Creighton Orpheum Theater

City National Bank Building and Orpheum Theater
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The marquee at Omaha's Orpheum Theater.
Location:	Omaha, Nebraska
Coordinates:	41°15′22.74″N 95°56′10.3″W / 41.2563167°N 95.936194°W / 41.2563167; -95.936194Coordinates: 41°15′22.74″N 95°56′10.3″W / 41.2563167°N 95.936194°W / 41.2563167; -95.936194
Built:	1895
Architect:	Holabird & Roche; Lawrie,Harry
Architectural style:	Italianate
Governing body:	Private
MPS:	Opera House Buildings in Nebraska 1867-1917 MPS (AD)
NRHP Reference#:	73001061 [1]
Added to NRHP:	March 26, 1973

The Orpheum Theater is located at 409 South 16th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The Orpheum hosts programs best served by a more theatrical setting, including the Broadway Across America-Omaha series and Opera Omaha. As City National Bank Building and Creighton Orpheum Theater, the theatre is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The 2,600-seat proscenium theater was originally built in 1927 as a vaudeville house after John A. Creighton, a local philanthropist, donated a large amount of money towards its construction. It was a movie theater from the 1940s through 1975, when it received a $2 million renovation.^[2] The Orpheum underwent a $10 million renovation in 2002. In 2004, the Orpheum Theater Skylink was added for increased convenience and accessibility to the Orpheum. The 200-foot-long elevated, enclosed and climate-controlled walkway connects the OPPD parking garage to the Orpheum Theater.

See also

• City National Bank Building (Omaha)
• Theatre in Omaha
• Culture in Omaha, Nebraska

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
2. ^ "Orpheum Theater". CinemaTreasures.org. Retrieved Sept 28, 2010.

External links

• Omaha Performing Arts and Ticket Omaha
• Article on the Orpheum Theater