the missouri theatre, is a concert and entertainment venue in downtown columbia, missouri, occupying most of a city block between 9th street between locust and elm streets. it was designed after the opéra garnier by the boller brothers, built in 1928, and is on the national register of historic places. it is columbia's only surviving pre-depression movie palace and vaudeville stage. in 2011, the university of missouri began a three-year lease of the facility. the missouri theatre is the resident home of the missouri symphony orchestra, and is also frequently used by university of missouri and civic groups. as of july 1, 2014, the university of missouri took over ownership of the missouri theatre. it is one of the main performance venues for the university of missouri school of music.