Beautiful stage to work on. Small audience and small dressing rooms but it worked out well for the small group we had (about 60 kids performing)

We had such an amazing time. We are very thankful for the camp program allowing my son to experience such a fun show.

It was the performance not the place. You can tolerate most places for a good show. This place was clean and tidy and had friendly staff.

Smaller theatre. Very clean. We sat first row mezzanine center for Lightwire Dino lites which was a slightly obstructed view due to big stage lights. But show was amazing!!

Fantastic theatrical performances. And awesome product value. I just helped out with Into the Woods and was blown away by the talent.

Great place for show. We saw the family friendly Dino Light show here today. The place is clean and the staff was very friendly.

Sat in balcony, 2nd row preferable, lights and other fixtures block the view. Show was great!!! The set was fabulous. Rest rooms clean.Only issue is their poor website. We looked earlier today. Only found concerts.

Amazing place. Clean. Not to big, not to small. Just right. No seat is a bad seat.

Enjoyed seeing the play Man of La Mancha at the Center. Great seating and live experience.

Ocean County Colleges Grunin center has vibrant new events to entertain and engage audiences of all ages. Some are free!

Great ambiance. Wonderful for acoustic sound.

Small venue...every seat a great one

Love this Center. Easy to get to, all seats are great and reserved. Wonderful shows for the best prices and want to support the Arts!

Very nice venue, every seat is a good seat...A+++

This theater has awesome shows from artists and musicians from all over the world. Whats nice is that the performances are not only for the students, so anyone could go. So depending on if you like theater or music, or both, theres something for you there.

Its a good place to sit down and study.

Intimate setting, good sight lines and great acoustics.

A fantastic venue, not hyped up enough. This place has incredible artists perform, such as Bela Fleck. the Marsalis, and Geoff Galante. OCC is truly developing their arts departments, and its at a great value for the citizens of Ocean County. Please support whenever possible — you wont be disappointed.

Comfortable, small venue theatre, very clean. All seats have a good view. You feel a part of the presentation here, because of the size.

Small theater that is great to see shows.

The Grunin Center brings world class performances to Ocean County residents while also creating artistic opportunities for locals and OCC students. Tickets are reasonably priced, and you wont find a bad seat in the house!

Saw the Tamburitzins... Wonderful show. Comfortable theater.

The Chris Pennella concert to benifit the HOPE FOUNDATION was a wonderful event

The Max Weinstein show was great. We sat in the mezzanine and the site lines were really good and the acoustics werent bad either.

Very nice small theater located within the Ocean Couny College Campus. The theater provides a schedule of performances and is also used for performances by other groups. I last attended my nieces dance recital held at the theater. Due to size there doesnt seem to be a bad seat anywhere.

I went to this theatre to see a performance, and I had a good time. I only wish the theatre was bigger, there are some highschool theaters better than this one. But overall it is nice, there is a first and second floor to sit, and the seats are comfy. If you want to see a show, you cant go wrong with this theatre!

Great educators, wonderful and enjoyable shows and recitals held here, inspiring young artists. A great way to support ocean county and education

We attended an amazing Home Free concert at the Grunin Center. It was a very nice venue with very good sight lines and comfortable seating. There was ample free parking. The restrooms were clean, with enough stalls, and located on both levels. There is elevator access to the balcony level for those who need it. We took advantage of the dinner and show package, which was a great deal, and enjoyed a delicious buffet.The only negative aspect to the evening was that the Center did not allow Home Free to have their customary autograph line after the concert. We were disappointed that we could not get our Home Free merchandise signed by the guys.

Nice place, only downside is the stairs in the seating area, I feel like Im going to fall since there is limited lighting and minimal railing to hold onto and trying to navigate this while there are a lot of people coming or going.

Those who ran the event did a wonderful job. Hats off to the philanthropy. Also, have never been in the company of so many talented teens. One life time achievement recipient had poor production on his film. Too bad. Thankfully, someone fixed it and they replayed the film, but not many were watching...

