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Originally built as a vaudeville venue, the theatre underwent conversion into a movie house in 1929 and for decades it presented both movies and live entertainment. . Throughout the 1920s, the Chicago-based Orpheum circuit brought famous names like: Al Jolson, Fannie Brice, Jack Benny, George Burns, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Gracie Allen, Gypsy Rose Lee, Bing Crosby, Mickey Rooney, and ...
The convention center is operated by Kansas native Phillip Anschutz's ASM Global. Century II is the largest center for entertainment, consumer shows and meetings in Wichita and is home to four arts organizations - Wichita Symphony Orchestra, Wichita Grand Opera, Music Theatre Wichita, and Music Theatre for Young People.
Wichita’s historic Orpheum Theatre opened to the public on Sept. 4, 1922. After nearly meeting the wrecking ball in the 1980s, the theater is now a staple of Wichita’s entertainment scene.
He first experimented with atmospheric design at the Dallas Majestic (1921), the Indiana Theatre (Terre Haute) (1922) and the Orpheum Theatre (Wichita, Kansas) (1922). [7] It was in the design of the Houston Majestic (1923) that Eberson created his first full atmospheric theatre.
“If we’re not recovering $400 per space per year, we’re not recovering our operations and maintenance,” a city official said.
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Downtown Wichita is the central business district, government and social core of the Wichita metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Kansas.It is home to several of the area's major landmarks and event venues including the Epic Center, Century II Performing Arts & Convention Center, Intrust Bank Arena, Equity Bank Park, Keeper of the Plains sculpture, the Old Town entertainment district, and ...
The theater is seeking a special sales tax to fund $1 million of the project. ‘Full-scale renovation’ of Wichita’s Orpheum Theatre will close historic venue for a year Skip to main content