Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center, Performing arts center at University of Alabama, Birmingham, United States

The Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center is a performing arts venue on the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus that includes multiple theaters of varying sizes. The complex houses spaces suitable for orchestral performances, chamber music, theatrical productions, and experimental works.

The Alys Robinson Stephens Performing Arts Center opened on the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus and is named for Alys Robinson Stephens. It serves as the official home of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Its stages have featured Itzhak Perlman, Diane Schuur, Branford Marsalis and the Count Basie Orchestra, and live recordings made there include "Gospel Goes Classical," produced by UAB music professor Henry Panion.

The center is the official home of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra and collaborates with the Birmingham Music Club and the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame on concerts and education programs such as Fun With Jazz. Its stages have hosted Diane Schuur, Branford Marsalis, the Count Basie Orchestra, Itzhak Perlman and the UAB SuperJazz Big Band. Live recordings made here include "Gospel Goes Classical," produced by UAB music professor Henry Panion.

The center sits on the UAB campus in Birmingham and holds four venues under one roof: Jemison Concert Hall, Sirote Theatre, Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall and the black-box Odess Theatre. Check which hall a performance is in before arriving, since seating differs from 1,330 to 170. The ASC is the official home of the Alabama Symphony Orchestra.

The Reynolds-Kirschbaum Recital Hall is a smaller space where chamber concerts and solo performances take place in an intimate setting. This cozy hall creates a different experience compared to the main theaters, allowing audiences to sit very close to the musicians.