Royce Hall – UCLA

My favorite building on campus, most of my classes were in this location. In addition to this, a lot of performances and shows also take place in this hall making it one of the most iconic buildings on campus. Make sure to enter through the doors on the right of the building, the doors on the middle are always closed because they’re for performances, and the ones on the left are TAs offices. Really beautiful and worth taking a picture here for the aesthetics

Went to a comedy show here last night. It’s a beautifully designed theater and the sound was good but there were two problems. One was that it was very warm in there. Two was that the seats are very closely crammed together with very little legroom.

Coveted Row B Orchestra-​Center seats for Los Angeles Ballet’s, 11−1−15 performance of «Giselle» were actually too close to catch footwork intricacies. Experienced Barak Marshall’s «Monger»
several years ago, from Orchestra Left, somewhere near the end of the alphabet, without missing a step.
Next time I’m thinking, for dance (obviously doesn’t matter where you sit for orchestral, spoken word events as the acoustics are unparalleled), the balcony, preferably front row, would be ideal, a good opportunity to use my opera glasses if necessary.
Event Parking: $ 12, $ 5 handicapped, Lot 4 or Lot 5

If you opt Lot 4, you’ll need an additional 5-​minutes (maybe more if you’re wearing 6″ heels) to navigate Janss Steps, all 87 of them, the original entrance to the university, to make curtain in time.
Do peruse the 2015 – 2016 Performing Arts Season
and get your culture on!

Great theater! Here for rehearsal… it doesn’t seem that big from the stage, but when you are in the audience it’s gigantic!!!

A beautiful place to see live symphonic music. Saw Star Trek Into Darkness with the score played live by the American Youth Symphony. The event was Introduced by the composer of the score Michael Giacchino. The administrator (?) of the hall Chiristine Montaño took good care of us and turn a bad situation into a good one. Thank you Christine, we are in your debt!

I came here to watch Coldplay do an intimate concert. It was difficult to get tickets since this venue is small for such a popular group. I was dropped off because parking costs $ 25 and I def recommend that. The hall is visually stunning. Outside and inside. The acoustics inside are great and there are not a lot of bad seats in the place but I managed to nab myself one of those seats. I was probably the second to last person to buy a ticket and I was informed that it would be partially obstructed. I didn’t see the drummer the entire show but who cares? I just want to see Chris Martin and I did! The show was great and the small venue gave an awesome vibe. I recommend watching anything here, I recommend Coldplay and their opening act London Grammar.

Nicest campus in the world.
Are you still reading this? No need.
UCLA rocks.
Done.

Bring cash for parking and get here early for a show. The place is beautiful and refined. For me member passes aren’t necessarily the way to go. You can sit anywhere in this place and have a great seat without spending a lot of money. I would also add that I find it romantic and a good place to take a date.

Beautiful venue at UCLA. Lots of student cultural shows, concerts, and graduation ceremonies take place here. The cool thing about this place is the huge organ pipes that echo throughout the concert hall when it is played. The roof is beautifully decorated so take a look towards the sky if you get a chance.
From the outside, it offers the iconic symbol of UCLA and it is said that there are 52 differences in the non-​symmetrical towers of Royce Hall.

Dope venue. Went there Friday for the first time to see Thundercat perform. I love that they have seating and I can’t really say there’s a bad seat in the venue. Get there early cuz we had a hard time finding the actually entrance from the parking garage. They should have more signs so you don’t get lost. Small gripe though. Loved the show!

Royce Hall is quite possibly one of my favorite buildings in the world.
I may be biased though because I am a true bruin of UCLA forever. :P
This place is great for performances, always clean, top notch staff and the architecture is beautiful

