RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — The historic Byrd Theatre has acquired enough funding to begin replacing balcony seating, but more funding is still needed to replace the rest. In September, 8News ...

8News previously covered that The Byrd Theatre was seeking funding to replace the seating in the balcony in Oct. 2024 — in which the theatre received a donation of $315,000, acquiring enough to ...

“We received a donation of $315,000 from our Board Chair, Martin Davenport, to fund the balcony seat replacement,” Ben Cronly, the Executive Director of the Byrd Theatre Foundation, told 8News.