Academy of Music Theatre
274 Main St, Northampton, MA 01060, USAAbout
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Added by Jopie, at 26 January 2017
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08 December 2017
Friendly, local venue with a rich history in the early American political climate of N.E.; a place of continuing Arts in the region.
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06 December 2017
Good place to see a live show. Seats are comfortable and roomy compared to some arena or stadium seats.
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26 November 2017
I have been here multiple times to see performormances like Henry Rollins and The Suitcase Junket. The seats are all good the acoustics are great and I always have a good time.
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01 November 2017
I saw Amos Lee here and he was great and the sounds was near perfect. The issue I have with this place is that if you are six feet or taller, hell even near six feet tall you won't fit in the seats.
The length from my hips to my knees is longer than from the back of the seat to the seats in front of me. I had to be spread eagle the whole time with the knees invading the space of the people next to me.
I am six foot three and I was extremely uncomfortable. By the end of the show I was in a lot of pain from the seats. I ended up getting up and watching from the side for the last 6 or 7 songs simply because the seats caused me so much pain after trying to be seated for two hours.
Another smaller issue I had is the popcorn they have. It was $4 for a large fast food style cup. Popcorn was unsalted and the "butter" they used was just hot oil. It didn't have any real flavor or anything. It was like they heated up some palm oil and called it butter.response / report this review -
18 September 2017
Great venue, but apparently people were 4' tall when this place was built. Knee room is tight.
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26 August 2017
Theater and concession area have been running much more smoothly now that it's been under new management! The building is historic and beautiful on the inside, and worth a visit.
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04 August 2017
If you are looking for a place to enjoy a musical performance--stay as far way as you can. You will not hear music, you will hear noise. The acoustics are that bad. How bad? Nobody in the seats around me applauded (nor did I) when the performer finished a number. Not the singer's faultthe venue's, for not making the proper adjustments in its sound system. I asked for a refund (which was only a fraction of what I had spent to see this particular concert--Mary Black's Farewell Tour) and of course did not receive one. The technical director told me he "agreed" with me, but could offer only an explanation, not a refund. I didn't need an explanation--the sound system stunk and that pretty much explains itself. So, be forewarned: the customer does not come first at the Academy of Music. The almighty dollar does.
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26 July 2017
Best place to see a live show around. Hands down!
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15 June 2017
Great venue for lots of different shows, not totally handicapped-accessible and the concession stand is cash only, but still a wonderful spot for a night out.
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18 May 2017
A wonderfully renovated space, great to see a live show.
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11 April 2017
Beautiful small theater with a broad range of great national and local performances.
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29 March 2017
Awesome community venue. very great performance space.
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27 February 2017
Had tickets in the balcony for Dr. John. The acoustics up there were dreadful. Could barely make out what he was singing. I would assume the first floor acoustics were find. Just upstairs, there was no bass, and a very tinny vocal sound
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02 February 2017
This is a lovely old theater. It's just the right size, I never feel super far from the stage.
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