Janesville Performing Arts Center — Attraction in Janesville

Please do NOT support this theater! The staff is incredibly discourteous and unprofessional. I was told a particular show would run 90 minutes; however, it ran over 30 extra minutes without any notice to the audience during intermission. Due to the delay, I was late for an appointment and, immediately after the show, I asked an usher for directions out to the parking lot. The usher, for some unknown reason, sent my children and I down a series of corridors and out the back of the theater in 11 degree, windy weather, as far away from the parking lot as we could possibly be! I called Jim McCulloch (Educ. Dir.) to discuss the situation and was treated very rudely by him. I then left a message for Nathan Burkart (Exec. Dir.) explaining the behavior of both McCulloch and his usher and asking that Burkart contact me. However, I received no phone call from him. Finally, I wrote a letter to the Board of Directors, which was completely disregarded as well. Apparently, the Board is apathetic about its untrained and impolite directors. We will NEVER return to this theater! I noticed JPAC responded to my review and they are BLATANT LIARS! They have never returned my calls or letters! Once they discovered my negative review, then they posted a lie to pretend they made effort when they did NOT. Highly unprofessional people are running JPAC! Don't give...

Well, I'm biased. I went to Jr. High here and Mrs. Curl made an indelible impact on my life, helping me develop my non-existent musical talent and finally being forced to perform the jazz square in front of the class until I got it.

But I digress. 😊 The auditorium is pretty much as it was when I ran lights and flys and adjusted the lekos in the glass window areas above the seating. The acoustics still seem quite good, minimal amplified sound required. The seating is comfy (not what I recall from school) and the stage is enormous!! Saw 'It's a Wonderful Life' here, great production and great production values from StageOne! The whole facility is beautiful and, if you don't behave, I can show you to the Principal's office! Highly...

This morning we had the wonderful opportunity of seeing Elf the musical. We have seen many plays at JPAC and have enjoyed them all but this one was outstanding! The acting and music and vocals each were out of this world! Buddy’s dad offered fantastic acting! The vocals by both Buddy and Jovie were incredible. My 10 year old said- “She’s like Arianna Grande mom! She sings soooo good!” The kids each got tearful as did mom several times which speaks to the quality of the performance. Outstanding work everyone. I hope the support people and actors see this praise as they each so much credit...