This list of theaters and concert halls in Manila includes present-day performing arts theaters, concert halls, music halls and other places of live entertainment in Metro Manila, Philippines. It excludes theatrical companies, sports stadia, other outdoor venues and convention centers which may occasionally be used for concerts.
Venue | Room | Opened | Location | Capacity |
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ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center | Dolphy Theater | 1986 | Diliman, Quezon City | 300 |
Adamson University | Adamson University Theater | 1995 | Ermita, Manila | 700 |
Amoranto Theater | 2006 | Paligsahan, Quezon City | 800 | |
Ateneo de Manila University | Henry Lee Irwin Theater | 1994 | Loyola Heights, Quezon City | 1,131 |
Leong Hall Auditorium | 2008 | 476 | ||
Areté Hyundai Hall | 2017 | 840 | ||
Doreen Black Box Theater | 2017 | 200 | ||
BGC Arts Center | Globe Auditorium | 2017 | Bonifacio Global City, Taguig | 200 [1] |
Maybank Performing Arts Theater | 500 [1] | |||
Camp Aguinaldo | AFP Museum and Multi-Purpose Theater | Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City | 1,074 | |
Circuit Makati | Samsung Performing Arts Theater | 2022 [2] | Carmona, Makati | 1,520 |
Colegio San Agustin – Makati | Saint Ambrose Hall | 1980, renovated in 2005 | Dasmariñas Village, Makati | 1,100 |
De La Salle University | Teresa Yuchengco Auditorium | 2002 | Malate, Manila | 1,100 |
Far Eastern University | FEU Auditorium | 1949 | Sampaloc, Manila | 1,040 |
Ground floor Arts Building | 1998 | 400 | ||
FEU Mini Auditorium | 2005 | 700 | ||
FEU Communication Arts Student Theater | 1990 | 300 | ||
Greenbelt | OnStage Greenbelt | Ayala Center, Makati | 800 | |
Greenhills | Music Museum | 1988 | Greenhills, San Juan | 718 |
Insular Life Corporate Centre | Insular Life Auditorium | 2001 | Alabang, Muntinlupa | 524 |
New Frontier Theater | 1965, renovated in 2015 | Cubao, Quezon City | 2,385 | |
Meralco Theater | 1969 | Ortigas Center, Pasig | 1,000 | |
Metropolitan Theater | 1931 | Ermita, Manila | 1,670 (under renovation) | |
Metro Concert Bar | Paltok, Quezon City | 1,000 | ||
PAGCOR Airport Casino Filipino | PAGCOR Grand Theater | 1998 | Santo Niño, Parañaque | 2,000 |
PETA Theater Center | PETA-PHINMA Theater | 2005 | New Manila, Quezon City | 450 |
Philam Life Theater | 1961 | Ermita, Manila | 780 (closed for redevelopment) | |
RCBC Plaza | Carlos Romulo Auditorium | 2001 | Bel-Air, Makati | 450 |
Resorts World Manila | Newport Performing Arts Theater | 2010 | Newport City, Pasay | 1,500 |
Rizal Park | Rizal Park Open Air Auditorium | Ermita, Manila | ||
SM Aura Premier | Samsung Hall | 2013 | Bonifacio Global City, Taguig | 1,000 |
SM City North EDSA | Sky Dome [3] | 2009 | Diliman, Quezon City | 1,500 |
Solaire Resort & Casino | The Theatre at Solaire | 2015 | Entertainment City, Parañaque | 1,740 [4] |
St. Scholastica's College, Manila | Saint Cecilia's Hall | 1932 | Malate, Manila | 995 |
Star City | Aliw Theater | 2002 | Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, Pasay | 1,275 |
Star Theater | 850 | |||
Tanghalang Francisco Balagtas (Francisco Balagtas Theater) Folk Arts Theater | 1974 | Cultural Center of the Philippines Complex, Malate, Manila | 8,458 | |
Tanghalang Pambansa (National Theater) | Tanghalang Nicanor Abelardo (Main Theater) Nicanor Abelardo Theater | 1969 | 1,821 | |
Tanghalang Aurelio Tolentino (Little Theater) Aurelio Tolentino Theater | 421 | |||
Tanghalang Huseng Batute (Studio Theater) Huseng Batute Theater | 250 | |||
Tanghalang Pasigueño | Asamblea Magna (Main Theater) | San Nicolas, Pasig | 1,300 | |
Nagsabado Hall (Mini Theater) | 60 | |||
Dalampasigan Hall (Mini Theater) | 60 | |||
Teatro Marikina | 2002 | Santa Elena, Marikina | 1,100 | |
University of Makati | University of Makati Grand Theater (shortly: Grand Theater) | West Rembo, Taguig | 1,000 | |
University of the Philippines Diliman | Dalisay J. Aldaba Hall | 1960 | Diliman, Quezon City | 211 |
Cine Adarna of UP Film Institute | 800 | |||
Wilfrido Ma. Guerrero Theater | 1951 | 300 | ||
TIU Theater | UP Theater | 1960 | Makati City | 2,000 |
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