Ok, I LOVE that there is life coming back into downtown Lorain! I have been to a few shows here recently and I am impressed! The theater is beautiful and it is convenient for west siders. The beverages are decent price and the bathrooms are clean. There is also plenty of parking in the area. Review of the Janis Joplin show on 9/27: The show was fantastic! This is exactly the type of show this theatre needs. Mary Bridget Davies, who played Janis, was incredible. The blues singers and Joplinaires all had beautiful voices too! Great lighting and interaction with the audience. However, I'm not sure if the air conditioning can't keep up with the space once it's crowded or if it's not kept very cool, but it was very, very hot in there this last Friday. Something I'd like to make mention of is we paid a premium to have seats at the high top tables behind the theater seats. The high tops are nice as I liked that I could stand when I wanted without feeling that I was blocking someone behind me and I liked the table to set drinks and our programs on. The negative aspect of the high tops is that we had a lot of talking behind us, as we were in the walkway of the restrooms and bar. There were plenty of people who stood directly behind us and talked loudly as we were trying to enjoy the show. Unfortunately it was not only guests but the people working the bar too. It was extremely distracting. I don't know of too many ways to correct this other than ushers asking people to step in the lobby to have conversations and to convey to the bar staff that their voices carry. I really enjoyed sitting at the high tops, but after this experience, I don't think I'd pay extra money to be disturbed in the future. I don't want to complain about anything here as I truly love that this theater is running but it's something management needs to be aware of in order to keep improving and filling seats. I will gladly keep supporting Lorain Palace Theater with great shows like this and the Led Zeppelin cover band back in the Spring! Lastly, management should work with area restaurants and bars, as they could benefit from all the traffic before and after the shows. I noticed when we left, there was only one bar open, in which they were at capacity, not allowing anyone else in. I sooooo want to see life back in Lorain and think if the businesses partner up, it could be successful. read more