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“Mamma Mia” (11/24/24)

We had a relatively quiet day with just a matinee show of “Mamma Mia” and then an early dinner at a local restaurant.

We saw the show at West Herr Performing Arts Center, just a few blocks from our hotel.

A former high school, now residences,
that we passed on the way to the theater

The theater building was built for $2.225 million in 1928 as the Masonic Temple of Rochester. The building originally included a large auditorium along with offices and meeting rooms. The building was sold to a private entity in 1989 and was renamed Auditorium Center. The portion of the building containing the auditorium was bought by the Rochester Broadway Theater League (RBTL) in 2004 and became a top entertainment destination for the area. In 2023, RBTL purchased the entire building and partnered with West Herr Automotive Group to rename the complex. A renovation and restoration of the building is planned by 2030.

West Herr Performing Arts Center, with a capacity of 2,464.
The 2nd floor of the theater. The 1st floor was too crowded to peruse.
The view from our seats, which were way up in the 2nd balcony
since we bought them late. It was a full house.
The ceiling of the auditorium

We’ll definitely be doing more walking around tomorrow, We were planning to anyway but have learned that the cleaning of the carpets in the guest rooms is planned for tomorrow starting at 10ish. With all of our traveling, that is a first.

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