Warner Theatre

Erie, United States

Open to visitors

The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.

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The Warner Theatre is an Art Deco and French Renaissance-styled theater in downtown Erie, Pennsylvania, designed by the Chicago architectural firm Rapp and Rapp and opened in 1931. Originally operated as a movie theater until 1976, it was acquired by the City of Erie and converted into a performing arts center in the early 1980s, catalyzing a downtown revival. The theater features a 65-foot-by-28-foot proscenium stage adorned with crushed velour, gold and silver leaf, and gold-backed French mirrors. Today it hosts concerts, Broadway productions, and serves as home to the Erie Philharmonic and the Lake Erie Ballet, with its Grand Lobby accommodating up to 500 people for receptions. The theater was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.