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endured to the present. One of the highlights of the Utah as a movie venue was during the mid-1960s, when the Sound of Music had a run in the theater that lasted two years. In 1968, the theater was split into upper and lower levels, with the balcony being transformed into a second auditorium. This architectural arrangement, commonly known as "piggybacking," was frequently imposed on older traditional theaters during the 1960s and early 1970s. With this transformation, an escalator ascended from the Utah's mezzanine to the top rows of the balcony. During the remodeling the proscenium, box seating and some of the elaborate ornamentation was removed. In 1988, the structure ceased operation as a movie theater, and was used by local dance company until 1992, when the building was sold. After passing through the hands of various owners, the vacant building was purchased by the Salt Lake City
Redevelopment Agency (RDA) in 2009.
89:, as well as a requirement to build and maintain a green space with public access, the RDA sold the property for $ 0 to the developers. In early 2021, the developers proposed a 31-story, 400-unit apartment tower at the site that would require the demolition of the Utah Theatre. The deal has proven to be controversial and has sparked efforts to save the theatre from demolition. Supporters of this effort dispute the city's estimates for the cost of renovating the theatre, which the city has cited to be $ 60-$ 80 million.
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Orpheum and was renamed the RKO Orpheum. By 1937, however, it had taken the name the Utah Theater, which has
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