ANNOUNCEMENT: The “King of Kings” show on March 31, 2020 has been CANCELLED due to Coronavirus.

Our Planning Committee recommended to our Board that due to our concern for the health and well-being of our audience, we are cancelling the King of Kings event. We value your patronage to the theater and your support of the chapter, and wish you the best in these uncertain times.

Refunds for tickets will be issued through the manner in which you purchased them, either Showclix or at the Kentucky Theatre. We will certainly reschedule this special event for Spring 2021, and we are still planning for a wonderful show on October 4th with a very talented organist and silent film.

2020 events will be posted here as they are scheduled.

In 2019 we hosted another successful Gala Fundraiser and expanded the scope of our summer concerts:

2019 Kentucky Theatre Summer Classic Movie Series

The year 1939 is often referred to as “Hollywood’s Greatest Year.” The featured movies were STAGECOACH,  THE WIZARD OF OZ, GONE WITH THE WIND, SON OF FRANKENSTEIN, and THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME.

The organists’ names are included following the title of the movie. 

May 22 – PURPLE RAIN* (Benefit for Friends of the Kentucky)

May 29 – STAGECOACH*……..Bill Webber

June 5  – REAR WINDOW……..Tim Jones

June 12 – THE TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE……Tim Jones

June 19 – THE WIZARD OF OZ………Bill Webber

June 26 – RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK……Tim Jones

July 3 – FIDDLER ON THE ROOF*……..David Pilkinton

July 10 – CHARADE……….Bill Webber

July 17 – GONE WITH THE WIND………David Pilkinton

July 24 – KISS ME DEADLY*……….Brian Hunt

July 31 – SON OF FRANKENSTEIN*……Tim Jones

Aug. 7 – THE GOONIES*……..TBA

Aug. 14 – FOREIGN CORRESPONDENT*………..TBA

Aug. 21 – THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME*…..Bill Webber

Aug. 28 – BLADE RUNNER: THE FINAL CUT*………Brian Hunt

Sept. 4 – THE BIG LEBOWSKI………..no organ

* = Series Premiere

2019 Gala Fundraiser Event

The Bluegrass Chapter of The American Theatre Organ Society sponsored a gala event and fundraiser at The Kentucky Theater on Sunday evening, October 6, 2019. Detroit theatre organist  JOHN LAUTER  gave a mini concert, lead a singalong with words on the screen and accompanied the silent comedy film  STEAMBOAT BILL JR.  starring Buster Keaton.

We look forward to another gala event in October 2020!