Klein Memorial Auditorium

The Klein Memorial Auditorium is a 1400 seat proscenium theater located at 910 Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport, CT. The venue was built with funds willed to the city by Bridgeport native Jacob Klein (1862-1932), a lawyer and active supporter of Bridgeport community organizations. The auditorium, designed by local architect Leonard Asheim, was built in the Art Deco style and features bronze...

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The 1,400 seat theatre opened in 1940, built from funds willed to the City by Bridgeport resident Jacob Klein. The Klein has played host to programs ranging in scope from symphonies, operas, and theatre, to local dance recitals, graduations, and union meetings. Such luminaries as Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Fiedler, Della Reese, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, Paul Robeson, Milton Berle,...

Known as the \ Grande Dame of Bridgeport,\ the Klein is home to the Greater Bridgeport Symphony, Hartford Ballet and the Connecticut Grand Opera & Orchestra. This grand restored 1,400-seat Art Deco theatre with marble floors, exquisite chandeliers and Greek pillars features an A-list of entertainment that includes musicals, theatrical performances, and concerts.

The Klein Memorial Auditorium is Fairfield Theatre Company's beautifully restored 1,400 seat art deco theater. The Klein hosts classical, jazz, swing, pop, choral and operatic presentations. It is home to the Greater Bridgeport Symphony, the Connecticut Grand Opera and the Connecticut Ballet Theater.