I been here for two different performances and both have been great. The theatre is very clean and everyone that works there its super nice. Its great to be able to see a show without having to go into Manhattan. read more

I want to love this place! I want this to be my special Queens go-to for some awesome nearby productions of traditional and alternative dance, musical, music, theater, musical theater, whatever. What a locations! What a view! Historic! Near perfect! However, as with most city owned and operated venues it just lacks the polish to not be distractingly cheap, low budget and amateur. Peeling laminates and paint, dirty carpets, not to mention a shortage of theatrical lighting fixtures for the stage and incorrect lenses... these are the basics! They literally changed out gels on the stage right and left Lekos in between numbers, in front of the entire theater's audience. Just silly. With a little funding this could become a gem in Queens with some serious notoriety. I will come back but I may skip the blazer. read more

A cute stadium seat theatre where every seat seems to have a good view. The play was so so, but the venue was surprising, since this is located in the abandoned former space of the Worlds Fair.. ( milleniums, look that up). They have a lobby with a pretty bar and the restrooms were clean. Plenty of free parking. I hope there are more shows and plays here, since this is pretty accessible and a nice space. read more

The husband and I came here for a Yelp event (to see the Golden Dragon Acrobats show, which was itself fantastic). I've seen pictures of this theater from the outside, so it was nice to see it in person. It's a really pretty theater, tucked away in Flushing Meadows Corona Park. There are tons of glass windows in the lobby area, where you can get a drink and snack before the show and take in the beautiful park in air-conditioned comfort. And the lobby has rainbow lighting. You can imagine just how beautiful this is at night. The theater itself is one of those intimate settings, where no seat is a bad seat. The seats are comfortable. The staff are so pleasant. The whole experience was great. I'm glad to know this theater is here. I definitely want to come back for other performances. And there's tons to check out in the area, so you can really make a day of it. read more

Nice venue with an old-timey crescent-shaped stage. Thanks to Jando I saw the Golden Dragon Acrobats here, with the intimate feel of sitting 2 rows back. They need to get the word out to get more folks to this rather obscure location, but I'll keep an eye out. And the severely underrated Corona Park is right there, Unisphere and all. read more

Theatre is not my thing but I gave this place a shot. I will never turn something down without at least giving it a chance. This small little theatre is located in Flushing Meadows Park only minutes from Citi Field and Arthur Ashe Stadium. We entered the park and saw kids/families running around playing soccer and just enjoying the summer weather. I probably never would have come here in my life but for the fact that Yelp offered free tickets to Gilbert & Sullivan. The theatre is small, cozy, clean, and beautiful. The staff is friendly and the other theatre-goers are respectful to others. I love how its small so even if you are in the back row you still are so close to the stage and feel a part of the show. Make sure you have some greenbacks in your pocket so you can enjoy some snacks/drinks before the show. There won't be an ATM to save you. Although I can't say if I will be back here again, I definitely won't say anything bad about this. read more

Another great Yelp Elite brought me to the Queens Theater. I never even heard of the Queens Theater till that night. From the parking a lot the building was lit by very innovative style lights. The experience was more enjoyable since we didn't have to drive around looking for parking. There is a parking a lot in front of the theater. The box office is located inside of the building. So for a cold night you may not have to freeze waiting for you tickets. The bar is located right cross from the box office. The area seems very spacious. Since I didn't stop by the bar for a drink I am unable to comment on the service or menu. The actual theater is fairly large. Comfy seats just as any theater and plenty of room of leg space. The play was amazing without a question. I enjoyed my night as intended. I would definitely check out more plays in the Queens Theatre from on now. read more

Came here to see "The Queen Bees". It was a yelp elite event that brought me here. I never knew Queens had a theater until that day. It's a fairly decent sized theater and you can purchase small bites and sandwiches to eat. The architecture of the building is unique. You would have never suspected such a building to exist in the park. The building is located right beneath the ruins in the park (the tall circular building that looks like a huge torturing device). Parking was free. The show was enjoyable. Definitely well done for their budget range. I don't know the details but in comparison to Broadway shows who presumable have a lot more funding, this was well done. The performance was not sold out but a lot of people were there. Only thing I didn't like about the show was the transition to the song " ". I think they could have made that transition a lot smoother. It really felt out of place. A subtle critique is that sometimes when the singers sing really loud in the higher octaves, the voice sounded a little "tinny". However, I do understand it can be difficult to preserve the tune quality in that regards. Overall, it was a great performance. Story line was good. I would recommend it to others. read more

