| The Palace Theatre [1] | |
| Address: | 61 Atlantic Street (Palace) 307 Atlantic Street (Rich) |
| City: | Stamford, Connecticut |
| Country: | United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.0512°N -73.54°W |
| Architect: | Thomas W. Lamb (Palace) |
| Tenant: | NBCUniversal (Rich) |
| Capacity: | Palace: 1,580 Truglia: 757 |
| Opened: | 1927 (Palace) 1992 (Rich) |
| Currentuse: | concert hall (Palace) television studio (Rich) |
The Palace Theatre in downtown Stamford, Connecticut, United States, comprises two facilities on Atlantic Street: the restored Palace Theatre, and the Rich Forum, both within four blocks of each other:
Truglia Theatre, a conventional proscenium theatre with 757 seats.
Leonhardt Studio, a black box theatre, for more intimate performance events.
Mercede Promenade, the main lobby and reception area.
Rossi Salon on the upper level has a panoramic view of downtown Stamford.
Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Gallery overlooks the Mercede Promenade.
The Rich Forum is alternately branded as the Stamford Media Center, with operational control held by NBCUniversal, which uses state tax credits to tape The Steve Wilkos Show and Karamo, along with Maury, Jerry Springer, Judge Jerry, Crazy Talk and the American Trisha Goddard Show in the past.
Both the Rich Forum and Palace Theatre seasons include performances by Connecticut Grand Opera and Orchestra, Stamford Symphony Orchestra, New England Lyric Operetta, Ballet School of Stamford, Young Artist Philharmonic, Lumina String Quartet, Zig Zag Ballet, and The Perry Players.
The theaters have presented such performers as Lily Tomlin, Peter, Paul & Mary, Tom Jones, B.B. King, Carrot Top, Harry Belafonte, Ray Charles, Liza Minnelli, Kathy Griffin, Itzhak Perlman, Emanuel Ax, Yo-Yo Ma, Isaac Stern, Willie Nelson, Tony Bennett and Judy Collins.
In March 2009, it was announced that Jerry Springer, Maury and The Steve Wilkos Show would be broadcast from the Rich Forum complex. Connecticut is promising 30 percent production-tax credit on annual activity and a 20 percent tax credit on infrastructure costs exceeding $1 million. The state has also promised to make $3 million in local infrastructure improvements.[2] The Trisha Goddard Show filmed here from 2012 to 2014.[3] Stamford Media Center Productions is a division of NBCUniversal.