Hylton Performing Arts Center

Attended several times, to include: Handel’s’ «Messiah» and «The Nutcracker», Manassas Ballet’s «Nutcracker» Performance, choral and other concerts, a Celtic event… never disappoints. Beautiful venue and well staffed. The venue has improved its ability to review performance and seating (advance) over the years. Great location… nice alternative to many of our trips into DC and other parts of Northern Virginia and Southern Maryland. The acoustics are fantastic and whether you are seated Orchestra or Mezzanine, the seats have been great!

Came here to watch The Nutcracker.
We had so much fun! There is plenty of free parking at the arts center. The Orchestra and dancers were wonderful. The costumes, make up, lighting, stage design were all on point. Everyone did an amazing job to make this a beautiful experience for the audience. Employees around the center are very friendly and helpful. I’m so glad a friend of mine introduced us to this place.
I can’t wait to come back and watch many more performances!

Wow, this place was an awesome surprise. I was looking around for something to do with the kids this weekend and came across a production of The Wizard of Oz here. It’s a bit of a hike from Arlington, but decided it was worth a try and we were not at all disappointed. The place is beautiful and huge. It was pretty full for this show, but you would not know it. It is very professionally run. The production value was on par with things at the Kennedy Center. The set design, the lighting, the orchestra were all very professional. At $ 12 for adults and $ 10 for kids, you can’t beat it. The kids were excited too. They loved the show and looked ahead in the schedule and they are already talking about going again in the Spring. I would definitely stay on top of the schedule here and come back for sure.

The Hylton center is brand new and stunning. I’ve been to two Manassas Chorale performances and they were both amazing. It’s also a much nicer drive than anywhere in DC.

This review concerns the relatively new Hylton Performing Arts Center website. I’d love to check out availability and prices for a couple of the performances, but the «Event Schedule» and the ticket options are not functional on the website. The venue is setting itself up for failure from its initial stages and is is doing the same for the Resident Arts Partners. It just isn’t worth working through the frustration of trying to obtain tickets from the Hylton Performing Arts Center website when there are so many top notch alternatives available to the Northern Virginia residents.