Queens Theatre includes an intimate setting with 464 seats in its main stage, an 80-seat black box space and a 75-chair cabaret. The theater presents about 300 performances a year -- from dances to concert to theater -- to an estimated 100,000 individuals. In addition, local arts organizations rent the site for exhibits. About 75 percent of patrons are from Queens, and the borough's diversity is reflected in its programming. The Latino Cultural Festival and the Asian Cultural Fest take place there, as does The Afro-Semitic Experience, a musical show highlighting the African-American and Jewish-American musical heritages. The venue sits next to the New York State Pavilion, an extremely popular exhibit during the 1964 World's Fair with three tall towers, a 26-foot scale replica of the St. Lawrence hydroelectric plant, art from local museums, and Texaco Company's map of New York State. The map had 567 terrazzo mosaic panels, each weighing 400 pounds. As it is currently not in use, a group called Save the NYS Pavilion and the borough president are fighting to make it a landmark and prevent it from demolition. read more

I really enjoyed this place. Thanks Yelp and Jando for the tickets to see The Cottage this fall. Other than the part where it's slightly out of the way (7 train to Mets-Willets stop and then down the stairs to wait for the shuttle (not fun when it's windy and cold out)). Shuttle driver was nice though and you didn't get there fairly quick. The theater is like right in the middle of the World's Fair grounds, which is kind of cool. I guess that makes the area Corona Park? I wish it wasn't cold out and it was earlier because it wouldn't been nice to check out the park itself. The theater itself is nice. Not super modern by any means, but completely serves its purpose and not really any bad seats in the house. It's not a very big theater, but their little lounge-y area out front is pretty nice. Lots of seating for intermission or before or after dinner drinks. read more

The Queens theatre is pretty darn nice. I had a fantastic experience here seeing "The cottage" last week compliments of the lovely people at Yelp for hooking us up with the tickets! The venue is pretty small but it makes you feel instantly comfortable since you can walk around and get some things from the snack bar while you wait for your show to start. The place is very clean and the theatre seating itself is pretty spacious and organized. As for the show, it was hilarious! The setting was in the 1920's and the set was this little country cottage. The actors were all really good and their expressions made us a laugh out loud quite a few times during the night. I won't ruin the plot for anyone who wants to see it but it's definitely worth seeing since there are things that you won't expect. I also expected it to be more of a drama then it turned out to be. Go there for a light and fun evening and expect to be entertained. I'm sure many of the other productions that go on here are enjoyable as well and I'm really happy I got to see a show here. More people need to take a chance and go see plays because you will be in for a fun surprise when they turn out to be great! I'll be coming to the queens theatre again really soon. read more

Queens Theatre was hosting a number of free exhibits today as part of the anniversary of the World's Fair. I got to see the Lego exhibits, which was pretty cool. They also had black and white photographs of notable structures in Queens originally built for the World's Fair hanging on the walls along the hallway. It was nice of the theater to open up these exhibits to the public for free. read more

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I wasn't expecting much but we caught 'Swonderful at the Queens Theater and it was absolutely great. The theater sits near the tennis center and museum and there is parking available for free right outside and also a shuttle van that takes you...somewhere...I dunno really, but people got in AND they mentioned that they've been to other shows, so that tells me that it's pretty much safe. The lobby has been recently renovated and they've got a nice little concession area and tables where you can congregate before the show. the seats are comfortable and being that its a small space, the view seemed to be pretty good no matter where you are seated. Its a little rough around the edges, but it didn't come across as amateur. I am looking forward to returning again and again! read more

We attended the fabulous performance of Moliere's Tartuffe at this beautiful theater and had a great evening ! The acting was spectacular, the theater beautifully appointed and stage sets lovely, and there were no more than 2 rows of seats between you and the stage, so no need for hearing devices for those who need them. When it comes to operas and plays, we generally don't appreciate the "updating" that some directors feel they need to do, but this was an exception. The wonderfully imaginative costumes had the feel of 17th century dress but with a super-modern twist that made the best of both old and modern sensibilities. The lovely lobby space had a gracious feel and nice selection of drinks (soft and alcoholic both) and snacks. Best of all, it was near home and unbelievably inexpensive. I'm dumping my Manhattan haunts for this at every opportunity from now on. read more

I came here to watch the wrestling show with my friends. It's a small, cute theater with very well organized staff. Any seats are good as I already mentioned it is a small venue. read more

Just saw S'wonderful here last night, awesome show! This was the first musical I've attended at Queens Theatre, even though its right by my house. The venue itself is quaint, and very intimate. S'wonderful was entertaining, the cast did an excellent job with all the oldies. There are also only 5 cast members, they all did a great job alternating roles throughout the entire play. There was a couple of instances where the mic shorted out for a second..making it sound like someone shut it off, then on again. All in all, a good show, would definitely recommend. read more

