Civic Center Music Hall - Oklahoma City, OK
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Oklahoma City's premier performance theater, offering musical performances of all types.
Waymark Code: WMAYY7
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/13/2011
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Built in 1937 as the Municipal Auditorium, under the Public Works Administration, this Art Deco building is faced with limestone and fills an entire block area. With entrances on all sides, the main entrances face East toward the Bicentennial Park. This East entrance has five sets of four doors each, topped with tall clerestories, for a total of 20 individual doors. Leading to these entrances is a full-width set of six stone steps. Above each set of doors is a massive window divided into 60 rectangular panes. The building has been remodeled several times since its construction, improving the acoustics and altering the inner halls and theaters. The theater is owned by the City of Oklahoma City.
The main performance hall, the Thelma Gaylord Performing Arts Theater, seats 2500 with four levels: orchestra, tier, mezzanine and balcony. This theater is an excellent venue for Broadway shows, theater, dance, opera, symphony music and concerts. The Freede Little Theater seats 286, and the CitySpace theater in the basement is perfect for audiences less than 100.
There is a 4-story atrium for Intermission, and a coffeeshop, the Rich Beans Café, which provides sandwiches and drinks and is open one hour before every performance. The building contains a grand reception hall (the Meinders Hall of Mirrors), and many suites and rooms which are available for rent. The Joel Levine Rehearsal Hall, with its extraordinary acoustics is available for many types of events.
The Civic Center Music Hall, as it was renamed in 1966, has the following Resident Companies:
Oklahoma City Ballet
Canterbury Choral Society
Celebrity Attractions (presenting Broadway shows since 1983)
Black Liberated Arts Center (presenting African and African/American cultural performances)
Lyric Theater and Academy
Oklahoma City Philharmonic
Oklahoma City Repertory Theater
Oklahoma City Theater Company
Rose State College Community Center
The Civic Center Music Hall serves an estimated 300,000 patrons annually at 250 performances.
Theater Name: Civic Center Music Hall
Country: US
Address:
201 N. Walker Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK US
73102
Web Site: [Web Link]
Venue: Other (specify in narrative)
Type of Productions:
Broadway Musicals, Theater, Dance, Opera, Symphony Orchestra, Concerts
Restored Building: yes
Date of Construction: 1937
Architect/Designer: Parr, Frye and Aderhold
Stage Type: Proscenium
Seating Capacity: 2500
Special Productions/Events/Festivals:
Over 250 performances annually of all varieties.
Oklahoma City Philharmonic
Oklahoma City Ballet
Broadway Musicals
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