Went to see this amazing production of Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE. it was fantastic, magical and I…read morewish I could go again! It's sad this is the end of an era. I wish they had merchandise with imagery from the show!!! I would have bought it ALL!!!

The end of an era, James Conlon's final opera performancc is fittingly the Magic Flute, my…read morefavorite. We have had season tickets for years, and I especially love the Queen of the Night, but all performances are professional from West Side Story to Carmen. The Dorothy Chandler is a beautiful venue with excellent acoustics.Lunch before our matinee at Kendalls makes for a wonderful cultural experience in DTLA.

Pant ages is amazing for its Art Deco architecture. The shows are always great. I love architecture…read moreand I love art deco since I was young and this location delivers. But they could use an upgrade to the seats, they're getting a bit outdated. I still highly recommend catching a show here and as many as you can in the city as it's a city of artists, musicians, actors, painters, you name it everyone comes to LA to break into some industry. A lot of local parking spots and good food spots. Personally, I wish they cleaned up the Blvd cause on a bad day it can still look as ugly as the 90's. But it's improving and getting slowly better. Make sure to check out a show here and when you walk into the lobby be sure to look up and all around!!! Exquisite!

I grew up in LA and this was my first time at the Pantageous and it was so iconic! I love the…read moreceiling decor. Excuse my commentary on the video! I ended up at a matinee for Disney's Beauty and Beast so I was starving and of course I decided yea sure, the large wine was a good idea. Haha. Their snacks are basically the big chocolate chip cookie, which did save me and some nuts and candy. My friend who also came starving stole my cashews. Overall it was a great show. The bathroom situation looks out of control but the lines for the ladies moved fast, especially upstairs. I paid for parking in a lot across from the Capital Lot and it was a short walk down to Hollywood Blvd. It was super convenient not having to look for parking in Hollywood.

Went here couple months ago back and it was quite excellent and an experience to remember for sure…read more The architecture outside was are all metal and inside are all wood. The surrounding is mini park that have many different theme sections to be discover prior or after the show. Excellent and ordinary group of musicians and with great leader conductor...make a great musics in a great warm and cozy setting. Seat are okey, not comfort but good enough to endure the whole show. Love the layout that literally using all spaces for guests to enjoys the music in the given space.

January 29, 2026 | Downtown LA | Dressed in gowns, excited for a Girls Night Out, my friend and I…read morehad a fantastic experience at the Walt Disney Concert Hall! The performance was even more amazing than we had imagined & so lively! Music | The LA Phil was incredible! The sounds of the different instruments, made a beautiful melody! The soft, beautiful, magical, fairytale-like sounds, as if butterflies are fluttering about were my favorite! I especially love the sound of the flutes! It was also incredible hearing the powerful, booming sounds, as the musicians played fiercely! It really stirred up excitement inside & made my heart race at times! Performance | Elim Chan & Masabane Rangwahasha | 100% fabulous! They were both incredible! It was amazing seeing a female conductor lead with so much passion, grace, as well as excitement! It's as if she was doing a beautiful yet powerful dance! Hearing the beautiful voice and talent radiating from Masabane, as she sang opera was mesmerizing! She stood confident, poised & proud and was a sight to be seen and heard! Walt Disney Concert Hall | Magical! I loved all of the curves and shapes of the building, both inside and outside, as well as the majestic shades and colors throughout! Drinks & Bites | I was excited to see refreshments, as I know, we were going to eat afterwards, but a light bite was perfect! I enjoyed a few bites of my chocolate brownie & my friend and I had a glass of red wine! Our bartender was awesome! I believe he was located on the fourth floor, personality plus, thanks again! Also, eating is only allowed in the lobby areas! Intermission | 15-20 Minutes! Overall | I'm super excited to return for future performances at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, as it truly was a magical experience!

We went to the New York City Ballet last night and the main reason I'm writing is to give…read morecompliments to one of the ushers, Mathew Guevara. He did not seat us but he noticed I was in a wheel chair type scooter and he checked on me at both intermissions and helped with making my leaving safe . He walked in front of me down the treacherous ramp and then walked all the way around the lobby and stayed with me while my husband used the restroom. I never feel safe when a venue takes my scooter away after I transfer to a seat but with Mathew it was a remarkable experience. He is an asset to your business and I hope well appreciated by his bosses. Thank you

