Carpenter Center for the Performing Arts

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Background – Reflecting life in the golden age of movies as the Richmond Loew's. Among the country's most elaborate theaters of the time, it was designed in the tradition of Radio City Music Hall as a "magnificent amphitheater under a glorious moonlight sky." The building fell on hard times before its renovation in 1983. – – What to Expect – Now seating over 2,000, it plays host to Broadway touring companies, the Virginia Opera, the Richmond Symphony, the Richmond Ballet and visiting pop and classical performers. The Center's main entrance leads to a…