The Brown Theatre — Attraction in Louisville

The Brown is a beautiful theater, and I never fail to enjoy what I see and hear there. Tonight's entertainment was the Louisville Ballet's "Mozart," with Bourbon Baroque. Their presence was a delightful lagniappe. First up was a brilliantly staged Balanchine ("Divertimento 15"). Every dancer sparkled and the piece was unusually charming. Next was the first of the evening's two world premieres, this one choreographed by LB Director Robert Curran. Vinhay Keo designed the arresting sets; he and Alexandra Ludwig co-created the breathtaking costumes. Brandon Ragland's "Force Flux" looked and felt like a Balanchine redux, and as such gave the evening a more than musical Mozartian feel. Alexandra Ludwig's austere black and white costumes, de Leon & Primmer's lightsticks and black curtain set design, and Jesse Alford's rich use of light played against the initially capricious choreography, which at times lent itself to possibly uneasy situations among dancers. Ragland gives a nod to this In the Notes but suggests that his ultimate goal lies in contrasting beauty, joy, and freedom with the dark aspects of life. The final movement in the choreography reflects this. A note about the music for this piece. Sadly, the fortepiano was not amplified, and its position in the corner of the orchestra pit absorbed much of its middle register. In addition, Dr. Clark was experiencing difficulties with the first movement of the piece. Such was not the case during the second and third movements, which went off without a hitch. The Bourbon Baroque ensemble played the Divertimento #15 with just the light, effervescent touch the dancers required. For Curran's premiere the group played the slow movement of the Double Concerto, and the solo work...

I can't believe we've lived in Louisville for nearly 9 years and only to go to The Brown Theatre recently. Even strange...I work, quite literally, on the other side of Fourth street. No matter.

We got tickets to see Lewis Black at the Brown Theatre (there's joke in there somewhere) and I was looking forward to it. Never having been to The Brown Theatre I was curious, and never having seen Lewis Black was just...WHOOO!

I never anticipated how gorgeous this theater was, or how large it is! Looking at it from Broadway you have no idea just how big this place really is!

I was impressed at how well the customer flow was once you got in the building. Some concert venues aren't well planned. The Brown Theatre is not one of those. Once inside it's easy to find your seating area. It's either to the left or to the right. We were on the main floor, about 12 rows back. (Yea, they were nice seats!)

The auditorium itself is gorgeous and stately. Kinda throwback-y, to when The Theatre was THE place to go when you got dressed and was a more formal affair.

Lewis Black was great, as I anticipated he would be. He was absolutely &%&@#^# funny! There's a reason he's one of the more prominent topical humorists around.

The audio was was great and had great coverage. Being at orchestra level gave us an intimate, up-front experience.

I'm looking forward to seeing another show at The Brown...

Me and my mom, and grandmother went to see the Louisvillle Ballet at the Brown Theatre. We parked at the Brown Hotel parking garage, and walked to the 2nd floor tunnel to get the theatre. We had to park really far away, as handicap parking was near the elevator on the other side of the parking garage. We walked all the way to the tunnel, only to realize it was closed for the day. I ran down the stairs and caught 2 or 3 stage hands on their break. They were so kind, and immediately stepped in to help us get in (as the other entrance was all the way around building. At least 2 blocks away). They put their masks on and helped my grandma get safely down the stairs. They allowed us to go into the rear entrance, which was so nice of them. There were quite a few people helping, along with a manager, thank you! Unfortunately there was a security guard who gave us a hard time for entering in the wrong entrance. I totally understand, but you cant be condescending towards an old woman (91 years old) in a walker...we had our tickets, masks on and vaccine cards and he still was very abbrasive towards us. But everyone else was absolutely amazing and wonderful!!!! Thank you so much for all your help, we really...