Editing Huntsville, Alabama (section)

===Performing arts===
The Huntsville Community Chorus Association (HCCA) is one of Alabama's oldest performing arts organizations, with its first performance dating to December 1946. HCCA produces chorale concerts and musical theater productions.<ref>{{cite web |title=Huntsville Community Chorus Association |url=http://www.thechorus.org |access-date=November 8, 2011 |website=thechorus.org }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.thechorus.org/index.php/2016-05-01-01-02-18/history |access-date=December 18, 2022 |website= thechorus.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Huntsville Community Chorus Association |url=https://www.artshuntsville.org/listing/huntsville-community-chorus-association/ |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Arts Huntsville |language=en}}</ref> The [[Huntsville Symphony Orchestra]] (HSO) is Alabama's oldest continuously operating professional symphony orchestra, featuring performances of classical, pops and family concerts, and music education programs in public schools.<ref name="symphony">{{cite web |title=Huntsville Symphony Orchestra |url=http://www.hso.org |access-date=November 8, 2011 |publisher=Hso.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Symphony School |url=https://www.hso.org/education-community/symphony-school/ |access-date=December 17, 2022 |website=Huntsville Symphony Orchestra |language=en-US |archive-date=December 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221217160029/https://www.hso.org/education-community/symphony-school/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Parker |first=Gregg |date=November 3, 2020 |title=Huntsville Symphony Orchestra again performing at VBC |url=https://m.themadisonrecord.com/2020/11/03/huntsville-symphony-orchestra-again-performing-at-vbc/ |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=The Madison Record}}</ref>  The Huntsville Youth Orchestra was founded by Russell Gerhart, founding conductor of the Huntsville Symphony Orchestra, in 1961.<ref>{{cite web |title=Welcome! |url=http://huntsvilleyouthorchestra.org/wp/ |access-date=November 9, 2011 |publisher=Huntsvilleyouthorchestra.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Poe |first=Brenda |date=January 31, 2023 |title=Huntsville Youth Orchestra Spring Registration today |url=https://www.itemonline.com/news/huntsville-youth-orchestra-spring-registration-today/article_08320160-a17e-11ed-a807-97f50f3539ef.html |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=The Item |language=en}}</ref> Huntsville Chamber Music Guild was organized in 1952 to promote and present chamber music programs; the group seeks to present recitals in which artists are presented in works of the classical masters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Huntsville Chamber Music Guild Celebrity Concert Series |url=https://hsvchambermusic.org/ |access-date=December 17, 2022 |website=Huntsville Chamber Music Guild Celebrity Concert Series |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Huntsville Chamber Music Guild |url=https://www.artshuntsville.org/listing/huntsville-chamber-music-guild/ |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Arts Huntsville |language=en}}</ref>

Broadway Theatre League was founded in 1959. BTL presents a season of national touring Broadway productions each year, a family-fun show, and additional season specials. Shows are presented in the Von Braun Center's Mark C. Smith Concert Hall.<ref>{{cite web |title=Broadway Theatre League |url=http://www.broadwaytheatreleague.org |access-date=November 8, 2011 |publisher=Broadway Theatre League}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 4, 2023 |title=Broadway Theatre League announces 2023-2024 season |url=https://www.rocketcitynow.com/article/entertainment/broadway-theatre-league-announces-2023-2024-season-musicals-plays-huntsville/525-5905c6ac-85d5-46ce-9984-1ce7c2406c08 |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=FOX54 |language=en-US}}</ref>

Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theatre, Huntsville's oldest children's theater, was founded in 1961. Fantasy Playhouse Theater Academy, the organization's dance, music, and art school, teaches children and adults each year.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater & Academy |url=https://www.fantasyplayhouse.org/ |access-date=December 17, 2022 |website=Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater & Academy |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Fantasy Playhouse Children's Theater & Academy |url=https://www.artshuntsville.org/listing/fantasy-playhouse-childrens-theater-academy/ |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Arts Huntsville |language=en}}</ref> Fantasy Playhouse regularly produces three plays a year with an additional play, ''A Christmas Carol'', produced early each December.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mom |first=Rocket City |date=November 1, 2022 |title=Back for 2022 - Fantasy Playhouse Presents "A Christmas Carol" |url=https://www.rocketcitymom.com/fantasy-playhouse-presents-a-christmas-carol |access-date=December 18, 2022 |website=Rocket City Mom |language=en-US}}</ref> Independent Musical Productions (IMP), was founded in 1993 and stages [[Musical theatre|musical productions]] performed by volunteers from the community. Three musicals are presented throughout the year, as well as several Cabaret performances at smaller local venues to round out each season. IMP is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and offers technical and performance workshops for the community.<ref>{{cite web |title=Independent Musical Productions (IMP) |url=http://www.imphuntsville.org |access-date=November 8, 2011 |website=IMP Huntsville }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Independent Musical Productions (IMP) |url=https://www.huntsville.org/listing/independent-musical-productions-(imp)/1616/ |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=huntsville.org |language=en-us}}</ref>

The [[Von Braun Center]], which originally opened in 1975 as the Von Braun Civic Center, includes 10,000-seat capacity arena, a 2,000-seat concert hall, a 500-seat playhouse (330 seats with proscenium staging), and {{convert|150000|sqft|m2|-3}} of convention space. Both the arena and concert hall have undergone major renovations; as a result, they have been rechristened the Propst Arena and the Mark C. Smith Concert Hall, respectively.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Improvements |url=https://www.vonbrauncenter.com/improvements/ |access-date=December 18, 2022 |website= vonbrauncenter.com |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Von Braun Center |url=https://www.huntsville.org/meetings/facilities/von-braun-center/ |access-date=May 25, 2023 |website=Huntsville.org}}</ref>