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Saenger Upgrades Revised
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The theatre was expected to open a year earlier with $39 million in renovations. The price is now $51 million.
Restoration plans call for the theatre to reflect the way it looked when it opened in 1927 as a playhouse before turning into the city’s preeminent movie palace. Floodwaters swamped the theatre’s underground infrastructure and orchestra-level seats, and destroyed its ornate Florentine interior, according to the Times-Picayune.
The theatre was an active concert venue, hosting acts like the