Forrest Theatre Reviews Summary

Venue and Location

Pros:

• "Great venue with good views from any seat."
• "There's also sufficient parking within easy walking distance."
• "The Forrest Theatre is gorgeous and quite quaint."
• "The theater is gorgeous as well, really feels nice to walk into and enjoy a wonderful show."
• "A fabulous old world style theater. Going there is an Occasion."
• "The Forrest Theater is absolutely stunning."
• "Beautiful theatre and great options for parking around the area too."

Cons:

• "The steps in the actual theater were steep so if not used to wearing heels hard to climb."
• "This theater is beautiful but very small and outdated! Not handicap friendly AT ALL!"
• "As with many older venues, providing for handicap seating is a challenge."
• "Unfortunately, the Forrest Theater is not accessible to the disabled at all. There are stairs everywhere!"
• "I should have bought handicapped seating. There is no elevator, just stairs."
• "The theater looks nice, but some of the paint is peeling in lots of places."
• "A smaller theatre which makes almost every seat a good seat."

Seating Comfort

Pros:

• "Seating is tight but I was comfortable."
• "I am big guy (tall and wide) and I was comfortable in my seat."
• "The seats were comfortable and no matter were you sat at the view was great."
• "Acoustics were excellent and the seats more comfortable than described in the reviews I saw."
• "No obstructions and comfortable seats."
• "The theater is very beautiful, seats are comfortable and with enough slope to get a great view from any seat."
• "Seats have a great view, even high up."

Cons:

• "If you are taller, you will hate sitting through an entire show without being able to move your legs."
• "Hamilton was as good as advertised. The theatre seats are not at all comfortable."
• "The seats are so incredibly uncomfortable."
• "Leg room is lacking and the chairs aren't super comfortable."
• "Honestly a very cramped, tight theater."
• "Seats were great as far as seeing the show but were the most uncomfortable I’ve ever sat in."
• "This is absolutely the worst theatre I have ever been to based simply on the crushingly bad leg room."

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Extremely friendly staff and super helpful ushers."
• "The staff was extremely courteous and helpful."
• "Ushers were very kind and helpful."
• "Everyone working there was very friendly and helpful."
• "All of the staff were friendly and helpful."
• "Staff was very efficient at moving a sold out crowd to their seats and through intermission."
• "The ushers are fantastic, I must say."

Cons:

• "There was an overflowing toilet in the basement ladies' room."
• "Bathroom are small and hard to find. Men's room is up a steep flight of stairs."
• "Make sure you use the restroom before you get to the theater, only a few stalls for the women on the upper levels."
• "No elevators. Bathroom situation is a mess."
• "The bathroom situation really SUCKS FOR WOMAN."
• "There's only 15 stalls for the women's bathroom."
• "Ushers were a little pushy when it came to helping you find your seat or directing you anywhere in the building."

Concessions and Pricing

Pros:

• "10 out of 10 would recommend seeing a show here."
• "The Forest Theatre was nice enough to honor our tickets on the next day."
• "Just saw Hamilton Oct 8 and it was fabulous!!! The cast was awesome!!!!"
• "Would definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a nice night out on the town!"
• "However, the people were very nice and noticed I was having difficulty and immediately offered more convenient seating."
• "At intermission, don't forget that while the smaller upstairs bathrooms always have a line, the lounge downstairs in the lower level has larger restrooms that are almost always no-wait."
• "We went to go see Hamilton, which was great! I'm actually not a play person, but I was glad with the results."

Cons:

• "Also the drinks are a tab bit over priced; $40 for a bottle of water and Jameson on the rocks, including tip."
• "The prices of the concessions were insane ($60 for two drinks at the bar...) and the seats were incredibly tight."
• "I'll definitely avoid paying $40 for 2 small cups of Barefoot cabernet and a Hershey bar. Exploitative and unnecessary pricing at best."
• "Concessions are extremely overpriced and not worth the money. A sprite, jack & coke, & a box of sour patch kids cost $44!"
• "For a vodka and soda and a box of sour patch kids to cost almost $40 without tip is just absurd."
• "The drinks were $30.00 EACH!!!!!! of which you did not know until they gave you a $90.00 bill for 3 drinks!!!!"
• "A beer and cocktail cost me $44 plus tip, WTF?!"

Show Experience

Pros:

• "I’ve seen some truly amazing touring productions over the years at this magmatic gem of a venue."
• "Hamilton was as good as advertised."
• "The whole production was wonderful."
• "Saw Hamilton here. Great play."
• "Shows are good quality but the comfort level really ruins it."
• "What an amazing musical. You must see Dear Evan Hansen! The Forrest Theatre did such an amazing job."
• "The play The Girl From The North Country was riveting, with both memorable performances and musical numbers."

Cons:

• "Saw Hamilton last night was very unhappy with poor sound quality for the first 3 or 4 numbers till they adjusted the sound."
• "The main issue with this beautifully appointed theater, is the placement of the speakers."
• "However the sound system is not very satisfying. Mic sometimes not working properly."
• "Someone working in the back row was snapping pictures every few seconds. It was extremely disturbing."
• "We missed the first part of the play because of the noise of people still trying to find their seats."
• "This was the most unprofessional, incompetent excuse for a 'professional' theater performance I have ever seen. Everyone in the audience should get their money back. Shame on everyone who works at this 'theater.'"
• "Directed to the wrong seats then when we went up to the mezzanine waiting to be directed to our seats she passed right by us lights went out no directions at all we weren’t late."