This venue is at a beautiful location, very nice, however like mentioned before by others no center aisles so you have to walk down a very long line of chairs to get to your chair if you are not assigned a seat at the end...More

I've been to the Van Wezel twice in the last 2 months. The theater is very, very nice and a great place to see a show. However, on one of those visits I was accompanied by a handicapped person. Our seats were on the left...More

No need to go to Broadway in Manhattan to watch a show. Van Wezel Performing Arts has consistently presented shows that cost considerably less, with comparable quality of shows shown at the Big Apple. We have seen many Broadway shows at this venue for several...More

There are 2 methods of entering this place ..left side or right side. Rows are aligned with approximately 75 seats across the span of the arena. It is murder on those with knee and leg problems to stand up and allow people to get by...More

First visit to the Van Wezel, shame on me for living near Sarasota since 2006 and never coming to this wonderful venue! The show was early evening and this review moot, since the artists paying tribute to Queen have completed their tour of the U.S....More

My family and I saw a show here and it was very wonderful. The outside is vibrant and the inside is classy. During the intermission, you can get drinks and snacks if needed. Much recommended.

This was something my husband very much wanted to see, but we were late getting tickets and thus didn't get the perfect seats. Nevertheless, we were able to see everything and the enjoy the music, and were relieved that this hall has acoustics that are...More

Beautiful Hall, our play was awesome, comfortable seats, long rows so be ready to jump up and let others pass, audio was a bit distorted and we were not able to hear the words in some songs, very pricy, great job herding the crowds in...More

We saw the musical Chicago at the Van Wezel on a Saturday night. Arrived early as we weren't sure what traffic would be like, but it turned out to be light. There were virtually no signs to guide us into the regular parking lot so...More

Spacious parking area, restaurant on premises, good acoustic, spacious layout , we saw Chicago which was excellent, just as on Broadway, it was fantastic. One major concern is that there is no center aisles, in an emergency it would be extremely difficult to evacuate in...More