I'm a total musical junkie, so when I found out that ASU had its own theater that played off-Broadway shows I was stoked. We went today to see Beauty and the Beast. We bought the tickets on the day of as soon as the box office opened and were able to get front row in the middle. As students these tickets were ONLY $37. That was awesome. The show was wonderful but I wasn't ecstatic about Gammage itself.
Here are my issues with the theater itself:
Rude employees- I was unaware that we weren't allowed to use flash photography even before the show started. I took a picture and as soon as I did I was pounced on by not one, but three employees. I felt attacked and was really displeased. If they have such a problem with camera usage maybe they should make announcements while people are finding their seats, just a suggestion.
Bathrooms- There aren't many, they are super small, and they aren't very clean. The line for the women's during intermission was nearly 50 people long.
The color choices- I thought the burnt orange seats and interior was absolutely horrid. This place could definitely use a remodel.
Technical issues- The microphones went in and out several times and they even had to stop the performance at one point because of "technical difficulties." It was pretty unprofessional.
However, because of the price of student tickets and my love of show tunes I will continue seeing shows here. I look forward to Mamma Mia next year.