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Wellmont Theater
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Exterior of venue (c.2015)
Address 5 Seymour Street
Montclair, New Jersey
United States
Coordinates 40°48′45″N 74°13′00″W / 40.8126°N 74.2166°W / 40.8126; -74.2166
Owner The Pinnacle Companies & Greenwood Development
Operator Live Nation
Capacity 2,500
Current use Music Venue
Construction
Opened 1922
Reopened 2008
Architect Reilly & Hall

The Wellmont Theater is a theater and concert venue located in Montclair, New Jersey, United States. The theater is located on the corner of Bloomfield Avenue and Seymour Street in downtown Montclair, near the border with neighboring Glen Ridge.

History

The theater opened in 1922 for live entertainment then switched to movies in 1929. In 2008 The Bowery Presents completed a $3 million renovation of the Wellmont Theater designed by architects Brian Swier and Michael Costantin. The building was retrofitted with new electrical and plumbing systems. New bars in the orchestra and mezzanine were installed. In 2013, venue booking changed to Live Nation, after the theater again underwent another careful refurbishment and started hosting major acts like Steely Dan, B.B. King, Cheap Trick, Fetty Wap, Ms. Lauryn Hill, and DNCE.

The Wellmont is a venue for the annual Montclair Film Festival.

See also

List of New Jersey music venues by capacity

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