Center Stage Theatre is a concert venue and I got to visit when I came to town for a concert. This just might be my favorite concert venue that I've ever been to for a more intimate show! I loved the layout of the theater, where it seemed like all seats were good seats. They had both floor tickets where it was standing room and then seating that looked kind of like colosseum or stadium seating. Although they had this seating, the place still felt intimate and really added to the ambiance of the concert. I also loved the layout of the lobby area where there were different entry points and a good space for the vendors to sell tour merch and several areas where they had mirrors that gave great photo ops or an area to check your outfit. Loved Center Stage Theatre! read more

As part of the Christmas festivities, I got tickets for my fiancée and me to see a rendition of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. As someone who has acted before, I can say the issues we experienced were more on the production company than the venue itself. The main problem? Smoke. So much smoke. It was hard to breathe, my eyes were watering, and I'm a pretty tough guy--but my fiancée was really suffering. When I called to request a refund, I learned it wasn't just us. If you're going to use a fog machine, you need to disclose it ahead of time, especially for children, people with respiratory issues, or anyone sensitive to it. On top of that, there was a child crying during the performance. Instead of quietly and discreetly taking them outside, staff tried to address it in the middle of the show, which was distracting for everyone. That said, I do want to thank the venue for working with us to get a refund. The space itself is nice, and I'm open to returning for other productions in the future. Just a heads-up--the seating is very intimate, so be prepared to be close to your neighbors. read more

Went out the other weekend to Center Stage Theatre in Midtown Atlanta to support my friend's band - The Fixins - for their epic album release party! I couldn't miss out on the opportunity to see them perform on a big stage and venue in Atlanta. If you're into funk, rock, soul music - I highly recommend checking them out asap! This venue is gorgeous and the sound was perfection. It's a large space and actually has three different venues in one - Center Stage, The Loft, and Vinyl. Center Stage has the largest capacity, and The Loft is also an event space. Vinyl is the smallest most intimate space with a 300-person capacity. Will definitely be back for more shows! read more

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Saw Noel Miller's comedy show at the Center Stage and had a great time! They offer free refills on soda, which was a highlight from a venue. We sat fairly close, but be aware that the closer seats in the middle area are foldout chairs while the other seats are theater style. There's truly not a bad seat here as you can see the stage from everywhere. The man who showed us to our seats was super nice and told us about some of the history of the venue, specifically about wrestling! read more

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This venue for musical performances is great. It's a medium-sized space. Wherever you buy seats you you will be able to see. Just know sitting in the orchestra you will have to look up. Parking lot right next to the building, pay at the meter on this day it was $20. They have other lots to park at & I believe some street parking but not much. The doors open exactly at the time it says & the security will not let you in early. A bunch of steep steps to enter the building, walk thru metal detectors & have your bag checked. You can purchase tix at the venue or online. The venue has an amazing sound system, lighting, and seats on the orchestra section, which are cushioned folding chairs. As far as food they dont serve any, they do sell snacks, which are snack size as well. Chips were purchased, which are the 1.5oz size for $4-5, a total waste of money. They have a few other snack option items available at an extremely outrageous prices for the size this is very disappointing, especially when its not even a regular sized item. I'd suggeet to BRING YOUR OWN SNACKS, SERIOUSLY. The drinks & water are priced just like any other venue. I have been here several times & highly recommend the venue. They are definitely a 5 venue but will be getting 4 due to the snack options, prices & size not being comparable. read more

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We went there to attend Thuy's concert (02/12). I could tell that I have a bad vibe about the parking garage immediately. And yes, something did happen that night, someone was breaking in at least 5 cars during the concert. Nobody was actually doing anything, one security guy came with tape & trash bag which helped a bit; only one cop came after 2 hours and useless. This is not a safe place to leave your car for the event, we heard that it happens sometimes since it's located at downtown ATL. I guess get an uber could be a way. Thing is they don't do anything for you, so please protect yourself from unexpected scenes. *Plus: We were sitting at section A, the old man who taking us to the seat just way bother us too many times with his nonsense stories. Not only that, he just kept recording everything that happens on the stage which blocked our view (the view that we paid to watch). read more

