The Muny

St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre
The Muny
St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre is located in Forest Park (St. Louis)
St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre
St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre
Location within Forest Park
Former namesMunicipal Theater of St. Louis (1917-19)
Address1 Theatre Dr
St. Louis, MO 63112-1019
LocationForest Park
Coordinates38°38′26″N 90°16′50″W / 38.640560°N 90.280484°W / 38.640560; -90.280484
Public transitBus interchange MetroBus
OwnerMunicipal Theatre Association of St. Louis
Capacity11,000
Construction
OpenedJune 5, 1917 (1917-06-05)
Renovated1923, 1930, 1935, 1997, 2004, 2014–15, 2018-19
Construction cost$10,000
($280,000 in 2023 dollars[1])
Website
muny.org

The St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre (commonly known as The Muny) is an amphitheater located in St. Louis, Missouri. The theatre seats 11,000 people with about 1,500 free seats in the last nine rows that are available on a first come, first served basis.[2]

The Muny season runs every year from mid-June to mid-August. It is run by a nonprofit organization. The current president and chief executive is Kwofe Coleman. The current artistic director and executive producer is Mike Isaacson.

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Tickets".