I attended an awards ceremony here and it was an excellent venue. There was a very nice reception in the lobby area. The seating and acoustics inside the performance area were excellent. We have also attended a theatrical performance in the past and had a wonderful experience. I would definitely recommend coming here for a variety of events.

Great venue with excellent acoustics- doesnt matter where you sit its easy to hear everything. This picture is from the third from the top most row.

The performance itself we saw was very nice (Moscow Ballet Great Russian Nutcracker), but the venue itself is really lacking in real ambiance and character. The theater is nothing special and lacks both an orchestra pit and box seating. The stage is also small and overall a bit dingy feeling, however they charged a very high premium price for the seats that are almost as expensive as the Kennedy Center - definitely not worth that price. Also seemed to play a price game online - showed only a few seats left weeks ago, but as it got closer unavailable seats became available (still very limited), however at the performance the theater was only half full. Last thing, their paid parking was a real cluster as well, they need to do better direction and traffic management. The Hylton Performing Arts Center is a better value & much nicer venue if not the Kennedy Center.

Enjoyed a Christmas performance at the George Mason University Center for the Arts. Easy access parking for free with just a little walk beside the pond or paid parking right next to the Art Center.Prices AR really good especially if theres performances you can bring children with. Traffic was minimum.

Easy to get to & park. Physical building is well kept. Colin Jost was really funny, enjoyed the show.

Went to see the nutcracker there. Live orchestra was great, ballet was good, but been to better. Parking in the garage next to it is paid, but a short walk away you can park in lot k for free on performance days.

Great shows that are entertaining! I have attended many shows, enjoyed the variety of shows and the talent of the cast. The only issue is the lack of parking attached to the building. You have to cross part of the campus to park.

Saw The Chanticleers and Im amazed! It was the best concert ever! I will have to go to more just like it. The venue is perfect! Highly recommend seeing someone at the Center For The Arts @GMU.

Saw Shen Yun yesterday - what a great venue! Easy drive, easy parking. My only complaint is that during a matinee, when the doors are opened a lot of light comes into the auditorium. Otherwise it was perfect.

Saw a performance of Sweet Honey in the Rock...Accapella group that had fantastic acoustics to work with. Performance was very good. Great venue.

This place has great concerts and local events of all sorts.Whats really cool is that Mason students can get 2 tickets for free for most perfomances. If not free then still you recieve tickets at a reduced cost for around $15/20.Usually you can find all the events advertised online on mymason website.

Nice theater with strong acoustics. Pretty theater across from. Pond and fountain. The lack of a center aisle in upper tier makes center seats a little awkward.

The George Mason Center for the Arts is no longer a best kept secret but now a very much appreciated treasure. For your Christmas holiday enjoyment, add a visit to the George Mason Center for the Arts You will be glad you did.

Great venue saw Shen Yun there, spectacular show.

Experienced my first Dance Gala here, was EXTRAORDINARY!!!

A wonderful facility and a wonderful variety of performances. Something for everyone. I highly recommend it.

We attended Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel, featuring the music of Debussy and Rachmaninoff. Fabulous!

We attended a concert by the Tuba Euphonium Ensemble in the de Laski Center for the Performing Arts. Nice concert! Parking was available but a bit of a hike (we parked in an open lot, not the parking garage that costs money). You do need to avoid the construction areas though. Before the concert and before the sun went down we strolled along the main quadrangle and took pictures of Georges statue. A nice evening.

Great musical review. Had a great time. Parking in adjacent garage.

Beautiful venue, great acoustics, good parking, but the seats are incredibly uncomfortable and the staff are not very nice.

This place is inside university, and an awesome arts performance theater that has nice seating and wonderful acoustics. It can easily hold upwards of 800 to 1500 people. Restrooms could become hard to use due to the crowd. There is ample parking nearby.

Good parking and good reasonable seating available. Eat before you go because there are only sweets available at the venue.

They had very good crowd control. However, their signage and/or online information about the parking situation and the lack of drink line control needs some assistance. Sorry. You all are awesome!!!I had an amazing time. I dont let the details bother me.I know others are...of another opinion.It was great and I appreciate the local PD and associated and non-associated staff for their time and fine work during this busy time.

Great venue for the performing arts!

This is a great venue. Most recently, I saw the Moscow Ballets Nutcracker.

It was cool the employes are kinda strict they like push you into a line and force you to spit out gum.

The campus is beautiful! The Arts Center is spacious. I took 70 first graders to see the play, Dragons Love Tacos. The staff was very accommodating. We were able to fit in two rows and have a great view of the stage, even with people in front of us. I will admit that parking in the visitor lot was a challenge with that many young children. It was about a 7 minute walk. College students are not as patient with little legs and small children are intrigued with the sights and sounds of a college campus that make it hard to move much faster.