Thankful that finally we have events in Toms River where people can see such outstanding shows.Thank you to the Grunin family for seeing the opportunity that the college presented for showcasing such talent and their support for the arts!

I was very impressed with the venue. We saw Home Free on Feb. 20th and loved it. The size of the venue was perfect and made it feel like we were there for a private screening. We had center orchestra seats but I dont think there would be a bad seat anywhere. The staff was very attentive and polite. I would definitely come back and see another show here, especially if you bring Home Free back!

Went to the center for a military veteran show. It was really impressive and makes one appreciate their service as they were war veterans and true heros. The.center is easy to find and is totally handicap accessible and parking.

Great concert. Garden State Philharmonic is loaded with fine musicians and the Grunin Center doesnt have a bad seat in the house.

Saw a great show, Terrors of the Night Sky (or something like that)

First class venue.

This Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts is a state of the art performing arts venue. They offer an extensive collection of concerts, musicals, and plays!

On the Ocean County College campus, the venue is very personal and makes the performances feel you are a part of them.

Great laser show!will definitely be going for planetarium presentations.

I attended the Home Free Show Saturday Night and was Extremely Pleased with the Facility. It was my wife and Is first time visiting the Jay and Linda Grunin Center for the Arts for this Show and was worth the 2 hr drive from my home. The staff at the Grunin Center were very pleasant and helpful. Extremely Clean Facility. When there is another show there that we would like to see we will return.

Awesome place!

We saw Home Free and it was great. Thanks to Stadium seats, they were all great - even my kids could easily see over the head of the adults in front of them. Great parking, clean facility.

Just saw An amazing performance here. Great acoustics.

I went here for the kings singers performance on December 1, 2016 and I must say that wow, this is a nice theater/performance room. Ocean County College has gotten much nicer than the last time I visited.

This is a nice Auditorium you can see well you can hear well its a good place to go and see a show

Amazing concert. Wonderful!

I love, love, love this school, it has provided me with tools to progress to the next level in my educational journey.

What a pleasure! We attended the Grunin Center for the first time to see Home Free perform on February 20th. Thought the Center was a perfect size - accommodating the crowd while at the same time providing a closeness to the stage and the entertainers - much more enjoyable than a huge stadium or arena. This was one of HOME FREEs best performances... wonderful harmony, beautiful voices, and good selection of songs. Theyre not just singers now... they are entertainers! We enjoyed the show from start to finish.

The Only reason l went that evening was. For the headliner for the one and only. Mr . Steven. Page. If you only know him as the voice of. The Barenaked ladies . you have havent. A clue. As for the cernter. CallGo one line. For up close and personal. Go i cant wait to go again .

Nice theater. Not a bad seat in the place

Small comfortable theater. Not really a bad seat in the place.

The arena was great, we saw Home Free on Feb 20, 2016 and it was an awesome venue to see a band. Great experience. Thank you!

Had a wonderful time attending Rave On- a tribute to Buddy Holly & other legends. The musician trio were fantastic and all the staff at the Grunin Center for the arts, were so friendly, cooperative and pleasant.

Great show Not a bad seat in the house.

It is an okay place, the reason I say this is because I went to this venue three time to see the art work but the lights were off each time. It makes it difficult to appreciate the wonderful art work on display here in the dark.

Saw Home Free and they were spectacular . Our 2nd time visiting the center. It is a 5 star experience. Well worth the drive from northern NJ.JoAnn F

Great events for children. Great events for adults as well.

What an experience it was to see Home Free at the center this past weekend! The staff was pleasant and helpful, and Home Free was fantastic as always. I would see a show there again in a heartbeat.

Very quaint venue and a great supporting staff.....

Truly beautiful, especially when its empty.

