Purchase Performing Arts Center Reviews

Nice stage, s bit small but nice..Keep in mind that its a college center(auditorium).

Good parking and all seats have a good view. But depending on the show and who's in charge attitude can be very different!

The Performing Arts Center Center of Purchase College. The Mermaid Theater of Nova Scotia presented The Hungry Caterpillar and other stories by Eric Carle. Excellent performance for any child 3-6 years of age.

Beautiful place. My daughter had a Irish dance competition there and the facility is beautiful and we'll maintained

New York Medical College White Coat Ceremony venue was splendid as usual

Great place and beautiful layout for the auditorium!

Attended a Shen Yuen performance which was spectacular! Beautiful theater and convenient parking. Great accoustics, music, and spacious seats were comfortable.

There's no concession stand so no wine and if you want water then good luck finding a vending machine. It's also 80 degrees inside the theater. I would think twice before coming here.

Another great performance by the students at Purchase College! American Visions was thought provoking commentary.

Top shelf performances of all performing art forms.

I've seen so many great shows put on by my friends in the Acting Conservatory and the Music Conservatory. A great place for shows, especially when you're a student at the college.

Great place, good air conditioning, could use a little update.

Went to see Shen Yun show. Comfortable seating. Seats had good views. Only problem was ladies room. Narrow entrance precluded easy in and out. Became blocked and people a bit frustrated...

Wonderful venue for concerts. Handicap access is difficult. Call ahead for info or you will need to deal with stairs.

Very comfortable seats and good views and affordable prices. Very solid year round entertainment

For a college theatre, it's pretty nice. Staff are very professional. The stage is awesome. Miss New York USA and Miss Teen New York USA are both hosted here. The seats are a bit small, you really bump elbows with the person next to you.

Small but nice to enjoy a off Broadway show without a hassle.

High Ways around the college so bad, also the parking lot many pot holes; I'm sorry to say that, feel so bad for driving in there.

Big Theater and very comfortable. Apparently they have a very diverse program. We visited for a children's program, The Fish. It was put on by the Mermaid Theater of Nova Scotia. It was very Canadian. Beautiful puppets. Skilled puppeteers.

Place was too hot. In our section audience could not stay awake due to the temperature.

Great venue, great performances, especially student performances...

Excellent facility ample parking recomend going there if the performance is to your liking

I went here for my brother's graduation. Plenty of parking space.

Venue is lovely. Parking is free and easy. Sadly the show I saw was not good.

Very nice theater. Have some good performances there including Shen Yun, and the Westchester Philharmonic.

Incredible performances by Black Violin and the Purchase Symphony Orchestra

Venue itself is great. Roads around the college are in bad shape and cause traffic problems. The roads have been like this for a few years and keep getting worst.

Great shows locally are reasonable prices and free parking.

Wonderful and very talented orchestras - amazing bunch of kids

Nice theater although we were not there for a performance. We were there for a fair which most of the space was utilized. It was very clean, especially the restrooms although there was a great deal of people there that day.

Large theatre. Very nicely decorated, good acoustics.

The venue is very nice and the seating and sound system made watching the show more enjoyable.

Awesome venue- The shows aren't as good or frequent since the change of management which is a shame, but the space is amazing.

Such a great place and such an amazing experience we had here. I don't know if you are local or not, but if you consider coming here, just do it. You will have the best time.

Great place, nice neighborhood feel. Good professional performances.

Beautiful and very colourful. Well designed however accessibility for the handicap could be better. I still enjoyed my visit.

Thank you to Rachael, who helped us to join this event. We are looking for a great partnership with SUNY Purchase.

Givens: The sound system, the Live orchestra, lighting and ease of parking. The seats are well cushioned and there is enough leg room for me (5' 9").

I am so sad to see that the SUNY Purchase performing arts center is falling apart. The entire building needs vast brick repair and the asphalt roadways are in disastrous shape.

We rented the main theater for 3 performances.
This Theater is great in every aspect, the booking staff Kimberly was extremely caring and helpful, the theater is clean and fresh, the Stage is one of the biggest in NYS, dressing rooms are very accommodating and above all the production staff was super helpful, especially Christine, the production manager

I used other - even more professional - theaters nobody was as accommodating as the staff of Purchase college.

I hope to return for more productions soon.
C.I.E.S.P.

A great place to go see a variety of acts/shows/performances. Definitely a bit more intimate of a venue but made the shows I've seen here an all-around better experience.

The performance by The Branford Marsalis Quartet was incredible, the acoustics were perfect. Ok, we had seats in the third row center - but the sightlines were perfect too. Greatly appreciated, was the unifying moment before the performance when highly respected jazz trumpeter Jon Faddis came out alone and stood in a spotlight near the flag and performed a moving and beautiful rendition of the national anthem. For that, I say thank you Jon Faddis, and thank you Purchase College Performing Arts Center!

Every comfy, organized and great place for a play. We take our class there every year for various performances.

Standard McDonald's at a NY Thruway. Clean, good coffee.

Great view, excellent sound. Plenty of leg room. Don't have to schlep to the City

A great space to enjoy all types of shows. Disappointed that they wouldn't exchange tickets that were purchased for the wrong show but wound up selling them anyhow. They have a food and beverage counter with paninis, pizza, snacks...if your coming straight from work/school to a performance.