An orchestra pit and 60-foot (18 m)-wide stage are accented by enormous weaving ribbons of colored metal mesh that sweep across the theatre.
Notable performances include Bill Cosby, Stomp, Miss Saigon, A Streetcar Named Desire, Blast!, Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, The Moscow Boys Choir, David Copperfield, Jessye Norman, Chick Corea and Bela Fleck, and Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
In a June interview with CMT.com, Garrison Keillor called RiverCenter "a fabulous new auditorium that is as fine as any I've ever played in."
Pre-acquisition environmental and construction testing of the site was performed by employees of Building and Earth Sciences in Columbus.
Most of the subcontracting work including stone, masonry, steel, fire protection, and staging were made locally.
External processing (outboard- equalization, compressing, limiting) in the Heard Hall is done on Klark Teknik units.
The rear walls of the auditorium are fitted with motorized acoustic curtains that can be adjusted to better suit the type of performance.