Coral Springs Center For the Arts

We have just UNsubscribed to Coral Springs Center for the Arts, as well as sent them a message. They have just created a show called «Fifty Shades of Hillary» which will be running just a few days… just in time to hurt Hillary. #1, the Center should not be political and #2 it’s disgraceful what the show is about. Can’t tell you how little I think of this Center and, again, will NEVER purchase tickets again for any of their performances.

Great venue! We were give tickets to see Chris MacDonald, Memories of Elvis. The show was excellent and the venue was great. Easy to get in and out, don’t think there’s a bad seat in the house. First time at the venue and definitely be back for other events.

We went to see the Nutcracker here and it was a beautiful venue. The only complaint I have and it’s a big one… it was extremely cold. I love the cold but this was excessive. If I could have left without disturbing so many people I would have. It was ice cold.
Food prices were reasonable. Food was good.

Saw the show called «A Very Kosher Christmas». By far the worst show my wife and I have seen in the past 5 years. Could not understand most of the words that were sung in the Christmas songs so couldn’t get a feeling for the humor. Overall just a bad show. Have gone to many shows in the past here and most are excellent.

I had a great time here last night. Had VIP tickets to see Giada De Laurentiis. The venue was very nice and they even had curbside parking. The meet and greet space was comfortable and the staff effectively managed the crowd in a friendly and professional manner. They have three snack counters and cocktaiks and beer if you desire. The seats were comfortable and every sest seemed to have a good view.
All in all a great experience.

Great theater, not as high end as I would expect a theater would be which was a great feel. It felt laid back. I went and saw the Nutcracker in November of 2014 with some friends. It was a great time and felt nostalgic.

Went to see 50 Shades of Grey. I think the show was good but couldn’t tell due to the incredible discomfort of having seats in the A row of the mezzanine. If you are not a midget be prepared for extreme discomfort as there is no leg room. We had to leave at intermission as my wife and I were in pain. That aisle makes the room in economy on a plane seem first class. As we walked to the car I checked my tickets for Joy Bahar and much to my surprise and disappointed we are in row A of the mezzanine. Any midgets want to buy our tickets cheap. The rows behind us seemed to have more room.

Ended up here because of a Groupon for the Nutcracker, there’s 3 hours of my life that I’ll never get back.
Easy access with plenty of parking, plenty of snacks and drinks if you’re willing to mortgage the estate.
Seated in the upper balcony, and the seats were fine. Easy to see everything on stage and the audio system never let you miss a line, or song.
My only gripe would be that the seating numbers are set up in a very odd way, but there are plenty of ushers there to help.

Great venue! Not a bad seat in the house. Clean and well kept. The staff was polite and helpful. Definitely a place I would come to again!

Nice place, close to home, clean and small enough that any seat is a good view. Just saw Artie Lange the other night. Too small to get big names at this place.
They have alcoholic drinks and snacks for sale in the lobby.

Went to see the Nutcracker– which was pretty good, but we were kind of appalled by the center itself.
They sold NACHOS at this ballet. And popcorn and drinks and everything else you’d expect at the movies or a circus, but NOT THE BALLET. I was with my European in-​laws and was very embarrassed at the crassness of it all. They were just amazed– food in the theater? Sounds of crumpling packages, people slurping drinks, etc. I’ve been to many, many different venues and have never seen this done at an opera, ballet or symphony performance. I’ve seen light snacks and beverages served, but ONLY during intermission and only in the lobby.
Additionally, the show started 30 minutes late with no explanation at all. We had our 2 children with us so it was challenging trying to keep them quiet while waiting. It was a very long performance and this extra 30 minutes was unwelcome.
One thing that also took away from the performance, which wasn’t really the theater’s fault, but still I want to mention: people, when you are at the ballet, PLEASE do not clap along with the music like you are at a hoe-​down. Wow.
My husband (who is also European) told me there is a saying in his native country; «When you dress them up, you can’t tell who the farmers are». Indeed.

