Diversity in Action, Orion Communities, Black Light Projects, and Communities That Care will host an open-air, free Juneteenth Celebration on Phoenixville’s Bridge Street on June 19, 2022 from 2:00 to 6:00 PM. Juneteenth marks the date in 1865 when, more...
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WOND 1400 Radio With Dave Delaney Chats with Bob Trate and Sci-Fi Expert Gary Gerani
WOND 1400 AM is South Jersey’s News/ Talk Leader. Host Dave Delaney chatted with the Colonial Theatre’s Director of Programming Bob Trate about the 23rd annual Blobfest. 2022 Blobfest: The Uninvited is July 8th to 10th at the iconic Colonial...
Pride 2022 At The Colonial
Celebrate Pride 2022 with these LGBTQIA+ films and events! Features a Q&A with director, Isabel del Rosal. Walk With Me | Thursday, June 2nd at 7:00 pm BUY TICKETS Celebrate Judy Garland’s 100th with cocktails, trivia, and standards!...
Italy’s Kukaos Magazine Covers 2022 Blobfest, Splatterfest
Fabio Pedrazzi of Italy’s Kukaos Magazine sat down to discuss all things Blobfest, the theater’s history, horror film at the Colonial, and Splatterfest Italian Horror Festival with Marketing & Events Director, Emily Simmons. Check out their exchange on the Kukaos Blog....
A John Waters Weekend
The ‘Pope of Trash’ is coming to the Colonial Theatre and we’re celebrating with screenings of two of John Waters’ classics. Featuring the ‘Odorama’ (Smell-o-Vision) cards! Polyester | Friday, May 13th at 9:45 pm Get Tickets Hairspray (1988) | ...
PHL-17 Weekend Philler Interviews Director of Marketing, Emily Simmons
Travis Brower of PHL-17 visited the Colonial Theatre recently and spoke with Director of Giving, Marketing & Events, Emily Simmons. The interview aired on the Saturday, April 17 “Weekend Philler” segment. The Colonial Theatre is a great old school...
Enter To Win!
NEW! WIN A PRIVATE SCREENING OF THE BLOB ON JULY 8 $30 per chance For the very first time in the history of the Colonial Theatre (we’re not joking!), we are giving one lucky Blobbie and up to 29 of...
Dads from the Crypt Podcast Interviews Programming Director, Bob Trate
Dads From the Crypt: A Tales from the Crypt Podcast interviewed Colonial Theatre Program Director, Bob Trate, in Episode 37: Split Second.
Morning Call: Interview with John Oates about Hall & Oates, hits, and musical roots
Read full article ALLENTOWN, PA — John Oates is best known as half of one of the most successful musical duos in history — Hall & Oates. In the 70s and 80s, the Philadelphia natives scored six number one...
The Colonial Theatre Welcomes New Executive Director Jennifer Carlson
This story was covered by VistaToday.com, Phoenixville Patch, and The Philadelphia Business Journal. Jennifer Carlson, a leader with decades of experience in historic preservation and the arts as well as ties to multiple Greater Philadelphia organizations, has been tapped...
‘Bloody Good Horror’ Covers Horror Bowl 2
February 13, 2022, a day defined by two words, Super Bowl. For most Americans, this means celebrating football, food, and other frivolities. At the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, PA, a couple hundred people traded these vestiges for madness, mustaches, and...
2022 Blobfest: Shorty’s Short Film Contest
SHORTY’S SHORT FILM CONTEST Enter the 2022 Blobfest: The Uninvited Shorty’s Short Film Contest to tell your terrifying tale! Each year, inspired by the same muse that sung to Director Irvin “Shorty” Yeaworth when he conceived of The Blob, filmmakers...