The NorVa is a performing venue located inNorfolk, Virginia , the name being asyllabic abbreviation of the city and state of its location.
The theatre was the brainchild of local music venue entrepreneurs Bill Reid and Rick Mersel, who have also developed theAtlantic Union Bank Pavilion and have ties to the development ofVeterans United Home Loans Amphitheater .[ 3] Anschutz Entertainment Group .[ 4]
The original venue opened in 1922[ 5] vaudeville ) theater. It continued as a movie theater into the 1970s. The building served as home to the Downtown Athletic Club from 1980 until 1998.[ 6] James Brown performing the inaugural show.[ 7]
Movie theater history [ edit ] Built by The Johnson Construction Co. Operated by the W.W.V. (Wells, Wilmer, and Vincent) Co., Inc. Part of the Wells entertainment group which included Granby Theatre and Wells Theatre. William S. Wilder was the first manager before opening The Colley Theater (Naro Expanded Cinema) in 1936, andThe Commodore Theater in 1945. Newspaper articles of the time used "theater" and "theatre" interchangeably. Pipe organ manufactured byThe Robert Morton Co. Norva Concert Orchestra Director - Prof. Charles Borjes Original Organist - Jack Griffith Chairs furnished by Virginia School Supply Co. of Richmond, Virginia. 1922
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