Proctor's Theatre (Schenectady, New York)

Proctor's Theatre

North elevation and marquee, 2009
Address	432 State Street Schenectady, New York United States
Owner	Arts Center and Theatre of Schenectady
Designation	NRHP #79003237[1]
Type	Movie palace
Capacity	3,250
Construction
Opened	1926
Reopened	1980
Architect	Thomas W. Lamb
Website
www.proctors.org
Proctor's Theatre
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	82 4th St., Schenectady, New York
Coordinates	42°48′44″N 73°56′31″W / 42.81222°N 73.94194°W / 42.81222; -73.94194
Area	less than one acre
Built	1914
Architect	Johnson, Arlard
MPS	Movie Palaces of the Tri-Cities TR
NRHP reference No.	79003237[2]
Added to NRHP	October 4, 1979

Proctor's Theatre (officially stylized as Proctors since 2007; however, the marquee retains the apostrophe) is a theatre and former vaudeville house located in Schenectady, New York, United States. Many famous artists have performed there, including Mariah Carey (whose 1993 top-rated Thanksgiving special was taped there),^[3] Britney Spears,^[4] Hal Holbrook, Ted Wiles, and George Burns, as well as many others. It has one of the largest movie screens in the Northeast.

The theatre was opened on December 27, 1926. It was designed by architect Thomas Lamb. In 1979 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places, shortly before being renovated after a long period of decline and neglect. A renovation completed in 2007 added two theatres to the complex, providing a variety of performance spaces.