Following the request of health officials and our own commitment to the safety of our staff and guests, the Newtown Theatre will cancel the screening of It Happened One Night originally scheduled for May 1. This screening will not be rescheduled.
Thank you for supporting the Newtown Theatre!
Following the request of health officials and our own commitment to the safety of our staff and guests, the Newtown Theatre will cancel the screening of Bye Bye Birdie originally scheduled for April 17. This screening will not be rescheduled.
Thank you for your continued support of the Newtown Theatre!
Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap. Starring Dustin Hoffman and Jessica Lange
Tickets are available only at the box office 60 minutes prior to the screening.
$12 for adults
$10 for seniors (65 and older) and students
$8 for children 12 and younger
$6 for current theatre members
Seating is first come, first served.
Concessions, beer, and wine will be available for purchase before the film. Alcohol sales will end as soon as the film starts.
Local film enthusiast and Newtown Theatre member Cheryl Harris will offer a 10-minute introduction to the film starting at 7:20 PM, during which she’ll share backstory, trivia and other interesting insights into this classic.
Classic Film Nights are sponsored by Harris Comfort
Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry. Starring Cher and Nicholas Cage
Tickets are available only at the box office 60 minutes prior to the screening.
$12 for adults
$10 for seniors (65 and older) and students
$8 for children 12 and younger
$6 for current theatre members
Seating is first come, first served.
Concessions, beer, and wine will be available for purchase before the film. Alcohol sales will end as soon as the film starts.
Local film enthusiast and Newtown Theatre member Cheryl Harris will offer a 10-minute introduction to the film starting at 7:20 PM, during which she’ll share backstory, trivia and other interesting insights into this classic.
Classic Film Nights are sponsored by Harris Comfort
A couple's attitudes are challenged when their daughter introduces them to her African-American fiancé. Starring Spencer Tracy, Sidney Poitier, Katharine Hepburn and Katharine Houghton
Tickets are available only at the box office 60 minutes prior to the screening.
$12 for adults
$10 for seniors (65 and older) and students
$8 for children 12 and younger
$6 for current theatre members
Seating is first come, first served.
Concessions, beer, and wine will be available for purchase before the film. Alcohol sales will end as soon as the film starts.
Local film enthusiast and Newtown Theatre member Cheryl Harris will offer a 10-minute introduction to the film starting at 7:20 PM, during which she’ll share backstory, trivia and other interesting insights into this classic.
Classic Film Nights are sponsored by Harris Comfort
The Jerk will return to the big screen for one night only on Friday, September 27 at 7:30 PM.
Navin (Steve Martin) believes he was born a poor black child in Mississippi. He is, however, actually white. Upon figuring this out, he heads north to St. Louis to find himself. After landing a job at a gas station, Navin is excited to discover his name printed in the new phone book. This ratification of his existence leads him from one misadventure to another: he invents gadgets, dodges bullets, joins the carnival and seeks love in the arms of beautiful Marie (Bernadette Peters).
Concessions, including beer and wine, will be available before the film. Alcohol sales will end as soon as the film starts.
Learn more about parking near the theatre.
Tickets will not be sold in advance. The doors will open at 6:30 PM and ticket sales will begin at that time at the box office.
Admission is $5 for theatre members and $10 for the public. Seating is first come, first served.
The Blues Brothers will return to the big screen for one night only on Saturday, August 17 at 8 PM.
Direct out of jail, Jake Blues (John Belushi) and his brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) are off on a “mission from God” to raise funds for the orphanage in which they grew up. The only thing they can do is do what they do best: play music.
This fun-filled night will feature a signature cocktail for purchase and a free movie pass for anyone dressed as the iconic brothers.
Concessions, beer and wine, and a signature cocktail will be available before the film. Alcohol sales will end as soon as the film starts.
Learn more about parking near the theatre.
Tickets will not be sold in advance. The doors will open at 7:00 PM and ticket sales will begin at that time at the box office.
Admission is $5 for theatre members and $10 for the public. Seating is first come, first served.
Fans of the Three Stooges are invited to our third annual screening of Stooges shorts on the big screen!
On Sunday, June 23, from 1-3 PM, Michelle Squiccimara of The Stoogeum in Ambler will host the screening event and introduce each short film:
Movie Maniacs (1936)
Grips Grunts and Groans (1937)
We Want Our Mummy (1939)
Sing a Song of Six Pants (1947)
Love at First Bite (1950)
All ticket sales are final. No refunds, no exceptions. A mobile or hard copy ticket is okay—all tickets will be scanned at the door. The name on the ticket does not have to match the name of the attendee.
All proceeds benefit the non-profit Newtown Theatre, the oldest continuously operating movie house in the United States.
Movie lineup subject to change
Peter and the Wolf comes to life in this enchanting narrated concert with the Newtown Chamber Orchestra on Sunday, April 28 at 3 PM at the Newtown Theatre.
