Woodminster Summer Musicals 3540 Sanborn Drive, Oakland, CA 94602

"We came to see a friend perform in Beautiful. What a wonderful show. We happened to be here on a warm evening, which was wonderful. I've been here on other nights when it gets cold when the sun goes down. In short, performances are always great, but dress for the weather to fully enjoy the experience."

"Truly lovely organization that puts on quality shows in a beautiful venue. Saw Gypsy a week back and there's something extra about seeing a production about the decline of vaudeville that isn't, you know, Patti LuPone playing to a sold out audience of Broadway patrons paying $250+ a ticket right?"

"This venue is such an OG Oakland gem. When you hear of Oakland, no one talks about the "top-notch production venue in the cutty woods that's super easily accessed from San Joaquin Miller Road." I feel silly for never having known this existed right up the street from me, having lived in the area for 6 years. And not just that, the production is forreal-forreal. Like forereal-forreal. It gets freezing, so be prepared and bring warm coats and a blanket. There's a cafe that sells snacks like pop-corn, tea and hot chocolate. They take credit cards and cash. *The only thing I did not appreciate about the venue, nor the promoter who hosts shows in general, is that there was no mention of a parking fee which is $10--to the City of Oakland. (I go to San Joaquin Miller Park and park off of Sanborn often enough), and I never have to pay. So when I saw the map, I never thought there'd a fee. I hardly ever carry cash; couldn't pay for parking. But the parking attendant, bless him, let me through, albeit with harsh judgment eyes.* Back to the venue/musical: I saw Gypsy on 6/15/23. HIGHLY RECOMMEND! Where do I leave a review about this production and the artists!? OMG...it was AWESOME! I don't even remember getting the playbill, btw. The orchestra, the artists, EVERYTHING made me #verklempt, the power of theater--the dedication of each artist: you could smell it. The props, the stagehands, all the little accoutrement techniques of theater--it's as if I have never seen, known, or appreciated theater before! It carries such a different aura from film, from digital production. I just purchased tickets from TodayTix on a whim, to keep my daughter exposed to live theater...and it was I who was re-blown away. (Wish I had the head-blown emoji here.) The venue and the act--all of it was incredibly heart warming, even though I was freezing by bones off. GO WATCH SOME THEATER!"

"Have been coming here for over ten years and the quality of the production’s are top notch. Three plays a season, June July and August. Bring a picnic dinner to enjoy before the show. Lots of picnic benches available. The venues has concessions with light snacks. Can be cold once the sun goes down so bring a blanket and jacket just in case. Live orchestra accompanies the performance."

"It's a nice community theater. Wonderful to sit outside with friends and see a show but the performances are weak as are the sets. I go to support the company and the local community and have fun evening out. Bring your own food. Limited availability there."