Had a great first experience at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion last month. Oftentimes, my visit to…read morethe area have been to the Walt Disney Concert Hall for the LA Phil (and usually Vespaio afterwards), the MOCA, or to The Broad. Recently, I was here for LA Opera Verdi's Falstaff. Previous to this visit, I have never been to an opera only performance, besides having one as part of a concert at the Walt Disney Concert Hall or watching them on PBS. I read the summary first prior to attending and all the information provided on the website was very helpful (from parking, opera summary, etc.), especially for first time visitors. Despite a road closure nearby, it was still pretty easy to get into the parking structure and walk over to the Pavilion. We arrived early to pick up your tickets and use the restroom prior to the performance. With any "subtitles", they often tend to be to the side, so I often had to look to the right and back to the stage to understand what they were singing about. The stage did not look as big as I expected, but when the sets were switched, I was amazed at the beautiful sets and also how "grand" they looked from my seat. During the intermission, there were snacks and drinks one could purchase. I love that they also offered throat drops to the side, which some patrons should probably have used as they were coughing during the performance. The lines to the women's restroom were also coordinated, as if one was at Disneyland. We were lucky enough to zip through the roped-off lines early on before the lines really started to get long. We also stepped out for air prior to the intermission being over. There were "pre-" and "post-" performance talks and I wished that I was able to hear where the post-performance talk was going to be. I had left after the applause to hurry and use the restroom, so I missed the location announcement of the post-performance talks. Yes, I could have asked an employee but my friend had also already walked outside of the venue. The Music Center also had an "art" installation next door, in a small space so we also checked it out before we left. The performance was wonderful and the employees we encountered were very kind. It was easy to get to and from the venue, from the parking structure. It is a great location and would recommend a visit at least once.

I recently just watched a musical here at the Ahmanson Theatre here in Los Angeles…read more I've been here once before many years ago to watch Mary Poppins. I don't live too far away from here but it's always a trek coming down to downtown LA. And the tickets I received is said to park in the music center garage. Parking was $10 and really efficient. It took a while to get our bearings to find out where we could park and what was available. And at the very end, it was actually pretty efficient to get out of there as well. We're on level P6 and we were directed to go down towards the lower level and everything was very efficient to then come back up to the surface.. It's a beautiful venue. It's not huge, but they're able to make great use of the space. We sat in the balcony and got a great view and we were able to see everything fairly well. There are lots of concession stands throughout and you're even able to pre-order drinks and snacks and beverages for the intermission. Overall, it's a great venue, it's even closer to me than the Pantages, where they have a lot of other musicals as well. We caught a great show here too. This is definitely a hidden gem that I'll be excited to come back to again in the future when there are future events. Everything is so well organized and it was a great experience.

Some great things with the venue but a few negatives that for me have a higher weight in my…read moreexperience compared to other theatres. Positives: -If you're driving, once you get through traffic to DTLA it's just off the freeway with beyond reasonable parking at $10. If you're taking public transit its not a far walk from the Civic Center/Grand Park stop; roughly 10 minutes. -They have a 15% processing fee for online ticket purchases vs 20% at the Pantages. Negatives: -They do programs here vs playbills so as a collector it's a really big letdown that it won't fit in your playbill binder, frame, etc. as the programs are larger. -Esthetically it has almost a collegiate lecture hall vibe to it with the wood paneling and tan seats. There's no drama or emotion within the building. -The staff here seems less invested in the productions. I've only been to 2 shows and the staff didn't seem to be consistent/care if people were filming the show on their phones. I saw them approach one person in front of me but allowed another person a few seats over to film. Any other theatre I've been to in LA or New York they are very strict about filming with some even making you delete the video immediately in front of them. -Each row is about 30-45 seats so if you're in the middle you're either stuck or going to be bothering a lot of people to exit. Contrast this to the Pantages which is on average 7-14 seats per row.

I went for the Glass, he went for the Kafka…read more May 5. While apparently the rest of the city was freely downing Cinco de Mayo tacos and tequila, we attended the final performance of the production of the opera In The Penal Colony at The Studio Theater CSULB. This is a fine small auditorium, well planned and comfortable. That comfort is essential for full attention to be given to the many aspects, somber and sober, of this excellent (with caveat) production. First, the raison d'être for my attending. I find that this opera is one of Philip Glass' most stunningly beautiful. The string quintet, though mounted out of sight, was the engine for this brilliant study of a killing "machine". The strong voices of tenor Doug Jones and baritone Zeffis Quinn Hollis were superb. I consider this an important work well developed and well measured by conductor Andreas Mitisek. I would not want to engage in criticism out of my realm. The book of Kafka's short stories is bedside awaiting me to pick it up. Somewhere along the line in the twentieth century, opera went slightly mad in its desire to stage productions that meet modern needs. (Next season's King Arthur [as a comic book superhero] by Henry Purcell in collaboration with whimsically juvenile-loving Musica Angelica arouses much curiosity. Get ready kids.) Kafka wrote of inhumanity and absurdity of humans over a hundred years ago. The added text from the student's ensemble personal incarcerations diminished that theme. There was an important point to make, no question, but youth personalized stories led to unanswered questions and reduced their message. Corral students freedom of speech, really? Really that's the kid's sugar treat. Poor staging revolved around stomping students many with muddy line delivery. Stage direction to place them behind a stark curtain (à la Julie Taymor, à la wayang kulit) and silent for ultimate expressiveness was inspired. Poorly developed as a Greek chorus but when given the opportunity to act, Morgan Pimental, John E. Pizzini, Matthew Limas and especially Mark Oliver ably shone through the ponderous choreography.

