Originally known as the Walker Theatre, the Burton Cummings Theatre for Performing Arts (“The Burt”) was constructed in 1906-07. The theatre was built for a new style of professional-level entertainment and it brought ballets, operas, and Broadway-style shows to Winnipeg.
The theatre was converted into the Odeon Cinema in 1945 and served as Winnipeg’s most popular single-screen movie theatre. Original Odeon logos and artwork are still visible on the building.
In 1991 it was reopened as a venue for live performances, and was designated a National Historic Site of Canada as well as a Provincial Heritage Site.
In 2002, the theatre was renamed after Burton Cummings, Winnipeg-born performer, and former lead singer of the Guess Who.
In April 2014, True North Sports & Entertainment Limited assumed management and operating control of Winnipeg’s historic Burton Cummings Theatre. Under a lease arrangement, from the Walker Theatre Performance Arts Group Inc., True North agreed to provide its programming and entertainment services and expertise to the 107 year-old, 1,604 seat former vaudeville theatre. A newly appointed board of the WTPAG Inc. has been constituted to help govern the transition of the theatre into an exciting new era of entertainment growth in Winnipeg.
• Capacity: 1,560
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