Smithtown Center For the Performing Arts

Great local theatre. Great place for a first date or a night out with the wife. Check website, always something going on.

Great theater!
Lots of restaurants in the area for after or before the show dinner.
Staff is really welcoming and friendly.
Theater is a nice size, also has balcony seating. Bathroom and establishment are nice and clean!
Actors in the show I saw were pretty good. Great date night spot!
No parking lot, but parking wasn’t hard to find.
Student discount available.

I came here for a Unilocal event last night but have been attending plays here for a number of years. Great asset to the Smithtown area and great alternative to the bars lining Main Street. Get yourself some culture people! Playing now is Murder Ballad a sexy, rock and roll murder mystery. Play starts at 8PM but doors open at 7PM with FREE beer and wine served at the bar on the stage which is part of the play. Culture and free beer, who doesn’t like that.

Adorable little community theater.

All good but my mother has allergies which always seem to get triggered at this theater. Weird coincidence? Perhaps…

With an unassuming humble front it is far too easy to overlook this quaint little community theatre. It’s hard to believe that this is a venue that can produce great shows performed by top notched casts. However, if you simply adopt a spirit of adventure, take a chance, and step into the diamond in the rough of Smithtown you’ll be rewarded by great entertainment that will brighten life far beyond the night of the performance.
It’s a lovely charming little theatre, lacking the pretentious grandeur of some theatres on Broadway, but trim and sweet with clean floral carpets, nice décor, and comfortable soft seats. There is a lounge in the front of the theatre where you can hang around in before the show and during intermission. The bathroom on the second floor is very clean, pretty, with a cute country home design.
Since the theatre is petite in size, every seat is a good seat, you have a good view of the stage from the orchestra to the balcony. We were seated in row J and we saw everything perfectly. The sound system was pristine with no whining or other impurities in the sound.
My bf and I had the opportunity to see Avenue Q, and I was pleasantly surprise with the talent and showmanship that I saw on the stage. I have seen a musical on Broadway beforehand and the cast that performed in Smithtown totally blew them out of the water.
There is no parking dedicated for the theatre but you can park in the lots around the area. My bf and I parked in the lot behind the Rite Aid. The theatre people told us that it was OK to park there.
Save money by subscribing to all 6 shows of the year and or becoming an annual member for $ 75 or $ 300 for a lifetime membership.
For 2011 to 2012 subscribing to all 6 shows on Thursdays and Sundays for $ 140 ($ 125 for members), for Fridays and Saturdays $ 150 ($ 140 for members), and for Thursday Matinees $ 77 ($ 69 for members).
Broadway caliber performances without the NYC price and all without leaving our beloved island, sounds absolutely amazing to me.
Limit the drama in your life to the live theatre Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts provide.

You owe it to yourself to check out a show here. Its always great to support the local community and economy. This place makes it easy by providing great shows with surprisingly great talent. The quality of the performances really shocked me.
Pro tip: You can park in the Walgreen’s parking lot without worrying about getting toed. The Walgreen’s is fine with it.

What a gem! Why did it take me so long to discover this place?
Clean, helpful service, great shows and you don’t have to haul your butt all the way to NYC.
I watched Ave Q here and it was very well done, I know people who saw it on Broadway and liked it here just as much.
A lot of charm and great staff. Well worth checking out a show.

This place is definitely a hidden gem in Smithtown. I came here for a Unilocal Elite event, and I must thank them for the show (Avenue Q) and letting me know about the theater. The theater is small but a great view on every spot. I would def come back!

Local Theater
I’ve driven past this place countless times and always made a mental note to my self to check it out as there is always something interesting on the marquee. I finally got the chance to go as Ave Q is playing there and coincidentally Unilocal has made it out to LI and was throwing one of their very first Elite bashes here — so it worked out perfectly.
The theater proper is over 80 years old and started life as a cinema. The building is obviously old but solid and when you walk into the main seating area you are reminded what a movie theater used to be like instead of the giant multiple shoe box structures we are all familiar with now.
The small but functional lobby come with a ticket window and a side room for pre/​post show events. The décor is centered around the upcoming and current shows.
The main seating are also has a balcony although we sat in the main area. The best part about the place was that the sound was nearly perfect. No crackling, hissing or buzzing from the sound system and everything was crystal clear when the performers were onstage.
Seats were comfortable and good sized — unlike many of the teeny Broadway theaters where your ass goes numb by the second act! Also the place was spotless — it is a non-​profit and the care of the people that run it is evident everywhere.
Ave Q was hysterical — go see if while it is running — and the venue was great. Even the restrooms were clean and shiny. Nice.
Definitely would go again and you should too!
Parking on the street or area lots.

Theater at it’s best on Long Island. You can spend a fortune and go to the city to have dinner and show or take your kids to the shows in the city and spend a fortune or you can go to one of the many really good restaurants on Long Island near Smithtown and catch a great show at the theater. The shows really showcase some great talent from across Long Island and the city. The productions are professional. Even the children’s theater shows are very professional and I have heard they are better than the shows people have seen in the city paying top dollar. Check it out… I am sure you will be quite happy. With Beauty and the Beast for the family and Avenue Q for the adults coming soon, how can you miss…

This is such a hidden GEM on Main Street, Smithtown. It’s a historic building with the look and feel of Broadway at such reasonable prices! A real night out to pair it with dinner right across the street.
I was hooked the first time I went to a show, and I’ve seen dozens since. I love to treat my entire family to a Holiday show every year as a special gift, and I take my young kids to the WONDERFUL children’s performances several times a year!
The shows are really amazing — I don’t think I’ll ever go to Broadway when I can see something so special RIGHT HERE at a fraction of the price! I’ve got a great «date night» out with my Husband for the adult shows and even entertainment, as well as teaching my kids an appreciation for live theatre!
CHECK THIS PLACE OUT — YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING!

Now, let me begin by saying this is basically a community theatre. If you want to see Broadway caliber performances, cough up the $ 120+ tickets and catch the LIRR into Manhattan. I’ve seen several shows at the Smithtown Center for the Performing Arts. Sometimes I am pleasantly surprised («Beauty and the Beast», «I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change») other times the shows have been dreadful (Too numerous to list). The kids productions are cute if you know someone who is acting in the shows. So basically, it’s a hit or a miss. If you are a gambling man or woman, then by all means buy your tickets to these plays; if not, wait until you read the reviews before purchasing your tickets. Enough said!