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Empress Theatre

The Empress Theatre opened in 1916 originally as a Burlesque show for the local miners at Kennecott. In 1917 it began showing silent movies. The theater remained open as a movie theater through at least 1930.

Stephen Barker, a historian-writer, purchased the Empress Theatre and Gem Theatre, and in 1978 began renovating them as part of a Magna City restoration project. Barker hoped to reopen the Empress Theatre for live performances and art films in January or February 1979, but apparently his plans never came to fruition.

In 2006 the Oquirrh Hills Performing Arts Alliance, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing culture and education to the Magna community and surrounding areas, leased the Empress Theatre building and continues renovation of the historic structure. The theatre reopened on 4 November 2006 with "Forever Plaid," a traditional favorite.

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  Empress Theatre

  9104 West 2700 South
  Magna, 84044

  Phone: (801)347-7373

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  Greater Salt Lake

• Past Events

  08/29/08- 10/06/08	Seussical the Musical Empress Theatre
  07/11/08- 08/11/08	Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Empress Theatre
  06/19/08- 06/23/08	Children's Theatre Empress Theatre
  06/19/08- 06/23/08	Big Bad Musical Empress Theatre
  05/09/08- 06/09/08	The Foreigner Empress Theatre
  04/18/08- 04/26/08	One Act Festival Empress Theatre
  03/07/08- 04/14/08	Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Empress Theatre