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| - I like the Overture Center; it's not like the Performing Arts Center of the Fox Valley upstate--it's a different beast entirely.
It's got an amazing set up; glass windows as you walk along to see all the people outside, wooden floors, and it's just a very clear view all around. When you first walk in, you can see the circular projecting stage from a floor above from a circular hole in the floor. It's a really neat stage from what I could see.
Every so often, it brings it big name events like Wicked, The Lion King, etc. I was here last night for No Reservations: An Evening with Anthony Bourdain.
The theatre we were in was amazing; the acoustics were all right but the seating is really the downfall. It's a typical theatre seating arrangement, but the overhead seats cast some really awful shadows (if you're like me and trying to take a picture, which I apparently could do for this event, but not guaranteed for others). It also has a really questionable method of getting people out, only having two aisles on each end as opposed to a middle. It's a little bothersome if you're sitting in the middle and have to keep standing up for people to come through, but my guess is they wanted more seating. Not to mention, the higher up you go--the more difficult it is to actually see.
The refreshments (drinks) are a little pricy as well. $5.50 for a mixed drink which is found elsewhere at other upscale restaurants in Madison, but the bartenders made me a pretty decent amaretto sour so I'm at peace with the prices.
I'm disappointed this place is so far in debt, and I hope Madison gets to keep it--it's a really lovely theatre and I'd definitely like to come back and see another show.
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