[4] The theatre originally featured vaudeville acts and is currently home to the Yakima Symphony Orchestra, Town Hall Series, Community Concerts, as well as traveling Broadway musicals.

Shortly after ownership was transferred to the City, the theatre was severely damaged by a fire on August 11, 1975,[5] except for its stage-house, which was virtually untouched, with only the walls of the audience section remaining standing.

[6] Subsequently, the theatre was painstakingly renovated to its original 1920s state, although a basement with restrooms and a meeting room was added.

Famed artist, Anthony Heinsbergen —who had painted the original murals on the Theatre's ceiling as his first paid commission—came out of retirement to repaint the dome.

Governor Dixie Lee Ray dedicated the rebuilt Capitol Theatre on November 4, 1978 at its grand re-opening ceremony, which featured a sold-out performance by Bob Hope.