How many seats are in the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts?

How many seats are in the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts? The Tobin Center features a state-of-the-art, multi-purpose 1,750 seat (2,039 seats with flat-floor configuration) Performance Hall (both including balcony boxes in the count), a 232 seat (or 249, 266, 293, or 300 – depending on the number of additional rows added in front of the stage) Studio Theater, and an outdoor

Who owns the Tobin Center? Bruce Bugg, Jr. J. Bruce Bugg, Jr. is Chairman and Trustee of The Tobin Endowment, a private charitable foundation, in San Antonio, Texas and Chairman and Co-Founder of the Bexar County Performing Arts Center Foundation, owner of the new $203 million Tobin Center for the Performing Arts in San Antonio.

Does the Tobin center have a bar? Highlander Bar and Grill | Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, San Antonio, Texas.

What was the Tobin Center before? History. The 1738-seat venue was first built in 1926 as the San Antonio Municipal Auditorium by Atlee Ayres. In 2014, it was renovated and expanded by the Seattle-based LMN Architects and the local firm Marmon Mok Architecture.

Who is the Tobin center named after?

Although called Municipal Auditorium when it opened in 1926, the building and site from the beginning was destined to carry to the Tobin name. Municipal Auditorium was dedicated by then-San Antonio Mayor John Tobin, the great-uncle of Tobin Surveys Inc.

Who is Tobin in San Antonio?

Tobin, a Texas art collector and patron who built one of the most important theater design collections in the country, died on Wednesday at a hospital in San Antonio. He was 66.

Who is Robert Tobin?

SAN ANTONIO — Robert Tobin, a nationally prominent patron of the arts and renowned art collector, died on Wednesday at North East Baptist Hospital. He was 66. Mr. Tobin, a multimillionaire with a long, silver mane of hair, had been battling cancer for a decade.

What is the Tobin Endowment?

The Tobin Endowment is a private charitable foundation that sustains art, theater, opera, historic preservation, and civic support through philanthropic work.

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