Mayor Gorton says that the theatre will reopen as soon as possible.
The Kentucky Theatre will close temporarily beginning October 1, WKYT reports.
"This is the last thing I would ever want to do. I love the Kentucky Theatre," Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton said. "But the management group that runs the theatre contacted us. COVID-19 has steamrolled the Kentucky. Their numbers are way down and they're having trouble getting movies."
Mayor Gorton says that the theatre will reopen as soon as possible.
Read more on WKYT.
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