The Bijou Theatre

  1. Events
  2. Organizers
  3. The Bijou Theatre
203-296-9605
info@BijouTheatreCT.com
https://www.bijoutheatrect.net/

The Bijou Theatre has a long and colorful history dating back to 1909. Silent films were growing in popularity and Lillian Ashmun commissioned architect Ernest G. Southey to design a movie house with a two-story ballroom above. It was common for the Bijou to offer three or four Vaudeville shows every day. The price per ticket back then? 5 cents for matinees, 10 cents for evening shows!
Aside from movies, the Bijou Theatre was alive with music and dance. Peter Dawe bought the building and Daniel J. Quilty, a master dance instructor, operated his College of Dancing, bringing waltz, polka, tap and ballet lessons to the city of Bridgeport until 1950.
Trends come and go, and in the second half of the 1900s the Bijou Theatre underwent different identities and was renamed The Rivoli, Downtown Cinema and then Downtown Family Cinema. One hundred years after showing its first movie, the Bijou Theatre regained its original name. Our goal now is to retain the spirit that comes with it.

Events from this organizer
Today

Smokus Pocus

Bijou Theatre 275 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT, United States

**To purchase tickets, visit Eventbrite.** Elevate your weekend plans with a night of magic that hits different. Innovative feats of trickery are infused with the world of weed as jars of bud appear, lighters come to life, and bongs bend reality in a show designed to enthrall both the stoned and sober. “Experience a higher […]

$38.90

Echoes Of The Eagles: A Tribute to the Eagles Band

Bijou Theatre 275 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT, United States

**To purchase tickets, visit Eventbrite.**   From Eventbrite: ECHOES OF THE EAGLES is the newest and hottest in demand Eagles band tribute. All their 2024 shows have been selling out! They are known for their full lush harmonies with all 6 members as vocalists, recreating the iconic vocals of the Eagles. “Echoes of the Eagles […]

Candlelight

Bijou Theatre 275 Fairfield Ave, Bridgeport, CT, United States

**To purchase tickets, visit Eventbrite.**   From Eventbrite: Candlelight brings the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Connecticut General Info 📍 Venue: Bijou Theatre 📅 Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector ⏳ Duration: 65 minutes (doors open 60 mins prior to […]