The Capitol Theatre
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Sunday, May 5
Todd Rundgren
The Capitol Theatre: Greenwich Village
Sunday, May 5 at 8 pm
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Friday, May 10
Norah Jones
The Capitol Theatre: Greenwich Village
Friday, May 10 at 8 pm
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Saturday, May 11
Turn Back The Cap 1980's: Jessie's Girl
The Capitol Theatre: Greenwich Village
Saturday, May 11 at 8 pm
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Friday, May 17
The Rocket Man Show
The Capitol Theatre: Greenwich Village
Friday, May 17 at 8 pm
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Saturday, May 18
Tommy Emmanuel
The Capitol Theatre: Greenwich Village
Saturday, May 18 at 8 pm
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Sunday, June 2
Joss Stone
The Capitol Theatre: Greenwich Village
Sunday, June 2 at 8 pm
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The Capitol Theatre, designed by noted architect Thomas Lamb, opened on Wednesday, August 18, 1926 as a dignified playhouse with great decorative beauty and luxurious comfort. The open letter to Port Chester residents published in the newspaper that week boasted that it would contain “the only theater refrigerating system in Westchester County.” The grand opening, which included a performance of “The Star Spangled Banner” by a ten-piece orchestra and a showing of Sea Wolf, sold out all of its seats (then 2,000), and had to turn hundreds away.
People traveled from near and far to see shows at The Capitol. Hollywood kept the theater going for decades with films like Casablanca, Gone with the Wind and The Taming of the Shrew. Enthusiasts could pay as little as 5 cents to see a double-feature Sunday matinee.