Cousin's wedding reception was here. GREAT place. Beautiful place to have a reception!!! Beautiful chandeliers throughout the place clean and well kept. I liked everything about it!!!
We have been attending performances at Stranahan approx. 6 times per year for 7-8 years. Staff always friendly and helpful. We have seen stand up comedians, oldie rock concerts, and a wide variety of plays and other musical acts, always a nice way to spend a few hours.
I'm very suprised for it being such a quaint small crowd venue that the theater itself is not more beautifully decorated on the inside. When you walk in, all you'll see is a two color scheme wall that closely resembles that of a solitary confinement cell in a nut-house. This place has so much more potential and I think would draw a much larger crowd if they livened it up A LOT with a 20th century make-over look and give it true character. Instead it looks like an abandoned High school theater that was recently opened just after being repainted. Don't come here to see a show. Go to the Valentine theater downtown. or spend a few extra bucks to go to Detroit. Totally worth it. I take my wife and kids to Cleveland's playhouse square instead. Much better restaurant selections.
The big band sound was great. I have enjoyed the Toledo symphony last year and this time the Big Band. Never been disappointed with what they do here.
Went to see Rogers and Hammerstein tribute and enjoyed myself. I didn't think I would like that many show tunes in one evening, but it was nice. The theater is beautiful and the music was fantastic.
The performance of Boyz II Men with The Toledo Symphony was amazing - a great blend of modern and classical music. I do wish that the seats at the Stranahan Theater were more comfortable and the acoustics were better.
Stranahan has many great shows and it is a wonderful venue. It is small enough that there are no bad seats in the house and it has great acoustics. They also have bar service in the lobby before many of the performances and also at intermission which is a nice plus.
We are extremely disappointed in the theater leagues lack of coordination with the Holidaze venue. We purchased tickets in the orchestra (row XB) for the December 1st show. Two hours prior to curtain we received a call informing us that due to placement of lighting our seats had been moved to row F. We were told that these were better seats. They were not and the performance was ruined thinking about how much better the seats we had purchased were. As well as having our view obstructed by the patrons in front of us. What a poor start to the Holiday season. We were regular patrons of the Stranahan.
I love going to Stranahan for any event. It is so easy to get to from the Ohio Turnpike and parking is plentiful. Others gripe about the sound, but I have never had an issue. In addition, there is not a bad seat in the house!
We've been to the Stranahan many times, but never when it was as full as for "The Book of Mormon." I ran to the ladies room at intermission to avoid long lines, and was tickled to see at least four attendants ushering women in and out as stalls opened up. I was back in my seat in no time!