Lincoln Center For The Performing Arts - Performance Facilities at The Center

Performance Facilities At The Center

The center has 29 indoor and outdoor performance facilities that include:

• Alice Tully Hall – a 1,095-seat concert hall located within the Juilliard School building; the home stage of The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
• Avery Fisher Hall (formerly Philharmonic Hall) – a 2,738-seat symphony hall; the home stage of the New York Philharmonic;
• Metropolitan Opera House – a 3,900-seat opera house; the home stage of the Metropolitan Opera
• David H. Koch Theater (formerly New York State Theater) – a 2,713-seat theater; constructed to be the home of the New York City Ballet; many Broadway musicals have also been revived there
• Vivian Beaumont Theatre – a 1,080-seat Broadway-style theater; operated since 1985 as the main stage of Lincoln Center Theater; previously occupied by The Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center (1965–1973) and The New York Shakespeare Festival (1973–1977)
• Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater (originally known as the Forum) – a 299-seat theater; operated by Lincoln Center Theater for its Off-Broadway-style productions (see Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at the Internet off-Broadway Database for a list of productions in the venue)
• Claire Tow Theater – a 131-seat theater operated by Lincoln Center Theater to house its more experimental productions (first performance scheduled for June 4, 2012)
• The Walter Reade Theater – a 268-seat movie theater; used by the Film Society of Lincoln Center; features a raised dais used for post-screening filmmaker discussions
• Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center
• Bruno Walter Auditorium at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
• The David Rubenstein Atrium – a facility on Broadway between 62nd and 63rd Streets; includes a public visitors' and discount-ticketing facility with amenities that include free performances and a café
• The Clark Studio Theater – a 120-seat dance theater; a part of the facilities of the Lincoln Center Institute for the Arts in Education
• Damrosch Park – an outdoor amphitheater with a bowl-style stage known as the Guggenheim Band Shell; used for free Lincoln Center Out of Doors presentations
• Daniel and Joanna S. Rose Rehearsal Studio
• Josie Robertson Plaza – the center's central plaza, featuring its iconic fountain; the three main buildings (Metropolitan Opera House, Avery Fisher Hall, and David H. Koch Theater) face onto this plaza; used as an outdoor venue during Lincoln Center Out of Doors presentations
• Juilliard School – a facility housing the school of the same name: building also incorporates Morse Recital Hall, Paul Recital Hall, the Juilliard Drama Theater and the Peter J. Sharp Theater
• Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse – a nightclub-style venue; used for intimate concerts, "Meet the Artist" and Great Performers events, lectures, and other events where a small, intimate space is preferred; was also used for jazz performances prior to the construction of the new Jazz at Lincoln Center facilities
• Jazz at Lincoln Center – while a part of the center, it is located separately in the Frederick P. Rose Hall complex within the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. It consists of the following performance and related facilities:
  • The Allen Room – a 508-seat amphitheater with 50-foot (15-metre) glass wall overlooking Central Park; as of August 2011, this space also became the recording studio for Anderson, a daytime-television talk show hosted by Anderson Cooper
  • Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola – a nightclub-style venue that allows jazz to be performed in its traditional venue
  • Rose Theater – a 1,094-seat concert hall designed for jazz performances
  • Irene Diamond Education Center – a rehearsal, recording and classroom facility