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City's Best

300 S Broad St
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Fax: 215-790-5801

Find this business under: Theatres-Live, Performing Arts

  • Business Hours: Mon. 09:00 AM-5:00 PM, Tues. 09:00 AM-5:00 PM, Wed. 09:00 AM-5:00 PM, Thu. 09:00 AM-5:00 PM, Fri. 09:00 AM-5:00 PM, Sat. Closing, Sun. Closing

The domed glass roof of Center City's state-of-the-art Kimmel Center has become a familiar Philly presence, looming large over Broad Street and beckoning lovers of food, music and theater to the Avenue of the Arts. Beneath the 150-foot-high ceiling, the Kimmel houses the 2,500-seat Verizon Hall and the smaller Perelman Theater. It's home to the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pennsylvania Ballet and Peter Nero & the Philly Pops, among others, and also a home-away-from-home for countless performers from around the country and the world. Best of all, the Center isn't an evening-only affair: It features a rotating display of works from the Moore College of Art & Design, two cafes and the elegant Cadence restaurant, a gift shop, and an enchanting rooftop garden. In 2006, the Kimmel is scheduled to introduce the largest new concert-hall organ in the United States, which will feature more than 6,000 pipes.

2 Ratings and Reviews

  • Cowpoll's Review

    Review rating : 5out of 5   cowpoll - 09/11/2002

    Not too long ago The
    Philadelphia Orchestra
    and The Philadelphia
    Singers Chorale
    performed Verdi's
    Requeim. The performance
    was beyond stellar and
    gave this monumental
    opus the personality
    which Verdi intended,
    namely, that of requeim
    rather than a loud
    rousing piece which so
    often is how it is
    performed these days.
    The articulation and
    inflections by the
    chorale were remarkable.
    It's a shame that the
    recording made was for
    archival purposes only.
    It really deserves to be
    made available to the
    public as a CD. Both
    Maestro Sawalisch and
    choral director David
    Hayes deserve sustained
    shouts of "B

  • Bachiscool's Review

    Review rating : 5out of 5   bachiscool - 08/08/2002

    What a welcome relief for the summer blahs of Philly. The Kimmel had all sorts of concerts, all at affordable prices Kudos!

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