Best Theater Production Springfield Near Me

Carol Worley: Went to see the Color Purple and I was very impressed with this play especially loved Sade Shine she is very talented and has a beautiful singing voice we need more plays like this in Springfield. Great job to the whole cast !!!!

Tracey Wolff: I just left the Fox Theater after seeing SCTs production of The Color Purple! It was beyond outstanding!! You can be sure that I will not miss another production of any show they do!!

Jennifer Smith: Amazing!!!

Crystal Graham: I saw The Color Purple tonight, and it was absolutely amazing. Cannot recommend it highly enough!

Johnathon Wise: I went Saturday night and watched a show here and they did fantastic. Their actors are very talented, the sets are beautifully crafted. I would highly suggest going and seeing one of their performances!

Collin Fagan: I have been to two productions so far and they have been outstanding!! I will be attending many more. We are very fortunate in this region to have several outstanding venues and production companies.

Kattie Vaughn: The best show I've ever seen

jim drake: I would definitely recommend this play. Fun experience.

Destiny Mitchell: Loved it.

Jonathan Keeth: This place is fantastic. Every show we have seen here has been wonderful and affordable. We love it so much that we bought season tickets.

dixie dill: Absolutely loved the experience! Not a bad seat in sight. I love how the wrapped seating brings a level of intimacy...like you're almost inside the performance itself. ...the audience that evening was very responsive and that made it even more enjoyable. Will attend again...and again! This should be on everyone's list of must do in the Springfield area.

Bob Seney: A very responsive and appreciative audience tonight for Side by Side by Sondheim. Closes this week.

Brenda Claxton: What a bang for your buck! This small, off-broadway- style theater is the best theater experience in Springfield. If you enjoy theater as it is happening in large metropolitan areas, then Springfield Contemporary is for you.

Larry Foltz: Great play.

Herman J: Intimate theater space in Springfield, Missouri that offers a wide selection of original work, classic theater, and contemporary plays and musicals. Affordable pricing and a downtown location in the midst of many restaurants and bars for a pre-show dinner or after show drink.

Thomas Hunt: It's a great place to see modern shows that deal with adult subjects.

Phil Richardson: Fabulous little theater with first class productions

Cece Becker: Very nice for a small venue. Good location.

helena clarke: Great little homegrown theater!

Paul McKinney: Excellent theater I've loved every show I saw here.

Robin Blevens: Excellent shows!

Mary Nell Ebert: Pippin was an amazing theatrical experience. So much talent expressed in various ways by several.

Paula Shirley: Loved the theater! The staff was friendly. The theater is small, but it feels cozy and comfortable.

Troy Harris: Great staff, beautiful theater and I've yet to see a less than stellar performance.You can now bring your adult beverages back to your seat. Win win.

Pam Callaway: Very enjoyable theater, production was awesome of the play that goes wrong.

Thomas Hunt: It's a pretty theater and a good place to see Springfield Little Theater shows.

Joshua Page: A wonderful place to go. Staff is very friendly and helpful and the shows are very very good

Juli Bottjen: Community Theater at it's best!

Ginelle Graham: Such a beautiful, cozy theater. Every production I've ever seen here was wonderful!!

Emma Elliott: GORGEOUS historical building with so much character. I’m always impressed with the productions, and feel so lucky to have a theater like this is Springfield Mo!

CAR: We saw Chitty Chitty Bang Bang! So well organized and played! The actors and actresses were amazing and fun! We loved it.

Anthony Boze: Amazing shows

Thomas Martin (Moosin Around): Always a lovely experience to see a show at Landers Theater! Chiti-Chiti Bang-Bang was so beautifully preformed, it was like watching it again for the first time.

Sabrina McAninch: Love going to Spfld Little Theater. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang was great. Seats are uncomfortable.

Mark Fahlstrom: Great place for quality entertainment.

Vivian Hight: I never realized how talented our local people are! It never fails to amaze me what a fabulous show we see EVERY time we attend a play at The Landers!

Steven “PapaBear” Chartier: My wife and I were there for the springfield ballets nutcracker. What a beautiful building you have here! Plus the performance was great!

Dwight Trollinger: Beautiful venue ❤️

Shawna Godsy: Went to White Christmas at the Landers and it was very good!

