Overtown's Historic Lyric Theater Is Miami's Pioneer Playhouse

Miami FL

24 February, 2022

3:11 PM

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By Hank Tester, CBS Miami February 24, 2022 Whitney Houston was featured in a music video shot in Overtown's historic Lyric Theater. She knew the history. Major Black entertainment celebrities had been appearing there since 1913, in what was described at the time as "possibly the most beautiful and costly playhouse owned by Colored people in all the Southland." The Lyric was a first for Miami's very early cultural scene. CBS Local Digital Media personalizes the global reach of CBS-owned and operated television and radio stations with a local perspective.