Oakdale Theater

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The Oakdale Theater is located on South Turnpike Road in Wallingford, Connecticut.

It opened in 1957 with 1,200 seats under a tent in the middle of a field. Since that time, it has been steadily expanded. In 1972 it replaced its tent with a wooden dome that accommodated 3,000 seats. The stage was located in the center, creating a theater in the round. In the mid 1990s Oakdale has transformed itself again to become a year-round 5,000-seat performing arts center.

The Oakdale Theater has hosted plays, musicals, comedians and musicians ranging from Air Supply to ZZ Top, Bob Dylan, the Beach Boys and the Smothers Brothers, as well as being a brief topic on the FOX comedy series, Family Guy, while characters Peter and Mr. Peuterschmidt are conducting a failed train robbery.

It was recently renamed the "Chevrolet Theater".