Broadway Theater, Community Theater | |
 Front portico of theater, viewed from west, 2008 | |
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| Address | 601 Broadway Kingston, NY USA |
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| Owner | Bardavon/UPAC Theaters |
| Designation | NRHP #79001639[1] |
| Type | Movie palace/vaudeville |
| Capacity | 1,500[2] |
| Current use | Musical performances |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Reopened | 2002 |
| Architect | Douglas P. Hall |
| Tenants | |
| Hudson Valley Philharmonic | |
| Website | |
| www.bardavon.org/ | |
The Ulster Performing Arts Center (UPAC), originally the Broadway Theater and Community Theatre, is located on Broadway in Kingston, New York, United States. A Classical Revival building built in 1926, it is the only unaltered pre-World War II theater left in the city, and one of only three from that era in the Hudson Valley.[3] It is also the largest proscenium theater between Manhattan and Albany.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979,[1] two years after it was closed due to declining business. It remained vacant until an extensive renovation effort late in the 20th century allowed it to reopen in 2002. Today it is operated by the Bardavon Theater in nearby Poughkeepsie. While it served primarily as a movie palace in its earlier incarnation, today it primarily hosts musical performances. The Hudson Valley Philharmonic calls it home due to its superior acoustics, and many popular recording artists have made UPAC a stop on their concert tours.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ a b "The History of the Broadway Theater". Bardavon Theater. Archived from the original on September 24, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2009.
- ^ Sharp, Townley McElhiney (April 3, 1979). "National Register of Historic Places nomination, Community Theatre". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on June 16, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2009.