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History

The building that is now known as the Westcott Theater was first constructed in 1919. Formerly called the Harvard Theater and then the Studio, the theater originally acted as a cinema hosting a variety of films ranging from vaudeville films to more risque adult films. In 1993 Nat Tobin, local film enthusiast and manager of the Manlius Art Cinema, took control of the cinema's lease and re-opened the property now calling it the Westcott Cinema. Under Tobin the single-screen cinema screened contemporary films for 14 years before having to close down in October 2007. Interested in appropriating the now defunct cinema, local entrepreneurs Sam Levey and Dan Mastronardi approached building owner Ray Duplain with an offer. After renovating the former cinema, tearing out the old seats and screen and installing a small bar, the Westcott Theater opened for business. The venue began hosting shows in September 2008, although its official opening was not held until November of the same year. The Post Standard's Chris Baker said in 2013 that “the estcotttheater has become the most consistent midsize venue in yracusewith about 120 shows annually.”

Concerts

In Syracuse the Westcott Theater performed two concerts by

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References

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