Cannon Center for the Performing Arts


The Cannon Center for the Performing Arts at the Cook Convention Center houses a 2,100-seat theatre that is the home of the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. The Center also hosts a wide range of events, including ballet, opera, pop and jazz concerts; touring theatrical productions; childrens’ theatre, and general sessions for conferees attending the Memphis Cook Convention Center.

Renovations of restrooms, elevators, and meeting rooms in the existing building and the addition of an 80,000-pound truck lift to aid in load-ins for Broadway tours, were part of the project.

  • Client: Memphis Cook Convention Center
  • Architect: LMN Architects
  • Arch. of Record: WPA/Pickering
  • Completion Year: 2003
  • Location: Memphis, Tennessee
  • Acoustician: Jaffe Holden Acoustics
  • Capacity: 2,100 seats

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