The Whiting is a 2,043-seat auditorium located in the Flint Cultural Center of Flint, Michigan, USA. Originally titled James H. Whiting Auditorium at its opening in 1967, it was renovated in 1999 and given its current name in 2005.[1] It hosts Broadway hits, touring musical and dance groups, and is currently home to the Flint Symphony Orchestra, Flint Festival Chorus, and formerly Christmas at Whiting.[2]
The auditorium features a 35.5'-by-55' stage. 1,119 of the auditorium's seats are on the orchestra level -- 150 of them on the orchestra pit lift. Of the remaining seats, 332 are on the mezzanine, and 308 on the lower balcony, 156 the middle balcony and 128 on the right balcony.
Harry Bertoia was commissioned in 1967 to design the 'Golden Sun.' Seven feet in diameter, the spherical sculpture consists of 675 gold-plated stainless steel branches and hangs in the lobby.[1]
The Whiting is also used for the graduation ceremonies of Flint Central High School, Mount Morris Consolidated Schools, and Lakeville Community Schools.