Regal UA Midway
108-22 Queens Boulevard,
Forest Hills,
NY
11375
108-22 Queens Boulevard,
Forest Hills,
NY
11375
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When the Midway Theatre was a single screen theatre it seated 1931 people.
This theater was divided into a quartet in the 1970’s (by twinning both the orchestra and balcony areas) and remained as such until closed for renovations in the late 90’s. While it is sad that the original architecture is lost, the Midway happens to be one of the cleanest and best run cinemas in Queens, featuring excellent site lines due to it’s stadium-style seating plans, comfortable rocker-seats and high quality projection and sound systems.
The Midway celebrates its 60th birthday September 26, 2002. Opening Red Cross benefit featured Ed Wynn on stage and Errol Flynn in “Desperate Journey.” Following day, it joined the RKO chain’s double-feature presentation of “The Pied Piper” & “Just Off Broadway.” Original theatre design by Thomas Lamb (his last), completed after his death by S. Charles Lee. Named after the Battle of Midway Island, the turning point of the war in the Pacific. Theatre a joint partnership of RKO & Skouras Theatres, which alternated management for the first 8 years. May have been the last theatre completed in US before war restrictions on building supplies.