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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 02, 2001

Page

11

Eastern Iowa venues share tours expand regional arts network

Sharon Cummins of the Paramount notes strong ticket sales as Iowa City Cedar Falls and Ames host Marsalis shows in different cities to suit busy schedules. The trio Hancher Gallagher-Bluedorn and Paramount blend audiences while planning renovations and leadership changes amid rising competition from Des Moines and Grinnell venues.

Sharon Cummins The Paramount Cummins Iowa Ames Iowa City Cedar Falls Calvin Hunt Lincoln Center Group Cedar Rapids Symphony Hancher Auditorium Paul Zastrow Symphony Hancher Gallagher-Bluedorn Terry Abernathy Cedar Rapids Abernathy Paramount Theatre Gallagher-Bluehorn Willie Nelson Indigo Girls Ratdog Paramount Stage Des Moines Carignan Chappell New York American Ballet Theatre Englert Theatre Bucksbaum Center For the Arts Grinnell College Western Iowa

Cedar Rapids Paramount and UNI venue histories

The text outlines major regional theaters: the Paramount in Cedar Rapids opened 1928 as Capitol Theatre later renamed after Cedar Rapids Studios ownership, with 1 901 seats and 111 000 patrons in 2000. Cedar Rapids Auditorium Division on University of Iowa campus opened 1972 with 2 500 seats and a 2000-01 budget near 6 million. University of Northern Iowa Great Hall opened 2000 with 1 600 seats, 240 annual performances, and 2001-02 budget around 2 million.

Gallagher-Bluedorn Iowa Hancher The Paramount Carignan Waterloo Cedar Falls Symphony School of Music Chappell UNI Cedar Falls Waterloo Marshalltown Cedar Rapids Capitol Theatre Paramount Studios Cedar Rapids Symphony Cedar Rapids Area Theatre Organ Society University of Iowa University of Northern Iowa

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