Our new feature film this week is 42. Starring Chadwick Boseman as Jackie Robinson and Harrison Ford as Major League team executive Branch Rickey, this is the life story of Jackie Robinson and his history-making signing with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Tonight is your last chance to see Upstream Color at 7:30PM.

Friday after our feature, join us at 10:10PM for our cult film, The Blues Brothers, sponsored by You’ve Got Geek. Here’s your chance to see the classic John Belushi/Dan Aykroyd musical comedy in magnificent 35mm – on the Colonial big screen! Come early to check out Elwood Blues and his Dodge Monaco Bluesmobile parked in front of the theatre!

Get your tickets now for Rockshow: Wings Over America, showing this Saturday, May 18 at 7:30PM. The film, in limited release, is a restored & remastered FULL-LENGTH concert from the 1975-76 Wings Over the World tour. This is an absolute can’t miss for any Beatles/McCartney fan. We will open the screening with an introduction by Andre Gardner, on-air personality at WMGK, Philadelphia. One night only – get your tickets here.

Sunday our “Book to Film” classic will be The Postman Always Rings Twice. A married woman (Lana Turner) and a drifter (John Garfield) fall in love, then plot to murder her husband (Cecil Kellaway).

Our next TEDxPhoenixville salon is Thursday, May 23 at 6:30PM. Salons are BYOB and light refreshments will be served. Our live speaker will be game designer, Matthew Akana. There is very limited seating, so be sure to buy your tickets now!

Thanks for your support and we’ll see you at the theatre!

Blobfest plans to participate in the Dogwood Parade in Phoenixville on Saturday, May 18th. We are looking for a 50s convertible for the Blob to ride in (including a driver), along with an entourage of 2-3 in the back seat. If anyone has a convertible we could use for the event, please call the theatre at 610-917-1228 or reply to this email. Thank you!

Our new feature film this week is Upstream Color. In this film, a man and woman are drawn together, entangled in the life cycle of an ageless organism. Identity becomes an illusion as they struggle to assemble the loose fragments of wrecked lives. Tonight is your last chance to see The Place Beyond the Pines at 7:30PM.

Friday after our feature, join us at 10PM for our Fright Night film, Prom Night. Watch stars Jamie Lee Curtis and Leslie Nielsen as a masked killer stalks four teens responsible for the accidential death of a child six years earlier at their high school’s senior prom.

Sunday our second “Book to Film” classic will be How Green Was My Valley. Winner of 5 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director (over Citizen Kane and Orson Welles), the film stars Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O’Hara, Donald Crisp (Best Supporting Actor) and Roddy McDowall.

Thanks for your support and we’ll see you at the theatre!

Friday night we welcome Steve Earle and the Dukes and Saturday night An Evening with Paula Poundstone. There are still seats left for both concerts, but Paula’s concert is very close to selling out! Be sure to get online and get your tickets while you can.

Saturday at 2PM we are screening A Bucket of Blood, sponsored by John and Carla Schaeffer. Come see this delicious black comedy by director Roger Corman and screenwriter Charles B. Griffith (Little Shop of Horrors).

We are carrying over our feature film, The Place Beyond the Pines. Please note that there will be no screenings Friday or Saturday nights due to concerts.

Sunday we begin our “Book to Film” classic series (best selling books turned into classic films) with Rebecca. Treat yourself to Hitchcock’s first Hollywood film, which earned him a Best Picture Oscar and 11 additional awards.

Have you heard? Paul McCartney is coming to the Colonial – on film that is! Get your tickets now for Rockshow: Wings Over America. The film, in limited release, is a restored & remastered FULL-LENGTH concert from the 1975-76 Wings Over the World tour. This is an absolute can’t miss for any Beatles/McCartney fan. We will open the screening with an introduction by Andre Gardner, on-air personality at WMGK, Philadelphia. One night only – get your tickets here.

We’re hiring! Time is running out to apply for the full-time Development Associate position. You can read all about it here. If interested, please email your resume to Mary by THIS Wednesday, May 8.

Thanks for your support and we’ll see you at the theatre!

Tickets go on sale at 10AM tomorrow (Apr 26) for singer songwriter Marc Cohn, Jun 8, 8PM. The quickest, easiest way to get your tickets is online.

Join us this Sunday, Apr 28 at 4PM for a special screening of Sparrows with Live Pipe Organ Accompaniment. This silent classic stars Mary Pickford and features wonderful organ accompaniment by Ben Model. In addition, Christel Schmidt, editor of Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies (co-published by the Library of Congress and the University Press of Kentucky) will present the program and sign copies of her book. Tickets may be purchased online here.

