Read Full Article By Dawn Timmeney PHOENIXVILLE, Pa. – The Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville is slated to reopen Friday after launching a GoFundMe that surpassed the goal of $50,000. “Officially the theatre opened in 1903 and it was a one-stage theatre. There were vaudeville...
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For Philly indie venues, ‘Save Our Stages’ relief funding is a chance at survival, operators say
Read Full Article by Anna Orso, Posted: December 22, 2020 It’s been nine months since the Ardmore Music Hall’s doors were open to the public, and the venue is burning through some $20,000 a month to cover costs like building...
Phoenixville’s Colonial Theatre, featured in ‘The Blob,’ turns to GoFundMe to continue programming
Read Full Article By Laura Smythe – Reporter, Philadelphia Business Journal The historic Chester County venue that is famous for appearing in horror film “The Blob” is looking to raise $150,000 by Dec. 31, with $50,000 stemming from the GoFundMe.
The Blob’s Colonial Theatre Asks for Fans’ Help to Keep It Alive
Read Full Article By Cass Clarke While large theatre chains like AMC Theatres are finding alternative ways — like renting its theater rooms for private events — to make up revenue loss from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, smaller, independent theatres are finding themselves facing a final...
SHINING A LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS: Colonial Theatre launches GoFundMe campaign to raise operating funds
Read the full article By Donna Rovins drovins@21st-centurymedia.com @MercBiz on Twitter PHOENIXVILLE — The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has put the historic Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville in a position it has never been in before — and it is asking for help from...
The Colonial Theatre GoFundMe Campaign
Read the full article Bob Trate, Director of Marketing for the Colonial Theater gives the details on the launch of the theatre’s first GoFundMe campaign. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down theaters and entertainment venues all over the world. The historic...
Made Famous By ‘The Blob’, Pennsylvania’s Colonial Theatre Needs Your Help to Stay Alive
Read Full Article By John Squires Located in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania and built in 1903, the historic Colonial Theatre was famously featured in 1958’s The Blob, and has for the past several years played host to the annual “BlobFest,” an event that celebrates the...
DONATE TO PRESERVE FAMOUS THEATER FEATURED IN 1958’S “THE BLOB”
Read Full Article By ROCCO THOMPSON Like so many venues large and small, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania staple, The Colonial Theatre is barely scraping by in the COVID-19 era, but this beloved location has more of a nostalgic connection to film lovers...
Mid-Year Update
September, 2020 Dear Colonial Theatre Patron, I hope that you and your dear ones are doing okay during these difficult times. I’m writing to briefly update you — one of our much-appreciated supporters — on what is happening at the Colonial....
For movie theaters in the Philly suburbs, getting customers to show up is a bigger hurdle than getting them to comply with coronavirus restrictions
Read Full Article When the Colonial Theatre reopened in downtown Phoenixville last month, its board was optimistic — as long as moviegoers were willing to wear masks and follow a long list of coronavirus safety precautions. It turned out, however,...
KYW NEWS: Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville offers new, private ‘screening room’ experience
Read the full article PHOENIXVILLE (KYW Newsradio) — The historic Colonial Theatre on Bridge Street in the Chester County community of Phoenixville is still trying to find its way after opening more than three weeks ago under COVID-19 safety...
Brandywine Museum and Colonial Theatre raise the curtain on reopening
Read Full Article Ken Metzner, executive director of the Colonial Theatre, says it will open to the public on Friday, July 3. The spacious main theater, which can seat 650, will allow room for social distancing for 250. (Emma Lee/WHYY)...