Southern Theatre

Beautiful historic small theater in downtown Columbus. Comfortable and easy to navigate. Experienced, friendly ushers and concessions staff. Great place to see a performance!

If you are into orchestra/symphony music this is a wonderful place for you to go. It's an old theatre with a beautiful display. Everyone was very nice, super easy to find our seat. You did have to park across the street, 10$ parking fee. The show was nice but we did leave at intermission, unfortunately this kinda of music is not my thing but it was a nice experience.

Being Broadway subscribers we got invited to hear the upcoming 2018-2019 shows playing in Columbus. It's going to be a great season with 6 amazing productions. Among a few are: Hello Dolly, Rent, Hamilton and Aladdin! We renewed our seats for the upcoming season last night and bought season tickets for our daughter and son in law. They are thrilled to go as well. After the lovely presentation a wonderful assortment of pastries and fresh fruit was served!

I saw Hank and John Green at the Southern Theatre right as the coronavirus stuff was ramping up. It was my first time in this venue--what a beautiful theater! The room is high (three tiers) but narrow and shallow so it feels intimate. Great acoustics and easy to see the stage. There are men's and women's bathrooms on the second floor from where you enter. Merch was right on the first floor. I saw people with drinks but not sure where the bar is. We parked in the underground garage a few blocks away, the same place we've parked for other shows at the Ohio Theater, and it was easy to find a space and not too bad a walk.

I've been to three theaters in columbus now (Ohio, Palace, and Southern) and this is by far my favorite. The seating is comfortable and not cramped -- its also leveled appropriately so you can see over the people in front of you. Its an intimate theatre, which makes the performances all the more amazing. All the staff/ volunteers are always so friendly and helpful. Lastly the bathrooms are clean!! Lots of lots near by and restaurants to grab a bite or drink before or after the show. Definitely a great spot to catch a performance or show at in Columbus!

This theater is beautiful inside. It's historic. The acoustics are superb. Comfortable but very close seating. However our seats in the balcony section were excellent. The architecture/murals are interesting to look at. Staff is very courteous. Bathrooms are not maintained after the show starts so that's always disappointing. My advise is to not park in the garage but find parking either in the adjacent lot or the lot a block away. I hope this is helpful for your next event.

My first event at Southern Theater was to see a sold out talk with Rick Steves! This theater is smaller than Ohio Theatre, but a cozy smallness, nonetheless. The theater seats here follows a "steeper" floor plan, which makes for a more pronounced "stadium seating". The ceiling of this theater is beautiful, as it's the oldest standing theater in the city. It's hard to describe the intricacies fully, just trust me and go see it yourself. A beautiful place to dress up and see a theatre or musical performance! Oh, and all of the guest services people I interacted with were very pleasant and knowledgeable about this historic landmark.

Small theatre with a lot of classic charm. I've sat everywhere here, from the balcony to the front row and it's easy to hear and see wherever you sit. The concerts are awesome and full of quality performers.As a performer and an audience member, I take note of the temperature every time I go to a theatre or venue, and I thought it was nice but a little on the warm side. In the winter, you'll be able to take your jacket off once you're inside :)

dont go there for shows where there is only talking. acoustics are terrible and upper balcony has no leg room. i guess people were just shorter back in the early 1900's.

The Pete Davidson concert was last night. The seats were so tight that my knees were up against the the seat in front of me. I'm of smaller height and average weight. Pete called the venue creepy. I wanted a couple of hours of laughter and bought a couple of hours of discomfort.