Parking was ok, the center looks nice but the «comedy» club venue where I saw «Joey and Maria’s Italian Wedding Comedy Show» was pretty small and looked like a cheap banquet hall.
The show itself was corny but funny and the actors were a hoot.
The show included a typical Italian dinner from Doris Italian Market and the food was tasty, baked ziti, garlic bread, salad and chicken parm.
However…that is the extent of my praise. The theater should be ashamed of itself, huge line to get tickets, get drink tickets, more lines to get drinks, $ 8 for a small little plasic cup of cheap wine. NOT good
and «Horrible? They had these elderly «volunteers» trying to dish out the food… they were so slow, could not get it out of the pans with plastic utensels… the lady doing the ziti STUCK HER FINGERS IN IT… YUCK. Then the lady dishing out the chicken parm stuck her fingers in it… and they did NOT wear plastic gloves… it was gross and disgusting. The actor who played «Joey» actually came to our rescue and got me some food that these volunteers had not dug into with their paws
I used my 2^nd drink ticket for a cup of coffee… in a plastic cup and not very good. I went to go over to the table/​counter that held creamers/sweetners/spoons…and saw the volunteer blowing her nose RIGHT AT THE COUNTER… SHE PUT HER DIRTY KLEENDX ON THE COUNTER… SHE HAD A PLATE OF ZITI ETC AND WAS EATING IT RIGHT WHERE PEOPLE GOT SPOONS/SUGAR/CREA\M…IT WAS GROSS… again the actors had to step in and tell her to go downstairs to eat with the other volunteers… these volunteers must be senile or something… they are simply ridiculokus and disgusting. The lines and the hassle made me want to never attend another event here ever. It was gross
Coral Springs Center for the Arts should pay professional servers and bartenders and sanitary people to handle the food and drinks. The whole set up was rinky dink. I am so glad I was at table 1 and was able to get clean food that these nutty volunteers had not put their hands into or blew their noses on. Yuck. I really feel like calling the health dept to inspect this place. It was beyond disgusting.

We have been out here on several occasions for various shows. The theater is located in a very nice part of town. There are several delicious eateries not to far from it.
The theater itself provides comfortable seating and actually a good view from where ever you sit (we have sat both times in the bottom area orchestra). It is kept clean and the sound is very good.
There are only 2 areas to get something to drink or eat at thou, and both do get themselves in a jam (very long lines) during the intermissions.
The shows have been awesome! No issues with the tickets. Always has been on a timely matter as well.
We really enjoy the venue and the ride out there. Make it a date!

First time here and it’s not to shabby.
I saw the Deadliest Catch Captains Sid and the Hillstrain Bros at this venue and it was pretty cool. Nice intimate setup where it seems that every seat has a good view. I was in the 5^th row all the way on the right side and it was perfect. As mentioned by another Unilocaler, they could have had another bar set up. They only had one place to buy beers etc and they only had two bartenders working. The line was very very long. Besides that I would definitely go again, what makes it even better is that it’s 5 minutes from my house. Remember to tell them Dan sent you and Stay Hungry!

Overview
The upside: This is a very nice venue, located in an upscale city. Maybe I will make the drive form Miami if they keep bringing in some big names though. There were actually a lot of folks who made the trek out west to the burbs. I was pleasantly surprised with the quality of the theatre itself. There was excellent seating and sound. The whole facility was clean and there was plenty of staff on hand to help you with whatever you may need.
Except…
The downside: The theatre was a little unprepared for the entire audience to want to purchase alcohol. There was only one bar, so the line was incredibly long. Thankfully, there were 5 bartenders at that one bar, so it went quicker than we (the people who were willing to stand in line and possibly miss the first part of the show for a drink) thought. Many were turned off just from the intimidation of the line.
Summary
The secret to success: Know your audience and anticipate their needs. Spread the love around and set up additional concessions.