Broward Center for the Performing Arts
| Full name | Broward Center for the Performing Arts |
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| Address | 201 SW 5th Avenue |
| Location | Fort Lauderdale, Florida |
| Coordinates | 26°07′13″N 80°08′55″W / 26.120399°N 80.148484°WCoordinates: 26°07′13″N 80°08′55″W / 26.120399°N 80.148484°W |
| Type | Performing arts center |
| Capacity | Au-Rene Theater: 2,700 Amaturo Theater: 590 Abdo New River Room: 500 |
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| Opened | February 26, 1991 |
| Renovated | 2014 |
| Expanded | 2014 |
| Architect | Benjamin Thompson and Associates |
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Broadway Across America Florida Grand Opera |
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The Broward Center for the Performing Arts is a large multi-venue theater and entertainment complex located in the heart of downtown Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Opened in 1991 on a 5.5-acre (22,000 m2) site along the north bank of the New River at Sailboat Bend, the center became a catalyst for major downtown revitalization efforts and an anchor of the Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment District.
Designed by award-winning architect Benjamin C. Thompson, the Broward Center is considered the cultural heart of Broward County. Hosting operas, ballets, concerts, plays, lectures and numerous community events in its four theaters, Broward Center is partners in the arts with several renowned organizations including the Symphony of the Americas, Florida Grand Opera, Miami City Ballet, Concert Association of Florida, Gold Coast Jazz. National tours of Broadway productions are presented in partnership with Broadway Across America. Broward Center's mission includes a strong focus on integrating the arts into education and a substantial portion of annual programming is dedicated to educational and community endeavors.
Broward Center for the Performing Arts is in the downtown riverfront area, in the South Florida region. In the process, it has also become one of the USA's most visited theaters, ranked number four in the world by Venues Today and seven worldwide by concert trade publication Pollstar for annual sales in 2007.
As of 2011, the Broward Center receives over 700,000 patrons annually with over 700 different events. Plans were also announced for an expansion to the center to begin in spring 2012.
Architects and design professionals who designed the Broward Center for the Performing Arts include:
In an effort to address the changing needs of an expanding South Florida cultural community and invigorate the downtown business district, a consortium of civic leaders, private citizens, and government entities came together in the 1980s to secure the funding necessary to build the world class theater complex that was to become the Broward Center for the Performing Arts. The Florida legislature in 1984 established the Performing Arts Center Authority (PACA) to oversee construction, then policy making, at the Broward Center. The Downtown Development Authority, along with civic-minded citizens, private sources and the Broward Performing Arts Foundation worked together to raise the funding required to build the theater complex.
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