Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts Review

The interior is very poorly made, but the staff is pretty much nice

Large performing arts space with excellent visibility to the stage.

The seats are very comfortable, especially when your sitting for 2 hours

The restrooms smelled too back, you can smell the disgusting olor in the lobby. In the restrooms no toilet paper, no soap and anything for dried your hands. Buy they presented excellent show around the world to excellent price. The afternoon I visited I saw a five star show for $25.00. It made to me forgot the bag olor. The theatre is modern ,clean and comfortable. Brooklyn Center Performing arts people excellent. I saw a disability women waiting for open the door and employees gave to her a seat. I have good experience. I recommend. Next star Chaka Khan.

== CLOSED == IN SEPTEMBER 2018 BROOKLYN COLLEGE SHUT DOWN THE PERFORMING ARTS CONCERT SERIES (also know as BCBC) AFTER 65+ YEARS OF SERVING THE BROOKLYN COMMUNITY. THEY FIRED THE STAFF -- gave them 2 days to clear out their offices. The student productions still are presented, but the likes of the top symphonies, dance companies, classic artists -- those great artists will no longer be part of the long tradition that was Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts. A shining star in Brooklyn's cultural life has gone out. Shame on Brooklyn College for being so short sighted.
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Always something exciting going on at Brooklyn Center! And at great prices too. Stuff that you would need to trek into Manhattan for, but here it's at half the ticket price. I must say, though, I do miss the movies on that huge screen in the Walt Whitman Theatre. It was the only single screen left in Brooklyn and with incredible sound too -- it was Brooklyn's Ziegfeld. Now that they've closed the Ziegfeld....

Just saw Step Afrika and it was a blast -- a super show and even though the Saturday performance was snowed out, they moved it to Sunday, PHONED US to tell us it was moved and we could use our Saturday tickets or GET A REFUND -- what theatre does THAT?!! The staff at the door was very helpful and friendly and seemed sympathetic that we had to trudge thru nasty slush and floods to get there...once inside it was just an all-around, very uplifting experience.

If you have never been there, it's one of the must-try venues in Brooklyn.

The place was amze the light and surround sound was good I was there for a show so you only able to go to the theater and bathroom in my opinion the womens louge was big but needed to be clean.

The theater has no AC, it's to hot to seat through a 2 hour performance. Cannot enjoy the show, it's my second time at the venue and it's just has no air, no ventilation.

Huge seating field for big scene. Nice dividing for sectors makes it easy to reach your place.
Parking lot is really tight but there is cheap shopping center parking nearby so no problems getting parked.

Currently being renovated (2018-19), staff was laid off but looking forward to seeing the renovations complete (with less absestos). Not great parking, really needs a big digital sign in Nostrand Ave showing what's playing. Happy to have a place like this in Brooklyn

I LIKED THIS PLACE VERY MUCH, NICE ATMOSPHERE, AND NICE PERFORMANCE ALL THE TIME

Diverse programming, friendly staff. I really like this theater.

The auditorium in the center is luxurious and comfortable, and wonderful to watch performances and graduations in. The service from staff was very helpful to visitors also. However, the staff did not turn on air conditioners on a hot day, lowering the experience.

EXCELLENT CONDITION FOR PERFORMING THE ARTS VERY CLEAN AND COOL PLACE TO STAY. SID

Perfect for performances. Very nicely redecorated with amazing lighting. Only thing is i saw only 2 restrooms.

The center still looks good to hold graduation and many other events for the brooklyn college students

For the student campus theater it's pretty nice.

None of the usual refinements of more established theaters on Broadway but still a nice place to sit watching a show or a play with full ability to there and back with no issues. And most importantly it's small.

Though a parking situation could be made a bit better.

New building for theatre and music at BC. Can't wait to see it keep growing.

Great experiance,Everyone was sweating until graduation ceremony started. Keep up the good work Brooklyn college.

It's a popular venue for a lot of graduations. I graduated high school here in 2005 but recently attending another graduation was a pretty miserable experience because they systematically refused to air condition the place on the hottest day of the year, and would not allow people entry back in after using the bathroom (not me , but a woman next to me).

What a dump .

To whom it may concern,

My name is Pierre Remy and I am the only person born from Cypress Hills , Brooklyn NY with a natural birthmark of a heart on me and I would like to know how to go about making this a little bit more known in NYC..ironically brooklyn's motto is SPREAD LOVE so please send me some information on how to SPREAD THIS LOVE MESSAGE.,

MOST people say that it is Gods seal and I appreciate it .

With LOVE

The Remys

I'm going back on my knowing but we use to call it the Walt Whitman theater????? I had the pleasure of seeing two greats performing here Regina Belle and Peabo Bryson. It was beautiful but when they do Aladdins "A Whole New World". Awesome two strong voices and Peabo Bryson he still got it going on.

Wonderful theater space. The shows are always spectacular. A concierge should be able to obtain a schedule of events for performances at this location.

No elevator for elderly people go upstairs for balcony seating

Great space, acoustics aren't terrible. But the manager of the house and the contractors that do staging, lighting and sound should be employed elsewhere, preferably not working with people.

My son's middle school held their graduation here. Nice place!

An outstanding performance of classical music by a full orchestra. Bravo!

I saw Chaka Khan in concert here and loved it. The venue was clean, even the women's bathroom (and that's saying something!). We had a good view from where we sat, and sound set up was crisp and clear. Exiting after the concert was effortless as they opened all side doors so there wasn't a crush to get out. The only thing that was a bit of a crush was getting out of the parking lot. Oh well!