Construction on the $45 million McAllen Performing Arts Center should be completed by November.

Construction on the $45 million McAllen Performing Arts Center should be completed by November.

Rain delayed the project last year, but better weather should allow workers to finish the three-story theater by November, said Nancy Millar, director of the McAllen Convention and Visitors Bureau.

“The new stage is going to be larger and the backstage areas are going to be able to accommodate bigger shows that are more advanced than some of the simpler ones that we’ve gotten in the past,” Millar said. “Such as Wicked and the Lion King.”

McAllen-based ERO Architects designed the approximately 1,800 seat theater, which will feature state of the art acoustics, audio, lighting and stage support.