Boulder Theater

Boulder Theater is a music theater in Boulder, Colorado.

History

Boulder Theater opened in 1906 as the Curran Opera House. The opening night was October 2, 1906, presenting a play by William Collier Sr. entitled "On the Quiet". Initially, James A. Curran served as the president of the opera house, with R. P. Penney as Vice President and Manager.[1]

Later, the theater presented ballet, church festivals, orchestral concerts, and early silent films. There also were children's shows.

In 1920, vice-presidential candidate Franklin Delano Roosevelt spoke at Boulder Theater. In 1929, the theater showed its first talkie film, Mother Knows Best.[2]

In 1936, the Curran became a movie theater, renamed the Boulder Theater. The architecture was art-deco, and was inspired by the Boulder courthouse quite near.

In the 1980s the competition from Crossroads Mall was too much competition, so Boulder Theater turned into a night club, changing ownership several times. The building was threatened with being torn down. Historic Boulder brokered a deal to make building safe and make it a local landmark.

Boulder Theater survived the COVID-19 shutdown, and still hosts acts.[3][4]

Notable acts who have played there


References

  1. ^ "Curtain Rung Up on Splendid Scene". Boulder Daily Camera. 1906-10-03. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  2. ^ "Popular Boulder Theater Becomes a "Talkie" House". Boulder Daily Camera. 1929-03-01. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  3. ^ "Historic Boulder". Historic Boulder.
  4. ^ "Boulder Theater".
  5. ^ "Arlo Guthrie to play Boulder Theater". The Oredigger. 1990-03-06. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  6. ^ "So Speaks the King: B.B. King at the Boulder Theater". The Oredigger. 1990-04-17. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  7. ^ "Buddy Guy lights up Boulder Theater". The Oredigger. 1989-01-24. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  8. ^ "Pixies play Boulder". The Oredigger. 1989-11-14. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
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