Paramount Theatre (Seattle, Washington)
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The Paramount Theatre in Seattle, Washington is a 2,807-seat performing arts venue at 9th Avenue and Pine Street in Downtown in the United States of America. Originally built in 1927 as The Seattle Theatre with 3,000 seats, the theater was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 9, 1974. The theatre was designed by the Chicago-based firm of Rapp & Rapp, with Seattle architect B. Marcus Priteca collaborating. The Paramount is currently operated as a not-for-profit performing arts venue, serving a diverse patron base that attends Broadway theatre, concerts, dance, comedy, family engagements, silent film and jazz. It is considered to be one of the busiest theatres in the region.
The Paramount Theatre is also the first venue in the United States to have a convertible floor system, which converts the theater to a ballroom.
It is currently owned and operated by the Seattle Theatre Group, a 501c3 not-for-profit performing arts organization, which also runs the 1,419-seat Moore Theatre in Belltown.
