Iconic Albany Movie Theater Reopens, Under New Management of Scene One Entertainment

ALBANY — Five weeks after re-opening the Wilton Mall cinema in its newly rebranded Scene One Entertainment form, company owner and CEO Joe Masher has reopened the Spectrum 8 Theaters in Albany, restoring the luster and soul of the iconic Albany cineplex back as an independent arthouse movie theater.

For decades, the Spectrum has been synonymous with independent, upscale programming of avant-garde, foreign, independent, and widely-released features. Originally a single-screen theater known as The Delaware Theater that opened in the early 1940s, the Spectrum has been a mainstay of the Delaware Avenue neighborhood.

“The overwhelming response to the theatre’s closing in March prompted me to move faster with the building’s owner to get the cinema reopened,” masher said. “The art gallery will be reactivated and the calendar that was published monthly will return.

The opening marks the third theater operating for Scene One Entertainment in Upstate New York, after Scene One Movieland in Schenectady and Scene One Wilton Mall Cinemas. Scene One Entertainment also operates Huck Finn’s Playland in Albany.

Tickets can be purchased at scene1ent.com or the Spectrum box office located on Delaware Avenue in Albany.