Skirball Center for Performing Arts

The Skirball Center for Performing Arts is an 850-seat theater in Manhattan, New York owned by New York University. The Skirball Center is the largest performing arts facility south of 42nd Street. Recently, the Skirball Center hosted speeches on foreign policy by John Kerry and Al Gore as well as the recording of the third season finale of The Apprentice. The theatre was completed in October 2003 and cost approximately $40 million. The architect was Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo and Associates.