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Elliott Hall of Music

West Lafayette, Italy

Elliott Hall of Music

The Elliott Hall of Music is a theater located on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. With a seating capacity of 6,005, it is one of the largest proscenium theaters in the world, and is 45 seats larger than Radio City Music Hall. The facility is named after Edward C. Elliott

(1874–1960), who was president of Purdue University from 1922 to 1945. The stage of the hall is one of the largest in the country. It is roughly the same size as the stage of the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Elliott Hall of Music is host to several annual performing arts events presented by Purdue Convocations such as national Broadway tours, popular musical artists, comedians, dance companies, orchestras, lecturers, and more. Over the years, it has hosted many notable performing artists and lecturers, including Diana Ross & the Supremes (1968), Bob Dylan (1981 and other years), Pearl Jam (1994), Lady Gaga (2010), Mark Morris Dance Group, Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, Robin Williams (2008), Neil deGrasse Tyson, and the 14th Dalai Lama. The hall was designed by Walter Scholer, assisted by consulting architect J. André Fouilhoux (who was also one of the architects for...

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