Alexander Kasser Theater — Attraction in Montclair

Just ok newish theater.

Good Nice lobby Attendants very nice All seats good view Seats comfortable Powerful sound system. Affordable venue. In building parking $$

Bad Powerful sound system run way too loud Seats too small and close. Besides loud speakers, no sound treatment. Boring interior

Admit that I went to a recent " dance " performance that was, to me, rarely not overly abstract, off the wall and meaningless. The sound was abstract and equally meaningless. Having good hearing, the extra loud event without sense was painful and exhausting to me. To sit for 80 mins straight was the worst theater experience ever. Popcorn was equally meaningless as finale.

I will try another event despite, as pluses above at a good event could garner a more...

I've been going to the Kasser Theatre for about 10 years, if not longer. It's a real gem of a find. The students offer a wide range of performances: orchestra, jazz, chorus, plays, musicals, dance, etc. There are also professional performances. I recently saw the Shanghai Quartet perform there. Excellent! The tickets are very reasonably priced, $10-30. How can you go wrong? There's on site parking which is reasonably priced, & I recently discovered an on-campus diner, very cute, 1950's retro style, with decent food. Also, the theatre itself is very attractive & comfortable, with very good acoustics. The lobby offers coffee, tea, & light snacks. Performances do follow the school calendar, unless they've changed that this year....

The university itself as a campus is spectacular. I love everything that surrounds that university environment, where the academy flourishes. I love the kindness of the people who assisted us from the purchase of tickets, reception and organization. I thought the price was a little high. for the ticket, on that occasion we paid $40, the show was sensational, I loved it. The parking lot is quite busy, you have to leave with enough time, that day we saw synphonic and...