Our new feature film this week will be The Place Beyond the Pines. It is the story of a motorcycle stunt rider (Ryan Gosling) who turns to robbing banks as a way to provide for his lover and their newborn child. The film also stars Eva Mendes and Bradley Cooper. Tonight (Apr 25) is your last chance to see Lore at 7:30PM.

Saturday afternoon (Apr 27) at 2PM our kids’ film is Back to the Future. Marty McFly, a typical American teenager of the Eighties, is accidentally sent back to 1955. He must make certain his teenage parents-to-be meet and fall in love – so he can get back to the future.

A special talk on the history of our Wurlitzer Organ #585 is happening as part of the Historic Colonial Tour Sunday. Members of the Theatre Organ Society of the Delaware Valley will explain the history and importance of our grand theatre organ. RSVP for the tour by calling 610-917-1228. (Please note this tour starts at 2:30, so you can attend before the silent film Sparrows).

We’re hiring! The Colonial has a full-time Development Associate position available. You can read all about it here. If interested, please email your resume to Mary by Wednesday, May 8.

Thanks for your support and we’ll see you at the theatre!

Tickets go on sale tomorrow morning (Apr 19) at 10AM for two Tommy Emmanual concerts – Jun 27 and Jun 28 at 8PM. As always, the best way to buy tickets is online.

Our new feature film this week will be Lore. It is the story of a teenager named Lore, who tries to lead her siblings to safety in post-war Germany. Tonight is your last chance to see The Gatekeepers at 7:30PM.

Friday night (Apr 19) following our feature, we will screen our Cult Cinema film, Five Fingers of Death. Join us for the first Kung Fu feature of our cult series!

Monday night (Apr 22), in place of our regular feature, we’ve got a special Earth Day screening of Trashed. This documentary stars narrator/host Jeremy Irons, who takes us on a journey to discover the extent and effects of the global waste problem. Please note that the screening time will be 7:30PM.

Saturday afternoon at 2PM our kids’ series welcomes the return of Segal Puppet Theater with Let’s Recycle!. Bring the kids (preschoolers through 4th grade) for this 40 minute interactive puppet show.

Our classic film Sunday at 2PM is Notorious. It stars Cary Grant and Ingrid Bergman, with Claude Rains (in this Oscar-nominated role) as the evil Nazi spy.

Our first TEDxPhoenixville salon of 2013 is Thursday, Apr 25 at 6:30PM. Salons are BYOB and light refreshments will be served. Our live speaker will be Nate Hoffer, Executive Director of Good Samaritan Shelter. There is very limited seating, so be sure to buy your tickets now!

We’re hiring! The Colonial has a full-time Development Associate position available. You can read all about it here. If interested, please email your resume to Mary by Wednesday, May 8.

Thanks for your support and we’ll see you at the theatre!

Our new feature film this week will be The Gatekeepers. This Oscar nominated documentary has been described as captivating, startling and completely engrossing. It brings together six former heads of Shin Bet (a secret Israeli internal security agency) for a free ranging discussion. Tonight (Apr 11) is your last chance to see Django Unchained at 7:30PM.

Friday night (Apr 12) following our feature we will screen our Fright Night film, The Brides of Dracula. It stars vampire hunter Peter Cushing (Van Helsing) on a mission to destroy handsome bloodsucker Baron Meinster.

Saturday afternoon (Apr 13) at 2PM our kids’ film is The Adventures of Robin Hood. This is the definitive Errol Flynn adaptation with Oscar winning color photography. Introduce your kids to an absolute classic, starring Flynn, Olivia DeHavilland, Claude Rains and Alan Hale.

Our classic film Sunday (Apr 14) at 2PM is Phantom of the Opera, starring Claude Rains as the disfigured violinist who haunts the Paris Opera House. Come see it for great performances and its Oscar winning spectacular Technicolor cinematography!

We’re hiring! The Colonial has a full-time Development Associate position available. You can read all about it here. If interested, please email your resume to Mary by Wednesday, May 8.

Thanks for your support and we’ll see you at the theatre!

Our first TedxPhoenixville salon is Thursday, Apr 25 at 7PM. The live speaker will be Nate Hoffer, Executive Director of Good Samaritan Shelter. Tickets are on sale now and the best way to purchase them is online.

Our new feature film this week will be Django Unchained. It has a limited run – showing only Monday, Apr 8 through Thursday April 11, so be sure to catch it here while you can! Tonight is your last chance to see Birders: The Central Park Effect at 7:30PM.

Tomorrow night at 7PM we welcome Coastalrise. This indie rock band will be debuting their newest release ‘Call of the Sea’ here in concert. Tickets are available online here.

Saturday afternoon at 2PM our kids film is Grease. Come see Danny, Sandy, Rizzo, Kenickie and the whole gang in this musical treat.

