Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts

Annenberg Center
for the Performing Arts
(2024)
Map
Address3680 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
LocationPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates39°57′10″N 75°11′47″W / 39.9529°N 75.1965°W / 39.9529; -75.1965
Public transit36th Street SEPTA
OwnerUniversity of Pennsylvania
TypeTheatre
Genre(s)Jazz, dance, theatre, world music
Capacity960 (Zellerbach Theatre)
211 (Prince Theatre)
120 (Montgomery Theater)
Construction
Opened1971 (1971)
ArchitectVincent G. Kling
Website
www.annenbergcenter.org

The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is a theatre, dance and world music venue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It helped to popularize the works of composers like Steve Reich and Philip Glass; the Center has also hosted shows by performers ranging from the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra to Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

The Annenberg facility was designed by Vincent G. Kling who also designed the Philadelphia Mint.[1]

  1. ^ "Vincent Kling - Ed Bacon Foundation - Retrieved August 31, 2008". Edbacon.org. Archived from the original on February 16, 2012. Retrieved 2014-08-23.