Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts

Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts
King Center
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Front View
Location 3865 North Wickham Rd
Melbourne, Florida
Type Performing arts center
Opened 1988[1]
Owner Brevard Community College[1]
Former name(s) Brevard Performing Arts Center[1]
Capacity 2,000 seat main theater[2]
Website King Center website

The Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts is a performing arts venue located at 3865 North Wickham Road, Melbourne, Florida. The main theater contains 2,016 seats.[3]

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Performances

Past performances include Olivia Newton-John, Josh Groban, Enrique Iglesias, Rob Thomas, James Taylor, Les Misérables, Billy Joel and Yo-Yo Ma.[3]

Operations

The center employs 10 full-time and 57 part-time employees. There are 400 volunteers.[3]

Finances

Endowment was $3.5 million in 2009.[3]

In 2009, it needed $2 million in repairs. It lost $911,000 in 2008. Management estimated that they would lose $700,000 in 2009.[4]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts. "Our Mission & History", Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts website, 2007-2008. Retrieved on January 06, 2008.
  2. ^ Florida Today. The Fact Book: Your Guide to Brevard County (Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today, February 28, 2004), p. 117.
  3. ^ a b c d Spitzer, Michelle (21 February 2010). "Battle-worn board defends its worth". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 1A. http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20100221/NEWS13/2210313/Battle-worn-board-defends-its-worth. 
  4. ^ Spitzer, Michelle (4 December 2009). "King Center eases concerns over losses". Melbourne, Florida: Florida Today. pp. 1A. http://www.floridatoday.com/article/20091204/NEWS01/912040324/King-Center-eases-concern-over-losses. 

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