Segerstrom Center for the Arts Reviews

Beautiful facility, easy parking in the nearby parking structures, and friendly staff!

Went to Hamilton I love this theater. the sound is great and even sitting off to the side we had full view. The only problem is they need more restrooms. both men and women.

Always love seeing a show here. The staff is friendly and helpful, and the seats have always been good. Drink prices are high but it's nice you can bring them to your seat.

Nice place to see a show. We saw the Nutcracker. Seemed to be geared for kids but that might be good as it was 2 hours versus something longer.

Beautiful venue, great performances, fun free activities, and fast valet service.

We love going here. The performances are always wonderful. We saw Hello Dolly and it was great.

Good venue, convenient access and affordable parking

Wow!!!!! If you get a chance to see Aladdin please take it! It was amazing! Just make sure you get there early enough to find parking.

Enjoy watching shows here but the drinks can get pricey.

This was the 1st time visit to see the performance by Santiago Youth Orchestra and Prelude Orchestra at this wonderful center. The music was beautiful and the facility was great for any venue. Definitely, It is worthwhile to visit to fill your life with entertainments. The parkIng was convenient as you can special event park at Crown Parking Tower nearby.

Always a great time here! Love the music for Fiddler on the roof. The "bottle dancers" were outstanding. The downer is the price of parking.

We are going to see Love Never Dies tonight and Hamilton in 2 weeks!

Went to an excellent performance of Cats. Great entertainment, center staff were welcoming, helpful, and friendly.

A very nice place for the whole beautiful family you can enjoy free events take pictures

A wonderful campus for the performing arts. We have enjoyed Broadway shows, the Pacific Symphony and intimate performances. We love it!

Saw Diana Krall and it was fantastic. The venue is beautiful and acoustics were great.

Gorgeous! Saw Love Never Dies. The leads, the sets, the costumes, wonderful!

Our first time in the Segerstrom Hall, the performance of A Bronx Tale was outstanding! Awesome musical

Beautiful theatre; great acoustics, stunning performance of 'Hello, Dolly!'

Such a beautiful theater and the staff is excellent

Almost all the seats are great. Rows are spacious but they really need to add restrooms on the North side of the building. Parking is relatively convenient, with a safe drop off zone for those with ambulatory issues.

Architecture is breathtaking! Even if you don't buy tickets for an event (you should though), tour inside and out.

It would be five stars but the seating arrangement is horrid.

Great place to see a presentation or show. Park across the street off Bristol in front of Sears and do some shopping or eat at south coast plaza then walk over to Segrestroms.

A beautiful performing arts center with very friendly staff that does an amazing job of orchestrating a large influx of people to get the show started. I've been impressed with most traveling shows I've seen here.

A beautiful center that books great musicals, musicians and dancers, staffed by kind and helpful people, and just a delight every time I come.

Saw Aladdin. Awesome play. Thoroughly enjoyed it. We attend 5-6 plays each season. Segerstrom is a fantastic venue for plays.

Been to this place several times and I don't get tired of it. The lighting and acoustics is awesome, high quality and amazingly beautiful. It seats a reasonable number perfect for concerts and plays. I would say the acoustics work best for classical music, so crisp and the sounds intricate. A jewel!!

Great venue in OC. Love seeing shows here. The layout means there isn't a bad seat in the house.

Beautiful venue and great place for a play, musical ballet or opera. One of the true gems in Costa Mesa and a must if to just walk around and take it all in.

Attended the Vibe 2019 dance competition here. The venue is great. Attached parking that's reasonably priced ($12), helpful staff, I don't think there's a bad seat in the building. Remember to actually print your tickets out ahead of time though. E-tickets have an scannable barcode, but they seem to insist on having physical tickets, so they can.. scan the barcode on entry.

Beautiful theater! We've made a million great memories here. #LOCALGUIDES

Great experience! We have been season ticket holders for about 15 yesrs and always look forward to our Saturday matinees.

Another awesome performance tonight of the Pacific Symphony & Pacific Chorale in the elegant and comfortable Segerstrom Center.

I've been several times to this venue, it is conveniently located next to the 405 and 55 freeways, which makes it really easy to access. I've been almost all over the balcony area and lodge, the view is really good, I guess I could say that there isn't a bad seat in the house. So if you are in a budget, go ahead a buy one the upper view ticket seats it won't affect your experience. Parking is only 10 dollars.

Saw Anastasia. Love seats a bit hard to hear. Parking was crazy but getting out was easier.

Great venue, dated decor,only 1 worker for concessions?great show

Fabulous Ballet Saturday evening. Like reincarnation of Nijinsky.

Was there for a wealth seminar which was over 5 hours. The concession stand had no coffee or water, they were out of everything but wine and candy. I stood in line the whole time just for him to tell me that. He should have just announced it or had a sign up. The speakers were great though.

