LANDMARK THEATER

Click here for a seating chart.

A lavish replica of a Moslem Temple, Richmond’s Landmark Theater (formerly known as the Mosque) seats 3,616 people for Broadway shows, symphonies, operas and ballets. Its ballroom totals 18,000 square feet, and may be rented and subdivided.

The construction started in February, 1926, and took two years to finish. It was formally opened on October 28, 1927 by ACCA Temple of the Mystic Shrine and became the property of the city in 1940. The building has an exotic splendor. Into the dome alone went 75,000 square feet of gold leaf, and another 35,000 square feet of aluminum leaf was used. The Auditorium decorations include Saracenic decorations and five paintings bordering the proscenium arch of the stage. Ornamental tile used in the interior was imported from Spain, Italy and Tunis, along with lush carpets, silken curtains and paintings which suggest the rich tents and equipment of a Saracenic nobleman.

Richmond bought the building May 16, 1940. Besides the auditorium, the city acquired 24,300 square feet of office space, an 18,000 square foot ballroom and a 20 by 70 foot swimming pool which has been used for various types of training programs.

Parking: There is a VCU parking deck located on the left side of Main Street that is across from the theater.  Parking is available at this location for a nominal fee.

CARPENTER THEATRE AT RICHMOND CENTERSTAGE

Click here for a seating chart.

Fully renovated and restored, the historic Carpenter Theatre is open! State-of-the-art lighting and world-class acoustics will attract both audiences and entertainers from around the corner, and around the world, filing the stage with dancing, singing, symphonies, concerts, plays and even Broadway shows. Upon entering the refurbished Carpenter Theatre – complete with nearly 1800 seats – audiences will enjoy newly installed fiber optic stars twinkling overhead in the repainted midnight sky ceiling, one of the many preserved and enhanced elements of John Eberson’s original theater design. The Carpenter Theatre celebrated its 80th birthday last year, and what better way to commemorate this milestone than to welcome audiences back to this fun-filled, enchanting Downtown Richmond landmark.

Parking: Richmond CenterStage has several parking areas within 2 blocks of the front door. There are over 600 parking spots in the parking deck at the southeast corner of 7th Street and Marshall Street (behind the National Theater) available to patrons after 5:30pm on weekdays and anytime on weekends. Accessible and priority parking spots are available across from Richmond CenterStage, south of Grace Street between 6th Street and 7th Street. The open lot and the parking deck have over 200 spaces available to visitors.