My 2nd wife, me and our daughter drove from Woodbridge one day here..........my decision to see Richmond............we saw the science museum............and the movie Transformers here................and a world renown organist played before they showed the Transformers..........



Plays.............Broadway...............NYC..........................like the Lion King............and many others............Greek tragedies...................Vietnamese river puppets................Shakespeare.........Noh plays of Japan...........storytelling.............Griots from ancient Mali.......................Unlce Remus..........briar fox......................briar rabbit...............

Altria Theater

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Altria Theater

ACCA Temple Shrine, the Mosque
Address	6 N Laurel Street Richmond, Virginia United States
Owner	City of Richmond
Type	Opera House
Capacity	3,565
Construction
Opened	Oct. 28, 1927
Rebuilt	During 2013 and 2014
Architect	Marcellus Wright Sr., Charles M. Robinson
Website
http://www.altriatheater.com/
The Mosque
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Part of	Monroe Park Historic District[1] (#84003572)
Designated CP	July 05, 1984 [2]

The Altria Theater in Richmond, Virginia, United States is a theater at the southwest corner of Monroe Park, the largest venue of Richmond CenterStage's performing arts complex. Formerly known as The Mosque and The Landmark, the Altria Theater was constructed in 1926 to be used by the Shriners as the ACCA Temple Shrine. The city purchased the building in the 1940s and refurbished it between 1994 and 1995. In 1995 the name was officially changed from The Mosque to Landmark Theater.^[3] After a $10 million renovation gift from the company, the theater was officially dubbed the Altria Theater in February 2014.^[4] It is currently a very popular venue, hosting a number of big-name musical and theatrical performers each year.

The theater was designed in Moorish Revival style by Marcellus Wright, Sr. in association with Charles M. Robinson and Charles Custer Robinson in 1925 and completed in 1926.^[5]

Theater Statistics[edit]

• Theater capacity: 3,565 seats
• Ballroom capacity: 1,100 persons
• Ballroom dimensions: 18,000 square feet (1,700 m²)

References[edit]

1. Jump up^ "Monroe Park Historic District National Register Nomination". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 3 July 2011.
2. Jump up^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
3. Jump up^ Daily Press, April 14, 1997
4. Jump up^ http://www.timesdispatch.com/e