They offer the free parking area. And parking zone is huge.

First class facility, today is the second day of the Navy Sax Symposium.

Nice performance center. Outstanding college students playing complexed pieces of music. They also have other performances by well known artists. Check the College website under the center for the arts.

I love going to se performances at the University. I recently saw Taj Express (a bollywood show )

Saw Shen Yun. Good performance.

Very nice place for concerts. The only draw back is undersized bathrooms

Attended A Celebration of Excellence and the school organized the event very well and provided an Excellent campus tour. Lot of construction on campus. The University is close to Washington DC and provides opportunities for internships and also school is a very diverse school.

Their shows are of very high caliber. Combined with great acoustics, friendly personnel and easy parking it is always a great pleasure to visit the center for the arts. Our 6 yo daughter enjoys shows from the new family friendly series as well as some of the plays and operas we go to. Performances by GMU students are usually at a lower price but of very high quality!

Great performances in a very nice venue.

Great place to enjoy the performing arts.

Shen Yun was spectacular but highly political

Too tight seating arrangements. No breaks in rows so youll say excuse me for 40 seats in one row before you get to your seat

Location is good. Plenty of free parking although when it is raining the walk is a bit messy. Underground parking is available right next to the facility but it is not free. Auditorium acoustics was very good. Seating very comfortable. Restroom facilities good but small for large crowds.

Great seating accommodation. Staff got us to our seats to efficiently and politely.Bathrooms were clean. They are constructing around the area but the roads were all passable.

Theater is horribly managed. I went to see the nutcracker and there were people coming into the theater until two minutes before intermission. I get that you want as many people as possible to see the show but it ends up ruining the show for everyone they have to talk infront of.

Awesome performance by the Ukrainian national orchestra !

Being a Center for Art, it has lots of wonderful and imaginative paintings and sculptures. The entrance is big and inviting and you are greeted by a directory next to the entrance showing the location of all the rooms. There is also a large room near the entrance solely for artist installations that change periodically and are (mostly) free.

Comfortable seats.. went for 2019-2020 orientation. GMU is a great school

Went on a field trip to see Dog Man the Musicial. The staff were friendly and attentive.

The Kodo drummers were AMAZING!! So many different kinds and sizes of drums as well as drum sticks and each made a different sound! A little bit of singing, dancing, and humor thrown in made it a great evening. The giant deep drums touched a primal nerve. W O W.

Went there for a dance show real nice event and well organized and nice staff

Large comfortable concert hall.

Excellent programs and shows available. Family friendly. My son is growing up experiencing the Arts, access we wouldnt ordinarily have if we had to rely on going to DC.

Ok. Seems fairly nice.

Great dance programs. Lovely venue. Easy parking

Great venue! Excellent choice of artists .I saw the Chinese show Shen Yun.My husband and I really enjoyed it!Easy parking also But take your glass of champagne before the show because there is no more at the intermission,you still can have a good tea.

This is THE place to experience the arts in Northern Virginia. Music, dance, theater, and opera are all presented throughout the academic year with about 40-45 staged professional performances. And ticket prices are much lower than downtown DC.

I went to see Shen Yun.Parking was easy to find and the theater was a short walk. The school police officers managed traffic neatly.There was Honestly seating some very one crowded in the main entry until it was a mass of bodies. They finally let us in.Seating has a good view but narrow isles make it a tight fit to move around. The rows are some 40 seats long so you bump into a lot of people.Bathrooms are on each level but how they will supply all the theater goers with five stalls a level is beyond me.The usher said that no one is allowed in after the show starts. That was a lie. Late comers were allowed in. I do not min d that people are late. I mind the usher saying that youd not be allowed in. I assume it was a way to discourage people moving in and out.

Great place for nice performances

Loved the atmosphere, the Chinese ballet and the parking garage. Very easy to get in and out of.

My family and I went to see Shen Yun and enjoyed this location. The seats were comfortable and it didnt seem like there was a bad seat even if you werent close to the stage.

Without going into specific detail, my experience was absolutely wonderful. The staff and George Mason University itself oh, fantastic.

Traffic control getting into the parking garage is disorganized. Took us 30 mins to go 100 yards. No signage in parking garage as to where to go to get to theater. Theater rows are so close that you have to walk over peoples legs to get to your seat if you are in the middle of the row. Visibility of stage was good. The entrance /exit to row DD second level is awkward and Im sure difficult for a lady in heels or an elderly person.

Wonderful production of Cinderella!

