California Theatre — Attraction in San Jose

This is a lovely theater. It was our first and last time attending. The show, Cinderella, was advertised on the theater's website as being 2.5 hours including intermission. In reality, the show was 3 hour and 15 minutes. Had we known that, we would not have brought our 10 year old child to the show. Worse, the temperature in the theater was unbearably warm. Audience members were fanning themselves throughout the show with the programs. It was a miserable experience. I wouldn't have expected this after spending upwards of $300 on tickets. As a former performing artist myself, I can't imagine how the artists on stage were feeling, ie. the heat, coupled with lights and costumes. This was a huge fault of the management of the venue. Unacceptable and so disappointing. Treat your...

Have only been here to watch movies during Cinequest. Real nice theatre. Very big and has a large balcony section. Most views are perfectly fine, including in the balcony. I imagine it's a very good venue for plays and other stage performances, probably better than for movies. I was not at all impressed with the sound for the movies I'd seen. The sound seemed to be coming out of one or two speakers at the front, and the fidelity of the sound seemed really poor, kinda muddled, to where I had trouble understanding some dialogue. The other beef was the seats, which are just okay. They're clean and in good shape, but they don't lean back much, if at all. And there isn't a whole lot of leg room if you'd prefer to stretch out or...

The California theater is deceiving. Its location in the middle of 1st Street was not give you the impression that it holds the majesty and Grandeur on the inside. Outside when we think you're just walking into a movie theater however once you get past the front doors the Beauty and the architecture of this building is amazing. It's breathtaking. It throws you back into it another era. I went there for the Silicon Valley Symphony and they opened with an artist playing the Wurlitzer. That was amazing. And then once inside the theater there is not really a bad seat and the Acoustics are wonderful. Since you're going there for any kind of performance I would recommend the California theater. It's a nice evening out in a very...