Cranford Theatre Reopening Next Friday

CRANFORD, NJ - Wanna go catch a movie next Friday? If the answer is yes Cranford residents won't have to travel far as the North Avenue West staple will be open for patrons again on Nov. 8.

The unexpected closing of the Cranford Theatre took the community and owner Doreen Sayegh by surprise. But within hours plans were being made resurrect the venue, plans that will see the light of day in a little over a week.

In a conversation with Ashley Legg "Talk of the Town" Sayegh discusses the theater's surprise closing, the memories the venue has for the community and all of the ideas being employed to make the reopening work.

You can view the video, courtesy of our friends over at TV35 below:

The Cranford Theatre opened as the New Branford Theatre on Nov. 29, 1926 with Noah Berry in "Padlocked," according to Cinema Treasures. It had 1,300 seats and a Wurlitzer pipe organ. In 1927, the name was changed to Cranford Theatre and by 1941 the Cranford Theatre was operated by Warner Bros. Circuit Management Corp., the site noted.

The theatre was later twinned and was operated by Cineplex Odeon in the 1980's and 1990's. In 1998, it was taken over by an independent operator and was divided into five screens. Operated by Digiplex Destinations, it was taken over by Carmike Cinemas in 2014 before being taken over by NewVision Theatres in March 2017 it was renamed Cranford Theatre again, Cinema Treasures noted.

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