{{Short description|Historic theater in Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States}} {{For|other theatres named "Fox Theatre"|Fox Theatre (disambiguation)}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}} {{Infobox venue | name = Meyer Theatre | former_names = Fox Theatre | image = Meyer Theatre New Marquee.jpg | caption = | address = 117 S. Washington St., Green Bay, Wisconsin | coordinates = {{coord|44|27|42|N|88|0|56|W|region:US|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_map = Wisconsin#USA | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Wisconsin##Location in United States | built = 1930 | renovated = 2003 | architect = Larsen, L.P.; Immel Construction Company | architecture = <!-- Art Deco --> | capacity = 1000 | public_transit = {{rint|bus|1}} Green Bay Metro }} The '''Meyer Theatre''' is a historic theater located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Originally known as the '''Fox Theatre''', the building was constructed in 1929 in the Art Deco and Spanish Colonial Revival architecture styles. Its opening on February 14, 1930, was celebrated with a festival that drew thousands of guests, including several Fox Films officials.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/hp/register/viewSummary.asp?refnum=00000256|title=Fox Theater|publisher=Wisconsin Historical Society|accessdate=2012-01-25}}</ref>
==History== After Fox Theatres Inc. declared bankruptcy in 1933, the theater was operated as the Bay Theatre until 1998.<ref>Meyer Theatre [http://www.meyertheatre.org/rich-memories-rich-histories/ "Historical Treasure"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927211202/http://www.meyertheatre.org/rich-memories-rich-histories/ |date=2013-09-27 }}</ref> It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/WI/Brown/state.html|title=Wisconsin - Brown County|publisher=National Register of Historic Places.com|accessdate=2012-01-25}}</ref> The building was restored in 2002 and renamed the Robert T. Meyer Theatre, in honor of a former Green Bay businessman.<ref>Meyer Theatre. [http://www.meyertheatre.org/betty-meyer/ "Betty Meyer"]</ref> It was re-opened in 2003. Upon re-opening, it was managed by the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts. Today the Meyer Theatre Corporation is contracted with PMI Entertainment Group to do the booking and handle management of the facility. [[File:Mayor Schmitt Conducts Civic Symphony of Green Bay.jpg|thumb|center|Civic Symphony of Green Bay performance at the Meyer Theatre]]
==See also== {{Portal|Arts}} *The Tarlton Theatre, also NRHP-listed in Green Bay
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==External links== {{Commons category|Meyer Theatre (Green Bay, Wisconsin)}} * {{Official website|http://www.meyertheatre.org}}
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Category:Cinemas and movie theaters in Wisconsin Category:Former cinemas and movie theaters in the United States Category:Buildings and structures in Green Bay, Wisconsin Category:Culture of Green Bay, Wisconsin Category:Art Deco architecture in Wisconsin Category:Art Deco cinemas and movie theaters Category:Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in Wisconsin Category:Spanish Colonial Revival cinemas and movie theaters Category:Theatres completed in 1929 Category:Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Wisconsin Category:National Register of Historic Places in Brown County, Wisconsin
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