We are so blessed to have this works class venue right in our back yard!

Great venue with convenient and relatively well priced parking options. great variety of shows and always friendly and efficient staff.

We LOVE Segerstrom and this visit was perfect. We saw Aladdin this time and the production was fabulous. The ushers are always magnificent, helpful and kind, today was no exception. Parking is always pretty easy and there are TONS of eating options nearby if you want to just make an entire afternoon or evening of the visit. We can't wait for our next visit!

Beautiful place, very organized. Outstanding customer service!

Beautiful facility inside and out. Great acoustics and lighting. Very nice.

A magnificent concert hall with excellent acoustics that would put Disney Hall to shame. The major problem is that most of the volunteer ushers are over the age of 60 and are not the most knowledgeable as far as the programme is concerned. If there was a medical emergency during a performance, the reaction time will definitely be delayed or even clueless.

I was in town and happened to see that there was a magician performing at 3PM on a Sunday afternoon. Tickets were listed as $50 per person on the Segerstrom Hall website, so my family traveled to the theater shortly before the show. Once we got there, we were offered tickets at $119 per person, and when we told them that they were $50 online, they gave us seats for $70 each; still much more than we were expecting to pay. The theater is quite large and our $70 tickets were near the last row, so the stage was quite hard to see. It would have been better if there were screens/televisions on each side of the screen to enlarge the performance at all times, but they did have a large screen for some of the acts.

the civic center is big and the show of the Bodyguard was great from beginning to end the audience stood up and clapped at the end of the show. the associates at the civic center were very nice and good at giving directions.

Saw Hamilton with our teen neices... what a great evening. I love this venue.... parking is do easy ... just remember back in...

I was very disappointed in the sound system at this theatre during the performance of Waitress. I am an avid theatre goer and have been to many venues for plays and musicals, but I will likely not return to this theatre. I was in the orchestra, row Q, and could not make out much of the actors words, both spoken and singing. It seemed others around my area had the same complaint. It was very frustrating having to strain so much just to distinguish what was being said. It ruined the experience of the performance for me.

i experienced "Isadora Duncan" at Segerstrom Center for the Arts. This was an incredibly moving display of modern dance trying to escape from the clutches of traditional ballet. The story was beautifully told through the choreography and the execution of dance by Prima Ballerina Natalia Osipova. It was a night I will never forget!

Sat in Lodge section to see On Your Feet Broadway show and it was excellent! The music and lights were great along with the amazing performance by all the actors and actresses!

Best place to go to see a play. Also they have a perfect bistro right outside where you can enjoy yourself and order appetizers and drinks of your choice. I went with my staff members and we had an amazing time. The play was: "The Color Purple"

So far, I have been here for a Nathan Pacheco and a David Archuleta concert. Both times we were not disappointed. This is a wonderful venue and no matter where you sit at your view of the stage is excellent. And for a guy who's pretty tall the leg room isn't bad either. Would recommend this for any show.

Saw Natalia Osipova & Ivan Vasiliev in Solo for Two tonight. Great performance from the both of them loved every second. Been to Segerstrom once before to see Diana Vishneva. The staff are very welcoming and helpful. Love this place!

Beautiful venue. Good views from most seats. Parking is reasonable in their structures, but it's not a far walk from the free parking at South Coast Plaza.

They get all the major tours, and the quality is on par from what you would expect at Pantages. Tickets are frequently on the deal sites, and the season package is good value.

If you're in orange county, it's really worth your time to go check out and support the local theater.

Great place to visit! Helpful staff and lovely atmosphere.

I really appreciate it when broadway productions show here instead of my having to make the trek to Los Angeles. Although, sometimes, you just have to watch it in LA for the "full experience." :)

Shows I've seen here:

**CATS**

We had nosebleed seats, so the experience wasn't as great. However, they were free tickets from a family member, so I cannot complain! :D

**WICKED**

We had Balcony seats. It was a little odd sitting to the side of the stage, but I did like that I have an aerial view so I could see everything :)

**BEAUTY & THE BEAST**

I was lucky to have Orchestra seats, however, it was right under the Loge area, so I didn't like how something was "looming" over me. It was the closest I've ever been to the stage though!

**PRIDE & PREJUDICE IN SAMUELI THEATER**

Since this was in the Samueli Theater it was MUCH MORE INTIMATE to the stage. I absolutely LOVED this play and the small theater. It felt like a large classroom instead of a theater and the actors were superb. :)

Not to mention the buildings are gorgeous and great photo opps.

Lovely theater :)

I have been a season subscriber in the past to the Pacific Symphony Orchestra concerts held here at the Segrestrom Center and it is a lovely auditorium for the Symphony with great acoustics. They also have a smaller auditorium around back More