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Last Rittenhouse-area movie theater, Roxy, may close
Last Rittenhouse-area movie theater, Roxy, may close
As of Nov. 7, the Roxy — the last movie theater standing in Center City west (provided you don't count the Forum) — is scheduled to shut its doors, according to Joe Mitchell of San-Mor, the company that owns the theater as well as the Adrienne just across the street. He says San-Mor has terminated the lease of longtime operator Bernard Neary, who wasn't able to land the kind of independent films San-Mor had envisioned, instead showing mainstream, major-studio movies. "We're reaching out through the media to find someone to keep an independent theater alive in the city," Mitchell says. He says they could probably sell the theater pretty easily, but they hope to avoid that.
The storied theater was formerly owned by Max Raab, who produced A Clockwork Orange. It's always had trouble competing fro art films — back in 1994 the Inquirer wrote that it had "closed and opened more times than an elevator door. Mitchell hopes that this time, it can evolve into something better.
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ROXY GOES DARK
Rittenhouse Philadelphia’s Last Cinema Closing
Owner Seeks To Keep Cinema Tradition Alive
PHILADELPHIA, PA--September, 21, 2012--The Roxy Theater in Rittenhouse Square says goodbye to its current operator. Can a new operator reset the cinema tradition on the 2000 block of Sansom Street?
The ROXY is the last movie theater in the historic Rittenhouse Square neighborhood of Center City Philadelphia, and the last independent theater in Philadelphia. The doors to this small quaint theater nestled at the center of the Sansom Street “Arts Alley” closes after 20 years of continuous operation. The 2000 block of Sansom Street is a cultural destination with the home of the “Adrienne”, the ROXY, “Fat Jack’s” comic book store and the “Helium” comedy club. Bernard Neary, the current operator, has been at this location for more than a decade. His lease has been terminated and the doors to the theater will close.
The ROXY carried on the long tradition at this location for the showing of independent cinema, although in recent years it has also showed major release films. The San-Mor Limited Partnership, which owns the theater, is grateful for the efforts of Bernard Neary to help foster the cinematic arts in Philadelphia. John Ciccone, who owns San-Mor, remains hopeful the ROXY can keep the tradition of film exhibition at this location.
One proposal is that it would become an extension of the Adrienne, a performing arts center, that has several small theatres for live stage shows and the home of reputable resident theatre companies such as the InterAct Theatre Company, Amaryllis Theatre Company and the McGuffin School for theatre and film.
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