On This Date

Comedian Richard Pryor brought his raw and unfiltered act to the Lobero Theatre on the night of July 9, 1971. The sold-out, tightly-packed audience roared with laughter- sometimes nervously. Due...

On July 9, 1926, a 25-year-old Clark Gable appeared at the Lobero alongside veteran headliner Pauline Frederick in the drama “Lucky Sam McCarver.” Gable was just kicking off his acting...

On July 6, 1939, Helen Hayes – known as the “First Lady of American Theatre” – took to the Lobero stage in the world premiere of a modern comedy-drama “Ladies...

Giuseppe (Jose) Lobero really knew how to throw a party. Starting with the Lobero Theatre’s grand opening in February 1873, Lobero used his marketing genius to ensure that the theatre...

Over its nearly 150 year history, the Lobero Theatre dressing rooms have hosted thousands of talented and eccentric performers. But it’s likely there has never been anyone, or anything, as...

On June 26, 1981, composer and saxophone great Charles Lloyd first graced the Lobero stage with his innovative and transcendent jazz. In the decades since that first night, Lloyd has...

On June 22, 2006, acclaimed ballet dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov took to the Lobero stage for the third time in his career. The Lobero was the smallest and most intimate venue...

In June 1945, just weeks after Victory in Europe Day (VE Day), the Lobero stage doubled as a broadcast studio for one of America’s most popular wartime radio programs, “Hollywood...

On the (dark and stormy?) night of June 15, 1929, a Lobero audience was subjected to an evening of terror when Bela Lugosi took the stage as the blood-sucking vampire...

On June 13, 1946, the film actor Basil Rathbone took to the Lobero stage in the US premiere of the romantic thriller “Obsession”. But audience members could be forgiven if...