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![Zach Wargel embraces his girlfriend Maggie Sullivan, both 26 and of Tower Grove Heights, on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, during a protest outside of the Tivoli Theater on the Delmar Loop. “I grew up in St. Louis and the Tivoli was an important spot for me growing up and realizing I was queer and not out,” Sullivan said. “I’m also half Middle Eastern, so it was a very important space to see other people who aren’t white. When I heard [about One Family Church not playing Rocky Horror Picture Show], I was devastated and outraged that… they were using Christianity to hide behind their bigotry.”](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/26a0960/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1671+0+0/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F5d%2Fea8fe5e1430ab74a45cb2e919ed0%2F100623-bm-tivoli-2.JPG)
For years, the Tivoli Theatre in the Delmar Loop screened "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." But leaders of One Family Church, which bought the historic building, say they will no longer screen movies that don't align with their faith. -
![The Tivoli Theatre has been dormant for more than a year because of the coronavirus. It will reopen later in 2021 under new ownership. [4/8/21]](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/993790d/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2402x1338+0+468/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F83%2F52442ef8494badacb076724259a4%2Ftivoli-theatre-new-exterior-1.jpg)
Developer Joe Edwards will sell the Tivoli Theatre to the church that has been renting space there for services and a web consulting firm that aims to attract other businesses for a "web district" in the Delmar Loop. -
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![Zach Wargel embraces his girlfriend Maggie Sullivan, both 26 and of Tower Grove Heights, on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, during a protest outside of the Tivoli Theater on the Delmar Loop. “I grew up in St. Louis and the Tivoli was an important spot for me growing up and realizing I was queer and not out,” Sullivan said. “I’m also half Middle Eastern, so it was a very important space to see other people who aren’t white. When I heard [about One Family Church not playing Rocky Horror Picture Show], I was devastated and outraged that… they were using Christianity to hide behind their bigotry.”](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/fddabba/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x1671+0+0/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F3d%2F5d%2Fea8fe5e1430ab74a45cb2e919ed0%2F100623-bm-tivoli-2.JPG)
![The Tivoli Theatre has been dormant for more than a year because of the coronavirus. It will reopen later in 2021 under new ownership. [4/8/21]](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/4ea522b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2402x1338+0+468/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F94%2F83%2F52442ef8494badacb076724259a4%2Ftivoli-theatre-new-exterior-1.jpg)
