Broadway at Music Circus

We love coming here for plays. We are so fortunate to have theatre in the round. I've been coming since I was a little girl. Back in the day when everyone dressed up to attend. I love that there is now air conditioning . So much more comfortable on hot Sacramento evenings. The quality of the productions are amazing.

Attended Sunday matinee for the musical 42nd Street. Excellent costumes, singers, dancers, sets, the whole production. A few shaded tables in the outside courtyard to partake in a fruit freeze or margaritas. Streetside parking fills up early. Plenty of parking lots nearby. 6/16/24

Great first time experience at Broadway at Music Circus. I saw Jersey Boys, it was so good. I had an excellent third row center seat which was worth the price. Also was able to prepurchase parking, so convenient. There doesn't appear to be any bad seats in this venue. Great audio sound, very organized for seating and curtain call intermission reminders, no one up and down walking past throughout the performance. Actors and singers on stage, in audience and rotating stage with raised platforms, great sound. I can't wait to come to this venue again.

Wow! What a great venue to see a play. My first time here to see Elf the musical. Fantastic actors and the sound was top notch. Add an event to your list soon.

I've been here plenty of times before. I'm not a musical theater person but from time to time they have good shows. Today is 42nd Street and so far so good. Their subscribers lounge has its own concession stand and bathrooms. It quite convenient before and during intermission. Expect high prices for drinks and snacks. Bring your own water bottle as they sell $5 bottle water. It's a scam if you ask me. Lol!

This is a smaller venue than the other Broadway theater. The stage is in the center and the seating is all around. They don't sell merchandise for the shows at music circus. They do have snacks that you can take inside the auditorium such as popcorn, candy, and ice cream. The seats are at a small slant so if someone tall sits in front of you, you may not see much of the show. The isles are really small/narrow too. One thing unique about this theater is the four screens around the auditorium. The shows use them occasionally. For "Rent" the screens were used to show Mark's movie he was working on. For "Cinderella" it was used to show the dragon.

We had such a fun time here for The Music Man. It was our very first time coming here and we were surprised by how big it was and the set up outside for popcorn, drinks and snacks- so fun!Inside there are more opportunities for concessions and the seating is all around the central stage. They also have screens that are used to add to the production. They don't allow photos or videos of the performances but the use of the central stage was so cool and they're able to rotate it to add to the movement and experience. I would say there isn't a bad seat in the house.We'll be keeping our eyes out for more opportunities to stop in and enjoy more local productions.

First time at this venue & it won't be our last. We had been here before when it was outdoors & vulnerable to the hot Sacramento summers so it being enclosed with the nice convenient AC that we take for granted was truly a godsend.My wife had seen on a GoodDay video about a Carole King musical with the name Beautiful & that it was. She was fortunate enough to nab two tickets at the end of the row aisle not far from the ladies room on the very same day as the event. Woohoo! It appears any ticket anywhere inside this venue is wonderful bc the actors & actresses don't stay at one side for your viewing! We parked in the structure across the street & just barely made it in time for the musical bc of the heavy traffic going into the lot. We were lucky we didn't get hit by any oncoming cars that jumped the lines as well. Thank goodness I found a space on the second floor so leaving the lot was very easy and way less time consuming. By the way this venue is now called UC Davis Health Pavilion. A venue worth revisiting absolutely. We watched a couple in front of us savoring a Gunther's ice cream sammy & some people who picked up 50/50s! YUM! We had already eaten so wasn't interested in eating any snacks but they are readily there for purchase as well as popcorn & drinks. Be aware you must be seated in your seat before the performance starts or you may not be seated there for awhile or not until intermission! Get there EARLY! We have learned that lesson at a different venue in the past!

Fiddler on the Roof! Great production!!*Be prepared to witness the commanding voice of "Fyedka" (Scene 4) Michael W. Nigro.Performance was quite compelling. Refreshing, no matter how many times you've seen Fiddler.

Sunset Boulevard at the Sacramento Music Circus is terrific. The group dancing, with its music and song action is wonderful - it gets your foot tapping and head moving (not just me, but the person sitting in front of me). The juxtaposition of scenes from the movie and the plot of the musical are unique and great - cars driving in the rain, closeups of the Joan of Arc face - WOW!!!Costumes are exquisitely beautiful.The singers are terrific and play well to the audience. The voices are amazing - Max Max Max. Kudos to the under-the-stage orchestra. My girlfriend thought the conductor was faking it. She kept saying "holy s___" when we finally checked out the orchestra pit after the show had ended. This is a must see show. My two favorite musicals are Phantom of the Opera and Miss Saigon. Jersey Boys comes in third. And Sunset Boulevard is fourth.