Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts
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What's on here
The Bad Plus Farewell Tour
Saturday · All day
BOOP!® The Musical
17 Nov – 29 Nov
Handel’s Messiah
4 Dec – 5 Dec
Children’s Holiday Spectacular
Saturday · All day
Pink Martini All-Stars present A Season of Stars
Monday · All day
Operation Mincemeat: A New Musical
15 Dec – 20 Dec
Ben Folds with The Philadelphia Orchestra
Wednesday · All day
STOMP
29 Dec – 3 Jan 2027
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Why go
- Marian Anderson Hall’s Fred J. Cooper organ is the largest mechanical-action pipe organ in an American concert hall.
- Perelman Theater has a 75-foot turntable stage for recital or proscenium performances.
Opening hours
Today10:00 – 18:00Show all
The hall
- Marian Anderson Hall
- 2,500 seats Main performance auditorium
- Perelman Theater
- 650 seats Multi-use recital hall and proscenium theater
Tickets and box office
- Tickets are sold online through the center’s website.
Interesting facts3
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97 ranks
The Fred J. Cooper organ has two consoles, four manuals, 97 ranks and 124 stops.
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Wikipedia -
Dobson Pipe Organ Builders built the organ, designated Opus 76.
Marian Anderson Hall - Ensemble Arts Philly -
The SEI Innovation Studio is a 2,688-square-foot black-box theater on the lower levels.
Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Wikipedia
Shorts
History
The project combined a new concert hall with a venue for local organizations and visiting artists. Philanthropist Sidney Kimmel’s donations helped revive the project, and the center was named for him. Rafael Viñoly designed the building, with Artec Consultants as acoustician.
- 2001The center opened on December 16, before construction was complete.
- 2024The main hall was renamed Marian Anderson Hall to honor contralto and civil rights activist Marian Anderson.
How to get there
- On footThe center is at 300 S. Broad Street, at the corner of Spruce Street in Center City.
Accessibility
- Access Venues vary in age and architecture, and some areas can present access challenges.
Sources: Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts - Wikiped… · Kimmel Center - Ensemble Arts Philly · Marian Anderson Hall - Ensemble Arts Philly · Perelman Theater - Ensemble Arts Philly · Kimmel Center - Wikipedia · Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts: tickets … · checked 7 Oct 2026
- Phone
- +1 215-790-5800
Questions and answers
Who owns and operates the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts?
Kimmel Center, Inc. owns and operates the center.
Does the same organization operate the Academy of Music?
Yes. Kimmel Center, Inc. also operates the Academy of Music.
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