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Aronoff Center for the Arts
Front facade
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
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
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 and named in honor of Cincinnati native and Ohio senator Stanley Aronoff.

Performance and other facilities

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 m) art gallery
  • Center Stage Room and The Green Room, used for receptions, dinners, and screenings

See also

Notes

  1. ^ "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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