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“lights, camera, action!”
The Capitol Theatre opened its doors for the first time on November 10, 1916. Leather furniture with mushroom air holes under each chair provided a comfortable and quiet motion‐picture experience. The theater screen was made of gold‐fiber, a modern answer to the problem of flickering on older screens. Admission was fifteen cents. In 1976 the Capitol Theatre closed its doors and was neglected for thirty years, soaking up rain water from a hole in the roof, sometimes serving various organizations, but never living up to the potential for which it had been originally built and for which it originally served – entertaining the citizens of Middle Georgia in a unique and grand style. The journey that restored the dignity of this magnificent theatre began in 2003 and culminated when the Capitol Theatre reopened its doors as Cox Capitol Theatre in 2006. Since that time, the theatre has become a cornerstone in the revitalization effort of downtown Macon and is once again a symbol of community, operating as a multi-purpose entertainment venue. In 2013, The Moonhanger Group – owners of downtown dining favorite The Rookery and acclaimed farm-to-table restaurant Dovetail – entered a long-term management agreement with the Theatre.
We accidentally stumbled upon the Capitol Theater last night. The line waiting to go in was for a sold out Indigo Girls concert. We lucked out when a staff member told us they'd just released a... Read more
Top notch theatre in beautiful, historic Macon, GA. Incredibly friendly staff, intimate space, great sounding room. This place is a gem, if you find yourself in Macon I highly recommend taking... Read more
An older venue, but the sound on the floor is great no matter where you stand. We've sat upstairs before, but the seats are on the smallish side, and it's a long walk to the bar. The bar staff is... Read more
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