WARNER THEATRE

The Warner Theatre is a 1,772-seat Art Deco performing arts center located at 68 Main Street in Torrington, Connecticut. Billed as northwest Connecticut's largest performing arts center, the nonprofit venue presents more than 170 shows each year including concerts, musicals, comedy, dance, family programming, and education events. The theater also operates an award-winning costume shop with thousands of vintage and contemporary costumes.

The Warner Theatre programs a diverse season spanning music, comedy, community events, dance, education, family shows, and original stage productions. Recent programming includes MOMIX dance company, Red Hot Chilli Pipers, Classic Albums Live, and touring Broadway musicals like The Wedding Singer. The venue also offers theater tours, rental spaces, homeschool programming, and community education classes. The lush Art Deco interior makes the theater a destination in its own right.

The Warner Theatre opened on August 19, 1931 as part of the Warner Bros. chain of movie theaters. In the 1960s, Warner Brothers sold the theater to a private owner who continued showing movies until the late 1970s. By the early 1980s, the theater was closed and slated for demolition when a group of local citizens formed the Northwest Connecticut Association for the Arts and launched a grassroots campaign to save it. The association purchased the theater and reopened it on May 22, 1983 as a performing arts center.