Built in 1929 for the new "talking pictures," the Grand Dame of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the Oklahoma List of Historic sites.
The elegant Spanish Gothic theatre annually attracts some 20,000 visitors to downtown Norman for a variety of programs and events such as theatre, concerts and ballet. The annual Sooner Performance Series spotlights nationally and regionally known performing artists, complementing the numerous local performing arts events which fill the season's calendar.