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Blumenthal Arts
Address130 North Tryon St. (Blumenthal)
345 North College St. (Spirit Square)
430 South Tryon St. (Levine Center for the Arts)
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
Coordinates 35°13′38″N80°50′29″W / 35.227147°N 80.841463°W / 35.227147; -80.841463
Owner Wells Fargo (Knight Theatre)
OperatorNorth Carolina Performing Arts Center at Charlotte Foundation
TypePerforming arts center
Capacity Belk Theater: 2,097
Booth Playhouse: 434
Stage Door Theater: 172
McGlohon Theatre: 716
Duke Energy Theater: 190
Knight Theater: 1,193
Construction
Opened1992 (Blumenthal)
1909 (Spirit Square)
2009 (Knight Theatre)
Reopened1976 (Spirit Square)
Architect César Pelli (Blumenthal)
J. M. Michael (Spirit Square)
tvsdesign (Knight Theatre)
Website
www.blumenthalarts.org
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Belk Theater
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Booth Playhouse
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McGlohon Theatre
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Duke Energy Theater

Blumenthal Arts is a not-for-profit, multi-venue performing arts complex located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Opening in November 1992, Blumenthal owns and operates 4 theaters on 2 campuses in Uptown Charlotte. [1]

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History

In 2012, Blumenthal launched the Blumey Awards, the regional high school musical theatre award program in the Charlotte metropolitan area. [2] Winners of the "Best Actor" and "Best Actress" award compete annually in the national Jimmy Awards program on Broadway. Notable alumni of this program include Reneé Rapp, Eva Noblezada, and Liam Pearce. [3]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Blumenthal Arts debuted "Immersive Van Gogh" in Charlotte's Camp North End district. Running from June 2021 to January 2022, the exhibit ran for over 1,600 performances and had over 300,000 attendees. [4] On January 23, 2024, Blumenthal Performing Arts announced their rebrand to Blumenthal Arts. [5]

Venues

Blumenthal Arts Center

Belk Theater

The Belk Theater is the largest venue in the Blumenthal Arts Center, seating 2,118 at its full-capacity configuration. It Theater hosts a majority of the performances from Broadway tours and resident companies. Opening in 1992, it was designed by architect Cesar Pelli in a contemporary European horseshoe arrangement. The most distant seat is less than 135 feet from the stage. Features an LED fiber optic chandelier with 2,400 points of light in the audience chamber. [6]

Booth Playhouse

The Booth Playhouse is a courtyard-style proscenium theater with cabaret and theater-in-the-round capabilities. It contains 434 seats with seating in orchestra and gallery levels. It hosts a variety of dance, choral and other musical ensembles, as well as meetings, seminars, and workshops.

Stage Door Theater

The Stage Door Theater is a black box-style theater which can seat up to 233 people with flexible layouts. Located at the stage door to the Blumenthal Arts Center, it is the organization's smallest venue.

Levine Center for the Arts

Knight Theater

The Knight Theater is a proscenium theater with a capacity of 1,192. Adjacent to the Bechtler Museum of Modern Art. Portions of the 2012 film, The Hunger Games, were filmed at the theater. [7]

Spirit Square (under renovation)

McGlohon Theatre

Opening in 1980 at the First Baptist Church, the McGlohon Theatre was later converted to a proscenium theater with a capacity of 716. It consists of an orchestra and balcony level.

Duke Energy Theater

The Duke Energy Theater is a black box theater with a capacity of 190.

Ovens Auditorium

Ovens Auditorium is Charlotte's largest performing arts theater with a capacity of over 2,400. Located at the Bojangles Entertainment Complex east of Uptown Charlotte, it features extended Broadway engagements and concerts. Owned by the City of Charlotte and operated by the Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority (CRVA). [8] [9]

Productions

Blumenthal Arts hosts various productions at their theaters, including Broadway national tours, concerts, comedians, dance performances, and shows from local resident companies. In 2022, Blumenthal Arts launched the annual Charlotte International Arts Festival, featuring art installations and performances in the Uptown and Ballantyne neighborhoods. [10]

List of resident companies

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