The Ritz Theatre Company

Widely appreciated for its compassionate look at good country people whose lives have gone wrong, Crimes explores the pain of life by piling up tragedies on three sisters with a dark and penetrating sense of humor. Winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, a Gugenheim Award, a Tony Nomination and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.The Ritz Theatre Company has been providing live, quality theater performances to the South Jersey communities for over two decades. The Ritz Theatre building, located at 915 White Horse Pike in Camden County, has recently been placed on the National Register of Historic Places.The historic Ritz Theatre opened in September, 1927 as a vaudeville, movie house and quickly became the focal point of the community. Intimate and
ornamental, the 472 seat Ritz is the only producing theater in the area still resplendent in its original decor. The architecture is Greek revival with the auditorium walls featuring 25 foot high neo-classical canvas murals with gilt trimmed columns and velvet draped balconies enclosed by classic carved balustrades. In the 1950's and 1960's, the Ritz was known for its fine art and foreign film showings, drawing audiences from Philadelphia and beyond the immediate community. In the 1970's the Ritz became a porno movie house. In January of 1986, Puttin' On The Ritz was formed and the Ritz reopened its doors, to once again, become the focal point of South Jersey entertainment. The Ritz Theatre Company, Inc. presents six mainstage productions and eleven children's productions each season. Also offered are holiday shows, special events, summer theatre camp, dramatic workshops and outreach programs. The Theatre building also boasts “The Gallery at the Ritz,” an in-house art gallery that offers professional monthly art exhibits.