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Orlando's Dr. Phillips Performing Arts Center

Details, from the website:

The Dr. Phillips Center represents a defining moment in Orlando’s history. Including two grand performance theaters, a community theater, outdoor plaza and performance space, rehearsal rooms, administrative offices, and educational programming space, the performing arts center presents an epic opportunity to showcase our city to the rest of the world. Through this dynamic endeavor and state-of-the-art venue, we can establish a creative center that captivates both Florida’s tourists and residents for years to come.

Renderings:





2700 seat Walt Disney Theatre:


300 seat community theatre:


1700 multi-seat theatre:


School of the Arts:

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I wish they would have incorporated the old Amway Arena into this project.

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I'm not aware of other examples where a former basketball arena was retrofitted into a performing arts center. I imagine any attempt would have been too cost prohibitive. Further, the old Amway Arena was not built to urban principles, and a major component of the new performing arts center is that it will be built in the heart of downtown Orlando, and will include a new plaza (across from city hall) flanked by hotels, restaurants, retail.