Editing Jersey City, New Jersey (section)

=== Performing arts ===
[[File:White Eagle Hall.jpg|thumb|right|The exterior of White Eagle Hall]]
[[White Eagle Hall]] is a 400-seat (800 general admission) performing arts venue located in [[The Village, Jersey City|the Village]] neighborhood of [[Downtown Jersey City|Downtown]] Jersey City. It first opened in 1910 as a performing arts venue and parish hall for [[St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church]]. For many years after it was the practice gym of the historic national powerhouse [[St. Anthony High School (New Jersey)|St. Anthony High School Friars]] basketball team led by [[Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] Coach [[Bob Hurley]]. It reopened in 2017 after a three-year $6 million renovation as a performing arts, gallery space, and restaurant complex.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.northjersey.com/story/entertainment/music/2017/05/03/renovated-white-eagle-hall-brings-music-jersey-city/100992780/|title=Renovated White Eagle Hall brings music to Jersey City|publisher=The Bergen Record|date=May 3, 2017|access-date=January 21, 2025}}</ref> Starting in 2017, the Jersey City Theater Center performs their dance and theatre programming at White Eagle Hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jctcenter.org/history/|title=History|publisher=Jersey City Theater Center|access-date=January 21, 2025}}</ref>

[[File:Lowes Jersey jeh.JPG|thumb|right|Loew's Jersey Theatre]]
The [[Loew's Jersey Theatre]] is a 3,500-seat historic movie palace and performing arts venue in the [[Journal Square]] neighborhood of Jersey City. It was built in 1929 and designed by the architectural firm of [[Rapp and Rapp]]. It is one of five [[Loew's Wonder Theatres]] in the New York metropolitan area and the only one built outside of [[New York City]]. When it opened it was called the "most lavish temple of music and entertainment" in New Jersey.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-jersey-journal-loews-jersey-city-to/161263573/|title=Loew's Jersey City to Mark 40th Year this Month|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=September 12, 1969|access-date=January 21, 2025}}</ref> In 2021, the theatre closed to undergo a $105 million renovation with a reopening scheduled for 2026 as a modern performing arts venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.roi-nj.com/2024/12/12/lifestyle/how-restoration-of-historic-loews-jersey-theatre-will-reshape-journal-square-into-premier-arts-district/|title=How restoration of historic Loew's Jersey Theatre will reshape Journal Square into premier arts district|website=roi-nj.com|date=December 12, 2024|access-date=January 21, 2025}}</ref>

[[WFMU|Monty Hall]] is a live performing arts space owned and operated by WFMU 91.1FM starting in 2014 at their offices and studios at 43 Montgomery Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visithudson.org/things-to-do/artsandculture/monty-hall-wfmu/|title=WFMU - Hudson County|website=visithudson.org|access-date=January 29, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wfmu.org/|title=WFMU - FM91.1/Jersey City;90.1/Hudson Valley, NY|access-date=January 29, 2025}}</ref>

Nimbus Arts Center at The Lively opened in 2020 in the [[Powerhouse Arts District, Jersey City|Powerhouse Arts District]] (PAD) as the home for Nimbus Dance Works. At {{convert|15,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}}, the 150-seat performing arts venue hosts the organization's professional dance company, school of dance, performing arts presentations, visual arts program, and office headquarters. It is also home to Segunda Quimbamba and LUX Performing Arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nj.com/hudson/2020/09/nimbus-opens-the-doors-of-its-long-awaited-arts-center.html|title=Nimbus opens the doors of its long awaited Arts Center|publisher=The Jersey Journal|date=September 10, 2020|access-date=January 21, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nimbusdance.org/accessibility/|title=Acessbility|publisher=Nimbus Dance|access-date=January 29, 2025}}</ref>

[[Art House Productions]] Theater Center is located in the Powerhouse Arts District (PAD) and opened in 2023. The two-story facility, gallery and 99-seat [[black box theater]] was designed by nationally recognized theater architects Auerbach Consultants. The center hosts plays, comedy shows, film festivals, music performances, dance and visual arts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://jerseydigs.com/art-house-theater-downtown-jersey-city/|title=Art House Set to Celebrate New Theater Opening in Jersey City|website=jerseydigs.com|date=July 11, 2023|access-date=January 21, 2025}}</ref>

The [[New Jersey Symphony]] is opening its first permanent venue in 2026 in the Powerhouse Arts District (PAD). The Symphony will be moving from its long time base of operations at the [[New Jersey Performing Arts Center]] (NJPAC) in [[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] to a purpose built 550-seat theater called the "Symphony Center". The {{convert|44,000|sqft|m2|abbr=on}} Center will be a hub for concerts, classes and other activities. While the Symphony will continue to perform across New Jersey, the theater will serve as its primary location. The center will increase its programming over a five-year period, with about 20 to 30 performances in the 2026–27 season, and rising to about 150 to 200 performances in the 2030–31 season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Hernández|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/arts/music/new-jersey-symphony-new-concert-hall.html|title=Coming Soon to Jersey City: A Gleaming Home for the Symphony|publisher=The New York Times|date=August 21, 2024|access-date=January 21, 2025}}</ref>

Several venues at the universities in Jersey City are also used to present professional and semi-professional theater, dance, and music. [[New Jersey City University]] (NJCU) features the historic 1,000 seat Margaret Williams Theatre at Hepburn Hall and the 120-seat black box West Side Theatre. [[Saint Peter's University]] features the 200-seat Roy Irving Theatre at Dinneen Hall and the 400-seat "[[cabaret]]-style" performing arts space at the Mac Mahon Student Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visithudson.org/things-to-do/artsandculture/njcu-center-for-the-arts/|title=NJCU’s Center for the Arts|website=visithudson.org|access-date=February 4, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.saintpeters.edu/life/performing-arts/|title=Performing Arts - See and hear something you’ve never experienced before|website=saintpeters.edu|access-date=February 4, 2025}}</ref>