Allows small private theater used for musical or theatrical performances to acquire alcoholic beverage retail license.

S 2797 would allow small private theaters with fewer than 400 seats that regularly host paid live musical or theatrical performances to obtain a license to sell alcoholic beverages on-site. Currently, similar licenses are limited to nonprofit theaters with 1,000+ seats and include restrictions on serving times. The bill permits municipalities, with approval from the Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control, to issue this license to qualifying private theaters (including corporations), and it would not count toward a municipality's standard license limits. This change specifically expands eligibility to smaller venues that meet the bill's criteria.