2 Best Performing Arts Venues in Asheville, North Carolina

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The Asheville area has about 40 theaters and theater companies.

Thomas Wolfe Auditorium

Downtown

The 2,400-seat Thomas Wolfe Auditorium hosts traveling Broadway shows and performances of the Asheville Symphony. In the same Harrah's Cherokee Center complex is a 7,200-seat coliseum that stages concerts and other large events.

Wortham Center for the Performing Arts

Downtown

The intimate 500-seat theatre is home to more than 200 musical, comedy, dance, and theatrical events each year.