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词条 The Belmont Theatre
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  1. Early years

  2. Leadership and growth

  3. Changes

  4. Alumni

  5. References

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|name = The Belmont Theatre
|address = 27 S. Belmont Street
|city = York, Pennsylvania 17403
|country = {{USA}}
|formernames = York Little Theatre
(1933–2016; {{age|1933}} years ago)
|built = {{start date|1949}} (as Elmwood Theatre)
|opened = {{start date and age|df=yes|1953}}
|expanded = 1997
|renovated = 2015
|website = {{URL|http://www.thebelmont.org}}
}}The Belmont Theatre, formerly York Little Theatre,[1] is a community theater in York, Pennsylvania founded on February 5, 1933, as part of the Little Theatre Movement.[2][3][4][5]

Early years

The theatre initially borrowed space from the local Women's Club, the York Collegiate Institute, and the local YWCA. Its first full-length performance was Lady Windermere's Fan at the Phineas Davis School Auditorium on December 14, 1933.[5]

After two unsuccessful attempts at securing its own real estate, the theatre acquired a permanent home at the Elmwood Theatre, a former cinema built and opened in 1949. After a lease-purchase agreement was signed in July 1953, the theatre gained title to the building seven years ahead of schedule in May 1956.[2][5][6][7]

Leadership and growth

Bert Smith was artistic director from 1953 until 1982.[8] Eric Bradley Long was artistic director until 2010.[4] Lyn Bergdoll became artistic director in 2012.[9]

A {{convert|7000|sqft|adj=on}} addition to the theatre was completed in 1997, after more than $1 million was raised under the leadership of Henry Leader, brother of former Pennsylvania governor George M. Leader.[5]

After 2012, the theatre recovered from its own major financial crisis suffered in the wake of the financial crisis of 2007–08, paying off debts and making long-overdue improvements to the building and stage equipment.[4][10]

Changes

According to the executive director, the theatre was renamed after its street in mid-2016 due to a migration of the former name's meaning. While "little theater" originally connoted "community theater", it has more recently been applied to "children's theater" or "smaller productions".[7]

The theatre's most enduring fundraiser has been an annual food stand at the York Fair, at which steak sandwiches are sold. The stand was started in 1957 by Betty Gerberick and run by volunteers. A partnership with the local Roosevelt Tavern began in 2017 to operate the stand from 2018 onward.[11]

Alumni

Notable theatre alumni include Rebecca Wisocky[12] and Sam Freed.[13]

References

1. ^{{cite web|last1=Cotter|first1=Sean Philip|title=York Little Theatre changes name|url=http://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2016/06/01/york-little-theatre-changes-name/85245970/|publisher=York Dispatch|access-date=1 May 2017|url-access=limited}}
2. ^1 {{cite web|title=YLT History|url=http://www.ylt.org/ABOUT-US|website=York Little Theatre|access-date=24 March 2015}}
3. ^{{cite news|last1=Bergdoll |first1=Lyn |title=Bringing Broadway to Belmont: York Little Theatre celebrates 82 years |url=http://www.ydr.com/letters/ci_27565386/bringing-broadway-belmont-york-little-theatre-celebrates-82 |access-date=24 March 2015 |publisher=York Daily Record |date=20 February 2015 |dead-url=yes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402110046/http://www.ydr.com/letters/ci_27565386/bringing-broadway-belmont-york-little-theatre-celebrates-82 |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}
4. ^1 2 {{cite news|last1=Landauer|first1=Bill|title=York Little Theatre eliminates three positions|url=http://www.inyork.com/local/ci_16892461|access-date=24 March 2015|publisher=York Daily Record|date=18 December 2010|dead-url=yes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160229/http://www.inyork.com/local/ci_16892461|archive-date=2 April 2015}}
5. ^1 2 3 {{cite news |url=https://www.ydr.com/story/opinion/columnists/2017/08/31/ylt-belmont-85-years-community-theater-column/621898001/ |title=From YLT to the Belmont: 85 years of community theater |first=Lyn |last=Bergdoll |newspaper=York Daily Record |date=31 August 2017 |access-date=13 September 2018 |url-access=limited }}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Elmwood Theatre|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/36343|website=Cinema Treasured|access-date=24 March 2015}}
7. ^1 {{cite news |url=http://www.ydr.com/story/opinion/columnists/2016/05/31/york-little-theatre-renamed-belmont-theatre-column/852027908/ |date=1 June 2016 |title=YLT renamed The Belmont Theatre |first=Gordon |last=Freireich |newspaper=York Daily Record |url-access=limited |access-date=12 September 2018 }}
8. ^{{cite news|last1=McCracken |first1=Erin |title=Remember: York Little Theatre |url=http://www.ydr.com/ci_21335937/remember-york-little-theatre |access-date=24 March 2015 |publisher=York Daily Record |date=20 August 2012 |dead-url=yes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402111658/http://www.ydr.com/ci_21335937/remember-york-little-theatre |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}
9. ^{{cite news|last1=Woodall |first1=Cansy |title=Bergdoll to take helm of York Little Theatre |url=http://www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_21350482/bergdoll-take-helm-york-little-theatre |access-date=24 March 2015 |publisher=York Dispatch |date=19 August 2012 |deadurl=yes |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402152850/http://www.yorkdispatch.com/ci_21350482/bergdoll-take-helm-york-little-theatre |archive-date=2 April 2015 }}
10. ^{{cite news|last1=Hughes|first1=Ellen|title='Grease' opens new era at York Little Theatre|url=http://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2014/09/grease_opens_new_era_at_york_l.html|access-date=25 March 2015|publisher=The Patriot-News (Harrisburg)|date=15 September 2014}}
11. ^{{cite news |url=https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2017/09/12/whats-future-york-little-theatre-steak-stand-york-fair/656726001/ |title=What's the future for York Little Theatre steak stand at the York Fair? |date=12 September 2017 |first=Anthony J. |last=Machinski |newspaper=York Daily Record |publisher=Gannett |url-access=limited |access-date=12 September 2018 }}
12. ^{{cite web|author=Central PA |url=http://www.pennlive.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/08/york_actress_rebecca_wisocky_b.html |title=York actress Rebecca Wisocky brings experience as a villain to Lifetime's 'Devious Maids' |publisher=PennLive.com |date=11 August 2013 |access-date=24 March 2015}}
13. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.yorkblog.com/yorktownsquare/2008/01/23/ylt-yso-75-years-a1-entertainm/ |last=McClure |first=Jim |title=YLT + YSO + 75 years = A1 entertainment |publisher=York Town Square |date= 23 January 2008 |access-date=12 September 2018 }}
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