The doors of the Orpheum Theater will open to the community on Sunday to commemorate the building’s 90th anniversary.
The free open house runs from 1-5 p.m. and will feature historical exhibits from the theater’s past as a vaudeville theater, movie house and performing arts center.
Community members can also take tours of the building, including the stage, dressing rooms, lobbies and Slosburg Hall.
Omaha Performing Arts spent $3 million this past summer to refresh the building. Improvements include new and re-upholstered seats, new carpet, ceiling repairs, the Tonniges Family Ambassador Room and brighter, more efficient LED lighting throughout the theater.
The Orpheum was constructed in 1927 at a cost of $2 million. Eighty-five percent of all fixtures in the building are original, including furniture, metal work, draperies, marble and plaster work.
No tickets are needed for the open house and phones and cameras are welcome. Like other performances, security will perform bag checks at the door.