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A 2,377-seat, multipurpose concert facility, Whitney Hall can accommodate everything from the most elaborate touring Broadway extravaganzas to the more modest requirements of a chamber music ensemble. Named for the eminent former conductor of the Louisville Orchestra, this theater has exemplary acoustics, comfortable seats and generally uninterrupted sight lines to ensure that every patron enjoys their theatrical experience to the fullest. Local arts organizations currently utilizing Whitney Hall include PNC Broadway in Louisville, Louisville Ballet, Louisville Orchestra, and our Kentucky Performing Arts Presents programming. Robert S. Whitney Hall is a union-house, has an extensive technical inventory, and a three-tiered rate schedule, not inclusive of theater services such as ticketing and house management.News
Keepers Of The Dream: A Community Celebration Of Dr. King's Vision is Coming To The Kentucky Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 4, 2024
Keepers of the Dream: A Community Celebration of Dr. King's Vision returns to The Kentucky Center on Jan. 14. Free and open to the public. No ticket required. Preshow and post-show activities included.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 4, 2024
Keepers of the Dream: A Community Celebration of Dr. King's Vision returns to The Kentucky Center on Jan. 14. Free and open to the public. No ticket required. Preshow and post-show activities included.
Kentucky Performing Arts Reveals New 40th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2023
Kentucky Performing Arts celebrates its 40th arts season with a wide variety of exciting and diverse entertainment offerings at The Kentucky Center, the historic Brown Theatre and Old Forester’s Paristown Hall. Learn more about the full season and how to get tickets here!
by Stephi Wild - Sep 12, 2023
Kentucky Performing Arts celebrates its 40th arts season with a wide variety of exciting and diverse entertainment offerings at The Kentucky Center, the historic Brown Theatre and Old Forester’s Paristown Hall. Learn more about the full season and how to get tickets here!
Kentucky Performing Arts and KMEA Present THE GHEENS GREAT EXPECTATIONS CONCERT Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2023
The Gheens Great Expectations Concert featuring performances by the Louisville Youth Orchestra, Louisville Orchestra and pianist Avery Gagliano is set for Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at The Kentucky Center – Whitney Hall.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 23, 2023
The Gheens Great Expectations Concert featuring performances by the Louisville Youth Orchestra, Louisville Orchestra and pianist Avery Gagliano is set for Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023 at 6:30 p.m. at The Kentucky Center – Whitney Hall.
KEEPERS OF THE DREAM: A Community Arts Celebration of Dr. King's Vision to Return to The Kentucky Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2023
Keepers of the Dream: A Community Arts Celebration of Dr. King’s Vision will return to The Kentucky Center on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2023
Keepers of the Dream: A Community Arts Celebration of Dr. King’s Vision will return to The Kentucky Center on Sunday, January 15, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
Comedian John Crist to Bring EMOTIONAL SUPPORT Tour To The Kentucky Center in June 2023
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 8, 2022
John Crist has announced the second leg of his upcoming Emotional Support comedy tour. Crist is one of today’s fast-rising stand-up comedians, with more than one billion video views, over five million fans on social media and sold-out shows from coast to coast. Crist will come to The Kentucky Center - Whitney Hall on June 3, 2023.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 8, 2022
John Crist has announced the second leg of his upcoming Emotional Support comedy tour. Crist is one of today’s fast-rising stand-up comedians, with more than one billion video views, over five million fans on social media and sold-out shows from coast to coast. Crist will come to The Kentucky Center - Whitney Hall on June 3, 2023.
Review Roundup: TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Launches National Tour; Read the Reviews!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2022
The National Tour of Tina - the Tina Turner Musical launched in Washington, D.C. Read all of the reviews here!
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2022
The National Tour of Tina - the Tina Turner Musical launched in Washington, D.C. Read all of the reviews here!
Kentucky Performing Arts Kicks Off New Season With JAGGED LITTLE PILL North American Tour
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 23, 2022
Kentucky Performing Arts, working in partnership with PNC Broadway in Louisville, is kicking off the 2022-2023 KPA Presents season with a big first: the premiere performances of the North American national tour of the hit Broadway show Jagged Little Pill. The touring show debuts in Louisville on August 31 and September 1 after a month of rehearsals, set construction, and production tasks took place at The Kentucky Center. After the first two initial Louisville performances, Jagged Little Pill will hit the road for a national tour.
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 23, 2022
Kentucky Performing Arts, working in partnership with PNC Broadway in Louisville, is kicking off the 2022-2023 KPA Presents season with a big first: the premiere performances of the North American national tour of the hit Broadway show Jagged Little Pill. The touring show debuts in Louisville on August 31 and September 1 after a month of rehearsals, set construction, and production tasks took place at The Kentucky Center. After the first two initial Louisville performances, Jagged Little Pill will hit the road for a national tour.
