Marcus Center for the Performing Arts Review

Awesome program...excellent quality dancers, stage sets, lighting, sound quality, orchestra. Interesting gift shops.

Went to see Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder a couple of months ago on a Sat for a matinee show, and as one of the reviewers below mentioned, the audio was not so hot in the nosebleed section. Needless to say my family and I were disappointed and I chalked it up to cheap seats. After the show we overhead others with the same issue. So I called up the box office to express my negative experience and was politely asked to leave a message with Mark, the Event Services Director. I thought to myself "Here we go. Leave a message and nothing will come of it."

To my absolute delight Mark called me back on Monday morning and since I could not take the call, he left voice mail and continued to try to reach me till I returned his call. When we did speak, he apologized, briefly explained the issue, and dove straight into correcting the situation. He gave me tickets to a different show of my choice (American in Paris), an extra ticket for my son who was going to be visiting, and seats in a location where he guaranteed "my family and I could enjoy the audio."

I had a few scheduling issues and Mark patiently helped me through them - even on a Sat afternoon. When we finally did make it to the show, we found Mark a man of his word. We had seats in row F, just off center.

Wow! That's delightful service. Mark, and the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts, truly understand what Customer Experience means. They took a negative experience and transformed it into a positive one - with someone that will post it on Google.

BTW, every person I have interacted with at Marcus Center for the Performing Arts has been polite, smiled, and helped. Kudos to all of you!!

A beautiful facility that hosts some great performances.

I have seen the ballet, symphony, and many a musical here. The seats are comfortable, and the theater is gorgeous. I love the light fixture here. The acoustics are pretty good. I like the clever cocktails they create prior to the musicals!

I think that the young performers did a phenomenal job. Very enjoyable.

Don't bother purchasing ADA tickets, you can't actually access the seats by wheelchair

Fantastic venue. I've seen many shows here, of various ilk.

Went to see hamilton. Great musical! Easy in and easy out. Employees were very nice and helpful.

Season ticket pops series holder for 15 years. Needs a bit more modern material. Even from the sixties and up. Material from the twenty and thirties is almost 100 years ago! Will attract more people. Half of the theater was empty last week.

We went to see the Phantom of the Opera, I have seen it before at other places, this was by far the worst place I have seen it at. I was talking to other people there during intermission and they were disappointed too. I went to the show 2x, once with my girlfriend and once with my daughter, I wish I could have gone only once with both of them at the same time. I couldn't because of their schedule but I didn't mind because I LOVE that musical until then. We sat in the middle of the audience both times, the sound system was poor, you could hardly hear them speak and the woman who played Christine, her voice was quite and weak. It was a poor performance! This is not a good venue to see anything, one way in and one way out of your seats, extremely dangerous if something would happen, a fire or something else. My first and last visit to that place!

The balcony is a trip! Phantom of the Opera was amazing.

Would not recommend going to a show at the Marcus Center during the winter. There was a larger than expected snowstorm on the day of our show so I called into the ticketing office and asked if I could transfer my tickets to another show date. I was told that NO refunds or exchanges were being offered. The 'customer service' reps I talked to were both short and unfriendly. Their advice to me was that I should be fine driving in as the plows do a good job in Milwaukee, and that the snow wasn't that bad. I told them I do not like driving in bad weather and they then told me that I should just sell my tickets on ticketmaster. Bad Wisconsin winter weather is stressful enough as is..was not impressed with the Marcus Center policy and attitude.

Best quality musicals you can see in Wisconsin. They're great every time!

Venues like this make me nervous to attend. The building is old enough that there is not a fire sprinkler system in place.

Relatively small but modern, elegant and functional venue for live performances.

Great theater shows! Love the season package we have.

An outstanding theater with a very good variety of shows throughout the year.

Couldn't be more impressed with the show and employees.

it had been years I was actually there for a job interview for an open position..sadly I did not get thw job but the inside was clean warm and full of life. The view of arrow park only reminded be of the beginning of black lives matter... This can be scene crom the VIP section blocked off by velvet ropes..

We had excellent seats that work too highly priced. We were able to meet with some of the cast afterwards. Add by some memorable items in remembrance of The Nutcracker LA! It was a beautiful night and we enjoyed ourselves immensely!

Have seen many great plays and musical performances there.

Our first time experience was this past weekend to see Culture Club. Very bad theater experience. We were surprised to see a full bar when we walked in; our experience at other venues is beer, maybe wine and a few house cocktails. On top of that, they allow you to bring the drink into the venue. Wow, very cool right?

What wasn't so cool, and actually shocking to us, is that the bar stayed open throughout the entire show. We've never experienced that and the effect was overwhelming. Our row was a constant parade of "excuse me's" and "I promise, this will be the last time", from literally a dozen different concert goers in our row. At around the 4th or 5th interruption, I attempted to tell them that this was very rude behavior, both to us and to the artists. Half of them were too drunk to even know I was talking to them.

Scariest of all was the thought that in ten minutes, these folks were going to be getting on the same roads we were. Really a lawsuit waiting to happen.

I called the next day and spoke with a very nice gentlemen and shared our first time experience. He was thankful for my comments and apologetic (not enough to offer us a refund though!), and I got the impression that the revenue generated by the alcohol sales was probably more important and than the loss of two future concert goers.

