Bob Carr Theater: Difference between revisions

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The '''Bob Carr Theater''' (originally the '''Orlando Municipal Auditorium''' and formerly the '''Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre''') is an auditorium located in [[Orlando, Florida]]. Opening in 1927, the venue is currently owned by the City of Orlando and isin managed by2013, the [[Dr.site Phillipswas Centerintegrated forinto the PerformingCreative Arts|DPCPC]]Village Development plan.<ref>{{Cite Inweb 2015,|last=Aboraya the|first=Abraham site|date=2013-11-13 was|title=Exclusive: integratedBob intoCarr theto Creativebe Villagerepurposed Development— plan,not facingrazed major— renovationsfor inCreative 2018Village |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/blog/2013/11/exclusive-bob-carr-to-be-repurposed--.html |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Orlando Business Journal}}</ref>

The venue was proposed in 1925 after the city saw a population boom in the early 1920s. In 1926, the land reserved for the Orange County Fair was used for the auditorium. The venue opened on February 21, 1927, with a performance of ''[[Aida]]'' by the [[Philadelphia La Scala Opera Company|La Scala Grand Opera Company]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://orlandovenues.net/other_info_files/history/bob_carr_history.php |title=BOB CARR PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |date=October 2007 |website=Orlando Venues |publisher= |accessdateaccess-date=December 23, 2016|archiveurlarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012190701/http://orlandovenues.net/other_info_files/history/bob_carr_history.php|archivedatearchive-date=October 12, 2007}}</ref> Throughout the years, the venue became an entertainment mecca, with performances by: [[Marty Robbins]], [[Andy Griffith]] and [[Elvis Presley]].

In 1974, the Orlando City Council decided to renovated the auditorium and transform it into a state of the art theater and concert hall. Renovations began October 1975.<ref>{{cite news |author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.--> |title=Classic Carr |url=http://www.orlandomagazine.com/Orlando-Magazine/May-2013/PULSE-ANSWER-MAN/ |newspaper=Orlando: The City's Magazine |location=Orlando, Florida |publisher=Morris Media |date=May 2013 |accessdateaccess-date=December 23, 2016}}</ref> In May 1978, the venue was christened the "Mayor Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre", in honor of [[Bob Carr (Florida politician)|Bob Carr]] (mayor of Orlando from 1956–671956 to 1967).

The structural and technical changes to the theater helped it become the home to the Orlando Ballet,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-04-12/entertainment/os-orlando-ballet-2014-15-season-20140409_1_orlando-ballet-uncorked-the-nutcracker |title=Orlando Ballet's 2014-15 season: Old favorites return |last1=Palm |first1=Matthew J. |last2= |first2= |date=April 12, 2014 |website=Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Tribune Publishing |accessdateaccess-date=December 23, 2016}}</ref> Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra, Festival of Orchestras<ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-03-30/news/os-festival-of-orchestras-closes-20110330_1_orchestras-executive-director-northland |title=Festival of Orchestras closure: 'Very sad,' 'right decision'|last1=Palm |first1=Matthew J. |last2= |first2= |date=March 30, 2011 |website=Orlando Sentinel |publisher=Tribune Publishing |accessdateaccess-date=December 23, 2016}}</ref> and Broadway Across America.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.floridatoday.com/story/life/style/2014/11/08/dr-phillips-center-performing-arts-welcomes/18716837/ |title=Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts welcomes all |last1=Harbaugh |first1=Pam |last2= |first2= |date=November 8, 2014 |website=[[Florida Today]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]] |accessdateaccess-date=December 23, 2016}}</ref> With the opening of the [[Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts|Dr. Phillips Center]] in 20132014, many performances held here were moved to the new theater. Dance recitals and orchestral shows arewere slated to movemoved to the Steinmetz Hall in 2019.