Tickets are on sale now for the opening night of the renovated Mulkey Theatre on Saturday, May 25.
General admission for the event is $50 per person each for a full evening of entertainment. The doors will open at 5 p.m., and the entertainment will start at 6 p.m.
In addition to a red carpet entrance and food and refreshments, organizers have planned a program to take attendees back in time to the opening of the 1946 theatre while also demonstrating the theatre’s new capabilities.
The Mulkey’s first live musical performance will be the South Plains Jazz Orchestra playing big band hits from the 1940s, and the artistic director from the outdoor musical “TEXAS” is preparing a live theatre act to follow the band.
The featured motion picture presentation for the grand opening will be a 1946 John Wayne and Claudette Colbert movie, “Without Reservations.”
Tickets for the May 25 grand opening must be purchased in advance of the show at the Clarendon Visitor Center, which is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.. Tickets can also be purchased by phone at 874-SHOW.
Following Saturday night’s grand opening, the Mulkey will hold four free admission matinees on Sunday, May 27, and Monday, May 28, at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. each day. There will be no admission charge on a first come, first served basis.
Movies tentatively scheduled for those matinees are “Greece” followed by “The Majestic” on Sunday and “Despicable Me” followed by “The Cowboys” on Monday. Those selections may change based on availability.
The annual Mulkey Block Party, which has been held on Memorial Day weekend, is not being held this year as efforts focus on getting the theatre itself open. If there is enough interest, the block party may return in the future.
For more information about the Mulkey Theatre or the opening weekend, contact the Clarendon Visitor Center at 806-874-2421.
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