Love this venue. Mark and I attended the Christopher Cross concert tonight. The venue has efficient security screening upon entry which is reassuring. Bathrooms are clean and efficient. The bar staff is super friendly with a great selection of alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. We reserved seats in section G on the left of the stage. In my opinion these seats are the best because the VIP seats are basic metal school folding chairs while our seats are padded and cushioned seats with armrests and more space. These are some of the most comfortable concert venue seats in my opinion. My one critique is the CRAZY high prices at the bar. Mark ordered a double martini and I ordered a can of Rosé' wine. The can of wine retails at Target for $3.79. These two drinks with tip were $50.48 - wow! This pricing sits right up there with my $23 vegan hotdog that I recently purchased at the JFK airport in New York. Next time we will probably enjoy drinks post concert at Aveline or McCrays. We love and recommend this venue!! read more

Center Stage Theatre - $50.48 for 2 drinks is crazy expensive- more than what I have paid for drinks at JFK airport or The Four Seasons Hotel - Performing Arts Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

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Venue was fine. Parking terrible. Came out to my car being broken into. No security in sight.

Great Event space, the ac actually works seating was not bad only thing I wish they had actual stair rails and more bathrooms. There isn't really any food just drinks/ alcoholic beverages but other than that it was a small venue but yet intimate. read more

I visited Center Stage to see Durand Bernarr. I'm ashamed to say that although I've been in Atlanta since 2010, this was my first show ever at Center Stage. I've been to the smaller stage that's connected to the building, but never the BIG, Center Stage . The Parking: The have parking under the building. Typically it's about $10-$20 to park. There's also a parking garage nearby if the Center Stage lot is full. The Service: Outside of a few security guards and bartenders, I wouldn't be able to tell you if anyone else works here. It seemed like the guests kind of governed themselves accordingly. A fight almost broke out a few rows behind me, and the crowd broke it up. The Event Space: Center Stage has a pit and seating. For this show, seating was FCFS, but some shows the seats are ticketed. The audio is pretty standard. Durand has a wide range, so some notes didn't transfer too well on the mic and made it sound distorted. Overall, it's a pretty good event space for concerts. read more

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I've been here a few times over the years, for musical acts, as well as comedy shows. The best part of the venue is that there's no bad seat in the house. You have a great line of sight to the stage no matter where you are. The seats are relatively comfortable as well. The price for drinks and food seems to be in line with other venues. Staff are pretty chill. For parking, I usually end up using the 1409 Peachtree lot, because parking RIGHT next to the venue can get pretty crowded immediately after a show. read more

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So for the price of 2 tickets to see Taylor Tomlinson ($270) and for the floor to not even be sold out... Kinda seems like they could have adjusted the seating arrangements a little. We were in uncomfortable folding chairs that were literally on top of each other. Legit the people on either side of me had full contact with my body. Masks weren't required nor was proof of COVID vaccination. Definitely no way to social distance or prevent the crowd from laughing/breathing/coughing/etc. in each other's faces. The show was great though. Taylor is the best. read more

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Attended the concert of "The Aristocrats" band here and it was a blast. Loved our time here watching The Aristocrats - Guthrie Govan playing live for the first time in my life. Though the band was amazing, the place was packed. It was kinda hot and sweaty at the end. The drinks were decent, and was overall good. I loved my time here. Though do expect to be standing all the time and if the concert extends, it gets super tiring. Also, if you are attending a rock concert, plan to bring ear plugs to avoid loud noise as it's a small place and the voice echos a lot. read more

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Older intimate theatre in Midtown not too far from SCAD. Good thing about seeing a show here is that there really isn't a bad seat. You can see the age of the theater, probably time for new paint and carpet. There is one women's restroom with about 5 stalls inside. You go through security when you enter then get your ticket scanned. The under building parking fills up pretty quickly but you have an office building across the street and a hotel next door with parking. There is a bar inside with your basic spirits, wine and beer at theater prices. Overall it's a decent spot for live music. read more

What an incredible venue for small shows. Easy to get in/out, great seating and pit area, and convenient concession.

