The Fox Theatre has walled in the open-air terrace that sat above its Peachtree Street entrance and reopened the space as the Arcade Lounge, a fully enclosed third-floor room that members of the theater's Marquee Club can use in any weather. On show nights, members now have two indoor spaces with bar service rather than one, plus the outdoor patio that remains.
The terrace had been only partially covered, which made it useful in mild weather and largely unusable in an Atlanta August or a cold January. Enclosing it keeps the room in rotation year-round. The Marquee Club's existing indoor Conservatory bar and its rooftop patio overlooking Peachtree were left intact; the Arcade Lounge sits between the two.
Atlanta firm Lord Aeck Sargent handled the enclosure and redesign. The firm designed the original Marquee Club and has worked on other renovations at the theater. Rachel Bomeli, the Fox's chief operating officer, framed the project as part of a continuing reinvestment in what guests get for their money, noting that the club has drawn thousands of ticket holders and members each year since it opened in 2018 and that the theater has reworked its offerings and layout in response to member feedback. "The definition of premium experiences is always changing," Bomeli said, adding that what guests valued five or ten years ago is not necessarily what they value now.
A basic Marquee Club membership starts at $650 a year and is tied to a specific day. It covers pre-show food, complimentary water, coffee and Coca-Cola beverages, private bars and restrooms, passes to the seven regular-season Regions Bank Broadway shows, $160 in food and beverage credit, discounts on wine and at the gift shop, and an invitation to the members-only party that opens each season. For anyone not buying in at that level, the Fox also sells individual day passes to the Marquee Club for certain concerts and special events.
The lounge follows a run of work at the 1929 movie palace, including the restoration of the Onion Dome and the opening of a gift shop earlier this year. More projects are planned for the fall, though the theater has not said what they will be. Each one has to thread the same needle: the Fox is a National Historic Landmark, and every modern amenity added to keep pace with newer Atlanta venues has to coexist with the preservation obligations that come with that status.
Original reporting: Rough Draft Atlanta (2026-08-16)
