Covedale Center for the Performing Arts

The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts is a live theater venue located at 4990 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio. The building was originally built by the Ackerman Family and opened as a cinema on March 21, 1947, with 924-seat movie house.{{Cite news|url=http://enquirer.com/editions/2002/07/28/tem_1taking_his_life_to.html|title=Taking his life to another stage|last=Lopez|first=Robert|date=July 28, 2002|work=The Cincinnati Enquirer|access-date=January 25, 2017}} In the 1970s a wall was erected down the middle to allow for a two-screen set-up. In 1998 the movie house was converted into a Cinema Grill, offering second-run movies and a dinner.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cincinnatilandmarkproductions.com/ccpa/History.aspx|title=History Covedale Center for the Performing Arts|access-date=January 25, 2017}} That shut down a year later. The grill reopened in 2000 but went out of business again. The building was purchased by Cincinnati Young People's Theatre{{Cite news|title=Property transfers|date=June 20, 2002|work=Cincinnati Enquirer}} and opened on July 26, 2002, with the musical production "West Side Story".{{Cite news|title=Covedale theater HD;A west side story worth savoring|last=Radel|first=Cliff|date=July 9, 2002|work=Cincinnati Enquirer}}{{Cite web |url=https://guide.artswave.org/organization/cincinnati-landmark-productions/ |title=Cincinnati Landmark Productions |website=ArtsWave Guide}} The theatre seats 392 people.