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Historic movie palaces / Downtown Albion

Bohm Theatre

Albion's 1929 movie palace, saved by locals: a restored main house, a 38-seat second screen next door, weekend new releases, Terror Tuesday horror nights and blues concerts.

Quick facts

Opened
1929
Architect
Christian W. Brandt (per Cinema Treasures)
Seats
1138
Screens
2
Resident companies
Friends of the Bohm Theatre

What makes it special: Barton theatre organ in the original design; second screen Bohm II (38 seats) in the building next door.

01 / Now showing

Now showing

Announced lineup

What the venue announced on its own site when we last checked (2026-09-26). Click through for exact times and tickets.

Full lineup on the venue’s site ↗

02 / The story of this place

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George Bohm opened his new theatre on Superior Street on Christmas Day 1929, designed by Christian W. Brandt, with 1,138 seats and a Barton organ for silent films, a grand house for its time. It opened and closed several times over the decades, stopped running as a three-screen cinema in November 2008 and reverted to the county in 2010. The nonprofit Friends of the Bohm Theatre bought it in 2011, restored it and reopened it as a single-screen theatre in autumn 2014, winning a Governor's Award for Historic Preservation in May 2015. The 38-seat Bohm II opened next door in 2016, and the lineup mixes weekend new releases, Terror Tuesday horror nights, Blues at the Bohm concerts and family film series. October Tuesdays belong to horror, from Heretic on October 6, 2026 to Psycho on October 27, and Vanessa Collier plays Blues at the Bohm on October 12.

  • A 1929 movie palace, built with a Barton organ
  • Terror Tuesday horror and Blues at the Bohm concerts
  • Governor's Award for Historic Preservation, 2015

Plan your visit

The Bohm is at 201 S Superior St. in downtown Albion. Check showtimes and tickets at bohmtheatre.org, or reach the office at (517) 343-2112.

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