WYO Theater

42 N. Main Street,
Sheridan, WY 82801

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Previously operated by: Fox Inter-Mountain Theaters Inc.

Functions: Performing Arts

Styles: Streamline Moderne

Previous Names: Lotus Theatre

Phone Numbers: Box Office: 307.672.9084

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WYO Theater

The WYO Theater was built in 1923 as a vaudeville house called the Lotus Theatre. Later, the theater switched to movies-only format and was renovated in 1941 and given a new Moderne facade. The theater held out for another four decades before closing in 1982.

A non-profit group later restored the theater and reopened it as a performing arts center in 1989.

Contributed by Ross Melnick

Recent comments (view all 7 comments)

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on November 18, 2006 at 12:58 pm

There is a larger version of the postcard above on this page:
http://tinyurl.com/ykl44m

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on January 5, 2007 at 3:10 pm

Here is a more recent photo of a band posing in front of the Wyo:
http://tinyurl.com/y82trh

rlvjr
rlvjr on May 30, 2007 at 10:54 am

We saw a live performance at this fine theatre on 5/26/07. Very comfortable, but I don’t believe the capacity is 483. It looked more like 800 to 1000.

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on February 11, 2008 at 5:49 pm

Here is a 1955 view of Main Street in Sheridan. The Wyo marquee is behind the Lotus Cafe sign. On the marquee, the two films are “This Island Earth” and “Tarzan’s Hidden Jungle”:
http://tinyurl.com/2vae6s

kpdennis
kpdennis on April 25, 2009 at 2:43 pm

The impressive WYO in summer of 1994:
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MichaelKilgore
MichaelKilgore on August 14, 2019 at 4:34 pm

“Ross Campbell was taken over the operation of the Wyo Theatre, Sheridan, Wyo., from Fox Intermountain Theatres. Campbell has been operating the Orpheum Theatre in Sheridan” — Boxoffice, June 27, 1960

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