Pretty theatre, small venue, good location, music sound was super super loud. My ears were ringing 2 days later. Bring ear plugs. Couldn't hear the singers voice. read more

BEFORE THE CONCERT- I emailed the venue in June for the Kingdom concert in September asking for an interpreter and accommodation information. I essentially heard nothing until two weeks before the concert, when they basically told me 'we can't get you an interpreter so here's an upgrade instead and some vague promises for accommodations'. AT THE CONCERT- Initially the staff was very helpful, they got us to the elevator (which was on a VERY steep hill though), and made sure we got our upgraded tickets. After this, they were not at all helpful. It took someone else flagging a staff member over a half an hour later to get seats where me and several others never got offered a chair. We were never told what was going on when they began checking the non ADA people in, when we would go to the VVIP add-ons, where to go, or anything. They blocked off the hallway we were at and that was it. Regardless of queue number, if you were ADA, you were last to do everything such as the fansign, hi-touch, group photo, and snapshots. When it came to actually finding a seat they had ONE ledge for wheelchair users. The person I was with, another attendee, and I were told to sit in the emergency exit hallway on our rollators/collapsible chairs where we could see a literal sliver of the stage. When politely said 'hey, we can't actually see here', the security guard immediately got aggressive and told us that we HAD to sit here, there was nowhere else, and he could see just fine from there. He then said it was a fire hazard to leave our mobility aids folded up in the hallway along with the walkway to the seats and we had to leave our mobility aids in the main lobby (a good couple hundred feet away) despite us saying we were more likely to be fire hazards sitting alongside the wall of the hallway or if we had no way of getting out. We ended up having to go down stairs, an incredibly dangerous situation for us, just to get semi-decent seats that were still near our mobility aids. We were also told that despite having VVIP tickets which gave us access to the floor in front of the stage, even if we only used a cane, that we were fire hazards and therefore we weren't allowed down there yet about 150+ people were allowed to be squished against the barricade with no problem. They then made our two sections ADA only and instead of a logical solution, we had to tell people off to not sit their else staff would come around and yell at people for sitting at the ADA section. After the concert, they began talking about snapshots and instead of waiting for people to leave, they just kept talking and we could not hear a single word despite them talking into a microphone. Apparently you were already supposed to have a paper ticket for the snapshots, you were to line up on the floor (which was not ADA accessible), get the snapshot, and then they would last call after which the member would leave. We asked an intern about what we should do and they were the only ones to actually go around and ask until they found an answer for us. We got our tickets (after standing in line for a total of 90 minutes with no chairs at this point!) and they told us to sit in the section on our ticket and the members would come to us. The sections they gave us to sit were, you guessed it, NOT ADA accessible. A security guard started telling people in the stands to get out and that he 'had to start cleaning the floors'. The people in front of me were waiting for their polaroids to develop in case they needed a retake (which the staff told them to do), several parents waiting for their MINOR children, and the ADA people waiting to get our snapshots. He began loudly telling the parents they HAD to leave the stage area despite them all saying no, they weren't leaving their minor kids alone. He had also tried making the ADA people leave despite us showing our snapshot ticket and a staff member telling him we were all allowed to stay. He became extremely belligerent to all of us and was constantly harassing the parents and other attendees, many of whom were underage to leave immediately. After this they began to last call the member I and another ADA person had, and we began waving our hands trying to get their attention as we weren't able to yell and one of us was in a wheelchair. It took the member of Kingdom and other attendees to get the staff to notice us. Some final notes is that there seemed to be no food provided, limited drinks, the staff members would not talk to us directly despite having a deaf person with me, the stage area was smokey, the venue smelled of weed, the seats are not plus size friendly, the venue was run down, and overall felt undermanaged. This whole affair was a disaster and a lot of it could have been easily avoided with proper communication and better coordination. I'm thankful they upgraded us, had the members come to us, and the few interns that did genuinely want to help, but the cons heavily outweighed the pros, my reviewonFB has more detail! read more

