Theater granted license for entertainment, dancin

By George P. Hassett

The theatrics are back in Davis Square. Eight months after Jimmy Tingle shut down his Off-Broadway Theater on Elm Street, the owners of the theater’s building at 255 Elm Street have been granted a license to entertain once again.

Robert Goren and Micah Goren are expected to oversee the management of the theater while allowing a variety of entertainment companies to put on shows. They did not immediately return a phone call for this story.

Chamber of Commerce President Stephen Mackey said the arrangement could lead to a wide array of entertainment in Davis Square. “The Elm Street Theater has always been an important economic engine to Davis Square. To see it revitalized and in use is a good thing for business in the square,” he said.

Jimmy Tingle’s Off-Broadway Theater closed Oct. 31 after Tingle decided not to renew the lease. Tingle estimated it brought 75,000 people into Davis Square in five years.