Broome County Forum Theatre | |
Location: | 236 Washington St., Binghamton, New York |
Coordinates: | 42.1039°N -75.9122°W |
Built: | 1919 |
Architect: | Brewster, Herbert |
Architecture: | Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals |
Added: | January 23, 2008 |
Area: | less than one acre |
Refnum: | 07001451 |
The Broome County Forum Theatre, also known as the Forum, Capri Theatre, and the Broome Center for the Performing Arts, is a historic theater, which is located at Binghamton in Broome County, New York. The theater seats 1,522 with a pit orchestra and 1,553 without one.[1]
The building consists of two parts: the main, rectangular theater block completed in 1919 and the primary entrance and lobby area constructed in 1981 (non-contributing). The theater block is constructed of brick and cast stone over a concrete basement. It features a theater pipe organ.[2]
The Forum serves as the home performing venue for the Binghamton Philharmonic and the Tri-Cities Opera.
The theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.