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Groovy venue! Very dark and comfy. Not a bad seat in the house. Staff and security were very accommodating. Acoustics are SO much better, smaller venue. Forget the big places. We saw Allen Stone and the show was fantastic! Not a lot of restaurants in walking distance but close to Atlantic station, which is great. We parked at the Presbyterian church on Peachtree and it was very convenient. Parkwhiz is great. read more

Center Stage Theatre - Performing Arts Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia

My husband and I came here a few months ago to see Sal Vulcano, and we really enjoyed the theater! The layout of the theater is pretty intimate, which I loved because we still felt like we were close to the stage even though we had purchased seats towards the back. We also liked the availability of drinks before and during the show as there were about 3 bars here. Loved this venue way more than the Tabernacle. read more

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I had a blast! It was my first time there to see 6lack. Parking was easy but get there early...There's no bad seats and the bartenders and staff was nice. I didnt get any food and the ambiance was real intimate. I'll be back again read more

Great Venue!!! Great Drink!s!!! Two bands great music wish they had some food tho!!!! read more

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Great times had here. Old school legends concert was off the charts! read more

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nice people, great venue, great ambiance. good for mainstream smaller shows! don't park in the garage, street parking is $5

I've seen multiple performances here from Jazmine Sullivan, to Lalah Hathaway and Eric Roberson and the venue is intimate and perfect for those soulful artists. I saw Lucky Daye here last night and it was absolutely unforgettable! If your favorite artist is playing here you should check them out. They have onsite parking and it's really convenient and only $10 for 9 hours to park. I felt safe, police and security were present the entire time and they made everyone pass through the metal detectors before entering and checked inside purses. I've never once had a bad experience here. I'll be back every time whenever my favorites are playing at CS! 10 read more

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From my perspective and for my money, there isn't a bad seat to be had at Center Stage. I've been to a variety of shows of different genres and I've been happy sitting up close and personal and also sitting at the far back of the theater, on the wall...Staff is always cool and it's a nice venue overall, with attached, "cost-effective" parking below. I think the only variation in my experience has really come with the artist on the stage and even with that, I've never been disappointed. read more

Couldn't find parking anywhere and completely missed my show and lost money for my ticket. They need Valet or more signs for overflow parking. Will never to go this location for concert. read more

I love this venue. Intimate and sound quality is great! I parked at 1337 Peachtree St parking garage and I would NOT recommend it. It took me one hour and 15 minutes to get out of that garage. read more

We went to a music festival, so we were there for two of the four nights. And, we had different experiences each night. Night one, we got there a bit late (missed the first band), but got right in. The way it was set up for that weekend, they had taken over one of the rooms off to the side for a small market - lots of different vendors set up selling everything from music to shirts to posters to box sets. Plus, there was a bar in there. It got crowded, but never overwhelmingly so. Out the side room, up the stairs, they had more vendor tables set up around the halls, which made it a bit difficult to navigate. Plus, they had autograph sessions at both ends of the building - which is great for fans, but not so great for those of us trying to make our way through to the stage itself. "Crowded" is too tame a word for the halls at that point. The venue itself is decent. There's stadium-style seating throughout, which was nice for our first night (not many bands we wanted to get close up to see). The seats all offered great views of the stage and the GA floor in front of it, while providing a good audio mix, no matter where you were seated (and we got up and moved quite a bit on that first night). The seats weren't exactly what you'd call comfortable, or even clean, but they were somewhere to park my behind for seven or eight hours, so I can't complain. Night two was totally different. We got there before doors open, stood in line to enter, got to the upstairs merch booth, then made a beeline to the floor to pick out our spot for the night. And I mean, it was THE spot. We didn't move from the rail at the front for over ten hours. It was brutal, but it's what we needed to do to be up front for the headliner band. While we were there, I made friends with one of the security guards. Always nice to have friends in high places (he helped me get a set list from the stage once the night ended). We also got to see how the show managers worked in access for the VIP crowd. Basically, the rail that we were against left enough space for people to walk right in front of the stage - that's typical for venues that want to allow moving space for security, photographers and others. Here, the "others" also included sponsors and such, and they all had to adhere to the show rules of two songs, then out. At least, they did until the headliner, which was rather annoying. Instead of the VIP pit clearing out after song two, they got to stay in and block my view! That's a show promoter thing, though, and had nothing to do with the venue. We never had to use the facilities (thank goodness; I can only imagine what those were like), and we didn't end up buying anything more than water from the bar while we were there. Everything was over-priced, and we were saving our bladders for the marathon we knew was coming. They did offer in-and-out privileges, which was handy on night one. We were able to leave, get some grub, then come back before the headliner act that night. Nice bonus for an event like this. All in all, the sound quality was good, and if you're up in the seats, you have a good vantage point. They had a couple of screens off the stage where they showed the bands, if you were too far away or your eyesight was too poor to see. They also provided a stream into the lobby, so if you were out there in line for something, you could still experience the live music going on on-stage. That was nice, too. read more

