Centennial Hall, Performance venue at University of Arizona, United States
Centennial Hall is a performance venue on the University of Arizona campus in Tucson, with seating for around 2,500 people. The hall has a wide stage that can accommodate large touring productions as well as concerts and dance performances.
Centennial Hall opened in 1937 as the University of Arizona's campus auditorium, designed by campus architect Roy Place in the red brick used for nearly all UA buildings. It served as a hall for musical programs, stage plays and general lectures. From 1947 to 1984 it hosted the Tucson Sunday Evening Forum, where Martin Luther King Jr., Eleanor Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Jackie Robinson and Walter Cronkite spoke. A renovation costing over $4 million in 1985 renamed it for the university's centennial.
Centennial Hall sits on the University of Arizona campus and draws both students and Tucson residents to its shows. The program covers classical music, jazz, dance, and touring productions, giving the hall a role in the city's artistic life that goes beyond the university itself.
The hall sits near the center of campus and can be reached on foot from the surrounding streets and parking areas. Arriving a little early is a good idea for popular shows, since the entrances can get crowded just before curtain time.
In 2010, the Broadway in Tucson series brought the Broadway hit Wicked to Centennial Hall, the first time a Broadway in Tucson show played there. UApresents co-sponsored the run, the first partnership between the two organizations.
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