Broward Center For The Performing Arts - Venues and Facilities

Venues and Facilities

Performance venues at BCPA, on the New River (Himmarshee):

Au-Rene Theater, the main performance space for major international, national and regional productions, including Miami City Ballet, Concert Association of Florida, Florida Grand Opera and Broadway Across America touring companies.

• Capacity: 2,700
• Notable performances: The Phantom of the Opera (1991), Tony Bennett (2007), Broadway's The Lion King (2002 and 2007), Whoopi Goldberg (2005), Renée Fleming (2006), Wicked (2008), k.d. lang (2008)
• Seating structure: Orchestra, Mezzanine, and Balcony

Amaturo Theater, an intimate space ideally suited for dramatic productions as well as children’s theater, film, community theater, choirs, chamber, jazz, folk and symphonic music groups, seminars, and emerging dance companies.

• Capacity: 590
• Notable performances: Gold Coast Jazz, Symphony of the Americas, Capitol Steps, Second City Revue, Paula Poundstone, Jane Monheit
• Seating structure: Excellent sight-lines from every seat, with a large center section, flanked by a left and right seating area

Abdo New River Room, a conference/banquet/performance facility available for various types of activities, such as cabaret, dinner theater, rehearsals and speaker programs as well as for public and private receptions and events.

• Capacity: 500 seated seminar/theater style; 240 banquet style:
• Notable performances: Tony n’Tina’s Wedding, Next Step Dance Theater
• Location: On the same Ft. Lauderdale campus with the Amaturo and Au-Rene theaters