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Audio engineering for 2/27 Dandy Warhols was awful. Did they even do sound check? If the venue is going to undermine the performers, what's the point of going to the show? read more

This was my first time attending an event at this venue. We showed up about 30-40 minutes before the start time due to some issues, and - may I say - we arrived JUST in time. The parking lot was FULL! We literally took the last legal parking spot. After we parked, the parking attendant just had cars parking behind other cars. So if we had to have left early for whatever reason, we would have been stuck there, but oh well. NOTE: Make sure you know your license plate so you can get the parking decal to put in your window. No one was giving us directions on what to do. It was kind of a "hope this is what we should do" type situation. The actual set-up of the venue was very neat. It's a three-in-one venue. I loved the intimacy of our section. Should I attend anything else here, I would love to sit in my same section (Sec A Row B). We didn't have to worry about craning our necks to look up (like the floor section). We didn't have to worry about someone's head being in our way. We had a clear view of the stage and were decently close in my opinion. We didn't purchase anything, but I enjoyed the overall vibe of this location. Looking forward to attending more events here. [FYI: Had the parking situation seemed a little more "planned", I would've rated this 5 stars.] read more

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The 3 Stars are not for the concert. The concert and musicians were mindblowingly awesome and I invite anyone who loves The Rose to come and see them. Their the next big thing in KPop and you're missing out if you dont at least listen to one song from them :-) As for the venue, ugh. So, we gor there at 11:30 because the venue on their Facebook said they'd be there at 12:00. Not everything would be ready but some stuff would be. There was NOTHING ready AT ALL. Now, the concert doors opened at 7:00 and the concert started at 8:00 but they asked on facebook and twitter and Instagram that VIP people come in at 12:00. Welp, no one knew that and we stood there until 2:00 to get our special wristbands. After that, people started coming more. 12:00 we had 8 people in line. 2:00 we had 11 and it began getting bigger and bigger. Im sure it concerned the people who had no idea what was happening because in their minds they knew 5:00pm. Miscommunication for sure. The staff were nice and abit apologetic but from what I understand, this is not the first time. Waiting 2 hours after you post all over social media to come at a certain time, not communicating with the venue and in the end making them scramble. Thats why its 3 stars. Its not entirely their fault but they did sit on it once they found out... oh well right? We waited from 11:30 until 7:00 but hey, when your a fan, you gotta see them first right? :-) read more

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I really like the Center Stage Theater. The location isn't bad. There are many parking lots around it. I have never had to wait too long to get in or for drinks inside. The ticket prices are reasonable and I think their drink prices are good. The place is big enough to book decent acts but small enough that there really aren't any bad seats. My only complaint is that the seats are a bit old. I haven't been uncomfortable during a show but I think the place would just look better with updated seating. read more