Kentucky Performing Arts Presents KELLY RIPA: LIVE WIRE
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 18, 2022
Kentucky Performing Arts presents Kelly Ripa: Live Wire featuring special guest Justin Sylvester, Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 2 p.m. at The Kentucky Center – Whitney Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 18, 2022
Kentucky Performing Arts presents Kelly Ripa: Live Wire featuring special guest Justin Sylvester, Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 2 p.m. at The Kentucky Center – Whitney Hall
Tickets On Sale Now As DIRTY DANCING IN CONCERT Comes To 36 Cities Across North America
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2022
Relive the timeless love story of Baby and Johnny as global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), GEA Live, Karl Sydow and Innovation Arts & Entertainment announce Dirty Dancing in Concert, celebrating the film's 35th anniversary on a full-size cinema screen with a band and singers live on stage.
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 24, 2022
Relive the timeless love story of Baby and Johnny as global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), GEA Live, Karl Sydow and Innovation Arts & Entertainment announce Dirty Dancing in Concert, celebrating the film's 35th anniversary on a full-size cinema screen with a band and singers live on stage.
Second Date Added For NATE BARGATZE: THE RAINCHECK TOUR at The Kentucky Center
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2022
Nate Bargatze: The Raincheck Tour has added a new date at The Kentucky Center – Whitney Hall. Bargatze will perform on Thursday, November 10, 2022, 7 p.m. and Friday, November 11, 2022, 7 p.m. Tickets start at $39.75 and are on sale now.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 24, 2022
Nate Bargatze: The Raincheck Tour has added a new date at The Kentucky Center – Whitney Hall. Bargatze will perform on Thursday, November 10, 2022, 7 p.m. and Friday, November 11, 2022, 7 p.m. Tickets start at $39.75 and are on sale now.
Straight No Chaser Announces 25th Anniversary Tour Dates
by Michael Major - May 2, 2022
This fall, the group will kick off their “The 25th Anniversary Celebration” tour on October 20th in Deadwood, South Dakota, and will perform through New Year’s Eve, where the tour wraps up in Portland, OR. In total, this fall the group will perform 62 shows. Check out the full list of upcoming tour dates now!
by Michael Major - May 2, 2022
This fall, the group will kick off their “The 25th Anniversary Celebration” tour on October 20th in Deadwood, South Dakota, and will perform through New Year’s Eve, where the tour wraps up in Portland, OR. In total, this fall the group will perform 62 shows. Check out the full list of upcoming tour dates now!
Kentucky Performing Arts and KMEA to Present Free Gheens Great Expectations Concert This Week
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2022
Kentucky Performing Arts and KMEA will present Gheens Great Expectations Concert featuring a side-by-side performance by The Louisville Youth Orchestra and The Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Louisville Youth Orchestra Music Director Doug Elmore, conductor Nicholas Finch and featuring soloist Anita Graef.
by Stephi Wild - Feb 1, 2022
Kentucky Performing Arts and KMEA will present Gheens Great Expectations Concert featuring a side-by-side performance by The Louisville Youth Orchestra and The Louisville Orchestra, conducted by Louisville Youth Orchestra Music Director Doug Elmore, conductor Nicholas Finch and featuring soloist Anita Graef.
Review Roundup: COME FROM AWAY National Tour Returns to the Stage; What Did the Critics Think?
by Stephi Wild - Oct 26, 2021
The National Tour of Come From Away has returned to the stage! The production returned at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, TN earlier this month.
by Stephi Wild - Oct 26, 2021
The National Tour of Come From Away has returned to the stage! The production returned at the Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, TN earlier this month.
ALTON BROWN LIVE: BEYOND THE EATS is Coming to the Kentucky Center in April 2022
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 26, 2021
Alton Brown is hitting the road with a new culinary variety show. Audiences can expect more comedy, more music, more highly unusual cooking demos, and more potentially dangerous sciencey stuff. Prepare for an evening unlike any other and if Brown calls for volunteers… think twice.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 26, 2021
Alton Brown is hitting the road with a new culinary variety show. Audiences can expect more comedy, more music, more highly unusual cooking demos, and more potentially dangerous sciencey stuff. Prepare for an evening unlike any other and if Brown calls for volunteers… think twice.
Bert Kreischer is Coming to Kentucky Performing Arts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2020
Bert Kreischer is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and reality TV host, regarded as one of the best storytellers of his generation. Kreischer hosts a number of stand-up specials and shows, including a?oeBert Kreischer: Secret Timea?? on Netflix, a?oeThe Machinea?? on Showtime, a?oeComfortably Dumba?? on Comedy Central, his YouTube cooking show a?oeSomething's Burning,a?? and two podcasts, a?oeBertcasta?? and a?oeOpen Tabs.a?? Kreischer has also hosted the Travel Channel's a?oeTrip Flipa?? and a?oeBert the Conquerora?? as well as FX's a?oeHurt Bert.a??
