- Ritz Theatre (Haddon Township, New Jersey)
The Ritz Theatre is an active live producing theatre located in
Haddon Township, New Jersey . It is home to the The Ritz Theatre Company (formerly Puttin' on the Ritz, Inc.) The company produces mainstage plays and musicals, children's theater, runs a summer theatre arts day camp and reaches out to its community with educational and entertaining programming.Built in a Colonial Revival style, it was opened in 1927 as a
vaudeville theatre and later became a movie cinema before devolving into anadult movie theater in the 1970s.With the advent of
VCR s, the theatre closed until 1985, when Puttin' on the Ritz, Inc. began leasing it as its venue for live theater.The group purchased the 466-seat theater in 2001, making it the permanent home of the ensemble.
In 2002, the Ritz was added to the New Jersey and
National Register of Historic Places . [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NJ/Camden/state2.html NEW JERSEY - Camden County] ,National Register of Historic Places . AccessedFebruary 25 ,2008 .]It is currently in the midst of renovation. To date, the roof has been replaced along with upgrading the electrical system and installing sprinklers. The lobby will be renovated with new carpeting and paint and work will begin on restoration of the front of the building and the classic
marquee as well as the classical Greek interiormurals .References
External links
* [http://www.ritztheatreco.org Ritz Theatre Online]
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/NJ/Camden/state2.html National Register of Historic Places]
* [http://cinematreasures.org/theater/2595/ Ritz Theatre at Cinematreasure.org]
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