Thanks to a free Yelp event, I scored tickets to see a performance of "You Say Tomato, I say Shut Up!" on November 30th, 2012. I have never been to the Queens Theater before so I looked up the directions on their website. Sure enough, it was accurate for me: Drove on the LIE going westbound, exit 22A to get on the Grand Central Parkway, and then take exit 9P (Flushing Meadows Corona Park/Tennis Center). Immediately afterwards, I made a right turn and followed the signs to go to the Queens Theater. I ended up parking in a huge parking lot and not the place where everyone else parked where there was a parking attendant. The sight of the "New York State Pavilion" that was right next to the Queens theater amazes me at night. The Unisphere was also beautifully lighted. Even though I was alone, I felt like this was such a romantic spot. I was an hour and a half early so I sat in my car. A police car patrolled by once and that seemed to make me feel safe. To my surprise, the Queens Theater looked incredibly beautiful at night with different colored-lighting. For those arriving by subway on the 7 train like my husband did, there is a free shuttle to and from Queens Theater. I did not know about the free shuttle that transports event goers to the Queens theater directly and my husband ended up walking the whole way. Next time, I definitely would not recommend walking. Apparently, there is a shuttle at the Mets-Willets Point station (street level) that takes event goers to the Queens Theater one hour before the show with a pickup every ten minutes and then also back from the Queens Theater after the show. My poor husband ran with the wind, huffing and puffing. We met each other a couple minutes after show time, but thankfully, the show didn't start yet. Meanwhile, I received my tickets with no problem at the box office. I saw the concession area, but I didn't think to buy anything. The area looked really beautiful though with soft lighting. I went to the bathroom on the left side of the hallway. There weren't any signs to direct me anywhere so I just went with the flow of traffic until I saw an usher. When my husband joined me, we went to the right-side of the hallway and proceed to enter the theater. There weren't many people there so I found my seat with no problems. The seats were pretty cushy and comfortable. I bet a lot of people didn't know this theater existed. The audience demographic seems to be the older-adult age to senior citizens. It doesn't matter to me because I enjoyed the performance and I enjoyed myself during the performance. After the performance, I saw a few people set up a table, selling the actual book of the performance. I would love to come back to see if there are any other performances that would interest me. So far, I see there are a lot of dance performances. I can't find any fault with the Queens theater: affordable tickets, free parking, free shuttle, and comfy seats. They only need to raise awareness of these events and promote how convenient it is to come to the Queens theater! read more

I am a big fan of this small theatre nestled in Flushing Meadow Park. The building itself is beautiful; a circular building with many windows for letting light in. It is lit up so nicely at night and glows in the otherwise dark park. The lobby is very nicely set up with tables and chairs along with a refreshments area. The bathrooms are very clean and the employees are all very friendly and helpful. I was here once for a tour of the facility for a project I had to do for an event marketing class. We were shown all of the different rooms that they have along with the second area where they put on smaller shows in the downstairs area of the theatre. I would not have known about that if not for the tour I was here for two shows- a dance show and a musical. The theatre is on the small side which I really enjoy; no matter where you sit here you will have a great view of the stage. The stage starts right at the first row and it makes for a great view of the performers. The way the stage is situated it makes the actors seem to be right at your eye level, you do not seem to be looking down at them. A great place to see a show and I hope I have a chance to see some more here! I think they actually have a membership where you can get discounts on performances that take place there, I may have to look into that! read more

great location and wonderful old world seats. nice stage with historical photos surrounding the theater.

A really nice theater tucked away inside a flushing Meadows. There is plenty of parking for performances if you drive. If you take the LIRR or 7 there is a shuttle every 10 minutes from the subway station. No ATM so bring cash! read more

Grabbed our IDNYC membership and Waded through the chaotic lobby of out-of-place douchebags to enjoy the venue.

We took our children to the Junie B. Jones musical and were amazed! Talented and professional performers, terrific sound and all seats are great in this small theater. Staff friendly and parking easy (if Worlds Fair anniversary is not going on that is). I have also seen a show in the past (The Nutcracker) which as also terrific. Cant wait to go back. Plus, good Columbian food only 2 miles away in Corona! A wonderful day! read more

I have attended Queens Theater In The Park on Several Ocassions. Over the years it has been greatly improved. The new renovations are quite impressive. Rest rooms are now located on the Main Floor. There are additional Rest Rooms downstairs. The Theate itself is quite easy to get to.Take # 7 Train to Shea Stadium Station, catch the shuttle bus at street level and it takes you right to the front door of the Theater. On a nice day I prefer to walk thru the Park,it's beautiful and well maintained. The manager of the Theater is a real Gem friendly,sincre and makes you want to come back again and again. The Theater covers a wide range of different types of shows, there's something here for everyone. My only complaint, I have attended many shows in the afternoons. I usually always arrive about an hour early as do a lot of other people do. I am disappointed to see how long it takes to set up the stand which sells coffee and snacks.I have seen so many people including myself be told the Stand is not open yet.So many sales lost. This stand should be up and running well before Theater Goers arrive. This would be greatly appreciated by everyone.Over all attending Queens Theater In The Park has been a very enjoyable experience. read more