Greensboro celebrated the record-setting inaugural Broadway season at the Steven Tanger Center for the Performing Arts recently, with city leaders saying the venue has been a boost to the local economy.
“In just one year, the Tanger Center has made an enormous impact on the city of Greensboro,” Mayor Nancy Vaughan told WFMY News 2. “The state-of-art-venue has brought us such a diverse lineup of live entertainment events, electrified downtown Greensboro and generated millions in economic impact for our region.”
The center held its anniversary luncheon at the venue’s Joseph S. Koury Family Grand View Room. The Tanger Center reported that it had 431,092 patrons, 221 events and performances and 89 sold-out shows, as well as a record-setting 17,414 Broadway season tickets sold in its first year. It set an industry record for the venue.
The $94 million center opened on Sept. 2, 2021. Its first show was a concert by Greensboro native and Grammy Award-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens.
A wide range of live entertainment events have peppered the calendar. Shows included touring Broadway productions, concerts, comedy shows, Guilford College’s Bryan Series, Greensboro Symphony Orchestra performances and the Greensboro Opera. The center offers a 3,023-seat venue.
