The Capitol Civic Centre is a lovingly restored pre-depression era vaudeville theatre in downtown Manitowoc that now hosts various arts events, including a lively arts series and nationally-known performances and a selection of local talent including a civic symphony and high school stage & music productions. (This explains the very broad price range indicated for tickets).
Completed in 1987 after a major community fund drive, this is a truly impressive facility with a large common area outside the main (side) entrance to the theatre, a wonderful balcony and interior work that is anything but skimpy. The result: an opulant environment that is worthy of any performance. While "The Cap" may seem like a large house in the context of the community, these early 20th Century theatres seating 1,100-1,800 that one can occasionally find restored to their former glory across the hinterlands are really quite intimate compared to many of their large-city counterparts. As a result, it would be difficult to say that there is a bad seat in a place this small because, in fact, there isn't.
Shows are not an every night affair, however, and tickets for name acts will be impossible to come by for popular performances if you just happen to stumble upon them on show night when you are in town. The solution is to visit the Capitol Civic Centre website (www.cccshows.com) to check out what may be happening well in advance of your visit.
From journal Manitowoc: A Wisconsin Maritime City