Paramount Theatre of the Arts Review

Sound system terrible. Speakers must be blow out nothing sound well..Big BOI need help terrible . Aguilera is a lot better than that. She need a lot better management .

Saw Tim Allen tonight and was hilarious! Can't wait to make the drive back for another show!

Good set up.

Oakland Ballet put on a masterful Nutcracker in this Art Deco palace.

Came to see The Nutcracker and Oakland ballet production was competent. People in the audience were using their cell phones though and distracting me with the light. Maybe they never go to the theater, I don't know. Very annoying.

It has an old school retro look to it like the Grand lake theater in Oakland, CA and the Alameda movie theater in Alameda, CA

Beautiful example of art deco theater architecture. Lovingly cared for, a long time staple of the community that has played host to all the greats over the years and continues to bring top tier talent to Oakland.

Went to the OJays at the paramount in Oaklad. The host had a comedy act & some oakland area awards but no Ojays. The show was supposed to start. at 8:00. It's now 9:00 and still no Ojays and they had the nerve to.take an intermission... Wow! I'm at a loss for words!! Spent $86.00 for this!!. Very disappointed. Would like a refund. Total waste of my time and money. Concert sucked!!! Buyer beware!

Dear dear Paramount Theatre, It's time for some new seats. The current seats are so old that they distract the viewer by concerns of back issues from sitting in these old decrepit chairs. Please repair.

Saw Tim Allen there.
Beautiful theatre.
Great seats

Just a gorgeous historic building. An experience to see any show there.

I was there for my son's graduation from Moreau Catholic High School. The staff was amazing. I lost my phone and emailed the staff, they located my phone and met me the next day. I was really pleased. My family and I had a great experience.

It's really not nothing to explain it's in a world of it's on

Show was great but the staff was amazing. Went out of their way to provide excellent service!

Fully restored arts palace. It's been here forever, and it's never looked better. Acoustics are great, seats are comfortable, and experiencing the Paramount further enhances the often world-class entertainment. Home of the Oakland Ballet.

Great theater beautiful decor bar only sells drinks and light snacks

Beautiful theatre, any seat is a good seat! Very intimate setting. Easy to find parking and even easier check-in line. The employees are helpful and friendly, they truly know how to make you feel as if you and your group are out for a night at the theatre.

Clean place with friendly staff. Plus their discount Tuesdays are awesome. What's not to like about reduced ticket prices?

Beautiful theatre. Amazing architecture. Awesome acoustics. Wonderful experience overall.

Amazing! If you live in the East Bay you have to make it here for the orchestra, a play or one of their special movie screenings. Take advantage of the intermission and explore. It's an incredibly beautifully restored building. I can't wait to go back.

Always great to go here never really a bad seat decent parking can be found as well as a great Ambiance beautiful theater

Beautifully and lovingly restored art deco theater. Tours take you through public areas and backstage.

Beautiful and historic place! The sound system really need some help. I highly recommend going to a concert there if nothing else for that atmosphere

Oakland Symphony is wonderful but the sound system in this grand, old renovated theater is poor. What a shame! Magnificent music, terrible sound system!

It is beautiful on the inside but all the stairs and not having a restroom on the two top floors was the worst. On top of that, the restroom on the third from the top floor had only four stalls. Great sound system and seats are okay. If people are late they shouldn't be permitted on especially if they are in the middle. Usher even made 6 people get up including myself and scoot over a few seats so late people could sit at the aisle seat that I paid for instead of going down the other side and having two people get up so they could sit at their assigned seats. Just madness

Elevators would be nice. Friendly staff! Bars are overpriced and the lines are long. Drink beforehand. Convenient to Bart. Decent acoustics.

Tricky/bad parking, narrow entrance to get thousands of people through. Bathrooms are decent with quite a few stalls but still long lines. The place feels older but not enough to be a dump.

Mostly everything was on point. The parking was horrible.

