Built in 1927, this is Miami’s oldest theater, which sits in the heart of the Grove. Back in the day this was a grand dame of a building, with a snazzy marquee and a celebrity vibe balanced by a good deal of artsy cred: Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot had its US premiere here in 1956 (the show was apparently a disaster).
Sadly the theater was shut down during its 50th-anniversary season due to major debt issues and still sits, today, like a sad shell over Main Hwy. Plans are underway to restore the theater to its past glory.
