Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
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Ordway Center for the Performing Arts is located in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota. It plays host to a wide variety of performing arts, such as touring Broadway musicals, orchestra, opera, and cultural performers. Also, it serves as a home to several local arts organizations, such as The Minnesota Opera, The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, and The Schubert Club.
[edit] History
Ordway Center opened its doors to the public on January 1, 1985 and was called Ordway Music Theatre. The name was changed in 2000 to reflect the vast array of performing arts that take place under its roof.
[edit] About the Building
Ordway Center contains the 1,900 seat Main Hall, the intimate 306 seat McKnight Theatre; two large rehearsal halls, and magnificent lobbies on each floor, including the second floor Marzitelli Foyer, a spacious, two story lobby encircled by a glass facade.
