Anticipation is running high after the announcement that high-profile HKS Architects Inc. and Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects will design the $110 million Utah Performing Arts Center slated for 137 S.Main St.
The 2,500-seat playhouse — which will be fashioned for touring Broadway shows as well as concerts and plays — is being billed as the centerpiece of the capital city’s performing arts venues. Salt Lake City officials say when it opens in March 2016 it will spark new vitality downtown.
he theater project is fraught with challenges, Vela noted. Main Street buildings must be demolished. Infrastructure must be rebuilt along with the theater itself — which has yet to be designed. Salt Lake Tribune