Aronoff Center

The Aronoff Center is a large performing arts center in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. Events that can typically be found at the Aronoff Center include: plays, ballet, popular music concerts, stand-up comedy shows, and musicals. The center was designed by renowned architect César Pelli[1] and named in honor of Cincinnati native and Ohio senator Stanley Aronoff.

Aronoff Center
Front facade.
Address650 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
United States
Coordinates39.103556°N 84.511774°W / 39.103556; -84.511774
OwnerCincinnati Arts Association
TypeFine arts performing center
Capacity3,306 (in 3 theaters)
Construction
Opened1995
Years active1995 - present
ArchitectCésar Pelli.[1]
Tenants
Broadway Across America
Website
http://www.cincinnatiarts.org/aronoff

Performance and other facilities

  • Procter & Gamble Hall seats 2,719
  • The Jarson-Kaplan Theater seats 437
  • The Fifth Third Bank Theater, is a studio theater which seats up to 150.

Additional Areas

  • Rehearsal Hall, a flexible area.
  • The Alice F. and Harris K. Weston Art Gallery, a 3,500-square-foot (330 m2) art gallery.
  • Green Room for receptions and dinners or screenings
  • Center Stage Room, usable for receptions and dinners.

See also

Notes

  1. "Insider's Guide to Cincinnati". Falcon Publishing, 2009, p. 169.


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