Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts

The Brooklyn Center Box Office walk-up window is located in the Walt Whitman Theatre vestibule and is available for all ticket transactions during regular business hours. The former location in the Gershwin Theatre lobby is closed. Whitman Hall, which houses both the New Workshop Theatre, the Whitman Theatre and the Brooklyn Center Box Office, can be accessed through the campus main entrance gate just 100 yards from the Campus Road and Hillel Place intersection and diagonally across from the Shakespeare & Company Bookstore. At that intersection, follow the signs to the college entrance gate and to Whitman Hall.

Box Office hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 1pm to 6pm and one (1) hour prior to curtain time for any ticketed event.

Ticket orders can be placed over the phone by calling: 718-951-4500 during Box Office hours. MultiBuy and MegaBuy Packages can be ordered by calling: 718-951-4600 x3332, (10am to 4pm) Monday through Friday. Some Conservatory of Music as well as some Community Showcase performances can also be ordered by phone.

All sales are final; tickets are non-refundable. Programs, dates, times, and venues are subject to change without notice. Call the Box Office for updated and detailed information.

Note: The Conservatory of Music performances, the Brooklyn College Theater Department Thesis
Productions, the Brooklyn College Preparatory performances and the Community Showcase events are not offered on subscriptions.

For your convenience, we honor all major credit cards (a $5 handling fee is added per transaction).

Special Note: Brooklyn Center does not refund service charge fees. The Service Charge fee is collected to pay for the processing of your credit card by Tickets.com. The fee also helps to guarantee the refund of the cost of your tickets due to a show or event cancellation.

On the Net:
Subscription Tickets as well as single events for many performances can be purchased on this site any time you see the Tickets.com icons:

For some Community Showcase events, tickets are purchased can at the producer's site and not at our Box Office. We will provide links to those sites when you see this icon:

Theatre Development Fund:
Brooklyn Center does participate in the TDF voucher program -- TDF vouchers are accepted for select performances. Please call the box office at 718-951-4500 to find out if you can use a TDF voucher for the performance you wish to attend. The performances where TDF vouchers ARE accepted are marked with the TDF logo.

Brooklyn Center will NOT be accepting TDF vouchers for the following: Say Goodnight, Gracie; Compania Flamenca Jose Porcel; NDTC Jamaica; My Mother's Italian, My Father's Jewish, & I'm in Therapy; Roslyn Kind; or any show in the Target FamilyFun series.

Brooklyn Center offers discounted "Student Rush" tickets, when available, to Brooklyn College and CUNY students. Always check here for up-to-the-minute information about our incredibly low prices for events presented at Brooklyn Center.

Note: These special Rush tickets can be obtained in person only at the Brooklyn Center Box Office one hour before the event. Their availability is limited and on a show-by-show basis, and not all shows are available as
Rush events.

General Information and House Regulations:

Smoking: NYC law prohibits smoking ANYWHERE within the Performing Arts Complex; City University of New York (CUNY) have initiated a Smoke Free Campus Program at all CUNY campuses, including Brooklyn College. In the spring of 2012, smoking will be prohibited indoors and out on all campuses. Until that policy is implemented, patrons who feel the need may go outside the building during intermission.

Food/Drinks: No outside food is allowed to be brought into the Center. Further, items purchased at our concessions counter with the exception of ice cold Poland Spring Natural Spring Water may only be consumed in the theatre's Grand Lobby -- food and other beverages are not allowed to be brought into the theatre proper. Please understand we are dedicated to keeping the facilities a comfortable, enjoyable and beautiful place for you to visit. We do appreciate your understanding and cooperation.

Parcels and Bags: The Theatre Management reserves the right to open and inspect personal bags and knapsacks as a condition of entry to the theatre. Our Security Personnel at its sole discretion may require that some items not be allowed into the theatre.

Recordings, Cameras: Film or digital cameras, video cameras or recording devices of any kind will be allowed into the theatre. Recording of the performance, any preshow lectures or demonstrations, or the image of any person in the audience, either via image, sound or both, is strictly prohibited and shall cause for revocation of the ticket license and the immediate removal of the person operating the equipment from the premises. Civil and criminal penalties may apply in certain circumstances and in such instances, appropriate legal remedies may be pursued either by the Center or the performing artists or both.

