Klein Memorial Auditorium

Klein Memorial Auditorium
The Klein
Address 910 Fairfield Ave
Location Bridgeport, CT
Operator The Klein Memorial Auditorium Foundation
Type Performing Arts Center
Seating type Theater
Capacity 1,400[1]
Opened 1940
Website
http://www.theklein.org

The Klein Memorial Auditorium is a 1400 seat proscenium theater located at 910 Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport, CT. The venue was built with funds willed to the city by Bridgeport native Jacob Klein (1862 - 1932), a lawyer and active supporter of Bridgeport community organizations. The auditorium, designed by local architect Leonard Asheim, was built in the Art Deco style and features bronze doors, a marble lobby, inlaid wood and geometric motifs.

After opening its doors in 1940, the Klein hosted such luminaries as Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Fiedler, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr., Paul Robeson, Milton Berle, Victor Borge and Bill Cosby. More recently The Klein has hosted such diverse musical acts as Alice Cooper, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Boz Scaggs, Herbie Hancock, Ziggy Marley, George Carlin, Peter Frampton, Boyz II Men, the B-52s, and the Parris Island Marine Band.

In addition to its history as a first-rate concert venue, The Klein is proud to support and host local arts and community organizations. Local dance recitals, graduations, and union meetings occur regularly at the Klein, and the theater has been the home of the Greater Bridgeport Symphony Orchestra for the past 60 years. Other companies currently in residence include the New England Ballet Company, Fairfield County Children’s Choir, Greater Bridgeport Youth Symphony, and Fairfield Theater Company.

Mission: To enrich, educate and entertain through arts and ideas.

List of Notable Performers and Speakers

References

  1. ↑ http://www.bridgeportct.gov/about/thingstodo/Pages/TheKleinMemorialAuditorium.aspx
  2. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/31/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/31listingsct.html
  3. ↑ http://www.bridgeportct.gov/about/thingstodo/Pages/TheKleinMemorialAuditorium.aspx
  4. ↑ http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CTPB&p_theme=ctpb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=11F6455EA8ACBC28&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
  5. ↑ http://www.hwhct.org/newsletters/HwH%20Newsletter%20Summer%202009.pdf
  6. ↑ http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=_sZIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hAENAAAAIBAJ&pg=987,1467115&dq=klein+auditorium+bridgeport&hl=en
  7. ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/14listingsct.html
  8. ↑ http://www.bridgeportct.gov/about/thingstodo/Pages/TheKleinMemorialAuditorium.aspx
  9. ↑ http://www.hartfordjazzsociety.com/historyellington.html
  10. ↑ http://www.fairfieldtheatre.mcjr.net/shows/wynton-marsalis-w-jazz-lincoln-center-orchestra?promo=32099

Coordinates: 41°10′28″N 73°12′08″W / 41.1745°N 73.2021°W / 41.1745; -73.2021

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