I saw the Country A Capella vocal band Home Free last night at the Grunin Center and the entire experience was wonderful.Parking was free and Lot #2 is right next to the venue entrance, which (along with ample security personnel) was particularly nice for me as a woman with bad knees traveling alone.There was a mix-up with my ticket, but the young man in the box office acted quickly and cheerfully printed my ticket on the spot.The Grunin Center ushers were all very nice and made sure I got to my seat using the elevator and most sensible hall entrance with minimal wandering.Upstairs, I had to pass the dining area where a few people were finishing up with the pre-show meal; and I immediately regretted not opting for that... it smelled delicious!My seat was a good size (Im not a skinny girl) and nicely padded; not once during the entire show did I notice myself shifting about to get comfortable.The balcony is angled such that theres no chance of anyones head blocking your view. In fact, since the centers capacity is rather low, there just doesnt seem to be a bad seat in the house. Even as high up as I was, I was still able to see facial expressions down on the stage.Oh, and what facial expressions! Home Free is a group of animated and delightful performers, who arent satisfied to rely just on their beautiful voices and amazing harmonies to entertain an audience. They made us laugh over and over, not just with the rehearsed comedic bits, but also feeding off the audience and working with our responses.With people of all ages (from kids to seniors) in attendance, Home Free keeps it G-rated. Well, maybe PG, if youre paying attention to some of their dance moves (and it was obvious that most of the women in the audience were doing just that!) I wouldnt hesistate, though, to bring either a sweet granny, an innocent tween, or even a young child to one of their shows. (Although Id bring ear plugs for younger children, as I would for most any concert. Without instruments, the volume is comfortable for adults, but children seated near a speaker should still have ear protection.)But back to those voices! Strip away everything else, the comfortable venue, the friendly staff, and all the laughs, and youve still got Home Free. Five talented young men... okay, five talented, tall and handsome, young men who together equal much more than the sum of their parts. Theres not a weak link in the bunch. Its amazing what these guys can do with their voices. If you didnt know they were a capella, youd swear there were instruments hidden off stage.In particular, its hard to accept that all those drum sounds are coming out of one mans mouth. Adam Rupp, the groups beatboxer, is undoubtedly the worlds most talented vocal percussionist. Adding to the rhythm section is Tim Foust with his deep bass voice. Chris Rupps smooth baritone adds additional fullness, while tenors Rob Lundquist and Austin Brown carry the high notes and provide additional novelty sounds.Home Free is a cohesive vocal band, but everyone solos in this group. Last night Chris brought back an audience favorite Little Bit of Everything, while Rob charmed us with covers like 9 to 5 and Honey Im Good. With his five octave range, Tim gave us his original Champagne Taste and the encore Ring of Fire. Austin lent his bright and soaring voice to the likes of Colder Weather and the original Dont It Feel Good (for which the current tour is named). Adams drum solo had people on their feet.Thats not the entire set list, of course, and some of Home Frees unique medleys and mashups put more than one vocalist in the spotlight, often putting a country spin on songs from the pop genre.... but, I dont want to give the whole show away.Home Free would be fantastic in any venue, but with its excellent acoustics, the Jay and Linda Grunin Center was a great place to see them, and was totally worth the 2.5 hour drive. I would definitely go there again.

Great venue, sound was pretty, pretty good !

Love the childrens programs

Broadway level show-Hunchback of Notre Dame! Outstanding!!

Have seen many productions here, wonderful venue

Love the shows and exhibits

They try their best to go above and beyond!!

Great prices for seniors and entertaining performances

Great acoustics

Decent place. Kinda small stage though.

Nice theater but my seat was extremely uncomfortable.

It’s a glorified amateur venue. No place to have dinner or cocktails nearby. The entertainment that is booked there is uninspired and tickets are over priced.

Good show

Beautiful theater!

Fantastic Night with Swing-a-Delic!

Awesome atmosphere very nice auditorium

Great place to take in a show

Great experience

Killer sound.

Nice theatre

Bad judges

5star when built

Immaculate facility

Nice small theater

Good parking, intimate setting.

Amazing shows great music

Nice local theater.

The Ocean County Teen Arts Festival is rocking!!

Modern and intimate venue.