Seattle Center - Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
Venue Type: Performance Theater
Marion Oliver McCaw Hall opened on June 28, 2003. Designed by LMN Architects, featuring the work of interior designer Deborah Sussman, artist Leni Schwendinger, and the landscape designers of Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd. The new Hall fulfills nearly ten years of hard work and dedication from the staffs of Seattle Opera, Pacific Northwest Ballet, and Seattle Center. Between December 2001 and June 2003, more than 775 construction workers from the Skanska construction company turned Seattle Opera’s former home into the new Marion Oliver McCaw Hall. The dramatic transformation was visible from the street, and opera and ballet patrons on their way to the temporary Mercer Arts Arena could watch as the outer shells of the original 1962 and 1927 buildings were stripped away and replaced with a gleaming glass curtain wall. More than 70% of the old building was replaced by the new construction. Behind the façade, exciting changes took place. A new auditorium, lobbies, backstage, orchestra pit, and café were created. Wiring, plumbing, and HVAC systems—some dating back to 1927—were replaced. And a new lecture hall was added, as were additional restrooms, a coat check, and Amusements, a gift shop. The new hall opened on time on June 28. On June 29, the front-page news was: "McCaw Hall is a Hit."
Seattle Center - Marion Oliver McCaw Hall Event Calendar
Current Shows at this Venue
Fri 11.28.08 Pacific Northwest Ballet: Nutcracker
Thu 01.29.09 Pacific Northwest Ballet: Jewels
Sat 02.07.09 Pacific Northwest Ballet: Pinocchio
Thu 03.12.09 Pacific Northwest Ballet: Broadway Festival
Thu 04.09.09 Pacific Northwest Ballet: Swan Lake
Past Shows at this Venue
Sun 11.16.08 Pacific Northwest Ballet: New Works
Sun 11.09.08 Ray LaMontagne
Thu 11.06.08 GRAMMY MusicTech Summit 08
Mon 09.29.08 Jackson Browne
Sun 09.28.08 My Morning Jacket
Sat 09.20.08 Films4Families: Saturday Morning at the Movies
Sun 08.24.08 Aida
Fri 07.11.08 Bill Maher
Sun 06.08.08 Pacific Northwest Ballet: All Robbins
Sat 06.07.08 Pacific Northwest Ballet: Encore Performance
Sat 05.17.08 Seattle Opera: I Puritani
Sun 04.20.08 Pacific Northwest Ballet: Program B
Sat 04.19.08 Pacific Northwest Ballet: Program A
Wed 04.09.08 Pacific Northwest Ballet Performance
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Seattle Center - Marion Oliver McCaw Hall
321 Mercer St.
Seattle, WA 98109
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