Charleston Municipal Auditorium
Exterior of venue (c. 2023) | |||||||||||||||||||
Charleston Municipal Auditorium Location in West Virginia Charleston Municipal Auditorium Location in the United States | |||||||||||||||||||
| Address | 224 Virginia St. E. | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Charleston, West Virginia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°21′10″N 81°38′24″W / 38.35278°N 81.64000°W | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | City of Charleston | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Oak View Group | ||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 3,483 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Built | 1937-1939 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Opened | November 4, 1939 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | February 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 1939-2024 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Construction cost | $500,000 ($11.6 million in 2025 dollars) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Architect | Alphonso Wysong | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Charleston Municipal Auditorium is a public auditorium in Charleston, West Virginia, and is part of the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center. It opened on November 4, 1939, and was closed until further notice in February 2024.
With a capacity of 3,483 (2,377 on the orchestra level and 1,106 on the balcony), the Municipal Auditorium is the largest theater in West Virginia. Concerts, graduations, Broadway stage shows and other special events, including the annual presentation of The Nutcracker, are held on the auditorium's 65-by-85.5-foot stage.