Mysti Brueggemann: White Christmas was amazing...but the staff was equally amazing. I ordered tickets for me and my elderly parents. I did not know what I was doing. I thought it was ground level...but it was not. While I parked the car, folks went in. My mother could not do the stairs...the theatre mgr handled everything and made sure I was watched for and sent to the right place. I can not thank her and the staff enough ..you made mine and my folks whole year.

Angie Lopez: A beautiful place! Geoff and his staff are very passionate about their jobs. They love the place and it’s history. It is definitely a place I recommend and take visitors!

K. G.: Going to the Gillioz for the opera felt like being in an SNL skit. I understand maybe "Historic" might be code for our heat might not work as I had to don a coat and stocking cap due to a cold breeze or A/C running in dead of winter. Annoying, but not a deal breaker. However the staff members sitting behind me who came in late, and pretty much started busting open and crumpling bags of chips and stuffing their faces as they made more noise than 2 year olds eating was distrespectful to the artists and beyond annoying. 100% hated my Gillioz experience!

Peter Doughty Music: Great venue, but the sound system needs a little work. George Clinton show was amazing last night, service was great, staff were friendly, venue looked great too, but the "audio experience" was heartbreaking and kinda the whole point.

Laurie Krantz: Lovely old theater. I've seen several concerts here. We have always sat in the Orchestra seating area, which is the main floor rather than the balcony. Sound quality is good. Love the smaller-type venues! Many restaurants in the area for pre-concert meals. The Gilloiz serves adult beverages. We look forward to seeing many more shows here.

Connie Westerman: Love thisnhistoric theater!

Becky Price: I have never had a bad event at the Gillioz. Every seat is a great seat. The architecture alone is worth going for!

Samuel Senn: Beautiful theatre with great views throughout!

Garry Thornton: Very old historical venue for music very good sound friendly staff

M D: Neat old venue but could use quite bit of TLC.

Kenny Moore: I love this place

Sarah Jones: Beautiful theater helpful and friendly staff

Lydia Cartrette: Awesome venue!#AaronLewis

Krystal Davis: Love this beautiful building

Joanne Mendonza-Earle: Didnt go in but worth seeing on Rte 66 in Springfield!

Shelby H.: We loved watching the opera! Also, had my ptk pinning ceremony here years ago!

Wayne Stewart: The Gilloiz is absolutely breathtaking. My wife and I attended a REO concert a few years ago and were sitting on the front row in the lower section. I group of 50 to 100 STOOD between us and the stage and it was either stand (which I couldn't do because of a bad hip) or sit and look at butts. Last spring I saw that Bruce Hornsby was going to be there so I bought tickets on the end of row 1 in the balcony thinking NOW there's NO WAY anyone can block my view! WRONG! I discovered that there are two or three boxes on either side and the chair back were 4 feet high and they were filled with people sitting erect in their chairs, not theatre seats and again I could see nothing but backs of heads! Also, my leg length is 28 1/2 inches and I COULD NOT keep my knees from digging into the partition even though I was sitting all the way back in the seat.

Christine O'Neil: I attended the Bruce Hornsby concert on Saturday, September 24th and could not have been more disappointed.For the majority of the concert, the music was interrupted by ushers with bright flashlights, speaking in loud tones while escorting guests to their seats - some of them well over 30 minutes late. Because the concession stand was open, people filtered in and out over the two hour event, sloshing drinks and turning flashlights on to locate their seats. Because no one was there to discourage it, people were texting, videoing and using the flash on their phones to take multiple photos. Not to mention the fact that guests were fanning themselves because it was so uncomfortably warm.I'm a huge fan of the arts and was excited to attend my first concert at the Gillioz, but this will definitely be my last and I'll be certain to discourage all friends and family from attending as well.I'm sad that I was unable to enjoy Bruce Hornsby's music; wasting money and time on an event at your theater.

Stacy J: Went to a concert here.Beautiful venue.Definitely looking forward to returning.