We attended a musical performance in George Mason. The place is nice and they had a professional to usher people in and hand in the program. I did not like that it is forbidden to take picture or record inside the theater itself. My daughter was perfoong and I would have loved to record her.

Art in The Real World is an annual event organized by George Mason University, College of Visual and Performing Arts for the students to meet the Art organization representatives for employment opportunity

The building was large and beautiful inside! We went for an event and were a little confused on if we were allowed to be in the parking lot. We didnt get towed but some better signage would be nice!

I love George Mason University I think it is an outstanding University the school of music is spectacular I would say it is a Hidden Gem

Pretty awful venue. Acoustics muted and seating is arranged so you can only enter at the ends of the rows. It is rather small and intimate, if you need something positive.

Classy venue with easy parking.

Parking was difficult. Only 1 restroom at intermission. Performance great. Very clean. Great staff.

Standard GMU campus building. The actual performance building could be improved. Seats are uncomfortable and it isnt that appealing to the eye.The CPA is easily accessible. Its just off of the main loop around campus, and Mason Pond parking deck connects to the building, costing just a couple of bucks per hour on weekdays to park.

Pete the Cat was Excellent!

Saw Chanticleer and they were wonderful! We really enjoy all the performances we see at The Center for the Arts.

Beautiful walk from the parking lot, seems like most seats have a good view to the stage. Staff were friendly.

I am so grateful to God for getting to see Shen Yun. It was on my bucket list . Truly breath-taking. Full of WOW moments, OMG.A amazing, spectacular performance. It was the first time I ever saw a live, professional performance.The staff was so friendly, professional, caring, kind. Alrhough, a lot of patrons seemed to not see me. Staf and performance was stellar.I could go on and on but you would get tired of the words.Sincerely, Beverly D LeBlanc

Campus is great...but beware of parking. Attended an event and recieved a $100 ticket for parking in the handicap space w/o a George Mason pass...I have handicap plates

My wife and I like going to shows and/or concerts here VS that place in DC. High quality all around with comfortable seating good acoustics. Smaller than the Kennedy Center.

Inspiring performance and ambiance!

My first visit, the show Shen-Yun and the auditorium was amazing

Very poorly setup, show was excellent.

Excellent venue for audience participation though difficult to move up snd down. Loved it.

Great venue with affordable parking

Could use more bathrooms but otherwise great

Took family to Shen Yu, show was good but there was only one set of restrooms per level at the facility and room got stuffy by intermission. The staff was friendly and helpful. Parking access was hampered by Patriot center traffic- GMU provides no management at Braddock road entrances-(major CF)- most facilities do. I would suggest you visit a local high school football game and see FFx finest manage.

Attended orientation with my son. Its a decent size building. Nothing fancy...but accommodates a good size audience.

Taj Express was Outstanding

Good theater. Good seating. Nearby parking is paid ($8). You have to walk a long distance if you want to park for free. For a suburban theater that seems crazy. Not the best of the theaters but one of the good ones in the region.

Saw Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief here with my daughter and her school. The play was fun and the kids loved it. The venue is nice because the seating is setup so that every seat has a great view of the stage.

I joined the Friends at the Center for the Arts. The performance of Vienna Boys Choir was great!

Great venue. My only complaint is that the seats are too small.

Enjoyed Pops Concert. Very good performance venue.

Had a graduation here. Very big venue although a little dated in some respects.

I saw Shen Yun tonight the theater was great and the show was great

Weve enjoyed a lot of concerts here. Most recently the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra with New York Voices. This weekend well see Danu for St. Patricks Day!. Convenient to most of Fairfax County, with good access off a few main roads. Parking is available. Free a block or two away, OK if the weather is nice; and immediately adjacent is the Mason Deck Parking garage. Currently $8 for most evening concerts. The facility itself is OK, but could do with a refresh. Weve recently been to the new concert venues at James Madison University and Virginia Tech, and there is no comparison with these (much newer) facilities.

Logistics getting into campus are absolutely terrible. Campus is entirely incapable of handle 2 big events at the same time

Its pretty cool but you ate in for a long walk

The #YangGang showed up and showed out

The Center for Performing Arts on this campus is amazing parking cost $8 whether its the matinee or the evening show in the evening if you go to a evening show traffic is crazy getting out they do serve and sell snacks wine during the intermissions there is a food court next to the center . It carries the fast food type foods some asian-inspired dishes I believe its open on the weekends definitely during the work day

Visited to conduct recruiting effort. Off the campus I saw, very nice. Students and support staff were very good.

Nice theater, good size. Better than I expected at a university.

Not sure why parking passes cant be utilized and parking is so much

Great Chorale Broadway showcase in a fine facility