This special event includes audience participation and the opportunity to touch instruments through a musical "petting zoo."
The doors will open at 2 PM.
Seating is first come, first served.
Concessions will be available for purchase before the concert.
Learn more about parking near the theatre.
Kids 10 and younger: help us decorate the program cover! Your artwork could be pictured on the concert program, and there are also prizes for runners-up. This year’s theme is Peter and the Wolf. Children must be 10 or younger to participate. Artwork may be in color but will be printed in black and white. Click here to download the entry form.
Tickets are available online or at the door. All tickets purchased online will be scanned at the door.
For children 12 and younger, online tickets are free, and tickets bought at the door are $5.
For adult tickets (older than 12), online tickets are $10 plus service fee, and tickets bought at the door are $15.
All ticket sales are final, and no refunds will be given for any reason.
If you can't find your tickets after purchasing, please use this ticket retrieval tool.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery will return to the big screen for one night only on Saturday, April 27 at 7:30 PM.
This event is not BYOB. Concessions, beer and wine, and a groovy signature cocktail will be available for purchase before the film.
Alcohol sales will end as soon as the film starts.
Learn more about parking near the theatre.
Tickets will not be sold in advance. The doors will open at 6:30 PM and ticket sales will begin at that time at the box office.
Admission is $5 for theatre members and $10 for the public.
Seating is first come, first served.
Celebrate the start of baseball season with a special one-night-only screening of Major League (1989) on Friday, March 29, at 7:30 PM.
You haven’t seen this quotable classic on the big screen in 30 years!
This event is not BYOB. Concessions, beer and wine, and a groovy signature cocktail will be available for purchase before the film.
Alcohol sales will end as soon as the film starts.
Learn more about parking near the theatre.
Tickets will not be sold in advance. The doors will open at 6:30 PM and ticket sales will begin at that time at the box office.
Admission is $5 for theatre members and $10 for the public.
Seating is first come, first served.
You know it…you love it…you can probably even quote it. But you haven’t seen Pulp Fiction on the big screen in 25 years!
The Newtown Theatre will screen Pulp Fiction—for one night only—on Friday, March 1, at 7:30 PM. Don’t miss seeing this film the way it was meant to be seen!
Admission is $10 for everyone and $5 for theatre members. Tickets are available at the box office half an hour before the film starts. Seating is first come, first served.
Concessions, beer and wine will be available for purchase before the film.
First released in 1994, Pulp Fiction has been widely regarded as Tarantino’s masterpiece and a touchstone of postmodern film. In 2008, Entertainment Weekly named it the best film since 1983, and it has appeared on many critics' lists of the greatest films ever made.
Buckle your seat belts, because Airplane! is back on the big screen!
This one time-only screening is set for Friday, January 4, at 7:30 PM.
Admission is $10 for everyone and $5 for theatre members. Tickets are available at the box office half an hour before the film starts. Seating is first come, first served.
Airplane! was released in 1980 and stars Robert Hays and Julie Hagerty. In the years since its release, the film's reputation has grown substantially. The film was ranked sixth on Bravo's 100 Funniest Movies. In 2008, it was selected by Empire magazine as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time and in 2012 was voted number one in The 50 Funniest Comedies Ever poll.
Local film enthusiast and Newtown Theatre member Cheryl Harris will offer a 10-minute introduction to the film starting at 7:20 PM, during which she’ll share backstory, trivia and other interesting insights into this classic. Audience members are invited to stay after the movie for 10 to 15 minutes of discussion, thoughts and additional trivia questions with prizes.
A down-on-his-luck inventor turns a broken-down Grand Prix car into a fancy vehicle for his children, and then they go off on a magical fantasy adventure to save their grandfather in a far-off land.
Sponsored by Harris Comfort
“The Dude” will return to the big screen when the Newtown Theatre screens The Big Lebowski on Saturday, November 17 at 7:30 PM.
This fun-filled night will feature movie trivia, White Russians for sale and prizes for the best Lebowski attire. Tickets are $10 for everyone and $5 for theatre members.
Released in 1998, The Big Lebowski stars Jeff Bridges as The Dude, a Los Angeles slacker and avid bowler who is assaulted as a result of mistaken identity.
A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter, where an evil spiritual presence influences the father into violence and his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from the past and future.
Starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall
Sponsored by Harris Comfort
$10 for adults
$8 for seniors/students
$7 for children 12 and younger
$5 for all theatre members
Local film enthusiast and Newtown Theatre member Cheryl Harris will offer a 10-minute introduction to the film starting at 7:20 PM, during which she’ll share backstory, trivia and other interesting insights into this classic. Audience members are invited to stay after the movie for 10 to 15 minutes of discussion, thoughts and additional trivia questions with prizes.
Rob Reiner’s beloved fairy-tale comedy returns to the big screen! The Princess Bride starts at 7:30 PM on Friday, October 5.
