Cal State Northridge’s Valley Performing Arts Center will have its gala opening Jan. 29 featuring Tyne Daly, Gillian Murphy, Ethan Stiefel and Dave Koz. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
Dignitaries get a preview of the new theater, which cost $125 million, (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
The 1,700-seat venue will feature a disparate lineup for its inaugural season, including Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Patti LuPone and Mandy Patinkin, Arianna Huffington and Joan Rivers. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
Architect Tara Hill describes the work that went into designing the new Cal State Northridge facility. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
The lobby floor and staircases are travertine marble; blond Brazilian wood, gray steel mesh and grayish upholstery dominate the interior. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
The Valley Performing Arts Center “is long overdue,” Cal State Northridge’s president says. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times)
