Ogden Theatre

Former names	Fox Theatres, National General Cinemas (NGC), Mann Theatres and Landmark Theater (1977-90)
Address	935 E Colfax Ave Denver, CO 80218-1914
Location	Capitol Hill
Owner	Doug Kauffman
Operator	AEG Rocky Mountains
Capacity	1,600
Current use	music venue
Construction
Broke ground	November 13, 1916; 108 years ago (1916-11-13)
Opened	September 6, 1917; 107 years ago (1917-09-06)
Closed	1990; 34 years ago (1990)
Reopened	September 2, 1993; 31 years ago (1993-09-02)
Rebuilt	1974, 1993, 2006
Architect	Harry W.J. Edbrooke
Website
Venue Website
Ogden Theatre
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Colorado State Register of Historic Properties
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean Revival
NRHP reference No.	95001055
CSRHP No.	5DV.2609
Added to NRHP	August 31, 1995

The Ogden Theatre is a music venue and former movie theater in Denver, Colorado, United States. Located at 935 E. Colfax Avenue in the neighborhood of Capitol Hill, it was built in 1917 and has a maximum capacity of 1,600 for concerts. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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The Ogden Theatre was part of the Fox Theater circuit of movie theaters. After the DOJ ordered divestiture of the exhibition theatre division of Fox, the theatre was acquired by National General Corporation (NGC). In 1970, the theater underwent a major remodel that included a new marquee, a complete remodel of the lobby and auditorium including main floor seating and loge seating in the balcony, acoustics, and the conversion of the screen to play anamorphic and flat features. The remodel also included an update to play both optical and 4 track magnetic film soundtracks. In 1977, the theatre was acquired by Mann Theatres when it purchased Nation General Corporation's theater business. In the 1980s it was a revival house that featured the cult movie classic, The Rocky Horror Picture Show every Saturday night. The inside and outside of the Ogden Theatre have been renovated many times throughout the years, as well as a host of different marquee signs have been used. The flat marquee on the theater was added during a major remodel in the 1970s and was upgraded in 1993.

In the late 1980s, ownership of the theater changed hands numerous times until the theater was closed in 1990. The theatre was marked for demolition until Doug Kauffman of the independent live music promoter Nobody In Particular Presents purchased the building in 1992. Kauffman's vision was to turn the Ogden Theater into a premier music venue.

The Ogden Theatre was re-opened in 1993 and current hosts approximately 150 concerts per year. In 2006, NIPP leased the venue to AEG Live.

Colorado bands that played at the Ogden Theatre include The Fray with OneRepublic in 2011, 3OH!3 in '09, Flobots in '10, Pretty Lights in '13, and The Lumineers in 2015.

In the 2002 movie About Schmidt, Jack Nicholson drives by the theater in his motorhome when he pulls into Denver.

Hip hop artists Atmosphere mention the Ogden Theater in their song "National Disgrace" - Last thing I remember was the Ogden Theatre in the backstage bathroom, making out with all three of ya...

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