Latecomers: Tardy patrons are not admitted into the theatre after the performance has started, but will be seated at an appropriate interval during the performance at a time which shall be determined by and at the discretion of the artists. Closed circuit monitors are situated in the Grand Lobby so latecomers can watch the performance until Late Seating can commence. However, late seating is not guaranteed. Please allow sufficient time for travel and parking.

IDDs (Irritating, Disturbing Devices): Cell phones, beepers, "i"s of any type, be they fones, pods, pads, tunes or berries, and wrist-watch alarms, must all be turned OFF during performances; this includes the "vibrate" mode as well. It is easy to forget this little nicety, but neglecting it can cause an unnecessary and easily avoidable major distraction for the patrons around you. Even setting them to vibrate can ruin a quiet moment in a performance, as can looking at the glowing screen to see who is vibrating you! Those lighted screens can light up an area of 2 seats in front, back and on either side of you -- very distracting to say the least.

Avoid rude; avoid uncivilized; avoid whole groups of people staring at you as if you had just drowned a kitten. Please turn these devices OFF in the Grand Lobby before you enter the theatre.

Cell Phone Reception: Cell phone reception is not guaranteed within the theatre proper. Don't rely on your cell phone for emergencies. If you need to contact the baby sitter or other emergency communications, leave the theatre proper and make the call in the Grand Lobby nearer the outside doors. This prevents disturbing other patrons and insures your call won't be dropped because of poor indoor reception. And as noted above, please observe common courtesy and turn your cell phone off while you are in the theatre.

Children:
Except where noted, Brooklyn Center performances are recommended for a general audiences. However, as an advisory to adults who might bring young people, we recommend paying particular attention to any warnings within the event's description panels in the Calendar of Events section on this site. Most motion pictures have MPAA ratings; live performances will carry general advisories as to language and/or sexual content within the description of the event, both in the program as well as here on the website. Where there may be adult content, advisories are always posted at the Box Office as well.

All persons entering the theatre, regardless of age, must have a ticket except where events are listed as FREE.

Balloons:
During certain children's shows and especially during graduations, vendors will sell balloons outside the entrance gates of the campus. Please DO NOT purchase balloons before the show because they absolutely will NOT be allowed into the theatre building and you will only have to forfeit the balloon. We will not hold balloons while you are in the theatre. Only purchase balloons AFTER the performance or graduation on the way out of the campus.

Doctors:
Although doctors can now rely on cell phones for emergencies, be aware that our theatre construction has been known to make cell reception intermittent at best. We strongly suggest doctors honor that long-standing tradition of leaving your name and seat location with the House Manager before the show so that you can be reached in case of an emergency.

Miscellaneous

Concessions:
Soft drinks, both diet and regular, as well as salt-free Old Fashioned Seltzer and a variety of snacks especially chosen their gourmet appeal are available at our concessions counter. Also available is our superb specialty house blend of Columbian coffee and Earl Gray tea.

Sorry, except for our Poland Spring bottled water, food and beverages may not be carried into the theatre proper; there are standing tables dotting the Grand Lobby to make consuming the delectables a comfortable experience. Please help to keep our theatres clean by observing the food and beverage restriction to only the theatre's Grand Lobby.

Restrooms:
For your convenience, the main restrooms are located on the basement, mezzanine and balcony levels. Handicap-Only Restrooms which are reserved for handicap use and are located in the theatre's Grand Lobby.

Leaving the Theatre:
Regulations regarding a patron leaving the theatre during a performance with the intention of returning, even with a ticket stub, will vary from engagement to engagement. Usually this can be arranged, but for many shows it will not be permitted due to security considerations. It is recommended that should you anticipate the need to leave the theatre, let the House Manager or one of the house staff know. You will be informed if this is possible and by what procedure. Naturally in a personal emergency you may leave at any time, but in some instances your re-admittance may not be guaranteed.

Group Sales:
Substantial discounts are offered for groups and fund-raisers. Call 718-951-4600 x3332 for more information.

Credit Card Service Fee: Service Charge fees are collected to pay for the processing of your credit card. The Center does not refund Service Charge fees.

Air Conditioning:
All theatres have year-round Air Conditioning appropriate to the season.

Coat Check: We DO NOT provide a Coat Check in any of our theatres.