now a flourishing performing arts center in the heart of the downtown Tucson.

Mayan Theatre, Denver

The Mayan Theatre opened as a single screen movie theatre in late 1930, and is one of only a few Mesoamerican themed theatres throughout the United States. After a period of neglect the theatre was brought back into use in the early 1980s.

Oriental Theater, Denver

The 1,200-seat Oriental Theater opened in late 1927 as a neighborhood movie theatre, reported to have been built at a cost of $200,000. The opening night movie was The Joy Girl starring Oliver Borden, following a newsreel and a short comedy.

Orpheum Theatre, Phoenix

The Orpheum Theatre opened in January 1929, at the time the only theatre between Los Angeles and Denver large enough to handle the traveling vaudeville shows which toured the United States on the Orpheum Circuit, changing theatres generally every week.

Tucson Scottish Rite

The cornerstone for the Tucson Scottish Rite was laid on 8th December 1915, with the cathedral being dedicated on 15th May 1916. The main meeting room houses a stage with full-height stagehouse, fitted-out with a counterweight flying system and numerous painted backdrops furnished by Sosman & Landis of Chicago in 1915.

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