AP - Newport Opera House Theater, Among Nation's Oldest, to Reopen in Its 150th Year

Read this great article on the Newport Opera House Theater, one of the nation's oldest theaters, as it undergoes restoration in the year of its 150th anniversary by Michelle R. Smith for the Associated Press (photography by Steven Senne).

Media around the country picked up the story, read it at any of the following links:

The Providence Journal: http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20170529/opera-house-undergoes-18m-renovation-in-its-150th-year

The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2017/05/29/us/ap-us-newport-opera-house.html

U.S. World News Report: https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/rhode-island/articles/2017-05-29/opera-house-undergoes-18m-renovation-in-its-150th-year

The Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4552592/Opera-house-undergoes-18M-renovation-150th-year.html

The Miami Herald: http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/music-news-reviews/article153222404.html

The Fresno Bee: http://www.fresnobee.com/entertainment/article153222404.html

San Francisco Gate: http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Opera-house-undergoes-18M-renovation-in-its-11180479.php

Idaho Statesman: http://www.idahostatesman.com/entertainment/article153222404.html

The Bismarck Tribune: http://bismarcktribune.com/news/national/opera-house-undergoes-m-renovation-in-its-th-year/article_1b9cc80f-f92e-5377-9e41-03f86345aae5.amp.html

The Oklahoman: http://newsok.com/article/feed/1246257

Las Vegas Sun: https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/may/29/opera-house-undergoes-18m-renovation-in-its-150th/

Worchester Telegram: http://www.telegram.com/news/20170529/opera-house-undergoes-18m-renovation-in-its-150th-year

The New Milford Spectrum: http://www.newmilfordspectrum.com/news/article/Opera-house-undergoes-18M-renovation-in-its-11180479.php

Fairfield Citizen: http://www.fairfieldcitizenonline.com/news/article/Opera-house-undergoes-18M-renovation-in-its-11180479.php

Marietta Daily Journal: http://www.mdjonline.com/news/national/opera-house-undergoes-m-renovation-in-its-th-year/article_7df76f37-f92e-507f-98ad-9031b136d40c.html

The Chronicle Journal: http://www.chroniclejournal.com/life/travel/opera-house-undergoes-m-renovation-in-its-th-year/article_91ef4459-e42b-5684-9de4-96450ceba8f5.html

The Pittsburgh Courier: https://newpittsburghcourieronline.com/2017/05/30/opera-house-undergoes-18m-renovation-in-its-150th-year/

The Westerly Sun: http://www.thewesterlysun.com/news/state/10393151-154/newport-opera-house-in-its-150th-year-getting-18m-renovation.html

And some around the world, including New Zealand's largest newspaper...

The New Zealand Herald: http://www.nzherald.co.nz/entertainment/news/article.cfm?c_id=1501119&objectid=11866487