Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts

This really is a fantastic venue. For being built in the early 90s, this building has not aged and is still beautiful and vibrant. The lobby and actual hall are top notch. There is a great hotel and many wonderful food options all within walking distance.
I have no idea what has happened to their programing. This theater use to have really great programing, both classical and popular. I am baffled when I see performance after performance of washed up crooners, embarrassing traveling Broadway productions, and cheesy nostalgia cover groups in their 2016 – 17 season. It is entirely possible that I’m not in this demographic, but who goes to this!!! You have two giant luxury apartment complexes being build just down the street. I wonder if these programing will be interesting to the new people moving in. Donny and Marie… yikes. Sophia Loren… what does she do? Really CCPA, you can do so much better. There are so many awesome options out there. At least try and be relevant or I fear this truly great venue will fade into oblivion.
This is a 5 star venue with 1 star programing:(

My wife and I held our wedding reception here on 3÷5÷16. We originally booked the Sierra Room, however a month before the wedding, the event coordinator Derek offered us the Lobby area since there were no scheduled events that date (our ceremony was held at a church 2 miles away). I can’t tell you how this decision blew our reception off the charts! The Lobby area is absolutely stunning. It also accommodated our 215 guests perfectly.
Our cocktail hour was held outside in the courtyard and provided the perfect setting for our guests to mingle and the Mariachi band to play music. There was a bar set up outside to provide cocktails.
Inside the lobby, there is a huge bar that was very easy for our guests to access. The grandmaster staircase (not sure that’s what it’s called) provides a jaw dropping back drop. The bridal party was introduced and made our entrance down the 2^nd level staircase which was really cool. There was also a working fireplace behind our sweetheart table that provided great imagery in our pictures as well. Plenty of room for the DJ, a buffet style dinner, and photo booth.
We didn’t have to worry about cleaning up, as all of our vendors were responsible for their own clean up. However, anything left behind CCPA disposed. Easy enough. If you want it, take it with you. If not, then it gets thrown away.
Derek was the contact and was easy to work with. He answered any questions we had and really played a key part in making our reception absolutely amazing.

We just watched The producers musical at Cerritos Center of Performing Art in Feb 2016. The theater is just the right size. It isn’t too big and it isn’t small at all. We had a great orchestra seating and it was wonderful experience. We highly recommend to get orchestra seating. The musical’s production is top of the line and and we loved it! We loved it so much, we vlog about our experience.

I really like this place. It has a combination of classic Americana with the flirtings of modernization. The audience space isn’t as vast as that of Segerstrom Hall nor does it feel stifled by an air of bourgeois. Instead it feels comfortable and the box seats look pretty cool. I genuinely was impressed by the size of the stage and the red curtains. I know there are bigger stages but I just loved the symmetry of it and the way the orchestra pit fit underneath.
The hall space is grand and reminds you of older times. Marble seems to be the main theme of the hall with lights everywhere. High ceilings are the key to create a sense of awe and humility.
Although I’ve only been here once I will definitely come back for another show. Well, if there is another great show here. The Producers was a great show.

As a present, we received tickets to a show we were not able to attend. Mr. Swanson, representative of the center, understood our special circumstances and personally met with us To resolve the situation. There are many performing arts places and troops, but this personal touch has renewed our faith in the cerritos center. Thank you!

Love, love, love watching shows here! So convenient from the 91 freeway, but more importantly because I am a Cerritos resident, I never encounter traffic coming here;) The parking is uncovered and plentiful, very close to the theater entrance. The first and 3^rd floor has restrooms, but the 2^nd floor does not. The seats are comfortable and wide, enough leg room and side space… more cush for your tush:) Also, the staff are friendly and helpful, mostly retired Cerritos residents so please be patient with them. Each seat has a great view of the stage and the acoustics are great. There is a snack bar, bar, and even a wine bar… so you are pretty much covered in the bar department. This venue also allows for events such as weddings, receptions, meetings, and graduations, but you may also recognize it in the infamous prom scene from the teen movie, «She’s All That.» So if you are interested in catching a show, just go down Bloomfield Avenue (not to be confused with Broadway), and get your tickets before they sell out!

Awesome place and the Bollywood Masala Orchestra was so entertaining! Absolutely gorgeous inside, great sound, great lights. We had really good seats but all seats look good.

Came here under some sad circumstances… a reception following my uncle’s funeral. I must say that this is a very nice venue and I was highly impressed. The venue is conveniently located in a nice part of Cerritos right by the town center. The outside is beautiful with lush trees and a nice water fountain. The interior is huge! Very modern and has an artsy vibe. The room we had our event in was very clean, spacious, and looked newly remodeled. It fit about 20 round tables, 5 buffet tables, 2 appetizer tables and a drink table with so much room to spare. The tables and chairs were also very clean, comfortable, and well cared for. Their staff was dressed professionally and were pleasant throughout our event. Despite the reason for my visit, the venue was absolutely perfect and I would recommend it as a venue for any event.

