Lyric Theatre
135 College Ave,
Blacksburg,
VA
24060
135 College Ave,
Blacksburg,
VA
24060
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Lyric Online (Official)
Additional Info
Architects: Henry B. Boynton, Louis Phillippe Smithey
Firms: Smithey & Boynton
Functions: Concerts, Movies, Stage Shows
Styles: Art Deco
Phone Numbers:
Box Office:
540.951.0604
Manager:
540.951.4771
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News About This Theater
- Nov 12, 2003 — Today's Newsreel
As a center of cultural and civic activity for the region, the Lyric Theatre is the place to enjoy films, theater, music, dance, and lectures.
The Lyric Theatre, the heart of Blacksburg, enhances activity downtown and provides a community facility for a diversity of programs which complement movies and entertainment now available.
Contributed by
Colin Wiseley
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Recent comments (view all 5 comments)
The Lyric’s web site can be found at www.thelyric.com – check it out!
When the Lyric Theatre was a movie theatre it seated 757 people.
Here is a photo, circa 1934:
http://tinyurl.com/pw65n
A recent article about the Lyric:
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My first movie there as a VT student was “Mandingo.” I saw many movies there; one of my favorites was getting to see “Dirty Dancing” there the weekend it opened. This is also where I saw “Blazing Saddles” for the first time.