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The noteworthy and well-reputed home to many concerts, comedians and even to the most well-applauded Broadway shows like The Wizard of Oz, The Civic Center is an arena that has more than 30 years experience as one of the city’s landmark venues, thus offering the largest theater and performance stage in the entire Southeast. With significant renovations and upgrades to their 5,800 sq. ft. ballroom and theatre since serving as an official venue for the 1996 Olympic Games’ Cultural Olympiad. The convenient downtown location makes the ACC a favorite venue for corporate meetings and special events by companies like The Prudential, Fox Television, Honda, and a variety of local government agencies.
The Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center is a theater and fine arts venue in Atlanta, Georgia. The theater, which seats 4,600, regularly hosts touring productions of Broadway musicals, concerts, seminars, and comedy acts. In addition to performances, the civic center can host conferences and exhibits as well, with 5,800 square feet (540 m?) of meeting space. The Civic Center is owned and operated by the Atlanta city government?s Department of Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs, but brings in enough revenue to be self-supporting. The Civic Center was originally built in 1967 as the city’s convention center, a role now largely filled by the state-run Georgia World Congress Center. The Civic Center served as the site for the 1996 Summer Olympics cultural program. The Atlanta Civic Center underwent a $2 million renovation in 2001 and added “Boisfeuillet Jones” to its name in honor of Atlanta businessman and philanthropist Boisfeuillet Jones. In 2003, the Civic Center became the host for the Atlanta Opera.
The Atlanta Civic Center has played host to some of the world’s most highly anticipated productions. In 2001, the Atlanta Civic Center was renamed as a lasting tribute to one of Atlanta’s most beloved philanthropists, Boisfeuillet Jones. In May 2007 it was revealed that the city is considering demolition of the facility, in addition to the neighboring SciTrek, replacing them with a new performing arts center. The Atlanta Civic Center boasts the largest performance stage in the Southeast, making it the venue of choice for major productions and exclusive special events. In 1996, they earned the privilege of serving as the official venue for the 1996 Olympic Games’ Cultural Olympiad. Our extraordinary and highly diverse productions have included celebrated blockbuster Broadway shows such as Riverdance, Miss Saigon, Les Miserables, The Wizard of Oz and Show Boat. They also appreciated the young and the young at heart, by offering the most popular productions for children such as Barney’s Big Surprise, Sesame Street Live, Scooby Doo, Stagefright-Live on Stage and Radio Disney’s World Tour. With open heartedly accommodating great musical performers and comedians, like Prince, Melissa Etheridge, The Black Crowes, Sarah Brightman and the late Ray Charles, their comedy shows have a lot for all and sundry, with most wanted ones as Russell Simmons’ Def Comedy Jam, HBO’s Chris Rock, Cedric the Entertainer and Steve Harvey. The Civic Center has also hosted an array of Gospel Plays and Concerts, including the Stellar Gospel Music Awards.
In addition to our 4,600 seat theatre, there is 5,800 square feet of meeting space to accommodate corporate meetings and private receptions. It has also served as the meeting facility of choice for corporate giants such as General Electric, Home Depot, Fox Television, IBM, General Motors, Walt Disney Special Events Group, and Honda. Local Civic and Government organizations also count on them for special events. Our venue is the site of high school graduations for many Atlanta Public Schools and local colleges. With proudly facilitating the performance space for school dance recitals and artistic presentations, The Atlanta Civic Center is the venue chosen by Chamber Theatre and the National Theatre of the Performing Arts for Educational Outreach Productions for Adolescents.