Long Beach Opera is a small company. Size doesn't matter. Most of the voices are good and the…read moreorchestra is stronger than their size would indicate. Their venue (the Terrace Theater) does not have the best acoustics, but they are doing edgier productions that what you see at the neighboring Los Angeles Opera. I am a fan.

I came for a lovely concert and had an amazing night…read more The area was very safe. Nothing was sketchy about the space despite it being downtown. Everyone was there for a good time! There was ample parking, and surprisingly, it didn't take long to get out, despite hundreds of attendees. I can't speak to the food or beverages because I don't recall any concessions at the event. I've been here on numerous occasions and I appreciate the city's dedication to keeping live performances alive, and FREE at that! There's always some sort of free event going on in this space. I do wish there was free parking, but it's downtown los angeles, so you can't ask for things like that there. But even with that said, it makes me appreciate the events being free even more, since we have to consider parking structure fees.

Had been here for years or decades. Love this center where musicals, plays, operas and others come…read moretogether within walking distance and in between you got restaurants and bars and water fountains plus valet parking and self parking garage for really reasonable price ($10). It's also across from the Disney Halls and hotels and museums and short driving or walkable to Little Tokyo, Chinatown, Olvera Street (Hispanic or Mexican community), and the grand station (train & bus). And the center is right next to 110 & 101 freeways, so convenient to get in or on and off.

5pm show. Parked at…read moreBOA building level E, where the cool people park. 3 hours free EV charging, thank you ChargePoint. Check in at CO level, where all ticket holders wait before being directed towards the entrance. Show was amazing! Will be at opening night for the next 3 productions. Great being close to the dancers, and the treats during the nutcracker was fabulous. Enjoyed singing with a couple of musicians after the show, and it was great meeting a couple of the dancers.

Lack luster emoting, repetitive choreography, and a failure in capture the true feeling and wonder…read moreof Balanchine master piece

Been here for many shows I love going to old school…read moretheaters and hope they continue to keep them standing still because they just don't make theaters with all the details and feel that they used to make them Always love a small venue to see big names Parking always gonna to be an issue in LA but that's not their fault Staff was good and seating was as expected

This is an art deco theater - similar to the Pantages but maybe even older. It is beautiful…read moreinside. We went to see Joe Jackson concert there and the sound system is crisp and clear. I can hear the timber of his voice and the sound of the instruments were crystal clear. The concert itself was fantastic. His sound has jazz, Latin, sometimes Middle Eastern flavor and definitely blues. Between the beautiful venue, the sound system and the performance, it was certifiably a happy experience. Oh, we had to ride the vintage elevator to the ground floor where the restrooms and the bar are. The elevator man was pleasant and informative. The restrooms were clean.

4++ If you live in LA or if you've watched any of the Academy Awards over the last couple decades,…read moreyou are probably familiar with this venue. It's been a long time since I've been to this venue. A long time ago, I went to a show where Savion Glover was doing his tap dancing and I saw a show where Val Kilmer played Moses in a 10 Commandments type play. I didn't order any concessions during my trips and the people that I've dealt with were always professional and friendly. My recent visit was for a Wanda Sykes show during the Netflix comedy festival. It was a cool revisit, especially after being more into the movies and awards season than a long time ago. It definitely added a lot of context. Welcome to that building. The show was great. And it's a beautiful building but some for some reason it just felt like I shouldn't be there or something. This is not their fault. It may just give this feeling or big brand of exclusivity. I have to admit, though I don't usually look for a lot of shows at this venue so maybe it's just me. Either way, it was really cool being here again. Hopefully there's a concert or cool show coming up that I would love to come back for.

It was really weird getting into the theater as there were barriers at the entrance keeping us out…read more Security people all wired up were standing around the barrier. I was early and saw nobody entering so I stood around, asking other people who also had no idea what the heck was going on. In time I did approach the man as to how I got in and he says well, do you have a ticket and I showed him I did and he moved the barrier. They really could've done it better don't you think?