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    3.8 (36 reviews)
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    Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
    Elizabeth L.

    The Downey Theatre is a very nice small theater. It has seating for at least 1000 but not more. There is a balcony which has nice seats and the floor has has good seating. I don't suggest the front row because it is very close to the stage and your view will be a tad obstructed by that. We were in the 4th row and found it perfect. We later moved to the front row because no one in our row was wearing a mask, and I like breathing. That is how we noticed the front row is just a tad close. The seats are not comfortable and that is why they are getting 4 stars and not 5 and also because they have next to no concessions. The seats, however, are fine. They should be changed out, but they will do. They are not old. I think the theatre was redone just a few years back. Inside is cool and comfortable. The ushers are quite nice and will help you to your seats. You will need tickets for events here so just go to their website and pick what you would like to see. We saw a children's musical which was super fun for my grandson. They also have converts, lectures, and other musicals. Clint Black, a Country star is playing there soon, just as an example. The outside of the building is not special. It is rather boring with brown brick. It does have a lovely fountain through and the lobby is comfortable and they nicely decorate for Christmas. The bathrooms are average. You will find that parking is free in their lot, but that does fill up and then you will need to park, for free, across the street at the High School. It is not difficult and the way venues are now charging outrageous fees to park, I am willing to walk across the street for free and safe parking. The area is very nice. The pricing is quite reasonable for their events. There is really not a terrible seat in the house. Getting tickets is easy on line. You would need to contact them about their box office hours since I bought on line and simply printed out my tickets. At this time they are not requiring proof of vaccination, which I find troubling. They do have a mask mandate in accordance with the law here, but they don't enforce it which I also find troubling. They need to work on that before someone gets sick. The place is very clean and other than the mask issue I felt very safe. I will be back and I hope they can earn that 5th star.

    The Sugar Skull performance
    Diane D.

    Really cool place to be in for these kinds of events. The comadre invited us and boy was I ever so pleased to see this!

    Of course Selena
    Crystal G.

    I love the Downey Theatre. So many memories ! When I was in eighth grade I did a musical called happy holidays. My mom wasn't one of those moms that wanted to put her kids in activities. I always wanted piano lessons they got us a piano and they gave the lessons to my sister. Well she didn't want to do piano lessons so she quit .Just because she quit they never wanted to put us in anything ever again. Oh I had so much potential LOL ! My best friend was in dance lessons her whole life. Her mom worked a lot so she was always with us. Crystal we should try out for a musical. I said I can't I don't know how to dance. I'll show you the dance moves. My mom would never let me. Addition day came and I told my mom that Jennifer had to go to an audition and we had to take her . The only thing I had going for me was that I was not embarrassed to sing and I could belt out songs and I guess that's kind of important for musicals . We both did the auditions and somehow or another I made it. It was so hard to contain the secret for my mom when I got in the car because I still had one more audition. Second audition and what do you know somehow I manage to get picked over girls that have been doing dance class their whole life. It was a total moment for me. My mom was furious on the other hand. She was not excited that her daughter beat all the other kids she was upset that she was going to have to drive us to rehearsal every day Of the week from October to Christmas . Oh and let's not forget how upset she was to have to buy me character& jazz shoes. The whole experience was like pulling teeth. You're never gonna wear the shoes again I'm just wasting money. Till this day I still have those shoes and I refuse to throw them away because I knew how much it affected my mom to waste that money. Who knows maybe I'll wear them again. Just in case you were wondering yeah I could still fit into my shoes that I wore in seventh grade ....HAHa ! The day of the show when I handed them the tickets I felt like they didn't really even wanna go. My dad was really busy always with work but he managed to come with my mom. All the other parents brought their kids flowers not mine but after the show my dad and mom told me wow Crystal that was a really big deal. Finally! I've been to so many events here since then and I love looking down at that stage knowing in eighth grade I tricked everybody into let me be in musical! Fake it till you make it . I've worked on a bunch of events there but it was fun to go and see what a great job they did with the Day of the dead Festival. Now I'm religious and we don't believe in any of this kind of stuff but I love supporting my people. I love how creative we are . The LA Times did call Downey the Beverly Hills of Latinos so why shouldn't we have the best day of the dead festival. Be sure to check and see when the next musicals happening in Downey Theatre you won't be disappointed! #DowneyGirl

    View from the last floor row
    Ruth T.

    For a small local theatre, Downey Theatre will fulfill your basic needs. I went here recently for a Christmas concert, but I have also been on the other side of the curtain in the not-so-distant past, performing with the Downey High School concert band! = L O C A T I O N = The theatre is centrally located next to Downtown Downey. It shares a parking lot with Mimi's, the Downey City Library, and the hotel next door, so things can get a little cramped. For the program I attended, they opened the nearby Downey HS parking lot, and all you have to do is walk across the street. = I N T E R I O R = Outside and inside, it looks pretty drab and dated. Whoever designed it clearly had a utilitarian mindset, and it doesn't look like they've updated anything. There was some attempt to dress it up with trees and some poinsettias for the holiday, but it could have looked more festive! The outdoor patio was decorated with Edison lights, but was otherwise bare. The view that we had from next to the light/sound booth was great. The seats are uncomfortable and need to be replaced. I don't think that the people at the very front would be able to get a good view of the stage because the seats are so low. You'd probably be able to see people at the very front only, and not at a good angle. Lights and sound wise, things were good! Not that I know enough about that to tell, but the singer's voices projected well to the back where we were. An A-Ok theatre for local productions, but I definitely think they could do with a facelift and attract more people to perform here :)

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