About Eccles Theater
A beautiful, clean, and modern theater in downtown Salt Lake City featuring top-notch sound quality, comfortable seating, and high-production traveling Broadway shows and comedy acts.
What parents should know
Summarized from real visitor reviews.
Best for: Families attending major touring Broadway musicalsDate nights or comedy show outings in downtown Salt Lake CityTheatergoers looking for high production quality and comfortable seatingChildren and families for family-friendly Broadway productions like Shrek the MusicalTeens and adults for comedy shows and major Broadway headliners like Hamilton and Les Miserables
Why families love it
- Top-notch sound quality and excellent audio
- Stunning entrance, lobby setups, and beautiful lighting
- Two convenient entrances from front and back roads making it easy to access from City Creek
- Comfortable seating with great views, especially from Tier 1
- Complimentary coat check available for some shows
- Convenient location surrounded by good restaurants and food trucks in front
Insider tips
- Enter from the back road entrance if you are walking from the City Creek area for an easier walk
- Buy your drinks and snacks early because concessions close one hour before the performance ends
- Be aware that liquor must be consumed inside the self-contained lobby bar and cannot be taken to your seats
- Check the front area before the show for local food trucks
Good to know before you go
- Waiting until the end of the show to get drinks or water, as concessions will already be closed
- Concessions close early, specifically one hour before the show ends, leaving guests without drink options late in the event
- Liquor must be consumed strictly within the self-contained lobby bar due to local regulations
- Potential risk of damage to venue artwork due to poor placement of Tier 2 concessions stands and chairs
- Crowds
- Well-managed crowds with multiple entrances, though concession lines can be a bottleneck before closing
- Value
- High production value for traveling casts, making season tickets a popular choice. Complimentary coat check adds value, though it may not be offered for every show.
- Food
- Concessions offer beer, wine, sodas, seltzers, and candy-type snacks
- Accessibility
- Dual entrances from front and back roads provide easier pedestrian access from surrounding areas like City Creek
- Safety
- Clean, tidy, and highly visible staff members who are helpful and informative
What parents say
"This theater is a beautiful venue in the heart of Salt Lake City. With a stunning entrance and beautiful lights, any performance here would be amazing. We saw Nate Bargatze perform and loved him, and really enjoyed the design on the theater as well. There is also a spot in the front for food trucks as well, which made the event that much better. We hope to come back soon for another performance!"
5 months ago
"A lovely venue with top-notch sound quality and beautiful decor. Minus two stars for placing a concessions stand and chair on Tier 2 level right in front of a painting, potentially causing damage (shown in my photo) to the artwork. Please move the painting or the concessions stand to a better place!!! 😢"
a month ago
"Went to this theater for the first time ever to see Shrek the Musical. It’s such a lovely place and also really clean and peaceful. I’m glad there are two entrances from the front and back roads. It made it so much easier as we were walking in from the city creek part. Everything was really tidy and the workers were very informative. I loved the setups and lighting in the lobby. The show was amazing! Phenomenal work from the cast and crew, especially the set design. The seats were comfy and we had a good view from tier 1. 10/10 will be coming back for more shows."
3 months ago
Reviews sourced from public Google data.
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