Covedale Center for the Performing Arts

The Covedale Center for the Performing Arts is a live theater venue located at 4990 Glenway Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio.

The building was originally built by the Ackerman Family and opened as a cinema on March 21, 1947, with 924-seat movie house.

[1] In the 1970s a wall was erected down the middle to allow for a two-screen set-up.

In 1998 the movie house was converted into a Cinema Grill, offering second-run movies and a dinner.

[1] The building was purchased by Cincinnati Young People's Theatre[3] and opened on July 26, 2002, with the musical production "West Side Story".