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State Theatre

The State Theatre
Address	220 N Washington St Falls Church, Virginia 22046-4517
Location	Washington metropolitan area
Coordinates	38°52′58″N 77°10′11″W / 38.8829°N 77.1696°W / 38.8829; -77.1696
Owner	Timeless Entertainment
Capacity	850
Opened	January 27, 1936 (1936-01-27)
Building details
General information
Renovated	1998-99
Renovation cost	$2 million ($3.59 million in 2022 dollars )
Renovating team
Architect	Martinez+Johnson

The State Theatre is a restaurant and concert venue in Falls Church, Virginia. Built in 1936, the venue operated as a movie theater until 1988. The theatre reopened in 1999 as an events hall and music theatre. The closest Metro station is the East Falls Church Metro station.

About

It was one of the first theatres on the East Coast to be air-conditioned centrally. It was the flagship of the family-owned "Neighborhood Theatres" chain which also operated: the Glebe Theater and Buckingham Theater in Arlington County, Virginia and the Jefferson Theater in Falls Church, VA.

The first film shown was Thanks a Million starring Dick Powell. On November 27, 1988, the State closed its doors after a final showing of Die Hard starring Bruce Willis. A multimillion-dollar restoration in the late 1990s turned it into a venue for live music and private events. The full theatrical stage is original, as are the 200 balcony seats and the two lobbies.

It hosted Strictly Global, a weekly music-television program for nearly seven years, from 2004 to 2011.

Noted performers