Ma Rainey's Black Bottom Washington Theatre reviews
Santana was great, but forget sitting on the lawn!
Rose, a huge thanks for being an awesome person and getting me a chair. On another note, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom was great as always, even when you sit on the upper lawn forget about getting quality sound or quality screen viewing. Rarely ever sit on the lawn, but decided to try it. All were sold out and being too old to sit on the ground thought I'd either leave, but decided to ask at Guest Services. I brought a lawn chair, but decided to let someone sit on mine and went to rent one. The sound is terrible when you're at the top and it shouldn't be for $67.00. Other venues have far better quality, even when you are sitting a ways from stage. The screens are old and there is no excuse not to have better high definition when you are surrounded by tech. I am not complaining about the pot, it's a Ma Rainey's Black Bottom concert, but the cigarette smoke is unbearable! A couple of young security came and took my friends wine pouch, which is fine, but we were the only seniors in that area while we were sitting in a cloud of cigarette smoke. More announcements need to be made or find a way to better control it. We were in the back by the concession stands with enough light that security could have controlled at least our area. I guess it was easier to check a 65 year old than tell younger folks to stop smoking cigarettes. I go to concerts everywhere, SJ Jazz, Stern Grove, and have never been around sooooo much cigarette smoke. It was a very unpleasant experience.