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[39] [37] The three-stage theater complex is now the second-largest performing arts center in Washington, DC, after the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. It is the largest regional theater in D.C. [5] [39] Arena Stage re-opened in October 2010 with Oklahoma!. [13] [2] The capacity of its three theaters follows:
It was his last DC performance before his death in 1998. In 2007, it was the venue for the first annual Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. The recipient of the first Gershwin Prize was Paul Simon. On December 28, 2018, JBG Smith sold the property to CBRE Global Investors for $376.5 million. [3]
Theatre-in-the-round was common in ancient theatre, particularly that of Greece and Rome, but was not widely explored again until the latter half of the 20th century.. In Margo Jones' survey of theatre-in-the-round, [4] the first two sources of central staging in the United States she identified were the productions by Azubah Latham and Milton Smith at Columbia University dating from 1914, and ...
This is a list of seating capacities for sports and entertainment arenas in the United States with at least 1,000 seats. The list is composed mostly of arenas that house sports teams (basketball, ice hockey, arena soccer and arena football) and serve as indoor venues for concerts and expositions.
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Opera House Foggy Bottom: 1971 2364 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Eisenhower Theater Foggy Bottom: 1971 1164 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Family Theater Foggy Bottom: 1971 324 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts Theater Lab Foggy Bottom: 1971 388
The 57,000-square-foot venue, which cost $60 million , has a movable stage and backdrop that allows capacity to vary from 2,500 to 6,000. [3] [1] Balconies are closer to the stage than most venues. [3] The venue is operated by I.M.P., which also manages Washington's 9:30 Club and Lincoln Theatre and Maryland's Merriweather Post Pavilion. [1]
The Kennedy Center as seen from the air on January 8, 2006 (before construction of the REACH expansion). A portion of the Watergate complex can be seen at the left. The idea for a national cultural center dates to 1933 when First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt discussed ideas for the Emergency Relief and Civil Works Administration to create employment for unemployed actors during the Great Depression. [3]
The Atlas Performing Arts Center opened in March 2005. [8] The nearly 60,000 square feet (5,600 m 2) facility boasts one 260 seat proscenium theatre, one large flexible seat black box theatre and two smaller Lab Theatres. There are three dance studios, managed by Joy of Motion Dance Center.