Midland Theatre
The Midland Theatre is a 3,000-seat theater located in the Power & Light District of Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The National Collegiate Athletic Association under Walter Byers had its headquarters in the building from the 1950s until it moved to 6299 Nall Avenue at Shawnee Mission Parkway in Mission, Kansas in 1971.[2] The theatre was originally known as the Loew's Midland Theatre until 1961. Over the years, the theatre has been known by various names including: Saxon Theatre,[3] Midland Stadium,[4] Midland 1-2-3 Theatre,[5] Midland Theatre and The Midland by AMC, and Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland.[6]
This article is about the Midland Theatre in Kansas City, Missouri. For the theater in Newark, Ohio, see Midland Theatre, Newark, Ohio.Address
1228 Main Street
Kansas City, Missouri
United States
3,200 (2008–present)
3,573 (original)
October 27, 1927
1961, 1988, 1998, 2008
Robert O. Boller
Thomas W. Lamb
September 28, 1977
AMC Ownership[edit]
AMC Theatres (then a small Kansas City-area regional chain) purchased the Midland in 1966, and the theatre continued to operate as a movie house until 1981. In conjunction with the AMC Empire Theater, located two blocks south, the complex was known as the AMC Midland-Empire. Since then, it has become a performance hall, still used today for concerts, Broadway and stage shows, ballet and other events. It has also served as the Kansas City home of the annual Radio City Christmas Spectacular over more recent years. The theatre was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[7]