Rococo Theatre

I remember this venue as «The Stu,» the old Stuart Theater that showed movies in my now way back in the day college days. Now it’s all cleaned up, renovated and a gorgeous spot for the right act.
The lower level where I was (sorry, I didn’t make it up to the balcony) features alternating rows on a horizontal floor plan of tables and booths. The tables are on the side of the aisle closer to the stage with the booths behind them. There are truly no bad seats. I was towards the back and a bit on the side, but I was able to see the whole stage without any problems or having to strain.
I do have a couple of small critiques and suggestions. As you walk into the venue, the bar is right in the middle of everything. Normally this is a good problem, but the hallway here is small and the crowd will back up causing problems if you’re trying to enter the venue, walk up to the balcony or take the stairs down to the bathrooms (which are super nice bathrooms by the way.) I wish the venue would direct you to your seats and hire servers to come and gather drink orders. Yes, you will have some who just want to walk to the bar, but I think people will tip a server just as they tip a bartender and this could solve the congestion problem. I also wish the venue had a couple of ushers who could help direct people to their seats. When I walked in there weren’t any and people were just randomly walking around lost. The ushers arrived later, but acted more like security and though polite weren’t as helpful.
Since I don’t live in the area any more, I don’t know how often I’ll return to Rococo, but I will say if the right performer is scheduled, I won’t hesitate to return.

This is a very beautiful theatre! I loved staring at the art and architecture when I was visiting for a show. I sat up in the balcony and the sound was great!
A couple things to think about:
While the sound in the balcony was great, the seats are wood benches. Honestly, they are more comfortable than they look, but you must sit with perfect posture, or else all you’ll be staring at the back of the head of the person in front of you (Or the couple in front of you making out, in my case…) Also, I couldn’t imagine it would be comfortable at all if you were attended a heavily attended event. This is just not ideal for hours of sitting.
Last, the bar only takes cash – at least that was the case when I was there – and they have no ATM. Personally, I don’t understand how this is beneficial to the theatre, especially when you charge 6 dollars for less than a bottle of beer. Oh well!

Beautiful place, but horrible customer service. They nearly destroyed the night of our wedding with their lack of follow through and rude behavior to our family and friends. Their MOST evident intention was getting as much money as possible from us. Huge let down, which was even more disappointing because we obviously chose this place for the unique venue:(

I’ve been to my umpteenth wedding this season, so I’ve seen my fair share of receptions. The Rococo Theatre is probably my favorite reception venue in town. I am just old enough to remember going there when it was the «Stuart Theater», before it was bought & renovated.
This theatre plays host to concerts, guest speakers, stand up comedy, fundraiser dinners, and a variety of other events.
In addition to the booths & tables on the main floor, they have a couple balconies with table seating too. There’s a bar on the 1^st & 2^nd floor, plus bathrooms on every floor.
You have to use the Green Gâteau for your catering if you’re doing an event here, but if you’ve seen the Green Gâteau’s Unilocal review, you’ll be pleased. I hear they’re a little pricy, but I can vouch for the quality of the food. Yum!
This really is a classy place, and judging by their website (
), they are very professional.
Their website is very helpful (photos, floorplan, FAQ, history), so I recommend visiting it. But in the meantime… Most of the weddings & fundraisers I’ve been to there go something like this:
— If ceremony is there, it’s held on or in front of the stage
— Musicians/​DJ on stage during reception
— 2 buffet tables set up on floor in front of stage
— Wedding party or speaker will make their «grand entrance» onto stage after waiting in the wings at Barrymore’s Bar (see Unilocal review). The bar is literally backstage.
— Buffet tables are cleared to make room for a dance floor
— Cake is usually cut in a space near the ground floor bar