Ritz Theatre

9 North Main Street,
Muncy, PA 17756

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Ritz Theatre, Muncy (Official)

Additional Info

Architects: F. Arthur Rianhard

Functions: Movies (First Run)

Styles: Streamline Moderne

Phone Numbers: Box Office: 570.546.5555

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News About This Theater

1960's photo courtesy of the AmeriCar The Beautiful Facebook page.

Classic small town theatre in operation since 1921. In 2007, it went over to mix of concerts and movies, but went back to full time first run movies from November 2009.

Contributed by Jonathan M. Crist

Recent comments (view all 14 comments)

JohnMessick
JohnMessick on December 11, 2007 at 4:10 am

Lost…I receive a weekly movie update…so they are back showing movies now

JohnMessick
JohnMessick on December 11, 2007 at 5:53 pm

Lost…there program was mixed….movies and concerts..so your right concerts could be added to the “Function” above. I was there once since the new owner’s took over. They made some really nice changes. They even redid the neon on the sign. Looks great at night.

Callie369
Callie369 on December 17, 2007 at 2:07 am

Get “Border”

And advertise it as showing!

bordermovie.com

An independent film…….

JohnMessick
JohnMessick on February 3, 2009 at 6:41 pm

I was past this theater on Sunday. The marquee said “movies coming soon” I wonder how soon.

Crazy Bob Madara
Crazy Bob Madara on September 27, 2009 at 5:10 pm

I took this shot of the marquee lit up on 9-25-2009
http://doctorgrooveband.com/ritz-9-25-09-1.jpg

The owner said that he recently got the theatre back from the “teenage concerts people” I guess that they replaced the old Motiograph projectior with a Century. He asked me how to lube it & gave me a tour. Pretty nice inside. Rest rooms are in the basement.

I see that there is now fire hydrant in front of the entrance.

Too bad the Great Escape 12-plex is @ the nearby Lycoming Mall.

Crazy Bob Madara
Crazy Bob Madara on September 27, 2009 at 5:28 pm

The concert people are gone. The owner said that he would like to open in 4-6 weeks. He just loves the place. It was his chilhood dream to own the Ritz. He took my phone # in case he ever need a back up projectionist. I told him that I would work for a box of popcorn.

CSWalczak
CSWalczak on October 27, 2012 at 6:24 am

As is the case with other small town theaters, the Ritz is struggling to raise the funds necessary to convert digital projection. The current owners are starting fund raising efforts and and becoming a not-for-profit to avoid closing. View article

Joe Vogel
Joe Vogel on May 24, 2014 at 7:32 am

The March 12, 1921, issue of The American Contractor said that Williamsport architect F. Arthur Rianhard was designing a part 1-story and part 2-story theater, 39 x 120 feet, to be built at Muncy, Pennsylvania, for J. F. Fahnestock.

HowardBHaas
HowardBHaas on May 24, 2014 at 12:46 pm

Did this theater get a digital projector & if so how did it afford to?

Jacker
Jacker on March 31, 2015 at 10:52 pm

How bad does this area want this theatre, i am looking into buying it. But will the communuty embace it with a mulitplex down the block.

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