Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts

28°32′17″N 81°22′41″W / 28.538032°N 81.378192°W / 28.538032; -81.378192

Dr. Phillips Center
Exterior of venue (c.2014)
Address445 S Magnolia Ave.
LocationDowntown Orlando
OwnerCity of Orlando
Capacity2,731 (Walt Disney Theater)
1,700 (Steinmetz Hall)
400 (DeVos Family Room)
294 (Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater)
Construction
Broke groundJune 23, 2011 (2011-06-23)
OpenedNovember 6, 2014 (2014-11-06)
ExpandedJanuary 14, 2022
Construction cost$613 million
Architect
Project managerAMS Planning & Research Corp
Structural engineer
  • TLC Engineering Solutions
Services engineerTLC Engineering Solutions.
General contractorBalfour Beatty Construction
Main contractors
  • Forte Young, Inc.
  • R.L. Burns, Inc.
  • Rey Group, Inc.
Tenants
Orlando Ballet (2014–present)
Website
Venue Website

Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts (commonly known as Dr. Phillips Center) is a performing arts center in Downtown Orlando, Florida, United States. It joined the Bob Carr Theater, which originally opened as the Orlando Municipal Auditorium in 1927,[1] to become Orlando's main performance venue. The center's grand opening was held on November 6, 2014.[2]

Barton Myers was the design architect with Artec Acoustic Consultants and Theatre Project Consultants co-designing the theaters. HKS Architects was the executive architect in association with Baker Barrios Architects, Inc.

  1. ^ "Classic Carr". Orlando: The City's Magazine. Orlando, Florida: Morris Media. May 2013. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
  2. ^ Brinkmann, Paul (November 6, 2014). "Darden, Magic execs plug Dr. Phillips Center opening". Orlando Sentinel. Tribune Publishing.

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