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    The Egg Center for the Performing Arts - The stage

    The Egg Center for the Performing Arts

    3.9(50 reviews)
    0.5 mi

    The Egg re-hatched on January 8th after a nearly $20 M renovation. That was great news! It was…read morestarting to become an eyesore with its aging seating and bathrooms. Now, it's a sight for sore eyes! Better sound system and LED lighting were among the upgrades. A little more seating. New seats and flooring. New wall coverings.The public was invited to check out the improvements at a free evening event. When you consider that the distinctive facility is about a half century old, the upgrades were overdue. The helpful ushers are not paid to be tour guides so I'm not sure how accurate their information was. Some ushers said the bathrooms were not renovated. The bathrooms I visited did have upgrades, but I cannot understand why the some of the original hardware including the old, chipped sanitary napkin receptacles were screwed back into the womens' bathrooms stalls. It seriously detracted from the overall appearance and seemed to be a bad penny pinching decision after so much money was spent. I can't tell you about the men's rooms. The men in our group of friends said they thought some work had been done. The Egg's unique shape was inspired by the half grapefruit that Gov. Rockefeller was eating during a planning meeting. In this day and age of large venues, it remains a more intimate setting. The Kitty Carlisle Hart theatre has a capacity of just under 1,000 seats and there's another smaller theater just below it. I was in the audience a few years ago when Pete Davidson did his stand-up act at the Egg. He complained about the small size of the venue. He added another show for same day just to make it worth his while. I came away offended by some of what he tried to pass off as humor. If performers like Davidson don't want to play the Egg again, I'm okay with that. It has great acoustics for fine artists of a whole different caliber. The Egg re-cracked open with aerial performances by Good Karma Studio and the DJ Hollyw8d. Looking forward to attending many awesome performances in this newly improved venue!

    Concert space is great, not a bad seat in either theater. Parking and guest management is abysmal…read more A 20 minute on the main road to have to enter single file into a visitor parking deck. No helpers to identify where to park, no signage to point to entrance. If you're coming here plan to arrive an hour early and don't be later than that.

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    Joe Jackson circa 1912 with his band. GREAT performance. "The Two Rounds of Racket Tour."

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    Park Playhouse - We were far to the left of the action, in seats we paid $25 each for. Wish I had gotten more expensive, center seats!

    Park Playhouse

    4.3(8 reviews)
    1.1 mi

    August 2022 post-pandemic. First time this year, though I…read morehave been to some shows in between reviews. This was "The Wedding Singer," and it was really enjoyable! The lead talent was excellent, and all was well done. I ordered tickets online, and there's more regret: the staging was different from years past. I thought getting seats which seemed close but to the side would give us a good view, but no. The action was just in the center of the stage, and the sides of the stage blocked off/covered by scenery. It made it very difficult to see the whole ensemble, especially at the angle we were at. Literally, probably the quarter of seats on the left and right sides had difficulty seeing. If you go- sit in the very center. I got a stiff neck from sitting in their chairs since I had to keep my head turned the whole show! P. S. - the ladie's rooms looked great - clean and maybe renovated?

    Woo-hoo... summer is here, covid is rolling down and the music begins!…read more One of the nicest venues in the area DH and I try to attend a night of outdoor summer theater in Washington Park before our vacation in August. The show begins at 8pm and we arrive early around 4pm to bring our chairs and get a parking place not to far away then we walk to the many restaurants in the area and have dinner! The professional company has adult and children musicals that offer choice seats for purchase and free seats (bring your own chair) amphitheater style raised seating on the hill. Great seats where ever you sit! Just a wonderful evening we have been enjoying for quite a few years now. Regretfully I don't know why we didn't try it sooner maybe when our kids were younger it's so important to offer your children access to the arts!

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