Brad Hall: Purchased tickets for theory of a Deadman and still haven't received our refund. They say the artist has to issue a statement but when they are rescheduling and you don't know if you could make it with the covid and all they should refund when people could use their money back also in tough times.UPDATED Sept 7thOkay I have to take back everything I said before. This place is great, I was on the balcony and a younger guy was working the seating and he actually did his job keeping everything safe, getting on to people for having their drinks on the edge top, I seen security down low escort someone off and do their jobs also very professional. This place ran perfect from what I seen. I will definately be coming back. Thanks for your professionalism.

William Dodson: typical 50s driveby

Oop Noop: Jackson Browne concert. Good music and great venue

R Turer: So. Nobody directing various entry points outside for event. Until too late. Long lines. Wanded for entrance. A mess, really. Facility ok but wayfaring (bathrooms, food and beverage, etc) needs work. Not a great first time experience. But I'll be smarter next time?

Jean McGinnis: It was very nice.

Jan Brashear: Very nice

Nicolai Stinnett: This theater always puts on fantastic shows and displays throughout the entire building. The staff are very nice and treat everyone with kindness and respect. I love getting to come here every time and attend shows that are bound to inspire everyone!

Andrew Stuehmer: When to a dance recital here. Cool place! The bathrooms are big and the seats aren't uncomfortable.

Steven Yaxley: Seats are just slightly better than a sports venue. I couldn't see anything special with the place. I definitely wouldn't want to pay to see a show and sit in worse seats than your average high school auditorium.

Tone Cypret: Beautiful theater

Bonni Douglas: We like the shows but the staff make a ton of errors in the office which has been an expensive problem for us several times. They will not make corrections or refund sales even when they mess up. Their fees tacked on are absurdly high for such a small out dated theater, $160 on our last ticket purchase. If this wasn't the only option we'd go elsewhere. The sound is also often kind of a mess in there, everyone says it's difficult to understand people on the stage. I can say it's the theater after seeing the same show touring in a different city more than once. The seats are uncomfortable and rickety, the "bar" area never makes their over priced drinks correctly. They fail to adequately advertise the shows, we have season tickets and will still not know that they have options for backstage passes or extra shows unless we happen to hear it announced in the theater. It's just super mediocre and to expect us to pay $40 to print an e ticket is absurd and asking for trouble.

Robin Hagen: They are always good to the customer

Debbie Siler: Great venue for live theater. Only negative is the lack of women's bathroom facilities. Lines 20 minutes long for a show that was maybe 60% full.

Shannon Russell: Great place!@

Lacie Turner: Beautiful venue with an impressive sound system

Juane Chapman: The venue was excellent as always. The show "Chicago" was fun, great, and delightful.Do NOT EVER buy tickets except directly from MSU. We were scammed by "Vivid Seats" yes the same company of the Taylor Swift ticket issue🤔.Needless to say, the staff at Juanita K. Hammons Hall went above and beyond to assist us.Rebecca N. thank you so very much for your kindness, understanding, and willingness to help.We haven't a photo to share just a huge THANK YOU REBECCA and BOX office TEAM❣️

debbie hunlock: Love going here to see Broadway Shows!

Trev: Hammons Hall is a nice treat for the area and provides a nice selection of Broadway shows and other events. The seating is a bit tight; as a smaller person myself I find it a little too close and a much taller or bigger person could find the seats fairly uncomfortable.

JW DeLong: It is so wonderful to have a place like this in Springfield. From the symphony to the Broadway tours you will only find in big cities . Hammons hall brings the big city here to Springfield!

Justin Sharp: Beautiful venue with stunning acoustics. Not a bad seat anywhere in the building!

Michele Mcconnell: It's was a beautiful venue. We got to listen to the Springfield Community Orchestra. Excellent!

Karri Halley: Shows are always nice but the facility is starting to show wear and tear and needs some updating and maintenance.

J S: I like the Wilhoit better

Kristal Harris: I love how they choose the characters!! Great production! Alot of musical talent at this school!!

Ironeyes Isabel: Kind FAAMILYYU SAFE

mrglubo gluberson: I hope one day I can play my songs there

Zen Lee: Awesome show! Those High schoolers rock!

Hannah Terrell: They didn't do very well

Bryanna Simaytis: It was so amazing the kids are wonderful!

The Active Beginning: The seating was a little crowded but all in all it was ok.

John Caster: Great plays and great people

Brody Summers: Creates great plays great atmosphere