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Cambridge movie theater
Cambridge movie theater






After opening for Bonnie Rait in 1974, music critic John Landau wrote, “I saw rock and roll’s future and its name is Bruce Springsteen.” The theatre also hosted the first Rocky Horror stage show in the country, which was played by the full body cast. In fact, Bruce Springsteen got his start at the theatre. Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Hall and Oats, the Clash, and Bruce Springsteen all played at the University Theatre.

cambridge movie theater

While it was always a movie theatre, it also held live performances, including magic shows, vaudeville, and rock concerts.

cambridge movie theater

The theater could seat 1640 people, and had wicker chairs and a velvet curtain displaying George Washington commanding the continental army on Cambridge common.

cambridge movie theater

The Harvard Square Theatre, originally the University Theatre, opened in 1926, with an original entrance on Mass.








Cambridge movie theater