Movies Return as Southampton Playhouse Opens Doors in the Village - 27 East

Movies Return as Southampton Playhouse Opens Doors in the Village

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Joe Lavinio and Maureen Dean raise their hands when Southampton Playhouse artistic director Eric Kohn asked if anyone in the audience had worked for the former Southampton Cinema. DOUG KUNTZ

Joe Lavinio and Maureen Dean raise their hands when Southampton Playhouse artistic director Eric Kohn asked if anyone in the audience had worked for the former Southampton Cinema. DOUG KUNTZ

Two former Southampton Cinema employees, Joe Lavinio and Maureen Dean, center, with Lavinio's wife Marie at the Southampton Playhouse on Saturday. DOUG KUNTZ

Two former Southampton Cinema employees, Joe Lavinio and Maureen Dean, center, with Lavinio's wife Marie at the Southampton Playhouse on Saturday. DOUG KUNTZ

Patrons arrive at the Southampton Playhouse on Sunday night. DOUG KUNTZ

Patrons arrive at the Southampton Playhouse on Sunday night. DOUG KUNTZ

The audience awaits the start of a screening of a Betty Boop cartoon at the Southampton Playhouse. DOUG KUNTZ

The audience awaits the start of a screening of a Betty Boop cartoon at the Southampton Playhouse. DOUG KUNTZ

Audience members gather in the lobby of the Southampton Playhouse Sunday evening. DOUG KUNTZ

Audience members gather in the lobby of the Southampton Playhouse Sunday evening. DOUG KUNTZ

The marquee is illuminated once again, as the Southampton Playhouse opened its doors this week. DOUG KUNTZ

The marquee is illuminated once again, as the Southampton Playhouse opened its doors this week. DOUG KUNTZ

authorStephen J. Kotz on Feb 18, 2025
After a nearly five-year hiatus, the movies have returned to Southampton Village. The rechristened Southampton Cinema, now the Southampton Playhouse, flung open its doors with inaugural screenings beginning on Friday,... more

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