Sharon Lynne Wilson Center For the Arts

For the past seven years I’ve had the pleasure of attending many events at the Sharon Lynn Wilson Center. It’s a beautiful setting and I love that my children have been able to perform various orchestra, band, and theatre productions here because of their relationship with Elmbrook. To be able to have the experience as a young student to perform in a professional venue is a treasure! The entertainment lineup is great and varied. Truly something for everyone!

The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts is a beautiful place! I’ve had the privilege of playing in several pit bands here (years ago). We also had our wedding photos taken here in May 2010. I’d really like to give it 3.5 stars, but I’m rounding up (since I have to).
Pros :
— This theater is an awesome place to play in. I was in the pit band for a few productions and it was really cool to play here. It’s a modern facility and pretty state-​of-​the-​art.
— Easy in and easy out, enough room in elevators to load drums and other bigger instruments.
— If you see a show here, it’s a really nice facility with beautiful, ornate artwork and a soaring fireplace that goes all the way up to the (crazy high) ceiling.
— The sound is wonderful!
— Beautiful sculpture /​art outside! («The Joy of Music») It made for an interesting and unusual group wedding photo, and we get comments on the picture all the time.
Cons (Solely for using the facility for our wedding photos) :
I was disappointed there were a few things they did not clarify before we had our photos taken. Mainly :
1. They wouldn’t allow us to use the theater for our photos
2. They locked the grand piano in the main area (by the fireplace). When we had our photos taken we had to work around the large, ugly lock. Unfortunately we were also told we really couldn’t use the piano but did it anyway.
3. Communication was not as much as I had expected.
4. For the price we paid, we hoped to get more.
We initially booked the SLWC to utilize their theater for our photos. Since we couldn’t go in (and we found that information out at the last minute — we were initially told we could use the theater) we had to improvise. Not a big deal in the grand scheme of things, but your wedding day should be pretty relaxed and un-​stressed (hence the planning ahead of these things!)
All in all it’s a nice place, I wouldn’t hesitate to go see a show here. They tend to bring in national acts and some unknowns, but either way it’s a great place to see a concert. In terms of using them for a wedding facility — I’m not so sure about that, as our experience wasn’t as perfect as I had hoped it would be. I also realize this review is 3 years late, and hopefully they’ve changed a few things about their policy for using the SLWC as a venue.