Shamelessly plagiarized Wikipedia entry:
Originally designed by the Los Angeles firm of Allison & Allison (James Edward Allison, 1870 – 1955, and his brother David Clark Allison, 1881 – 1962) and completed in 1929, it is one of the four original buildings on UCLA’s Westwood campus and has come to be the defining image of the university.
The brick and tile building is in the Lombard Romanesque style, and once functioned as the main classroom facility of the university and symbolized its academic and cultural aspirations.
Today, the twin-​towered front remains the best known UCLA landmark. The 1800-​seat auditorium was designed for speech acoustics and not for music; by 1982 it emerged from successive remodelings as a regionally important concert hall and main performing arts facility of the university.
(So now you know)
Here’s my contribution:
Beautiful iconic building, large enough to hold an entire orchestra plus a master chorale, Pipe organ located to the right of stage.
Am fortunate to have a friend who works with UCLA, so I frequently get event tickets for next to nothing.
Tonight was the première of Ian Krouse’s Armenian Requiem (twelve movements).
If you are a patron of the arts, please support the local music, arts, dance scene by coming here. Follow them on:

Nice campus and well kept building. Easy to find seats and good views. Parking for the Los Angeles Ballet in assigned lot with parking by tag number. There is a bar area as well as restrooms.

This review is from the perspective of attending a LA Ballet performance of The Nutcracker.
I had the pleasure of taking my wife to this marvelous venue to attend the ballet. I had been here before for academic related events, and was a little skeptical as to how it would measure up as a stage for the ballet.
We were fortunate to have excellent (near front row seating) but I could imagine based upon what I saw that there really isn’t a bad seat in the house. The stage really captured the essence of the ballet and provided for an additional element of intrigue beyond the phenomenal talent of the performers.
Only downside is the parking situation, but for any university building events this is usually an issue and not poorly reflective on the venue itself.
Would definitely recommend and we will be back for sure.

I have come to Royce Hall on a few occasions now. I have seen David Sedaris, Ira Glass, RadioLab live, and Frank Warren speak here. It’s a great venue and really efficiently run.
Parking is pricey on campus when there is an event so come early to get free seat parking and walk over or just deal with the price of event parking.

Royce Hall is a very beautiful and comfortable midsize place to see a show. I came here for post secret and Frank warren the other week. I’ve also been here for a Boz Skaggs concert. Sometimes before the show you can see a special exhibit of art or something pertaining to the show. Sometimes they will even have a poetry reading as well. I also like that they open up the hall and the patio area so that you could mingle and relax before the show. The seats are comfortable the ceiling is beautiful and the sound is great.

I work here! I’ve seen some of the most amazing shows held here. Wonderful acoustics, built in organ in the theatre, and the architectural art. Jaw dropping.
The Royce Bar is usually open when there are shows going on. The cookies from Cake Monkey are to die for. My favorite is Lil Merri’s.
The staff is always willing to help (I’ve watched a few shows before I worked here, so this is not a biased remark). Normal theatre rules apply here, like no food or drinks inside the theatre. It’s also interesting to note that you cant bring alcohol outside of the hall, because their permit ends where the door is. And no smoking, because UCLA is a non smoking campus.
Parking is at Lot 5, if you’re coming to watch shows, you gotta pay the $ 20 all day fee. But a little further down, you can park at Lot 4 for $ 12. To get to Lot 5, you’ll have to turn on Sunset and Royce Drive. To Lot 4, turn on Sunset and Westwood Plaza.

Beautiful and spacious venue!!!
I was here watching my colleagues perform in the American Youth Symphony for their final concert of the ²⁰¹³⁄₂₀₁₄ Season! The line-​up was fantastic; not only played well by the group, but how the acoustic of the hall allows many thing. The ominous Debussy Prelude of a Faun & delightful violin solos played by former concertmaster of the group. The concert ended with a large bang with Strauss’ Alpine Symphony!
Overall, the experience from walking in and walking out after the concert has been great and the ushers working there were very friendly and professional!

Gorgeous and huge venue!
I’ve been lucky to both attend shows here and be on stage here at Royce Hall! I love Royce Hall!
It’s located right at the heart of the UCLA campus. The building is beautiful both outside and inside. Outside, the architecture is simply beautiful with it’s cream colored pillars and brick walls. Inside the venue is lovely as well. There is no bad seat in the house.
The UCLA campus in itself is beautiful but Royce Hall in it self is something special.

It is a big campus, take a while to find the building. Many parking structure on the campus. The parking for the event is $ 12.
Parking lot is close to the building, only a few minutes walk.
The building is well maintained. The theater is not too big. The ceiling is gorgeous!