Klein Memorial Auditorium Explained

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

The Klein Memorial Auditorium is a 1400-seat proscenium theater located at 910 Fairfield Avenue in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States. 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 acts 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 concert venue, 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, Greater Bridgeport Youth Orchestras, ConnectUs, and the Fairfield County Children's Choir.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: City of Bridgeport | Things to do | the Klein Memorial Auditorium . 2012-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120414085721/http://www.bridgeportct.gov/about/thingstodo/Pages/TheKleinMemorialAuditorium.aspx . 2012-04-14 . dead .
  2. Web site: The Klein Memorial Auditorium – ABOUT US . 2018-12-06 . 2018-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181206145257/https://www.theklein.org/about-us/ . dead .
  3. News: Events in Connecticut. 2008-08-29. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-09-27.
  4. Web site: City of Bridgeport | Things to do | the Klein Memorial Auditorium . 2012-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120414085721/http://www.bridgeportct.gov/about/thingstodo/Pages/TheKleinMemorialAuditorium.aspx . 2012-04-14 . dead .
  5. Web site: Search Results. nl.newsbank.com. 2016-09-27.
  6. Web site: Archived copy . 2011-12-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120425022149/http://www.hwhct.org/newsletters/HwH%20Newsletter%20Summer%202009.pdf . 2012-04-25 . dead .
  7. Web site: Meriden Journal – Google News Archive Search. news.google.com. 2016-09-27.
  8. News: Events in Connecticut. 2008-09-12. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-09-27.
  9. Web site: City of Bridgeport | Things to do | the Klein Memorial Auditorium . 2012-03-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120414085721/http://www.bridgeportct.gov/about/thingstodo/Pages/TheKleinMemorialAuditorium.aspx . 2012-04-14 . dead .
  10. Web site: Archived copy . 2023-02-15 . dead . 2023-02-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230215001626/https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1898&dat=19610422&id=8uogAAAAIBAJ&sjid=rW8FAAAAIBAJ&pg=1692,4662500 .
  11. Web site: Hartford Jazz Society. hartfordjazzsociety.com. 2016-09-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20160113024757/http://www.hartfordjazzsociety.com/historyellington.html. 2016-01-13. dead.
  12. Web site: Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Fairfield Theatre Company. 2016-09-27.
  13. Web site: Trump Supporters Fill Bridgeport's Klein For Campaign Rally. Fairfield Daily Voice. 23 April 2016. en. 2018-12-06.

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