Broadway Theatre Reviews Summary

Category: Performing arts theater New York

Address: 1681 Broadway, New York, NY 10019, USA

Phone: +12122396200

Rating: 4.7
based on 254 reviews.

Theater Ambiance

Pros:

  • "Gorgeous theater! I was so impressed with the interior decor and preservation."
  • "Beautiful place in Theater district NYC."
  • "The Broadway Theater, one of only 5 theaters actually located on Broadway Street, is a beautiful, elegant, 1920's theater."
  • "The theatre is amazing, the play was awesome, the staff are lovely."
  • "The Broadway Theater is a grand venue. Its wide stair cases and marble (like?) railings."
  • "Beautiful large classic theater."
  • "The facility is absolutely incredible. Not a bad seat in the house."

Cons:

  • "The only thing that bothered me was how tight the seats were."
  • "Theatre is cramped with little leg room and stuffy."
  • "The theatre looks a little run down over all and the seats were pretty snug with little or no leg room."
  • "Smallest seats in the theater district, I kid you not."
  • "Seats were extremely uncomfortable, and it was too hot."
  • "Bring a can opener to pry yourself from the seats!! The theater is beautiful inside, but I have never seen such cramped seating!!"
  • "Seat are to tight they need an upgrade on the seats and the bathrooms."

Performance Quality

Pros:

  • "Peerless performances, classic architecture, and high production values -- we saw Miss Saigon and it brought us to tears!"
  • "The special effects where quite impressive! I never saw a play that actually simulated movement using background imaging."
  • "King Kong, a great show, excellent performance by all the performers, massive effects especially King Kong size, moves, sound effects and movement, huge efforts by all to get the show entertaining and lovely to all the audience."
  • "Every performer was Very Very talented!"
  • "Amazing theatre saw Miss Saigon and it was just incredible the stage is huge and the acoustics are very good we could hear everything plainly the cast was superb."
  • "King Kong: The puppet, the visuals and the effects were stunning."
  • "Excellent use of video that compliments the excellent performance by each actor/actress!"

Cons:

  • "We weren't impressed with the leading actress."
  • "But not such a great show."
  • "The choreography and music were subpar."
  • "The music in the show was lackluster."
  • "I was actually nodding off during the 1st act as were others around me."
  • "Theater was nice enough, but the play. King Kong, the musical was awful."
  • "The story line left a little to be desired, however, Kong was very impressive!"

Staff and Service

Pros:

  • "The staff are lovely, anne at the door and deborah at the audio description service were very helpful."
  • "The staff is great and polite keeping things moving."
  • "Staff was very polite and welcoming, everyone had a smile are their faces very good show."
  • "The staff is very professional and some of the nicest people you could meet."
  • "All the staff was courteous and helpful."
  • "Nice and professional staff guidance when entering and leaving the theatre."
  • "Staff at the door was pleasant & courteous while enforcing the rule."

Cons:

  • "Even if you won't eat it, you can't even keep it locked in your purse & they won't hold it for you at the box office."
  • "Stay away from the bar though. My wife and I had a drink each and paid over $40."
  • "Despite this warning, several groups of guests arrived well into the first number obstructing my family's view of the performance."
  • "They also search woman's handbags and pick on small children."
  • "Very rude staff! Kevin the guy on the door is disrespectful and closed the door on my face while I was entering for the show!"
  • "Agreed on other reviews that staff is very rude, unnecessarily so."
  • "Very inconsiderate, disrespectful, ill-mannered security personnel."

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