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2020
Bert Kreischer is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer and reality TV host, regarded as one of the best storytellers of his generation. Kreischer hosts a number of stand-up specials and shows, including a?oeBert Kreischer: Secret Timea?? on Netflix, a?oeThe Machinea?? on Showtime, a?oeComfortably Dumba?? on Comedy Central, his YouTube cooking show a?oeSomething's Burning,a?? and two podcasts, a?oeBertcasta?? and a?oeOpen Tabs.a?? Kreischer has also hosted the Travel Channel's a?oeTrip Flipa?? and a?oeBert the Conquerora?? as well as FX's a?oeHurt Bert.a??
Kentucky Center Launches 36th Season with Lewis Black, Wu-Tang Clan, and More
by Julie Musbach - Aug 22, 2019
The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts is offering a wide variety of entertainment as it opens its 36th arts season a?" including a bevy of shows at the historic Brown Theatre and the newly opened standing room venue, Old Forester's Paristown Hall.
by Julie Musbach - Aug 22, 2019
The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts is offering a wide variety of entertainment as it opens its 36th arts season a?" including a bevy of shows at the historic Brown Theatre and the newly opened standing room venue, Old Forester's Paristown Hall.
The Kentucky Center Opens 35th Anniversary Season With Reese Witherspoon, Craig Ferguson and More
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2018
The Kentucky Center is offering a wide variety of entertainment as it opens its 35th anniversary arts season. Fall performances will feature Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon, rock band The Revivalists, late-night talk show host Craig Ferguson and many others. View the current season lineup at www.kentuckycenter.org/kcpresents.
by Stephi Wild - Aug 6, 2018
The Kentucky Center is offering a wide variety of entertainment as it opens its 35th anniversary arts season. Fall performances will feature Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon, rock band The Revivalists, late-night talk show host Craig Ferguson and many others. View the current season lineup at www.kentuckycenter.org/kcpresents.
Selected Winners of Musical Inspirations Art Contest to Debut at Gheens Foundation Great Expectations Concert
by Julie Musbach - Jan 25, 2018
Winners have been announced for the unique Musical Inspirations Art Contest, hosted by The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts and Louisville Orchestra. The selected winners' pieces will make their public debut at the Gheens Foundation Great Expectations concert on February 7. The prizewinning art work will be projected onto large screens while the Louisville Orchestra and the Louisville Youth Orchestra combine forces to perform the music that inspired their art: the complete Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky.
by Julie Musbach - Jan 25, 2018
Winners have been announced for the unique Musical Inspirations Art Contest, hosted by The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts and Louisville Orchestra. The selected winners' pieces will make their public debut at the Gheens Foundation Great Expectations concert on February 7. The prizewinning art work will be projected onto large screens while the Louisville Orchestra and the Louisville Youth Orchestra combine forces to perform the music that inspired their art: the complete Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky.
The Kentucky Center And Pedigree Present PAW PATROL LIVE
by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2017
PAW Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue is based on the hit preschool series PAW Patrol, which airs on Nickelodeon and is produced by Spin Master Entertainment. The show brings everybody's favorite pups to the stage for an action-packed, high-energy musical adventure as Mayor Goodway goes missing during the day of The Great Adventure Bay Race. Featuring a cast of everybody's favorite PAW Patrol characters, PAW Patrol Live! shows that no job is too big, no pup is too small, and teaches lessons for all ages about citizenship, social skills and problem-solving.
by Stephi Wild - Dec 14, 2017
PAW Patrol Live! Race to the Rescue is based on the hit preschool series PAW Patrol, which airs on Nickelodeon and is produced by Spin Master Entertainment. The show brings everybody's favorite pups to the stage for an action-packed, high-energy musical adventure as Mayor Goodway goes missing during the day of The Great Adventure Bay Race. Featuring a cast of everybody's favorite PAW Patrol characters, PAW Patrol Live! shows that no job is too big, no pup is too small, and teaches lessons for all ages about citizenship, social skills and problem-solving.
Kentucky Center Presents STRAIGHT NO CHASER: THE SPEAKEASY TOUR
by Julie Musbach - Oct 17, 2017
Known widely for their holiday music, the original Straight No Chaser crew disbanded as the members graduated from IU in 1999, but have since reemerged with a contemporary repertoire and a fresh dynamic approach to the acapella world.
by Julie Musbach - Oct 17, 2017
Known widely for their holiday music, the original Straight No Chaser crew disbanded as the members graduated from IU in 1999, but have since reemerged with a contemporary repertoire and a fresh dynamic approach to the acapella world.
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