page_title: The Muny
section_title: Comparison to other outdoor theatres
hierarchical_section_title: The Muny / Comparison to other outdoor theatres
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial photo of the The Muny in St Louis, taken May 2017.
context_page_description: The St. Louis Municipal Opera Theatre is an amphitheatre located in St. Louis, Missouri. The theatre seats 11,000 people with about 1,500 free seats in the last nine rows that are available on a first come, first served basis.
  The Muny seasons run every year from mid-June to mid-August. It is run by a nonprofit organization. The current president and chief executive is Dennis M. Reagan. The current artistic director and executive producer is Mike Isaacson.
context_section_description: The Muny website claims it is the "nation's oldest and largest outdoor musical theatre." Numerous amphitheatres/outdoor theatres have a larger capacity area, but The Muny houses the largest number of seats. No lawn seating exists inside The Muny. In addition, The Muny is the largest to host only Broadway-style musical theatre.
  The next-largest seat capacity theatre in the United States is the San Manuel Amphitheater in California, housing 10,900 seats.
  For a list of other amphitheatres see: List of contemporary amphitheatres.
caption: The Muny in 2017
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