Ellen Eccles Theatre

The Ellen Eccles Theatre is an entertainment venue located in Logan, Utah.

As vaudeville became less popular, the theatre became used primarily for community events and, increasingly, movies.

Michael Ballam, an opera singer and professor at Utah State University, led the charge to save and restore the theatre.

His efforts led to the city of Logan receiving the theatre as a gift from S. Eugene Needham, and a not-for-profit organization was formed to renovate and operate it, now known as the Cache Valley Center for the Arts.

However, work continued, and the house, christened the Ellen Eccles Theatre after the family member of one of the principal philanthropists, opened to a gala performance on January 8, 1993.

A view of the Ellen Eccles Theater in Downtown Logan, Utah.