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| Location | Providence, Rhode Island |
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| Built | 1928 |
| Architect | Rapp & Rapp |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000027[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 19, 1977 |
| Providence Performing Arts Center | |
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| Seating capacity | 3,100[2] |
The Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC), formerly Loew's State Theatre and Palace Concert Theater, is a multi-use not-for-profit theater located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence, Rhode Island. It was built in 1928 as a movie palace by the Loews Theatres chain to designs by Rapp & Rapp, the leading designers of music palaces at the time. PPAC contains 3,100 seats and hosts touring Broadway shows, concerts, plays and films.[3][4][5][6][7]
The theater was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 under the name "Loew's State Theatre".[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ About the Providence Performing Arts Center
- ^ the Providence Journal: A&E, Things to do: Mary Poppins, Burn the Floor, Bring it on
- ^ the Providence Journal: A&E, Things to do: The Adams Family
- ^ the Providence Journal: A&E, Things to do: Chris Botti performs at Providence Performing Arts Center
- ^ University of Massachusetts Come Fly Away with UMass Dartmouth at the Providence Performing Arts Center[permanent dead link]
- ^ Woodward, Wm. McKenzie (2003). PPS/AIAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Photography by William Jagger Photography (1st ed.). Providence, Rhode Island: Providence Preservation Society and American Institute of Architects Rhode Island Chapter. p. 94. ISBN 0-9742847-0-X.