Benedum Center for the Performing Arts
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| Former names | Stanley Theatre (1928-1987) |
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| Address | 237 7th Street Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania United States |
| Owner | Pittsburgh Cultural Trust |
| Type | Movie palace |
| Capacity | 2,800 |
| Screens | 1 |
| Current use | Performing arts center |
| Construction | |
| Opened | February 27, 1928 |
| Reopened | September 25, 1987 |
| Architect | Hoffman−Henon |
| Tenants | |
| Pittsburgh Opera, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre, Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera | |
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Stanley Theater and Clark Building
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| Coordinates | 40°26′34″N 79°59′59″W / 40.44278°N 79.99972°WCoordinates: 40°26′34″N 79°59′59″W / 40.44278°N 79.99972°W |
| Area | Pittsburgh Cultural District |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Hoffman and Henon |
| Architectural style | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
| NRHP Reference # | 86000303 |
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| Added to NRHP | February 27, 1986 |
| Designated CPHS | November 20, 1984 |
| Designated PHLF | 1976 |
The Benedum Center for the Performing Arts (formerly the Stanley Theatre) is a theater and concert hall located at 237 7th Street in the Cultural District of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Designed by the Philadelphia architectural firm Hoffman-Henon, it was built in 1928 as the Stanley Theatre. The former movie palace was renovated and reopened as the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts in 1987.
The Stanley Theatre, built at a cost of $3 million, opened as a deluxe movie palace February 27, 1928, with seating for 3,800 people (it now seats 2,885). It was designed by the architectural firm Hoffman−Henon who were best known for their design of 35 theaters in the Philadelphia area. The Stanley Theatre was the largest movie theater in Western Pennsylvania. Operated by the Stanley Warner Theatres circuit division of Warner Bros., it was Pittsburgh's main first run house for all Warner Bros. film releases.
In 1974 War and King Crimson played at the Stanley.
In 1976, the Stanley was purchased and renovated by the Cinemette Corporation to be operated as a movie theater. In 1977, DiCesare Engler Productions bought the theater.
September 23, 1978, Frank Zappa played 2 sets at the Stanley Theatre. Ticket picture at: Frank Zappa - Full Concert - 10/13/78 - Capitol Theatre (OFFICIAL) + ticket
Live rock and roll concerts presented through 1984.
The Grateful Dead performed four shows at the venue, and reggae musician Bob Marley performed his last live concert there in 1980, before his death in 1981. The only known photographs from the show were featured in Kevin Macdonald's documentary film Marley.
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