It's a super easy walk from the E Line Northeastern T stop - just get off the train and walk a little bit towards Boston and Ell Hall, which houses the theater, will be to your right - yeah, that building facing you that is set off a touch from the street.
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Walk into the Hall, and just ahead to the left is the ticket window where my tickets were waiting for me neatly sealed in a white envelope, alphabetized by last name.
Doors to the auditorium opened about a half hour before show time, and the student ushers were able to show us to our seats without a hitch.
Bathrooms are located downstairs - 5 or 6 stalls in the women's room, and not enough soap dispensers (if you aren't going to have one dispenser per sink, at least place them so I won't have to walk away from my sink in search of soap!) - and lines are an issue as usual.
Our seats in the Orchestra Center were in the second to last row, but I didn't need to take out my binoculars (I brought them along in case, since it was my first visit). Â Unfortunately, however, the rows aren't offset from one another and there isn't much of an angle to the auditorium floor, so if there is a tall person in the seat infront of you, you're just out of luck!
I don't know if it was just the performance I attended (The Shangri-La Chinese Acrobats), or normal for this theater, but tickets were $20 general admission, while a quick scan online showed me that tickets at most other locations for this particular tour were closer to $30.
Commuting tip - if you are taking the T from the Green Line above ground, you can switch to a E Line outbound train at the Arlington T stop without paying again. Â Afterwards, if you don't want to make the reverse trip, you can take an easy (10 min?) walk over to the Hynes T stop to catch your ride home. Â (walk towards Boston, take a left at Boston Symphony and head down Mass Avenue)
The actual auditorium is nothing special, but they do get some pretty bangin' acts in here. Â I saw Ben Folds hit this stage and I've also seen some awesome comedians and celebrities. Â What it lacks in grandeur, it makes up for in some great talent coordinators.
The sound is decent and the seat are fairly spacious. Â I'd know- I've taken quite a few finals in this auditorium and those lap desks fit oh so perfectly across the arm rests.
This theatre reminds me a lot of a high school. Nothing too fancy, no golden angels or puppies or elaborate tapestries. Just the bare minimum of: stage up front, seats facing it. The seats feel like they're a teensy bit old, but they're pretty comfy and there's a good amount of leg room.
I was at the theatre recently to see a musician and the sound was pitch perfect. And that's pretty much all you can ask for from a space like that. Although it was just one guy singing and another guy switching off between piano (grand) and guitar.. so I don't know how a full blown performance or band would handle the space/sound. I also had pretty good seats (left orchestra within the first 10 rows).
One peeve, I don't know if the lighting techs are students or not, but they weren't really on their game when I went. They threw the lights full blast before the musician's encore, so people started leaving and then when the artist came back out, it took them awhile to figure out that they should cut the lights for the rest of the show.
All in all not a bad experience. Looks like they have musicals, plays, and dance performances that I wouldn't mind checking out in the future. Ticket prices are decent, which is always a plus in this town!
E line to Northeastern is what I took (2-3 minutes walk). The theatre is in Ell Hall and right next to the YMCA or YWCA that's by there. Oh and I'm also told you can take the orange line to Ruggles.
Oh.. and the best part. Anthony Rapp.. the original Mark from Rent.. autographed my egg shaker here. I wanted to take an "awkward picture" with him, but apparently he doesn't take posed pictures. We were only allowed to take pictures from afar. haha.. But yeah.. I wanted him to sign something funny, and now I have to shellack my egg shaker or something to keep the autograph in tact. He seemed nice, but not very amused. Although he did shake it (my egg) like a Poloroid picture.
Hey, hey, why does Trish get to review MY school's auditorium first??? Not fair I tells ya.
Blackman is one of the nicer auditoriums I've seen. Â It's certainly a step up from my high school auditorium...?
I've both performed ON and sat IN the auditorium, and have not been disappointed on both accounts. Â I've never sat in the balcony part however, so I can't comment on that.
I wish the band concerts were still in here, but I guess when you only have 3 rows filled, it's kind of a waste.....
A lot of stuff goes on here, both Northeastern affiliated and not, and it's an all around fine looking auditorium. Â Easy access to the T, and walk downstairs and your at the poor excuse for a food court! Enjoy!
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