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Aronoff Center

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Aronoff Center for the Arts
Front facade
Map
Address650 Walnut Street
Cincinnati, Ohio
United States
Coordinates39°06′13″N 84°30′42″W / 39.103556°N 84.511774°W / 39.103556; -84.511774
OwnerCincinnati Arts Association[2]
TypeFine arts performing center
Capacity2,719 (Procter & Gamble Hall)
437 (Jarson-Kaplan Theater)
150 (Fifth Third Bank Theater)
3,306 (total)
Construction
Opened1995
Years active1995–present
ArchitectCésar Pelli[1]
Tenants
Broadway Across America
Website
http://www.cincinnatiarts.org/aronoff

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.

Performance and other facilities[edit]

Performance facilities:

  • Procter & Gamble Hall, the Aronoff Center's largest theater seating 2,719
  • Jarson-Kaplan Theater, a mid-size theater seating 437
  • Fifth Third Bank Theater, a studio theater which seats up to 150

Additional event areas:

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

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Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Insider's Guide to Cincinnati". Falcon Publishing, 2009, p. 169.
  2. ^ Lyman, David (2014-12-26). "Aronoff was the key to Downtown's revival". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Archived from the original on 2020-08-23.

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