Huntridge Theater lands new operator for theater space

Darren Lee Cole, creator manager of New York’s SoHo Playhouse, had his eyes connected Las Vegas for months — hoping to unfastened a theatre — and he’s present recovered a location astatine Huntridge Theater, the long-shuttered historical tract successful downtown Las Vegas that was erstwhile a apical performance venue.

Off-Broadway theatre SoHo Playhouse volition beryllium the sole relation of the Huntridge Theater and 2 caller spaces volition beryllium added to the site, according to a Monday announcement from section developer and Huntridge’s proprietor Dapper Cos.

“Out of the galore imaginable operating partners who approached america — and determination were galore outstanding companies who did — we knew this was the close acceptable for the theater, the assemblage and the city,” said Dapper successful its quality release. “SoHo Playhouse has an impeccable estimation successful the arts assemblage connected a planetary scale. I cognize they volition attraction for this historical venue successful the mode it deserves.”

Built successful 1944, the Huntridge was known for showing movies and was a apical performance venue by the 1990s, attracting bands specified arsenic The Killers, Smashing Pumpkins, Beastie Boys and Violent Femmes earlier it closed successful 2004.

Multiple attempts to reopen the venue came and went implicit the years, but it’s present owned by Dapper.

The company purchased the theatre successful March for $4 million. At the time, laminitis J Dapper told the Review-Journal renovation plans volition outgo astir $10 cardinal and $5 cardinal to $8 cardinal to hole the adjacent retail space.

Cole, who had plans to grow SoHo Playhouse into Las Vegas, said helium was excited to beryllium chosen arsenic the theater’s sole operators.

“We recognize the value of operating a venue with specified a storied contented successful Las Vegas and person experienced the passionateness residents past and contiguous stock astir performances they attended determination erstwhile it was a movie theatre and performance venue,” Cole said successful a statement.

In summation to SoHo Playhouse’s presence, Dapper said it would beryllium adding a 100-seat cabaret theatre arsenic good arsenic a 199-seat theater, which volition beryllium a replicate of the playhouse’s New York City flagship. The 2 theaters volition articulation a 1,150-seat multi-use performance hallway and 450-seat off-Broadway theatre successful the existing building.

Dapper said the 2 caller spaces volition beryllium built connected the southbound broadside of the spot and beryllium 5,300 quadrate feet and 4,800 quadrate feet, respectively. And they’ll beryllium connected to the main theatre done a caller interior lobby.

Meanwhile, the steadfast said it’s inactive looking to capable the 18,000 quadrate feet of abstraction connected the westbound broadside of the spot with nutrient and beverage retailers.

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