We are blessed to have this theater in our city. The Byham's spent a significant amount of money restoring the former Fulton Theater into the majesty of this venue which is carrying the entrepreneur and author William C. Byham family name.
For those unaware Byham is a highly successful Ph.D., and is president and cofounder of Development Dimensions. His Ph D. is in Industrial and organizational psychology. His most famous book Zapp, has been translated into nine languages,and has sold more than 2.5 million copies. Ergo lots of money into his accounts and through his ideals, lots of money to give back to society and Pittsburgh.
His money making theme is, promoting empowerment in organizations and behavior interviewing which has been very well received in the business world. His contribution to behavioral interviewing has changed the nature of job interviews. I myself have conducted dozens if not hundreds of job interviews of candidates using his concepts on behavior based concepts. His company DDi says millions of managers have been trained in Targeted Selection and it has been adopted by 3,000 organizations around the world. Okay so that is how we got this place in the Burgh. I thought this was worth discussing the history and the person responsible while doing a review on the Byham.
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At the Byham there is a nicely restored lobby although a little small in size and the theater seats are a little small and short, but again this is a great venue for intimate performances. Certainly smaller than the Benedum and Heinz Hall so you feel a closer to the performance on stage.
Linda and I have been here many times, mostly for the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater productions which usually do at least one production here every year.
There are many great performance here each year; do not hesitate to attend, you will not be disappointed in the venue..