Edwin J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall — Attraction in Akron

Love performing there for Home for Holidays. Wonderful to be singing again with whole Orchestra. A terrific experience. Brought me to tears to be back singing with the Akron Symphony Chorus. EJ is a great concert hall acoustics and plush surroundings. My family loved it. It was strange watching a large chorus and performers wearing masks, but still so worth it. Loved the Christmas music. Just had to oversing and enunciate better. Hopefully later in 2022 that we can sing without the masks. Even my son commented how strange it was to not see the lips facial expressions of performers even soloists, but better days ahead. I count my blessings to be back singing on stage. Our conductors/ maistro and orchestra members are so talented it is an honor privilege to perform there. Our audience was awesome. I invite and recommend to the entire area and beyond to join this cultural experience "the ARTS" in the future. We are blessed to have this in Akron. We should support EJ Thomas and entire music community. Come join us for future concerts. Excited to be a part in April's Spring production of "Creation" and Gospel Meets Symphony June 28th. See you there !! Also want to mention how efficient friendly and hard- working all the behind the scenes personnel are.. Stage hands, lighting,co-ordinartors and all those vital people are to make each performance a success. Couldn't do it...

I live in the Cleveland area and ventured to EJ Thomas Hall this past week. Boy, was it worth the drive! The facility is GORGEOUS and has a very modern flair. They brought in some amazing talent for a very fair price (less than $30 per ticket), and I'm sure other venues might charge double for the same type of high-quality performance. Everyone had a blast, and after the concert was over, the venue offered special refreshments to celebrate the evening. The whole audience was engaged, and my husband is still talking about the event to his co-workers days later. He isn't even much of a live music person, so for him to talk about how great a performance was is quite unusual. We were also pleased to find plenty of parking options, including a lot that offers free weekend and evening pricing that is only about 1/2 of a mile from the venue. Also, we were able to take our two children to the event since the venue allows well-behaved, quiet kids. I can't wait for my next trip to EJ Thomas! It was a truly...

My wife and I took our boys to wild kratts live in March 2025 and this was my first experience here and it was great. Parking was close and affordable, short walk, and we were able to get in to our seats quickly, even with the line going down the sidewalk. The staff was extremely helpful and friendly. We have been to multiple events on college campuses like this but this was the best and most stress free experience we had. Oh and the show was amazing! Our boys were talking about it for the next...