Manatee Performing Arts Center — Attraction in Bradenton

Recently attended Lion King Jr. performance. The music director's light was tilted our way and shining on many of us. This light is very bright and straining on the eyes. After the performance I spoke with the music director Rick Bogner and shared my experience with him and showed him a picture of the light on us. I asked him politely if there was anything that could be done. His response was rude and he was unwilling to listen and try to come up with a solution. He said several times he could not do his job in the dark. I was not asking him to turn his light off. The light could easily swivel or rotate so it was just on the music and not on the audience. Row P seats 29 - 33 are the seats that were most affected. Avoid at all cost unless there is a music director willing to pay attention to how his light is affecting the row in...

Went to see Phil Vassar last night out on Anna Marie. Had great seats, 5th row center. Unfortunately the clowns that set up the seating set it up for your average size second grader, five dollar plastic chairs jammed next to each other. We couldn't sit in our seats because the average size Americans that were next to us overlapped into our chairs, so we sat in the back row center. Unfortunately again they didn't stager the chairs so we got to look directly at the back of the heads of the people sitting in front of us. Another brilliant idea, lets set up a bar directly behind the back row instead of maybe putting it over in the corner, then lets let people stand and talk right behind the seats the entire concert. Complete waste of my money. If a paid employee set this up they should be fired. If I could select zero...

I have loved every show and every event I've attended at this theatre! The facility is fabulously beautiful and superbly kept. The staff, casts, and volunteers have been nothing short of incredible -- always professional, cheerful, welcoming, and competent, to say the least. Special thanks to Jillian in the administrative offices who helped to correct an error of mine and was able to obtain permission from management to issue new tickets to Kiss Me Kate during the 2023-2024 season. Jillian went above and beyond, and my husband and I thoroughly enjoyed the show. At that show, we saw what's coming forthe 2024-2025 season, and we are extremely excited! See you at the theatre! Thank you, staff, supporters/philanthropists, actors/actresses, and volunteers, for providing a quality theatre and experience at...