WEB: newhazletttheater.org
PHONE: (412) 320-4610

The New Hazlett (pronounced “Hayz-lett”) Theater is a nonprofit performance space located in the Allegheny Commons section of the city’s historic North Side.

Created in 1867, Allegheny Commons is a network of urban parks that together comprise the oldest public park in Pittsburgh. The park was originally free grazing land that was converted into a central park for the residents of Allegheny City (1788-1907), which was a separate municipality before being annexed by Pittsburgh.

The Hazlett Theater was built in 1889 as the first Carnegie Music Hall and was dedicated by President Benjamin Harrison (1833-1901). It’s part of an impressive historic landmark that also housed one of the first Carnegie Free Libraries in the country. The complex is designed in what is called the Richardson Romanesque, an architectural style inspired by 12th century Spanish and Italian buildings practiced by architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1883-1886).

It was home to the Pittsburgh Public Theater from 1974 to 1999. The theater was re-named in 1980 in honor of Theodore L. Hazlett Jr. (? – 1979), a prominent civic leader who worked with Mayor David Lawrence (1889-1966), authored much of the city’s smog legislation and was an enthusiastic supporter of the arts.

The Hazlett Theater was transformed in 2004 into the New Hazlett Theater with the support of the local arts community. Today the nonprofit theater is a thriving and active community asset that presents a variety of performance art disciplines to the Pittsburgh community.

STANDARD HOURS:
Call for information.

PARKING:
Allegheny Center has a parking garage. Call (412) 323-4455 for more information.

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Address
6 Allegheny Square East, Pittsburgh, PA 15212 United States