Admission is $10 per person. The doors will open at 6:45 PM and the screening will begin at 7:30 PM.
Come early for a Princess Bride trivia contest! Three winners will go home with a special Princess Bride-themed gift. Trivia will run on the screen until 7:25 PM, and the winners will be announced at the end of the movie.
Due to his insistence that he has an invisible six-foot-tall rabbit for a best friend, a whimsical middle-aged man (Jimmy Stewart) is thought to be insane. But he may be wiser than anyone knows.
Local film enthusiast and Newtown Theatre member Cheryl Harris will offer a 10-minute introduction to the film starting at 7:20 PM, during which she’ll share backstory, trivia and other interesting insights into the movie.
Sponsored by Harris Comfort
Two Americans on a hunting trip in Scotland become lost. They encounter a small village, not on the map, called Brigadoon, whose residents harbor a mysterious secret.Starring Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, Cyd Charisse and Elaine Stewart
Local film enthusiast and Newtown Theatre member Cheryl Harris will offer a 10-minute introduction to the film starting at 7:20 PM, during which she’ll share backstory, trivia and other interesting insights into the movie.
Sponsored by Harris Comfort
Starring Jack Nicholson and Faye Dunaway, rated R
Local film enthusiast and Newtown Theatre member Cheryl Harris will offer a 10-minute introduction to the film starting at 7:20 PM, during which she’ll share backstory, trivia and other interesting insights into the movie.
Sponsored by Harris Comfort
Need to escape the summer heat? Celebrate Christmas in July at the Newtown Theatre with a screening of It's a Wonderful Life on Tuesday, July 24 at 7:30 PM.
Tickets are only $5 for everyone—and FREE for all theatre members.
You're welcome to wear your ugly Christmas sweaters and other holiday apparel (don't worry, the AC will be cranking), and the theatre will be decked out in its holiday finest. Bring the whole family for a fun night of Christmas magic...six months early!
To ruin a western town, a corrupt politician appoints a black sheriff, who promptly becomes his most formidable adversary.
Local film enthusiast and Newtown Theatre member Cheryl Harris will offer a 10-minute introduction to the film starting at 7:20 PM, during which she’ll share backstory, trivia and other interesting insights into the movie.
Sponsored by Harris Comfort
Fans of Larry, Curly and Moe are invited to our second annual screening of five Three Stooges shorts on the big screen! Michelle Squiccimara, registrar and outreach coordinator at The Stoogeum in Ambler, will host the event and introduce each short:
Three Little Pigskins (1934)
Termites of 1938 (1938)
Gents Without Cents (1944)
Brideless Groom (1947)
Squareheads of the Roundtable (1948)
All proceeds benefit the non-profit Newtown Theatre, the oldest continuously operating movie house in the United States. Movie lineup is subject to change.
A misogynistic and snobbish phonetics professor agrees to a wager that he can take a flower girl and make her presentable in high society. Starring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison
Local film enthusiast and Newtown Theatre member Cheryl Harris will offer a 10-minute introduction to the film starting at 7:20 PM, during which she’ll share backstory, trivia and other interesting insights into this classic.
Audience members are invited to stay after the movie for 10-15 minutes of discussion, thoughts and additional trivia questions with prizes.
Sponsored by Harris Comfort
With the help of alcohol, a bitter, aging couple use a young couple to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other.
Starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton
Sponsored by Harris Comfort
Tickets will be sold at the box office 30 minutes prior to screening.
Start a new Thanksgiving tradition! Bring the whole family to a FREE screening of The Sound of Music (originally released in 1965) on Thanksgiving (November 23) at 7:30 PM. Doors will open at 6:30 PM.
Sponsored by Harris Comfort
Mel Brooks' monstrously crazy tribute to Mary Shelley's classic pokes hilarious fun at just about every Frankenstein movie ever made. Starring Gene Wilder, Marty Feldman, Peter Boyle, and Teri Garr.
Tickets will be sold at the box office 30 minutes prior to screening.
Sponsored by Harris Comfort
In this 1941 noir classic, detective Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) gets more than he bargained for when he takes a case brought to him by a beautiful but secretive woman (Mary Astor). As soon as Miss Wonderly shows up, trouble follows as Sam's partner is murdered and Sam is accosted by a man (Peter Lorre) demanding he locate a valuable statuette. Sam, entangled in a dangerous web of crime and intrigue, soon realizes he must find the one thing they all seem to want: the bejeweled Maltese falcon.
Tickets will be sold at the box office 30 minutes prior to screening.
Sponsored by Harris Comfort
A young New York socialite becomes interested in a young man who has just moved into her apartment building. Originally released in 1961.
Tickets will be available at the box office prior to each screening. Prices are:
A naive man is appointed to fill a vacancy in the United States Senate. His plans promptly collide with political corruption, but he doesn't back down. Originally released in 1939.
Tickets will be available at the box office prior to each screening. Prices are:
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