Altria Theater Seating Chart
The Altria Theater is a historic Richmond hall on Monroe Park, built in 1927 with a distinctive Moorish facade. The 3,500-seat theater hosts Broadway tours, concerts, and the Richmond Symphony across an orchestra and two balconies under an ornate domed ceiling.
Sections at Altria Theater
The Altria Theater chart lists 6 main sections, and the one on your ticket does most of the deciding — price, distance, and view included. Scan the list before you buy, keeping in mind that the event type reshuffles the room: concerts, games, and private buyouts each open different parts of the house.
- Orchestra — main floor, rows A-Z
- Dress Circle — front balcony
- Balcony — upper tier
- Box Seats — side boxes
- Gallery — top rows
- Accessible seating
Best seats at Altria Theater
Orchestra center rows G through R give the best balance of proximity and full-stage view for Broadway tours. The dress circle front rows are the prime balcony seats — close, elevated, and clear of the upper overhang.
Tips before you go
The Altria sits next to Monroe Park near VCU, with nearby garages and a short walk to the Fan District restaurants. Use the surrounding decks and street parking, and arrive early to admire the restored Moorish lobby before curtain.
How to read the Altria Theater seating chart
Start with the shape of the room: 3,565 seats on stacked levels facing the stage, split into 6 sections — Orchestra, Dress Circle, Balcony, Box Seats, Gallery, and Accessible seating. Your ticket names exactly one of them, and that name is worth reading twice, because neighboring sections can differ by a full level, a price tier, or which side of the room you face from.
When you weigh a Altria Theater ticket, three variables do the work: how far from the stage you are, whether you sit center or off toward a side aisle, and which level you're on. That's why Accessible seating and Orchestra can price and view so differently while sitting on the same chart. Use the best-seats notes above as the tiebreak for Altria Theater, then confirm section, row, and seat against the official Richmond map before checkout.
For scale: at 3,565 seats, Altria Theater ranks 9th of the 12 Virginia venues in this guide by capacity — Salem Civic Center (7,100) is the next size up, Chrysler Hall (2,500) the next size down.
Building a seating chart for an event at Altria Theater
Booked a suite, a club space, or a room adjacent to Altria Theater for something private? Let the chart above anchor the plan — sections like Orchestra and Accessible seating and their surrounding tiers show the geography — and lay tables over just the part of it your event occupies. Seat every guest in the maker, export the PDF, and the Richmond event-services team has a document they can set up from. Full house at Altria Theater is 3,565, but private events run on a far smaller footprint: dinner rounds, program rows, and a head table are usually the whole build.
Hosting a private event at Altria Theater?
Sketch your Altria Theater event in minutes — rounds for dinner service, rows for the presentation, a head table where it belongs. Up to 500 seats per layout, finished as a print-ready PDF the Richmond event team can work from.
Open the seating chart generatorFrequently asked questions
- How many seats does Altria Theater hold?
- 3,565 at full configuration. In practice the number depends on the event — sections open and close between a concert and a daytime show — and a private buyout uses just the sections booked, usually a club or a suite out of the 6 on the Richmond chart.
- What are the best seats at Altria Theater?
- Orchestra center rows G through R give the best balance of proximity and full-stage view for Broadway tours. The dress circle front rows are the prime balcony seats — close, elevated, and clear of the upper overhang.
- What sections does Altria Theater have?
- Main sections include: Orchestra — main floor, rows A-Z; Dress Circle — front balcony; Balcony — upper tier. Full breakdown in the sections list above.
- Where is Altria Theater located?
- Altria Theater sits in Richmond, Virginia. For the exact street address, parking, and the transit stop nearest sections like Orchestra, check the official Altria Theater site before the day — Richmond venues differ on gate, lot, and rideshare access.
- How do I plan a private event at Altria Theater?
- Map it in the Seat Chart App maker below: start from Altria Theater's own layout — sections like Orchestra and Accessible seating — drop tables to match your event's footprint, assign guests, and export a PDF the Richmond event-services team can set up from.