Newark Symphony Hall Names New CEO and Celebrates Phase One Completion of $75M Restoration
NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Newark Symphony Hall (NSH), New Jersey's largest Black-led arts and entertainment venue, has completed the first phase of its $75 million capital improvement program. The multi-year project is spearheaded by Talia L. Young, the venue's newly appointed CEO who recently secured an additional $4 million for NSH in Governor Murphy's 2024 state budget, bringing the total funding from New Jersey to $15 million over the past three years. Newark Symphony Hall's renovations are set to be completed by 2025, coinciding with its 100th anniversary.
- "We are grateful to everyone who is supporting Newark Symphony Hall throughout this journey, including the state of New Jersey, Prudential Financial and the Mellon Foundation," said Young, CEO of NSH.
- After being named interim CEO of Newark Symphony Hall in November 2022, Young developed and initiated a four-phase restoration plan, with phase one now completed.
- "For nearly a century, Newark Symphony Hall has been one of our city's most glorious cultural institutions," said Mayor Baraka.
- Phase one of Newark Symphony Hall's restoration plan included an overhaul of its Terrace Ballroom, the design of which was inspired by the 1920s jazz era.