Westside Theatre

This historic theater was built in the 1890’s and was first a Baptist church. In 1990 Reno Productions, Inc took over the building and named it the Westside Theater. Wonderful little place that houses two theaters. Seats are elevated for easy viewing of the stage and they are comfortable. There is no elevator in this old building so if you are handicapped and can’t climb stars you shouldn’t buy a ticket. However, there is a handicapped ramp to come into the building.
We just saw a delightful show «Cagney». Took my Mom who loves all Cagney and we really enjoyed the musical. They really put on great productions. The star really had all Cagney’s motions and dance steps down.

Nice small theater with 2 intimate stages. I have seen many shows here and the average quality has been very high. Seats are ok and sightlines and acoustics excellent.
Excellent nearby restaurants, including Obao and Qi Bangkok.
Street parking may be available at night and on Sunday plus 2 reasonable garages between 8^th and 9^th

I have seen some amazing theater in this building. They have 2 different theaters in the building. Last night Marlo Thomas stared in clever little lies that had premiered at George street theater last season. Small but very intimate place to see a show. The entire cast was terrific. Should run at least to January.

Saw «The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey» and James Lecesne was absolutely bright as usual with his performance and writing. The house staff and ushers were rather rude and absolutely not welcoming.

It’s a decent theater with comfortable seats. The bathrooms are a little antiquated. It’s a nice small intimate theater.

What a lovely theater! I recently attended «The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey» and was not disappointed. The lower theater is quite intimate, so every seat in the room is a great one. It was a little hard to hear in the back at certain points of the show, but that is a very minor comment. Note: It gets a little bit warm in there during the show, so you may want to dress in layers for maximum comfort.
The staff is really nice, and everything is pretty clean. I hate when you go to public theaters and by the end of the show, the ladies room looks like a hurricane blew through it. Thankfully, this was not the case here!

This theater is so frustrating because I see ads for shows I want to go to here and the upstairs theater is not wheelchair accessible. For any theater to do this, they might as well hang a sign on the front door saying: No People with Mobility Disabilities Allowed or at least No Wheelchair Users Allowed. Because that’s the way I and others feel when we cannot get into a theater to see a play. We’re members of the public, too! And, the more accessible a theater is, the more people who can be customers. But maybe the Westside doesn’t want more customers. C’mon, Westside, make your upstairs theater accessible or rotate your plays between up and downstairs so everyone can buy a ticket and see ALL your works.

Came here to see a performance of «My name is Asher Lev»
Thankful to the theater because my initial tickets were for last week but I came down with a bad illness and was too sick to attend. I called the theater to find out if there was any possible way to exchange the tickets for a later date assuming the answer would be no but that it couldn’t hurt to ask. The theater nicely informed me to call each morning and if there were extra tickets to that evenings performance they would happily allow me to exchange mine.
Luckily, i was able to get an exchange in just a few days before the final performance. While my initial seats were in the 3^rd row and my new ones were in the last row, I really cannot complain and honestly, the theater is small and intimate and there are no bad seats. Having now been to the theater, I would definitely not pay extra for better seats and would happily sit in the back row again; I had no issues seeing or hearing the performance.
The show itself was good but I got a little antsy and bored at times. It isn’t very fast paced and was a bit predictable.

«My Name Is Asher Lev» has been extended to September 1.

The theater is well maintained and the seating is very comfortable! Intimate atmosphere

Cute theater! Every seat is pretty much a good seat! I saw The Last Smoker in America which was prettay darn funny! The Bartender there was very sweet too (most of the staff were :)).

I was lucky enough to receive two tickets to The Last Smoker in America via Unilocal.The Off Broadway musical is brand new and directed by Andy Samberg.
The Play: Was great! I definitely recommend it to anyone who likes Andy Samberg-​esque comedy and/​or humorous musicals. The gist of the narrative revolves around a suburban house wife who is literally the last smoker in America. In this imaginative take on America, smoking has become banned to the point of throwing people in jail for lighting up. I feel a slight poke at conservative America here…
The Theater: Every seat is good with the stadium seating. It reminded me of being in an old movie theater. The seats were comfortable, and while leg room was slightly tight, I didn’t feel the need to get up multiple times to stretch (as I usually do during plays/​musicals).
I recommend finding a showing that works for you. Tickets I believe are in the $ 50 range, so it’s much less expensive than dragging your boyfriend to Wicked for the 5^th time.

I came to the Westside Theater with the boyfriend to watch The Last Smoker in America courtesy of Unilocal. (Thanks Ruggy!)
The way the theater is set up (or at least upstairs where The Last Smoker was playing) is perfect! There was a couple of rows with stadium seating so literally you could get a perfect view from anywhere.
We managed to get some good seats in the center & felt like we were right in front of the stage. I found myself getting really into the play & laughing the whole time.
I loved the intimate feel of the theater, extremely friendly staff, & I’m a big fan of Off Broadway shows.
Will definitely be coming back here!

An lovely, intimate theater — most seats in the house offer decent views. I’ve seen «Lost, Love and What I Wore» and «Last Smoker in America» here — both very enjoyable productions!

I have been to this Off Broadway theatre numerous times for years. This theatre is one of my favorite theatres.
There are two auditoriums. The one upstairs is the larger auditorium with super exaggerated stadium seating which makes for NO BAD SEATS. LOVE IT!
You will have to climb steps to get upstairs.
There is street parking outside after 7pm. (this deserves 4 stars just for the parking)

An excellent theater! Comfortable and intimate.
I saw the unique prodution of Vocal People a couple of month ago.
I definitely look forward to another play here.

The theater was honestly, more comfy and well lit then most Bway theatres.

Well, if the Broadway theaters are «intimate,» then this off-​Broadway theater is downright tiny… but gee, what GREAT seats. I mean, we were so close that when I fell asleep DURING the show, I awakened to watching several of the cast members staring right at me. I could EASILY see the glare in their eyes… even while in character. Wanna talk about EMBARRASSING ??? We saw JEWTOPIA. I don’t want to knock the show, but I didn’t think it was hilarious, and with being already tired, wellllllllllllllllllll… I fell asleep. That being said, however, they really were great seats… and I stayed awake for the entire 2^nd act.

LOVE LOSS AND WHAT I WORE
SO MUCH FUN… Great play for any women. if you have your girlfriends in town go with all of them and you will have a great time!
Any seat location is great for this show but i would recommend the sides of the theater if I would go back.

Off Broadway theater.
I went to this place a while back — dragged there is more appropriate, to see «I love you you’re perfect, now change».
In any case the theater itself is small but surprisingly cozy — the seats were comfy which is more than I can say for a lot of the mainline theaters over on Broadway proper.
The lobby is tiny at best so you will be pretty much crowded in there before the show. Bathrooms were good size and clean.
The theater is laid out well– small for sure but that pretty much means all seats are good seats.
I’d go back.