Visit the Union County Performing Arts Center between the hours of 10am and 2pm Saturday, Oct. 19th and Sunday, October 20th to take an up close and personal look at the historic facilities as you are given a guided tour of the 1928 historic Main Stage facility. During your visit, you will learn of the rich history of the center and gain special access to view and experience some of its more specialized amenities such as the Wurlitzer Organ, the original 35mm projection area, as well as on stage and back stage access.
Meet the author of “Life and Death of a Movie Theater” who will be giving the tour.
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If someone knows how to correct the front information, it would be appreciated. The cinema/theater portion of the Union County Performing Arts Center (the original Rahway Theater) only has 1340 seats and one screen. The other seats are counting the seats in the Hamilton Theater, built 7 years ago as a live playhouse with 199 seats and no movie screen. “The Loft” was constructed in a 2004 addition and “The Fazoli Room” part of the Hamilton Stage, created for live performancs and are not a part of the original theater. Both are without movie screens. The Hamilton Stage is a full block and a half away from the cinema. All four spaces are part of the Union County Performing Arts Center Campus, but not a part of the 1928 theater, which has the only cinema screen. The photo section contains photos of both buildings. The modern seats and wood paneled walls in the photo section are of the
Hamilton Stage located at 360 Hamilton Street in Rahway NJ.
I’ve been there and have seen Mark P. at work. World Class is a good description. Yesterday was a 2 hour movie, reel change went smooth as silk, projection image was perfect. You can’t have a quality restored theater without a quality oriented projectionist who cares. Check the theater out on March 8 when “The Karate Kid” will be shown with a “Selected Short Subject,” a free bag of pop corn, and only $5 a ticket! 35mm makes all the difference in a theatrical experience, as does seeing a film with an audience in a restored 1928 movie palace.
Visit the Union County Performing Arts Center between the hours of 10am and 2pm Saturday, Oct. 19th and Sunday, October 20th to take an up close and personal look at the historic facilities as you are given a guided tour of the 1928 historic Main Stage facility. During your visit, you will learn of the rich history of the center and gain special access to view and experience some of its more specialized amenities such as the Wurlitzer Organ, the original 35mm projection area, as well as on stage and back stage access.
Meet the author of “Life and Death of a Movie Theater” who will be giving the tour. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1512212830/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i0
If someone knows how to correct the front information, it would be appreciated. The cinema/theater portion of the Union County Performing Arts Center (the original Rahway Theater) only has 1340 seats and one screen. The other seats are counting the seats in the Hamilton Theater, built 7 years ago as a live playhouse with 199 seats and no movie screen. “The Loft” was constructed in a 2004 addition and “The Fazoli Room” part of the Hamilton Stage, created for live performancs and are not a part of the original theater. Both are without movie screens. The Hamilton Stage is a full block and a half away from the cinema. All four spaces are part of the Union County Performing Arts Center Campus, but not a part of the 1928 theater, which has the only cinema screen. The photo section contains photos of both buildings. The modern seats and wood paneled walls in the photo section are of the Hamilton Stage located at 360 Hamilton Street in Rahway NJ.
I’ve been there and have seen Mark P. at work. World Class is a good description. Yesterday was a 2 hour movie, reel change went smooth as silk, projection image was perfect. You can’t have a quality restored theater without a quality oriented projectionist who cares. Check the theater out on March 8 when “The Karate Kid” will be shown with a “Selected Short Subject,” a free bag of pop corn, and only $5 a ticket! 35mm makes all the difference in a theatrical experience, as does seeing a film with an audience in a restored 1928 movie palace.