Eccles Theater takes Center Stage

eccles theater delta performance hall which seats 2,486, was designed with three tiers above the orchestra level, and features copper and rust-colored furnishings to invoke Utah’s striated sandstone. Most visually striking is the hall’s star field, which served as a creative way to dress the ceiling. Every surface in the hall was part of the acoustic design, aiming to mitigate the noise of downtown.

all photos by Francisco Kjolseth

Salt Lake City's George S. and Dolores Doré Eccles Theater, opened this weekend with a Friday gala and free open houses on Saturday and Sunday. Here's a virtual tour inside the downtown Salt Lake City center.

Explore The Layout

Main Street Entrance

The $119 million Eccles Theater complex was designed “to enliven” Main Street, with glass curtain entry doors in the lobby and a covered public terrace on the fourth floor. Click on the elements for more details

Regent Street Entrance

The center’s more intimate 150-seat black box theater — furnished in deep purple tones — looks over Regent Street, where the theater’s new loading docks are. Click on the elements for more details.

layouts by Daniella Birch

Regent Street and three other streets are receiving a $12.8 million facelift to become what officials are calling “a cultural byway.” The pedestrian-friendly walkways will feature shops, restaurants and a public plaza, now called the McCarthey Plaza. That’s a nod to Regent Street’s history as home to the city’s newspaper presses.

See inside the Eccles Theater

exploded view of eccles theater model shows all 5 levels

exploded view by Todd Adams