Pridmore in a free Italian Renaissance style and boasted the first well-driven air conditioning system in Minneapolis.

The original stage floor was glass, lit from underneath to create stunning visual effects.

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid set a national record at the State in 1970 for the longest run of a motion picture in America.

After nearly two years of renovation at a cost of $8.8 million, the State Theatre re-opened under its original name in November 1991 with the Minnesota Opera's production of Carousel.

Since the re-opening, the State has hosted live Broadway touring productions such as Avenue Q, Sweeney Todd and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, concerts by Patti Smith and Gordon Lightfoot, author and adventure speaker series and films including the world premiere of the Minnesota-based and filmed movie, Grumpy Old Men.

[5] Live Nation sold most of its theatrical properties, including its Minneapolis operations, to Key Brand Entertainment in 2008.