Blumenthal Performing Arts Center

The North Carolina Blumenthal Center is a state-of-the-art, multi-use performing arts center in Charlotte, N.C. The Center s name honors the contributions of the people of the state of North Carolina as well as the generosity of the Blumenthal Foundation, the largest private donor to the capital campaign. The Performing Arts Center has three performance spaces: the 2,100-seat Belk Theater; the...

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Inside Blumenthal itself are Belk Theatre, named for the Belk Brothers Company which provided much of the funding for the Center's construction, and Booth Playhouse, a...

The North Carolina Blumenthal Center is a state-of-the-art, multi-use performing arts center in Charlotte, N.C. The Center s name honors the contributions of the people of the state of North Carolina as well as the generosity of the Blumenthal Foundation, the largest private donor to the capital campaign. The Performing Arts Center has three performance spaces: the 2,100-seat Belk Theater; the...

The North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center was opened in 1992. Although it has four theaters under it's management, only The Belk Theater and Booth Playhouse are physically part of the Center. Belk Theater offers the largest seating, hosting up to 2,100 people at full capacity, while the Booth Playhouse is a courtyard-style proscenium theater. The other two theaters the NCBPAC runs...

The dream of building a state-of-the-art, multi-use performing arts center in Charlotte dates back to the late 1970s. Momentum grew in the 1980s, resulting in a $15 million allocation from the State of North Carolina, a $15 million bond referendum approved by the citizens of Charlotte, and an additional $32 million contributed by individuals, corporations and foundations to fund construction....