Lyric Theatre

See Gone, But not forgotten

Lyric Theatre was a grand old building in the East Avenue Historic District that started life as a First Church of Christ, Scientist church. The Christian Scientists worshiped there for the next 100 years.

Declining membership in the twenty-first century led to the sale of the building to the Rochester Lyric Opera in the early 2010s. It was reopened as the company's headquarters and concert hall in 2015. The Lyric Theatre was also a popular venue for the Rochester Fringe Festival, the International Jazz Festival, and other performance groups and events. The main theater seats 900 people, while a new cabaret-style theater holds an intimate 150 people. According to the RLO:

The building's ties to the local music scene go back much further, however. It was one of George Eastman's major inspirations for the Eastman Theater, as confirmed by its near-identical Palladium ceiling. They also share the same red clay-tile roofs and four massive columns.

Now it is the Grace Road Church.

• A behind the scenes look at the Lyric Theatre, Rochester, NY - EggWork.com (2015-04-25)
  

• Stunning Lyric Theatre open for business - Democrat and Chronicle (2015-04-09)
  

• Rochester Lyric Opera to turn East Ave. church into performing arts venue - Rochester Business Journal (2015-04-08)

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