Barrymore Theatre, Art Deco entertainment venue on Atwood Avenue, Madison, United States.
The Barrymore Theatre is a mid-sized Art Deco venue on Atwood Avenue in Madison, Wisconsin. The main hall has tiered seating across multiple levels and hosts concerts, comedy shows, and theater performances throughout the year.
The theater opened in 1929 as a movie house, during a period when Art Deco buildings were going up across American cities. Over the following decades it shifted away from cinema and became a live performance venue.
The Barrymore sits in Madison's Atwood neighborhood, a part of the city known for its mix of locals and independent businesses. The venue draws a wide range of crowds depending on the night, from folk music fans to comedy regulars.
Tickets are available online or at the box office on the night of the show. The venue is on Atwood Avenue and street parking as well as nearby lots are easy to find in the area.
The theater was named after John Barrymore, one of the most recognized American actors of the 1920s, known for both stage and early film work. He never performed in Madison himself, yet his name has stayed on the building ever since it opened.
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