He assured me that this was not their normal crowd, but isn't that really beside the point? Maybe the price of drinks should be raised to reduce the volume of sales? Maybe drinks shouldn't be offered more than an hour into a show?

The experience was akin to something I'd expect in a bar, not in a "Center for the Performing Arts". I'm sincerely hoping my thoughts will be shared with the board and that some significant changes are made before someone gets killed by a drunk driver leaving this facility....

If you leave your seat during intermission make sure you hurry back because the ushers Will close the doors and lock you out

I like the efficiency of the new location, with electronic ticket systems. Unfortunately, in the seat where I was sitting, the floor lights were shining right in my eyes...

I watched Waitress at this theater and it was amazing

Nice venue, however, as usual, needs more women's restrooms. I recommend the box seats, much nicer.

Great seats at a great price. I'm finding myself going to Milwaukee vs Chicago. Only weird item. Long rows and no isles.

Beautiful place to see a ballet and hear the orchestra

Went to a lovely concert there! The atmosphere was very nice and the music was beautiful.

This place is always amazing every seat in the house is great because they have them on a decent slant, my mom and dad have had season tickets ever since they moved to the Milwaukee area

My Niece Lauren and her Husband Joe Larcheid Got Married at This Lovely Place Plus had Their Wedding Reception at This Place On July 15th at 5:00P.M. Thank You To Your Wonderful Staff for Making Everything Beautiful For Her and Her Husband Joes Very ,Very Special Day and Night Everybody Enjoyed Themselves.Once Again Thank You To Your Wonderful,Wonderful Staff. LOVE Lauren Larcheid's Aunt Lisa Roshak From Marquette,Michigan.

Amazing performance of Hamilton. Spectacular venue.

Nice venue. Uncomfortable seats and oddly small restrooms.

In the heart of the restaurant and theater district.

Until you hear music "in person," you can't know how truly beautiful classical music is. Milwaukee Symphony can match any mega city orchestra too. It's always a pleasure to hear them play.

We saw "Come From Away". Excellent seats, very nice theater!

Cool outdoor venue to see music (Peck Pavilion).Saw free music while on business trip.

It's a good theater in a busy, trendy part of town. They get some big name productions and all the seats in the house are good. But the theater itself feels dated, the bathroom situation is subpar and it just feels like it could do with a good remodel. Granted it would cost a fortune but it's needed. The attached parking option is a lifesaver, especially during the weekend.

Went to see The Elf at first stage. Always a great experience. Snacks at intermission are always good and low cost

A beautiful theatre. I recommend walking there or taking an Uber. Parking can be tough.

World class performing arts , Excellent performances & Excellent Musicians.

Saw Beethoven's Seventh and it was wonderful. Always a great venue and the staff was AMAZING to my five year old. It was her first time at a live music event.

It was a last minute decision to go to the symphony. I used to have season tickets, so I know the seating layout. However, the seating chart can be accessed on Google. The ticket office opens at noon on Saturday and I requested center orchestra. I ended up in row Y, second to the last row, in the center. The ticket was under $30 with fees and the view and sound were amazing! Drew Petersen's, piano, dynamic performance of Rhapsody in Blue was flawless.

I arrived at the parking structure on State Street at 7:30 pm for an 8 pm concert. There's a $10 fee. Got a terrific spot in a corner. There are elevators and a sky walk over to the PAC. There should be a meet and greet after the concert to slow down departures. As traffic from the upper levels zipper in, it seems to take forever to leave the structure onto a busy downtown street. And, there's no one directing traffic. PATIENCE required. Headed east only to find most street under construction.

Tony Desare, piano and voice, performs Ray Charles, Billy Joel, Elton John, and Jerry Lee Lewis in GREAT BALLS of FIRE March 23 - 25. Sounds like a fun evening!

I love the shows at the Marcus center. The sound is incredible and everyone is so nice and helpful.

My family and I have seen numerous shows here. This is a great venue with great staff.

I'm not really sure how to rate a performing arts center. As our city goes, this is the one (the Pabst has more character but not the same performances). I love plays, ballets and musicals so I can't knock this place to much. It's a bit old and maybe could use some remodeling but the shows are always terrific. The drinks are decent if slightly overpriced but you expect more expensive drinks when you go to a show. If you don't want to pay the theatre price for the drinks you can always go to one of the many bars up the street.

All in all I love this facility, they have multiple stages both indoors and out and it always makes for a romantic date idea, a fun time with friends, or a wonderful family outing especially with its proximity to the River Walk. (in summer months of course)

It s a beautiful experience attending an event at the Marcus Performing Arts Center!

Never going there again and being subject to search before going to the theater. Or being told what size purse I can carry into a building. Felt like I was in a third world country.

We saw Wicked Touring here and it was the best show ever. Good stage and center for all types of events.

Wonderful performance. Friendly folks with great arts. Even for kids!

Pretty standard venue for the arts; I've sat in seats in a variety of price ranges and never really had a bad view. Regularly has ballets, musicals, and individual performing acts. There is a parking ramp that can take awhile to get out of for crowded shows, and street parking is sometimes hard to find.