Saturday night we welcome back comedian Craig Shoemaker. Tickets are still available and the best way to purchase them is online.

Our classic film theme this month is the films of Claude Rains. We begin with Here Comes Mr. Jordan. The film stars Robert Montgomery as boxer Joe Pendleton, who dies 50 years too soon due to a heavenly mistake, and is given a new life (by Rains as Mr. Jordan) as a millionaire playboy.

Our documentary film Sunday at 4:30 is Brooklyn Castle, about the challenges and triumphs facing members of a junior high school’s champion chess team. At 7PM we have a guest presentation of the film Restless Heart, presented by Corpus Christi Evangelization Committee.

Thanks for your support and we’ll see you at the theatre!

Our new feature film is Birders: The Central Park Effect. Watch as a diverse group of New Yorkers reveals how a hidden world of beautiful wild birds in the middle of Manhattan has upended and magically transformed their lives. Tonight (Mar 28) is your last chance to see Quartet at 7:30PM.

Saturday afternoon (Mar 30) we welcome back Balloon Freak John Cassidy. This show usually sells out, so the quickest, easiest way to buy tickets and to avoid the long line at the door is online. Bring the kids for the most entertaining, most popular kids’ entertainer at the Colonial!

Join us Sunday, Apr 28 at 4PM for a special screening of Sparrows with Live Pipe Organ Accompaniment. This silent classic stars Mary Pickford and features wonderful organ accompaniment by Ben Model. In addition, Christel Schmidt, editor of Mary Pickford: Queen of the Movies (co-published by the Library of Congress and the University Press of Kentucky) will present the program and sign copies of her book. Tickets may be purchased online here.

We are closed Sunday for the Easter Holiday.

Thanks for your support and we’ll see you at the theatre!

There are still plenty of good seats for the Steve Forbert and Paul Thorn show on Mar 22 at 8PM (doors open at 7PM). As always, the best way to get tickets is online. Meanwhile, we are on our way to a sellout of the The David Bromberg Quartet and Tom Rush show on Mar 24. Get your tickets now while you can by clicking HERE. Doors will open 7PM night of the show and show starts at 7:30PM.

We are carrying over our feature film Quartet. Come see the celebrated directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman, starring Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins.

Saturday afternoon (Mar 23) our kids’ film is The Secret World of Arrietty. It is voiced by Bridgit Mendler, Amy Poehler and Will Arnett.

The finale to our Classic series theme of Late 60s/Early 70s crime drama (Mar 24) is The Driver, starring Ryan O’Neal and Bruce Dern. O’Neal makes a living driving getaway cars in robberies and Dern is a self-assured detective making it his primary goal to catch him.

Don’t forget: we offer free tours every Sunday at 12:30pm. Visit the interior of our newly acquired bank building, and learn the story behind the theatre. The tour lasts approximately an hour, with plenty of time for you to buy your tickets and popcorn for our Sunday matinee! Please call 610-917-1228 to RSVP.

Thanks for your support and we’ll see you at the theatre!

Our new feature film starting this week is Quartet. Come see the celebrated directorial debut of Dustin Hoffman, starring Maggie Smith, Billy Connolly and Pauline Collins. Tonight (Mar 14) is your last chance to see Amour at 7:30PM.

Tomorrow night (Mar 15) is the return of Mystery Science Theater 3000 with MST3K: Gamera vs. Guiron. Starting at 9:45, join fellow Misties for a night of laughs!

Saturday afternoon (Mar 16) our kids’ film is The Tale of Despereaux. Voiced by a host of stars (including our feature film director Dustin Hoffman), this is a story of three unlikely heroes whose fates are intertwined with that of the castle’s princess.

Continuing our Classic series theme of Late 60s/Early 70s crime drama, we will be screening Point Blank Sunday (Mar 17) at 2PM. Directed by the great John Boorman, the film stars Lee Marvin, Angie Dickinson and Carroll O’Connor in an excellent noir about a man who’s betrayed and left for dead.

There are still plenty of good seats for the Steve Forbert and Paul Thorn show on Mar 22 at 8PM (doors open at 7PM). As always, the best way to get tickets is online. Meanwhile, we are on our way to a sellout of the The David Bromberg Quartet and Tom Rush show on Mar 24. Get your tickets now while you can by clicking HERE. Doors will open 7PM night of the show and show starts at 7:30PM.

Families with kids ages 7-18 interested in musical theater will want to sign up for Firebird Theater Summer Camp. Ten and fifteen day camps are offered and will end with productions of Cinderella Kids and The Little Mermaid. For more information on schedules and pricing, click HERE.

Thanks for your support and we’ll see you at the theatre!