The Benedum Center was named after the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation, which made the largest contribution toward the restoration of the grand building. Owned and operated by the Pittsburgh Cultural Trust, the restored 2,800-seat theater in Pittsburgh is a centerpiece of the Cultural District. From concerts to Broadway musicals, the Benedum Center hosts a wide range of regional, national and international performance arts that entertains guests from all over the world. The theater is formerly known as the Benedum Center for the Performing Arts and has earned a place on the National Register of Historic Places as well as been dubbed “Number One Auditorium in the U.S.” by Billboard several times!