I was just here for a work vendor fair. It’s a really nice place with plenty of parking all around.

This place is HUGE!!! Its a theater for concerts and special events. But today, we attended a wedding at the Sierra Room. The room is big and probably can hold upto 300 guests… It has its own private rest room inside the hall so you do not need to go outside… There are plenty of parking spaces and loading for vendors are a breeze because it is really close to the loading dock.
The place is next to Sheraton Hotel which is nice too…

Our team went here for a wedding, and the building structure was very convenient for us. Not only did it help us take beautiful and unique photos, but also the employees there were very nice.

I recently chaperoned a high school prom at this location and I was extremely impressed with all aspects of it.
There was a mixture of CPAC security guards as well as a group of people from a company my school hired, so I’m not exactly sure who was who, but no matter what, everyone did a stellar job. We had about 10 chaperones with us & we all felt obsolete because the security was doing such a good job.
Everyone was very helpful and friendly, but most importantly, everything was REALLY organized! I was constantly asked how many students we were still expecting off our list so they could figure out where to station security.
The snacks they served the kids were all beautifully prepared. Chocolate dipped strawberries, chocolate dipped pretzels and oreos, all great. They also had large carafes of water and strawberry lemonade along with cans of soda that they poured into cups of ice for the kids.
The place itself was beautiful. We didn’t even really have to do much decorating because the place spoke for itself. Huge ceilings, pretty staircase in the front, a coat check area, dance floor, stage, etc. It was a great place to have a prom, and I bet it would be a great wedding venue as well!
They also allowed the kids to sit in the first row of balcony boxes which they really liked. Security just walked up and down the hallways with their flashlights making sure nothing «funny» was going on LOL
I was very impressed with this venue and would definitely recommend it for occasions like proms, fundraisers, weddings, etc.

I go to live theater fairly frequently. I used to come to the CCPF more often, but it had been a while since I had been here. This venue offers 1 or 2 presentations of a wide variety of musical, dance and theater performances. In that sense, it is like the Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa or the Hollywood Bowl in the variety of experiences available.
The theater itself is reminiscent of a London theater, with the fancy box seating on the sides near the stage. It is intimate enough that almost any seat in the main arena is a good seat, even in one of the two balconies.
We came on a Sunday afternoon for a performance of Harold and the Purple Crayon, a play for children (and their parents!). It was well-​performed and short enough (1 hour) to not test the patience of smaller children.
There is a huge entry area that opens to the main staircase leading to the upper levels (there are elevators, too), and there are bars on every level (though only the one on the ground floor was open for this performance, for obvious reasons). An intermission beverage is always welcome at a 2 hour performance.
For me, going to the theater is a romantic experience, a little step back in time when people dressed to go out, had a nice dinner before, enjoyed a performance, then, perhaps, had a drink or two before returning home. The Cerritos Center provides that venue and that opportunity. Check it out, if you haven’t

I came here for a celebration of a friend’s birthday.
This place is very nice… it was decorated for Christmas. There is a big staircase in the main lobby area that looks pretty cool.
The staff was courteous and professional… made sure that no one got lost and helped people find their way about the facility.
I would like to come back here to see other events like plays, concerts, etc.

My boyfriend and I came to the Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts to see I Love Lucy: Live on Sage! I must say, I enjoyed coming to this cute Performing Arts Center!
We had seats in the third section. Even being a bit farther back from the stage, we were able to clearly see everything and we both enjoyed the play. The seats were comfortable and there was enough leg room in front of us. Our play was only about 90 minutes long, so there was no intermission. I Love Lucy: Live on Stage was just adorable… they recreated two of the shows and as an audience, you felt like you were blasted to the 1950’s! Loved it! See it if you can!
I’d recommend to get here early, maybe 30 minutes before the show starts. They have a nice lounge area and they sell both alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks. There is even a booth set up with items to buy if your heart desires. It was nice to relax before the show started.
I’d come here here again to watch another play! Cheers!

«Put your head on my shoulder
Hold me in your arms, baby
Squeeze me oh so tight, show me
That you love me, too.»
Paul Anka, the singer & composer! Millions of women have been sperminated to his plethora of famous songs.
Songs such as–
«And they called it puppy love
Oh I guess they’ll never know
How a young heart really feels
And just why I love her so.»
Paul powered on during his 2 hour concert sans intermission. He sang the hits such as «Diana», «Lonely Boy», «You Are My Destiny» & «She’s a Lady». Quite the showman, he interspersed funny jokes and audience involvement to the delight of the crowd.
Paul also payed a homage to some of his friends, Buddy Holly & Sammy Davis Jr. He said Sammy was the best entertainer he’s ever seen, past & present. He reminisced about meeting the Rat Pack for the first time and how he helped Michael Buble become the world famous singer he is today.
When you think of Sinatra, you think of his signature song «My Way». Paul Anka wrote that for Sinatra at a time when Sinatra was planning to give up show business for good.
«The record shows, I took the blows
And did it, my way.»
Great show, and I had a fun time!
Take a bow, Paul!