They really need to update this place. It is so out of date for how much money comes thru this place. But thats not my issue. The real issue at hand is the parking. I attended a show tonight and had to pay $20 freaking dollars to park my car for less than 2 hours. They don't give you any other payment choice of hours other than 9, 12, or 24. Like really??? That's steep for a place that's not even 30% of a fox theatre or Ga Dome or even a State Farm Arena. And to make matters worse, beware where you park because they don't let guests use the elevators in the parking garage. You have to walk all the way from where you park all the way back to the top to the front of the building. There's no side walk or pedestrian walk area so you just walking in the way of cars trying to enter and exit the small garage. AND!!!....they have signs plastered all over the garage about using their stupid parking app to pay for parking but it doesn't work cause every time you enter the zone number is can't be found. I really wouldn't come here again no matter who performs here. Or I'll just get dropped off. Cause it's too much stress for so little anything. read more

Great show large space to enjoy yourself if you need space to breathe or chill shootout to the bartenders

Parking garage is tragic. The elevator only works for ADA purposes and you have to call and get someone to send the elevator to the floor you parked on. So, you have to wind up through the garage walking up the floors to get out the same entrance you drive in on. And the garage is not well lit. I do not recommend driving here at all. Such a disappointment. park in their garage, their is only someone flagging people in garage , NO SECURITY IN GARAGE! read more

It certainly helped that Lalah Hathaway was the first act that I caught at Center Stage. There were a lot of positives. All seats had great views of the stage and I can say that having been all the way at the top. The sound acoustics were amazing. The seats were comfortable. The overall atmosphere was electric. Getting there was a bit frustrating. The parking that was offered to me thru Ticketmaster was in a building a block away, but being not from Atlanta and visiting, I had trouble finding it and that intersection is too busy and dangerous to cruse slowly when you don't know where you are going. I would have gladly paid for valet but that was not an option. Fortunately I found some cheap parking and just walked in the light rain to the venue. It is also challenging to drop people off at Center Stage. I purchased VIP passes for my parents and dropped them off early but I had to take them far up the street and park illegally with my flashers on. I didn't realize until later that there was a parking deck underneath Center Stage or I certainly would have used that being from out of town. The bathrooms were easily accessible and we found our seats without trouble. One thing that I do hope will be improved is that there needs to be a hand rail in the high seats. I saw several people struggling with vertigo while climbing those stairs at the top. Neat venue, excellent performance, parking could be better. read more

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This is such a neat theater in downtown Atlanta. We saw the phenomenal electro-pop band, Orchestral Maneouvres in the Dark here on Tuesday, March 11, 2018 & this was the best venue for the concert. General admission assured we had our pick of seats & were very close to the band. The area in front of the stage was open and people were able to gather & dance freely. The size of the room was intimate & the lighting added so much the our experience. I would love to see OMD here again, or any other amazing band. read more

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Great staff and clean theatre. Only issue (this is for us thicker gals) is that the seats are small, so thighs will be pushed against your fellow seat neighbors. My best friends big booty did just squeeze down into the seat. Unfortunately, I didn't have that problem overall, it's a great place! No matter where you sit, you should have a wonderful view of the stage. read more

i loved the performer i went and saw here but this place is not very well kept. it smelled like a mixture of weed, bo, and feet in the building, even in the lobby, and the staff didn't bother to clean up after the last show. the security was also very lacking, there was a boy standing next to me that was on serious drugs and he ended up getting rough with me during the openers set, and it took the opener to stop the show for security to finally come over and help. the whole situation was really scary and i will never be stepping foot back in this building. safety should be a top priority with any business and it did not seem that way here. read more

Center Stage is an awesome venue. Large enough to seat a significant amount of people, yet it is small enough to keep the show intimate. Every seat in the house is a good seat. I went to see Lupe Fiasco, Stalley, and Boy Illinois last Saturday with a buddy of mine - first time to Center Stage for both - and had a great time. We sat on the top right side and still got a great view. (See pic) The bar adds a great touch. Parking can be tricky. There is a small deck to the side of the building, but fills up quickly. Try your luck or park across the street at the gravel lot or go up a street to Peachtree for street parking. Here is a fan of good music that hopes to see more shows here! read more

Center Stage Theatre - View from top right, maybe 5 rows from the back wall. - Performing Arts Near Me - Atlanta, Georgia