Kingsbury Hall
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| Location |
1395 E. Presidents Circle Salt Lake City, Utah United States |
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| Coordinates | 40°45′59″N 111°51′03″W / 40.76639°N 111.85083°WCoordinates: 40°45′59″N 111°51′03″W / 40.76639°N 111.85083°W |
| Type | Performing Arts Center |
| Opened | 1930 |
| Owner | University of Utah |
| Seating type | Reserved |
| Capacity | 1992[1] |
| Website | www.kingsburyhall.org |
Kingsbury Hall is a center for the performing arts located on the University of Utah campus in Salt Lake City, Utah.
History
Kingsbury Hall was designed by Edward O. Anderson and Lorenzo Snow Young and built in 1930.[2] It was named after Joseph T. Kingsbury, former president of the University. Many of Utah's performing arts organizations started in Kingsbury Hall including Ballet West and Utah Opera.[2] Along with eight buildings along University Circle, Kingsbury Hall is part of the University of Utah Circle historic district,[3] which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[4]
Famous performers
- Bill Cosby
- Robert Frost
- David Copperfield
- Dream Theater
- Erasure
- Pet Shop Boys
- Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
- Morrissey
External links
References
- ↑ "Kingsbury Hall Seating Chart". Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "U Receives $3M from Marriott Family Foundations to Support Music Scholarships, Student Performing Arts Productions and Kingsbury Hall". University of Utah. 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ↑ Meecham, Sharon. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: University of Utah Circle and Accompanying fourteen photos, exterior. National Park Service, June 1977. Accessed 2009-09-22.
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
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