We go to the Paramount for classic movie night. It's the best fun for $5 you'll ever have. Gorgeous Art Deco environment, plus a bar on every level. Plan to get there around 7:00-7:30 just to take it all in.

Great place, service, clean bathrooms, great sound!!

I went there to see the concert of Kansas the band. the architecture and interior design was of the art deco time and it was absolutely stunning. Everything was clean the staff to help you to the seat where polite and knowledgeable and it was an overall great experience. Anytime you can attend an event there the venue will at least not disappoint you.

The theater is beautiful the drinks were a little pricey but strong.

Went to see the a show play this past weekend and it was pretty good and funny I was pleased within the play itself, but the theater on the other hand is something else I couldn't hear clearly, I don't know if it's because I was sitting on the balcony or something else. I also got bit on my arm three times as well as my friend.

absolutely beautiful. Genesis 5 had its grand finals hosted here and it was an absolute joy

Great Venue to see a Show . But loading in one not so much...

The theater was brought back from the dead in recent year or two. Now back to it's Paramount Art Deco splendor! The amazing Emerald green lobby was breathtaking. Saw Christina Aguilera here in 10/2018 Sound was flawless and crisp. Unfortunately saw Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell Tour yesterday afternoon and Sound was HORRIBLE! We were in orchestra row N and it was extremely hard to make words out of what was being said on stage due to them echoing on top of each other. It wasn't a problem when cast were singing though. Still enjoyed going though just wish we could have heard lines being spoken.

Beautiful theater from the golden age of movie houses, now a must-see music venue .

Great venue! Not a bad seat in the house! - even the very last row on the balcony (this picture shows from the furthest left and the furthest back)!

Paramount Theater is not very handicapped friendly. If you are disabled there are no special entrances for patrons who have wheel chairs and walkers. There are no handicap seats. No handicap parking. I cannot attend any more functions because of this.

My first time at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland, CA was on January 18, 2019. We saw Tyler Perry's Madea's Farewell Play tour and it was amazing. The theatre was built in 1931 and as if time has stood still to its aging, it's breathtakingly beautiful! All the furniture and art work seem like authentic antique pieces. There is a few things that had to be modernized, such as the removal of the pay phones but still has the sign up, etc. Once your in the theatre it's as if it metastasize itself!? Very comfortable seats, nice and clean upkeep, friendly staff but the parking is all but non-existent! Fortunately we found a parking lot of which the cost was $20 and was around the corner and a block down, so give yourself Extra EXTRA time!

This beautiful location graciously hosted our one day conference Hustler Con.

I Love. Such realistic voices. It was pretty good on a whole. Wonderful people there too

The monthly or every-so-often classic movies are a lot of fun. Just $5 entrance to see the Blues Brothers or Wizard of Oz with a short show before, it feels like a night out to the movies used to be before previews and advertising. The theater is grand and well preserved. It makes for a great friends night out, date night, or bring your kids along to the age appropriate movies.

This was a great venue for our high school graduation ! I wish there was more parking though.

Great venue for movies, music and theatrical performances. Moderately priced. Not too far from public transportation.

Saw nutcracker. Excellent theater with retro bathrooms and good seating.

Beautiful art deco building, always great performances

Paramount Theater is a classic venue. Unfortunately, the bathroom situation is not good if you want to use the lady's room. But I love to come here.

Antique architecture..reminds men of the roaring 20's.

Classic theater, well kept! Beautiful and stores lots of memories!

It's a beautiful building and I'm so thankful that it's still around for use.

This theater is so beautiful. Lots of art deco designs. The don't make architecture this beautiful anymore. Worth a visit, just for pictures.

Big venue. No elevator to balcony and no bathrooms on the top floor balcony level.

I have seen three shows here and I really love this theatre. It is very true when they say, "there are no bad seats in the house at The Paramount Theatre." It is such an intimate place, it seems like it is a private show, just you and the performer(s).

Went with my mother to see Snoopdogs redemption...Class Act