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    Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center

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    Holiday Pops Spectacular!
    Mike S.

    free parking! yep! and a ton of it. seating comfy seats. not a bad seat in the house! thats all you need! go and enjoy! :)

    Marian G.

    This venue has an awesome sound system. The staff are pleasant helpful in the parking lot, the entrance and with directions to your seat. I came during Christmas holiday to see the iconic, Debbie Allen's Hot Chocolate NutCracker. Plenty of free parking. Clean bathrooms and comfortable seating.

    John S.

    It's a lovely venue for musicals. I've seen my sister and niece in Beauty and the Beast and my sister in Mary Poppins (twice) here. The theater itself is fairly large, but the stage is wide, and because you enter from the side rather than from the back of the theater, it feels very intimate. The acoustics are great as well. There's a large lobby, but it's set up more as an overflow area than a true lobby, which ideally should be designed to encourage people to move people in and out of the theater while also keeping them from blocking the bathrooms. Unfortunately, the bathrooms can be difficult to get to during intermission, and most people tend to congregate here. There are also restrooms in the theater's tiny patio, but you need to exit the theater in the opposite direction from how you came in (to the right as you're facing the stage), but very few people seem to know about these bathrooms, so there's a pro tip for you. They also tend to sell snacks outside, or at least they did with the company my sister and niece performed with. I don't think snacks are allowed in the theater itself, which is why they sell them outside rather than in the lobby. One of the most charming parts of all three shows I've seen here are when the cast comes out into the lobby after the show in full costume. My sister played three different parts in the three shows I've seen her in, and each required an English accent. It was so adorable seeing all the little kids come up to her in the lobby and have her mildly scold or compliment them in her goofy but accurate (to my American ear) cockney. They were amazed in a magical way because most other cast members, while still in costume, weren't still in character. It was almost as if my sister were a living, breathing teapot/maid/bird woman. The parking lot is pretty large, but if you get here late, you might have to park in the overflow parking, which is technically in a different parking lot even though you can access it without getting back onto the street. My advice is to arrive early so that you don't have to deal with that.

    Brian Mcknight 3/10/23
    Rolando P.

    I have been a lifelong Brian Mcknight fan. I vividly remember listening to his music as a young man pretty religiously. I think I may have stolen his CD from my mother and a new fan was not! Fast-forward 30 years, I get a message from my wife asking if I would like go go see Mr. Mcknight live. Knowing how much I hate crowds of people and the hassle of getting into and out of LA triggers my anxiety. When she told me where he'd be playing, I knew it would be a small venue and being in my 40's going to see a 90's, 00's R&B/pop star, I knew the crowd would be +\- 10 years of my age range which was perfect no rowdy crowds of young knuckleheads looking to cause trouble... Just a mature group of fans! Getting inside was fast and easy. Plenty of parking, 2 or 3 ways into the parking lot, no crazy lines to get inside. We arrived 20-30 min before the show was to start and literally got our tickets scanned, took a bathroom break and went in to sit in our seats. The auditorium is large, yet small enough to feel intimate. We sat around 10 or 12 rows back on the isle next to the door so it was great seating. We were close enough to the stage to see every detail which was amazing. The bathrooms were and facility was clean. I have zero complaints and if it wasn't so far away, is gladly attend another event there.

    The Program
    Dari P.

    I came to see Jay Leno in the speaker's series. This is my first time coming here. There was a large crowd to see Jay Leno. He did his standup comedy followed by a Q and A interview. I have seen Leno live 3 times before. Most of his act was new material. The last part was familiar. The show was very enjoyable. Lots of laughter in the room. The Redondo Beach Performing Arts is a lovely venue. Seats are comfortable. Lots of free parking in their lots. Come and enjoy a show!!

    Let's go baby girl!
    Anton F.

    I have been here several times, mostly for dance competitions. This performing arts center has plenty of seating, a huge stage and average sized lobby. The sound system is good accompanied by excellent lighting. The parking lot is not adequate for the size of the venue. I have always had a difficult time looking for a place to park when I attend. Otherwise, I have enjoyed the times I attended.

    Christine H.

    This is a great theater, and the shows they put in are just phenomenal! I was blown away when I went to see Matilda here a few months ago. The place is clean, including the bathrooms, and the seats are perfect! We had orchestra seats and had a great view of everything. The concessions are a little expensive, and bought in bulk from Costco, which isn't a big deal, but no food allowed in the theater, so finish yo your snacks before curtain call! Pro tip: there are always discount codes you can use when purchasing your tickets, so keep a lookout! Unfortunately we found out after we bought the tickets, but very useful to know for future purchases.

    Cassandra Y.

    The Theater: Very decent size theater. Very well maintained. Good sound effect. Big stage. The Service: They sell drinks and snacks. All the staffs are very friendly. The Parking: Big parking lot sharing with the park. Free parking.

    Rick S.

    A nice venue with great parking and right off the 405 freeway, so is totally convenient. I went to a New Year's Eve party here as well as saw Pat Benatar in concert here. This is the South Bay Beach Cities finest auditorium and events center.

    It's gonna be a total 90s night ;)
    Jenn G.

    Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center, "you're all that and a bag of chips!" Haha, did I just say that? That's is what happens when you go to a concert at Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center and it's a total blast from the past from the 90s. My friends and I attended the All-4-One and Color Me Badd concert last night here and had a blast! Parking was nice and easy and we got in pretty quickly. The venue was spacious and clean. Both the lighting and sound system were great. We had excellent seats (front orchestra, row C1) so we had a total clear view of the stage and the performers. I now have the songs Heaven, All for Love and I Swear on repeat...lol, thanks for taking me back to the memories of school dances ,Redondo Beach Performing Arts! So "heaven oh heaven" "I do it all for love" and "I swear" I'll be be back here cuz "word up" this place is "da bomb." ;).

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    Small intimate venue. Every seat is a good seat. Even the ones all the way in the back.

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    A very nice intimate venue which I have visit a few times to see concerts. And it's always good seats

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    El Camino College - Campus Theatre

    El Camino College - Campus Theatre

    4.4
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    2.7 mi

    Came here to see in the heights. To locate initially a little hard. Theater was quaint and not a…read morebad seat in the house.

    Having grown up in Torrance, I've been to El Camino College many times for many reasons, including…read moreas a student. My very first visit was as a small child, for the Saturday afternoon children's matinee in the 2054 seat Marsee Auditorium. For just 10 cents(!!) we were able to watch a great movie (often Disney) and have a really fun afternoon! I have returned for numerous performances since, including to see entertainment legends: Victor Borge and Bob Hope, but I digress. This was my first time to the smaller, 353 seat Campus Theatre. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/el-camino-college-campus-theatre-torrance?include_review_link=True&userid=Jcbj338NjXtSiqvK3LYghQ My mom asked if I wanted to join her for a performance of the Stephen Sondheim musical "Into the Woods". I had seen it before, but it's been years and as my mom isn't getting any younger, spending more time with her is always a good thing. As we lined up to enter the theater, the ushers in their nicely pressed black slacks and white long sleeve shirts, were very helpful and almost insistent about showing each person to their seat. The theatre looks as if it's been "refreshed" recently, as the paint and upholstery on the seats, along with the carpet on the floor looked new. The seats were comfortable too. https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/el-camino-college-campus-theatre-torrance?select=gmhXevW-0WCsX6Cln1Thaw OVERALL: Everything about the performance was quite good and very professional, especially when you consider this is a community college. From the live orchestra, to the lighting, the set and props, to the sound, but especially the performers, just awesome! 5 stars!

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    Finding our seats inside the Campus Theatre before seeing "Into the Woods"
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    4.8
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    My youngest daughter is going into her 7th My Stage performance and we couldn't image life without…read moreher enrolled here. she struggled with reading books, but truly learned to read because she had the motivation to read her entire script in her first shows. I am always amazed at the costumes, set and production quality of the final show. I have an older daughter who has been coming for over 4 years. She started with a few My Statges shows and is now doing her second mini POPs show which has been such a confidence building experience for her. She was always a bit introverted, struggled with speaking to anyone she didn't know, but now I have over heard her credit her enjoyment of presenting class projects with friends at school to feeling confident in front of any audience size as a performer here. The staff truly feel like family to our daughters. They are exceptional acting, choreography and singing teachers! I really find it sweet that a few of the teachers even were students here when they were growing up. I think my daughter's only regret is that they don't spend more of their time after school here, so they and their friends always ask to do the vacation and summer camps here. Even the camps have been very good value. Priceless experiences for my daughters to build acting, dancing and singing skills and learn about working as a team to create exceptional musicals. We love the friends they have made here. They have grown closer with students they knew from their school & their cast mates. I could not image a better place to take my daughters.

    Lovely people and great place for the kids to enjoy an introduction to theatre and singing. My…read moredaughter had a wonderful time here!

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    There are always two performances for the musicals. They always allow each performer to buy a VIP front row seat to one of the performances.
    There are always two performances for the musicals. They always allow each performer to buy a VIP front row seat to one of the performances.
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    Fifth Row Center Performing Arts

    5.0
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    1.4 mi

    My daughter loves dancing thanks to her dance family at Fifth Row!! We were at another studio where…read moreshe was starting to get bored and not wanting to go to the classes. We switched to Fifth Row this year and enrolled in 2 classes: Hip-hop and Jazz. She liked that she was learning dances to fun modern songs such as Taylor Swift and Barbie. With 2 classes, she is part of the dance "Crew" team. The studio hosts Cast/Company/Crew events a few times a year on a Sunday afternoon they have the girls get together at the studio to do bonding activities including learning a dance routine. Each of the get-together's had a theme such as a holiday party where they did a white elephant gift exchange and they brought treats for the girls. My daughter really looks forward to those events and the nice thing is the studio hosts these at no extra charge. Another thing they do at no extra charge is have a few extra rehearsals when it gets closer to the recital date. As a parent, it made me happy to see my daughter get excited about going to her dance studio. My daughter loves her dances so much that she wants to perform them at every family get together. She is so proud to show off her routines! We are really looking forward to her recital show next month! Thanks to Fifth Row she has a renewed love for dance and we are so excited to see where this takes her!

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