Orpheum Theatre

Rank in Arizona: #193of 727 ranked
Overall score: Score 46.4 out of 100medium confidence
Category: Historic Site

The Orpheum Theatre is a 1,364-seat theatre in downtown Phoenix, Arizona. It was built in 1929 in the Spanish Baroque style, and carries intricate murals and mouldings. The venue was originally used for vaudeville acts, as part of the nationwide Orpheum Circuit.

Where it is

Orpheum Theatre is a historic site near Phoenix, in Maricopa County. It is one of the historic sites in this database, and appears in the statewide ranking of Arizona attractions.

How this ranking was reached

No official visitor count is published for Orpheum Theatre, so its score rests on public interest and tourism significance, and is capped below the level a measured attraction can reach. That is why the medium confidence above is not higher. The weighting is explained in full on the methodology page, and every axis is broken out under Facts and sources at the foot of this page.

Note on the data: No official visitor count is published for this attraction.

Sources

Public interest: Wikimedia pageviews (en.wikipedia, human traffic), 2024
Coordinates and designations: Wikivoyage(opens in a new tab)
County: U.S. Census geography via FCC Area API, resolved from coordinates
Official site: https://m.facebook.com/OrpheumPhx/(opens in a new tab)

Record last verified 2026-08-12.

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