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The Brady Theater is an historic and popular theater and convention hall in Tulsa. The famous building was originally completed in 1914 and remodeled in 1930 and 1952.

The Brady has served Tulsa as a public assembly facility since its completion in 1914. Located at the corner of West Brady Street and North Boulder Avenue, the theater was originally designed as a municipal auditorium and convention hall. In 1930, world-renowned architect Bruce Goff was hired as designer for a major overhaul of the interior and directed to transform the barn-like space into an elegant showplace suitable for a city that was becoming known as "The Oil Capital of the World." The architectural design at the time was referred to as Western Classic Revival.

In 1978, the City of Tulsa sold the building by sealed bid to Tulsa entrepreneur Peter Mayo, the current owner.

Affectionately known as "The Old Lady on Brady," The Brady Theater continues to operate as a venue for a wide variety of concerts and theatrical productions. Among the notable entertainers of every type who have graced its stage are: Al Jolson, Helen Hayes, Benny Goodman, The Marx Brothers, Buddy Holly, Dave Brubeck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, U2, Frank Zappa, The Pretenders, Genesis, Robin Williams, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Avenged Sevenfold, Panic at the Disco, Norah Jones, 30 Seconds To Mars, and Conan O'Brien.

The building is rumored to be haunted by the ghost of Enrico Caruso, who performed there in 1920, and reportedly caught the cold that led to his death of pleurisy in 1921.

The Brady Theater (Tulsa Convention Hall) was listed in the national Register of Historic Places in 1979.