Alaska Center for the Performing Arts

I had a blast here tonight attending the James Bond tribute show by the Anchorage Symphony Orchestra and songs sung from the Bond films by Morgan James, a Broadway singer visiting from New York City. We purchased our seats in the upper concourse level which gave us a fantastic view of the stage. When we arrived, we had no trouble with the crowds and we were easily able to find our seats within 15 minutes of the start of the concert. Some of the highlights of the night in the lobby area were portrait pictures with a James Bond theme taken by local photographers. On the second floor, bartenders were on hand to make Bond’s signature drink: Vodka Martini shaken, not stirred for $ 7.50 a drink. The crowd was a mixed group as far as dress was concerned. People came dressed up for their Sunday best or dressed up like Bond or the Bond girls for the night while others like us dressed casual with sweatshirts and jeans which thankfully a lot of other concertgoers were wearing.
The show started with an opening video of the Performing Arts Center staff playing the characters of the Bond films in a hilarious parody filmed in the downtown area complete with car chases, bad guys, and the beautiful girl. Afterwards the lights on stage came on with the composer coming down from the ceiling in a tuxedo with the orchestra playing the James Bond theme. One of the biggest highlights of the night was Morgan James, the Broadway singer who did a fantastic job with songs from the films. Goldfinger came on first and she nailed it with a performance that would’ve made Dame Shirley Bassey proud. The orchestra was phenomenal as well. It sounds exactly like you would hear it in the movies. Diamonds Are Forever was her next song, one of my all-​time favorite Bond films with Sean Connery along with the theme song that perfectly captures the atmosphere of the world of 007. Moonraker, one of my favorite Bond films with Roger Moore, along with For Your Eyes Only by Sheena Easton and Nobody Does It Better from The Spy Who Loved Me by Carly Simon was fantastic. Hearing Morgan James’s version of Nobody Does It Better sent chills down my spine and captivated the audience. She closed the show out with Skyfall by Adele and a surprise encore performance of Live and Let Die by Paul McCartney.
The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra gave the audience a few surprises as well. Aside from the Bond films, the symphony performed themes from Mission Impossible, the Wild, Wild West, Secret Agent Man from the 60’s, but most would associate it with the Austin Power movies today, the theme song from the show Peter Gunn which a lot of gamers would recognize as the theme song for the video game Spy Hunter back in the 80’s, and the Pink Panther theme (I love the saxophone in this song). A lot of fun was had by everyone and this was one of the most memorable nights I’ve had in Anchorage since returning in Aug. 2014.

If you hear someone talking about something play «at the PAC», they are talking about here. I think «PAC» should be a keyword for this place so much that I’ll say it a couple more times: PAC, PAC, PAC, PAC, and PAC.
Anyway, they have had some pretty damn good shows lately.
I came here for my idols: Penn & Teller. The show was amazing, it gets 17 stars.
We got the cheap-​o seats, which are literally as far back as you can sit and… they still weren’t that bad! I love Penn & Teller so much that if they ever come back (pleeeease), I’ll probably spring for fancy seats. I’d also love to be on stage.
Anway, great modern facility. Helpful ushers. You can buy beer to drink before you go in. And they let me take my DSLR camera in without treating me like a member of ISIS.
I’m glad Anchorage has a venue like this, I just wish we had more!
My review may be biased because… I got a selfie with Penn after the show. I felt like a spoiled brat on at her sweet 16 party. Great night.

Housing some of the best Theater, Opera, and Dance performances that come to Anchorage at a reasonable rate. Professional performing art production call this their place home on the touring circuit.

It is located in downtown Anchorage.
We saw the Aurora show there ($ 13 per ticket). They have many photo display showing all these amazing views! Of course, they are for sale and many other souvenir.
About the show… I will say it is more like a «slideshow». No interview with the photographer or any kind of documentary. Only photos and some text thanking lots of people for making this happened.
A little bit disappointed because we thought it would be a documentary about the process of how he took such amazing pictures.
For $ 13 to see a slideshow… a little bit pricey. Because I can see all these photos in the display section.

Regular season ticket holder for the Symphony. Fleischer is excellent and brings the classics as well as modern tastes to Anchorage.
Culture does exist in Anchorage and we have an amazing symphony here that people should enjoy at least once.

I went and saw «The Adams Family» earlier this month at the Performing Arts Center in Anchorage and had a wonderful time. I felt that the first half was far more engaging than the second half but overall I laughed a great deal and had a pleasant night out. The staff was very pleasant and helpful setting the tone for the night. Having shows like this come to Alaska makes for the perfect activity during the monotonous Alaskan winters.

My boyfriend and I saw The Sound of Music here for my birthday. First of all, the staff at the ticket office is amazing. We looked at our tickets the day of the show and discovered we had accidentally purchased them for the show the day before and missed it! We were so distraught but they were very helpful and found us seats for that night anyway and saved the day. :D
The theatre is nice and well kept.
The owner/​president of the theatre addressed the audience before the show and thanked us all for coming which is something I’m not used to seeing.
The singing was amazing from everyone. The woman they cast to play Maria was fantastic and overall we had a great time. Bravo!

Mammoth center that houses various theaters of simultaneous events. Navigating via signage is tricky as theaters are spread out considerably and entrance points for orchestra, mezzanine & balcony seating on different levels. We came here for Anchorage Opera’s «Macbeth» in the Discovery Theater.
Very clean, modern, but carpets are hideous and tacky. A bit crowded before the start of the event, but afterwords it’s like a ghost town. The designated cocktail area outside the Discovery Theater was nice, but sort of cumbersome getting to the restrooms that share the same level.