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    The Retro Dome

    1694 Saratoga Avenue
    San Jose , CA 95129
    408-404-7711

    Website: theretrodome.com


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    The Retro Dome, a performing arts center that opened in 2009, has a totally hip and vibrant style all its own. From the moment you step inside, you'll be overcome with the groovy ambiance of this remodeled cinema. This two-auditorium venue features retro films, musical theater, live music and comedy. You can book the Dome for your private party, too.

    The Retro Dome is operated by Guggenheim Entertainment,...

    The Retro Dome, a performing arts center that opened in 2009, has a totally hip and vibrant style all its own. From the moment you step inside, you'll be overcome with the groovy ambiance of this remodeled cinema. This two-auditorium venue features retro films, musical theater, live music and comedy. You can book the Dome for your private party, too.

    The Retro Dome is operated by Guggenheim Entertainment, Inc. This full-service production company has programs including professional, large-scale musicals; classes, seminars and workshops for teachers and students of all ages; custom event design and support for fundraisers, campaign kick-offs, awards dinners and dedications; family and educational programming; and arts and entertainment events. Owners Scott, Shannon and Stephen Guggenheim have produced events at Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, Bay Street in Emeryville, Pier 39 in San Francisco and nearly every other Bay Area shopping center. They operated California Theatre Wing in Dublin for 10 years before moving on to commercial ventures like the hit productions of Schoolhouse Rock Live and The MeshugaNutcracker.


    Upcoming Events

    Thanks For Playing! The Game Show Show - World Premiere

    Presented by The Retro Dome at The Retro Dome

    May 4-June 3, 2012

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    James Bond Double Feature: Dr. No and Goldfinger

    Presented by The Retro Dome at The Retro Dome

    May 25-May 27, 2012

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    • Event Name: Xanadu
      Article: 'Xanadu' The Musical
      SanJose.com - Mar 21, 2011
      By Sean Conwell

      The Guggenheim family is now presenting the first West Coast production of Xanadu since its U.S. tour. San Jose’s Retro Dome makes the perfect home for this gloriously campy show, which is a joy to behold from its hilarious start to a finale that lig… Expand

      The Guggenheim family is now presenting the first West Coast production of Xanadu since its U.S. tour. San Jose’s Retro Dome makes the perfect home for this gloriously campy show, which is a joy to behold from its hilarious start to a finale that lights up the Dome with more disco balls than should be legally permitted.... (Click link for rest of review) Collapse

    • Event Name: Xanadu
      Article: Xanadu: Roll With It, Baby, And You'll Have a Ball
      Santa Cruz Good Times - Mar 17, 2011
      By Greg Archer

      ...on stage, thanks to crafty creative shenanigans of the show’s creators—Douglas Carter Beans (book) and Jeff Lynne and John Farrar (music and lyrics)—camp is taken to a new level. And on roller skates to boot! Fun.

      Fortunately, the mus… Expand

      ...on stage, thanks to crafty creative shenanigans of the show’s creators—Douglas Carter Beans (book) and Jeff Lynne and John Farrar (music and lyrics)—camp is taken to a new level. And on roller skates to boot! Fun.

      Fortunately, the music of ELO, whose songs were infused in the original film, come along for the ride, too, so now, after a successful Broadway tour, the stunning winner of an Outer Critics Circle Award and Drama Desk Award, has rolled right into the Bay Area in, perhaps, the most fitting portal of all: The Retro Dome in San Jose.

      And the result? Delicious....(Click link to read full review) Collapse

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