THE NORWOOD THEATRE

The Norwood Theatre is a 731-seat performing arts venue at 109 Central Street in Norwood, Massachusetts, facing the town common. The theater has 449 seats in the auditorium and 282 in the grand balcony, with state-of-the-art sound and lighting systems. It is a prominent cultural venue in the southwestern suburbs of Boston.

Programming includes concerts, plays, musicals, and comedy shows. The theater's proscenium stage accommodates both musical performances and theatrical productions. The venue serves as a community gathering space for a range of live entertainment events.

The Norwood Theatre was originally built in 1926-1927 by the Premier Theatre Company and designed by Norwood native architect William G. Upham. It opened on August 31, 1927 for motion pictures with a stage for vaudeville and theatrical productions. The theater closed as a first-run movie house on November 2, 1997. The Fiddlehead Theatre Company reopened it on January 3, 1998 as a performing arts house. After further restoration, the theater re-opened on August 31, 2012, exactly 85 years to the day after its original opening.