The Jerusalem Theatre is a performing arts center on the southern edge of the Talbiya neighborhood in Jerusalem. The architects Michael Nadler, Shulamit Nadler and Shmuel Bixson won the municipality's design competition in 1958, and the municipality was the client. Miles Sherover and Lester Crown gave donations. The cornerstone was laid in October 1964, and the building was dedicated in October 1971.
The design combines sculptural exposed concrete with Jerusalem stone. A wing funded by Crown, designed by the same firm, added the Henry Crown Symphony Hall and the Rebecca Crown Auditorium. The complex also holds the Sherover Theatre, with 950 seats.
It was listed for historical preservation in 2012. It is the home of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra.
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