This review is for the USAF Band of the Golden West performance on Feb. 18, 2014.
This was a FREE admission event. You only need to request tickets in advance or show up on the night of the performance.
Check them out on Facebook or Twitter for the next live performance. They play at high schools and community centers.
We were so fortunate to have box seats over the stage. You could see the conductor bring out the best from all the orchestra performers.
Bonus: They also featured the acoustic group The Blue Yonders. Their solid and family friendly Beatles medley had little children dancing in the aisles.
Rousing, patriotic music. Follow them too on Spotify!
Super bonus: my daughter and Super Unilocaler Rodney S. won CD’s of their music (just for liking them on FB!)
Nothing compares to a LIVE performance!

The Cerritos Center for the Performing Arts is a great venue. Check-​in was easy. The staff was really friendly. We parked across the street for free in the town center and walked across. The theater is gorgeous inside with box seats! How often do you see those anymore? I sure don’t. Not here. Maybe back east but I digress. I came here to watch the Alton Brown Edible Inevitable show. It was a «variety» type show with singing, comedy, a little cooking thrown in with audience participation. It was really entertaining to say the least. Mr. Brown was his charismatic self and took some questions from the audience at the end. It was a really fun show and I’m glad I was able to attend. I think he even posed for photos afterwards but we didn’t stick around to find out. The lines to buy the souvenirs was super long so we didn’t try.
There are a lot of dining options nearby and if you go into Artesia, a plethora of Indian restaurants await you. This is a great place to catch a show.

Alton Brown — Edible Inevitable Tour
I did not know what to expect when I got the ticket to watch this show.
All I knew was I like Alton Brown (for the Good Eats stuff, not the game show stuff he does now)
I’m so happy we got the old Alton and not the new one.
This was basically a 2 hour episode of Good Eats and It was fantastic.
He sang: so so voice, but good. He sang about 3 or 4 food topic songs. The first one to open the show was really good. He also did a country song & a heavy metal song. The heavy metal song to start the second part of the show (after intermission, was bad, only thing I didn’t like)
He played the guitar /​electric guitar: the man can play those strings.
He had skits: very funny. Ten things I know about food today! I’ll just give you number one: TROUT ICE CREAM, NOT GOOD. Back story: Iron Chef Sakai (the French Iron Chef from the Japanese series) as he said «a Micheline Star chef, world renowned chef. great restaurateur. He watched him put cream, sugar, vanilla & TROUT into a food processor, pureed the ingredients and loaded it into an ice cream maker. The resulting ice cream was terrible and as Alton said, could not be erased from your taste buds memory banks» That was so funny.
And that was just number ONE.
He had cooking demos: without the use of fire, awesome
The first one, he made ice cream with two fire extinguishers. One had chocolate milk and the other was a CO2 fire extinguisher. He had a contraption where with the help of an audience volunteer, release both the chocolate milk and CO2 at the same time forming the ice cream.
The second one, he had a Giant Easy Bake Oven. He got a volunteer from the audience to help prepare and cook a pizza basically by the heat of light bulbs, a lot of them lol.
Both demos were super Good Eats-​ish demo, smart, informative and very entertaining. Excellent!
A short question and answer period, I wish that this part could have been longer. The questions from the audience was very good and the answers were even better.
The ticket prices were very pricey, but it was very well worth every penny.
The concert hall itself was excellent. Lighting and Sounds were great.
Seating configuration was okay, the seating was elbow to elbow.
I got a front row right side seat on the third deck. Great seat.
One of the questions at the end was interesting: What one thing would you tell an aspiring chef? DON’T MAKE TROUT ICE CREAM! (that was my answer, lol) He said «get good shoes» I like my answer better, lmao.
An enjoyable night to reminisce of a show I truly enjoyed years ago.
Good Eats people!

We came here to see Alton Brown Live, the Edible Inevitable Tour. Unrelated to the venue, the show was great.
The venue is nice, I’d go so far as to say really nice. It’s in the middle of the Cerritos Town Center at Bloomfield and 183^rd. (Not to be confused with the LB Town Center 605/​Carson).
The outside of the building was nice, good ambiance, nice landscaping. The performing arts center itself was kind of tucked away and had big decorative walls around it, I’m guessing to minimize any disturbance or light overflow into the nearby neighborhoods (maybe?) but either way, it was nice and gave the place a cozy intimate feel .
The lobby was well appointed, there was a concessions stand and a bar. Lots of ushers standing around to direct you where you needed to be.
Parking was close and plentiful. They did have a premium parking area available but there was so much open parking right at the entrance, I couldn’t see paying extra to park literally 2 spaces closer.
The only negatives: Way too few restrooms for the volume of the place. Way too few elevators for being a 5 story theater. Up in the cheap seats, it was HOT. LIke unseasonably warm. I was sweating, at 9:15 at night, in October, in an air conditioned theater.