Hollywood Pantages Theatre
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Hollywood/Vine | |
Operator | Nederlander Organization |
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Type | Indoor theatre |
Seating type | Reserved |
Capacity | 2,703 |
Opened | June 4, 1930 |
Website | |
hollywoodpantages | |
Designated | July 5, 1978[1] |
Reference no. | 193 |
Architect | B. Marcus Priteca |
Architectural style | Art Deco |
Designated | April 4, 1985[2] |
Part of | Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment National Historic District |
Reference no. | 85000704 |
The Hollywood Pantages Theatre, formerly known as RKO Pantages Theatre, is located at Hollywood and Vine in the Hollywood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, United States. Designed by architect B. Marcus Priteca, it was the last theater built by the vaudeville impresario Alexander Pantages. The palatial Art Deco theater opened on June 4, 1930, as part of the Pantages Theatre Circuit.[3]
History
The Pantages Theatre Circuit was part of vaudeville, and the new Hollywood theater programmed first-run movies alternating through the day with vaudeville acts for its first two years. But like other theaters during the Great Depression, it was forced to economize and thereafter operated primarily as a movie theater, though live entertainment was presented occasionally.
In 1978, the Pantages Theatre was designated a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument,[5] and in 1984, the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District was added to the National Register of Historic Places, with Pantages Theater listed as a contributing property in the district.[2]
Now operated by an arm of the Nederlander Organization, the Hollywood Pantages is one of Los Angeles' leading venues for live theater (the five highest-grossing weeks in L.A.'s theatrical history were all shows at the Hollywood Pantages). The theater has recently presented large-scale Broadway musicals such as Disney's The Lion King, which ran at the theatre for over two years, and hosted the long-running Los Angeles production of the Broadway musical Wicked.
Situated on a prime location, the area's building and a rejuvenation boom has spread to
The theater has also occasionally hosted popular music concerts, including those of the bands Dream Theater, Prince, Foo Fighters and Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits). Talking Heads' 1984 concert film Stop Making Sense was shot there. In April 1990, Alice Cooper played Pantages in front of a sold-out audience. In 1997, 4 years before her English crossover, Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira performed her first show in the United States at the Hollywood Pantages. In 2006, Mexican pop-group RBD recorded their CD/DVD Live in Hollywood at the Hollywood Pantages.
The Hollywood Pantages Theatre is also a popular location for the filming of movies, TV shows, and music videos. Concert scenes in the 1980 film
Past productions
Productions at the Pantages (presented by Broadway in L.A. since 1996), have included:[6]
- Bubbling Brown Sugar (1977)
- Man of La Mancha (1978)
- Beatlemania (1978)
- La Cage aux Folles (1984-1985)
- Flamenco Puro (1987)
- Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat (1993)
- How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1996)
- Damn Yankees (1996)
- Riverdance (1996, 1998, 2006)
- Andrew Lloyd Webber–Music of the Night (1997)
- West Side Story (1997)
- Cats (1997, 2003, 2006)
- Tango x 2 (1997)
- The Phantom of the Opera (1997, 1998)
- The King and I (1998, 2005)
- Peter Pan (1998, 2004)
- Annie (1999, 2005)
- Cirque Ingenieux (1999)
- Evita (1999, 2005)
- The Wizard of Oz(1999)
- Footloose (1999)
- Jekyll & Hyde (1999)
- Sunset Boulevard (1999)
- Defending the Caveman (1999)
- Fame (1999)
- Buddy – The Buddy Holly Story(2000)
- The Sound of Music (2000)
- The Lion King (2000–2003, 2006)
- The Producers (2003)
- Chicago (2004, 2005)
- Starlight Express (2004)
- Mamma Mia! (2004, 2009)
- Hairspray (2004, 2006)
- Miss Saigon (2004)
- Movin' Out (2004)
- Les Misérables(2004, 2006)
- Oklahoma! (2005)
- Wicked (tour: 2005, sit-down: 2007–2009)
- Irving Berlin's White Christmas (2005)
- Dragon Tales Live (2006)
- Doctor Dolittle (2006)
- Stomp(2006)
- Rent (2006)
- Little Women (2006)
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2006)
- RBD - Live In Hollywood (2006)
- Sweet Charity (2006)
- The Ten Tenors (2006)
2009
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Rent
- Mamma Mia!
- Grease
- Dirty Dancing
- RAIN – A Tribute to The Beatles
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Legally Blonde
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
2010
- Riverdance
- Stomp
- The Color Purple
- Cats
- Chicago
- Young Frankenstein
- The 101 Dalmatians Musical
- In the Heights
- The Phantom of the Opera
- West Side Story
2011
- Hair
- Spring Awakening
- The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony
- Rock of Ages
- RAIN – A Tribute to the Beatles
- Beauty and the Beast
- Burn the Floor
- Shrek the Musical
- Wicked
- Come Fly Away
2013
- Peter Pan
- Jekyll and Hyde
- Catch Me If You Can
- Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
- Sister Act
- The Wizard of Oz
- Evita
2014
2015
- Jersey Boys
- Pippin
- Kinky Boots
- Wicked
- An Evening With Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- Newsies
- Motown
- The Phantom of the Opera
- Annie
- If/Then
2016
- Bullets Over Broadway
- Dirty Dancing
- The Illusionists
- 42nd Street
- Beautiful: The Carole King Musical
- Cabaret
- Hedwig and the Angry Inch
- The King and I
2017
2018
2019
- Hello, Dolly!
- Cats
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
- Fiddler on the Roof
- Les Miserables
- Miss Saigon
- Anastasia
- Summer: The Donna Summer Musical
2020
2021
2022
- Moulin Rouge
- Jagged Little Pill
- Cats
- To Kill a Mockingbird
- The Book of Mormon
- Jesus Christ Superstar
2023
- Mean Girls
- The Lion King
- Six
- Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
- Beetlejuice
- Les Miserables
- Aladdin
- Mamma Mia!
- Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical
- MJ the Musical
2024
- Message in a Bottle
- The Wiz
- Chicago
- Come From Away
- Girl from the North Country
- Mrs. Doubtfire
- Peter Pan
- Company
- Hamilton
- Kimberly Akimbo
- Back to the Future: The Musical
- Wicked
2025
See also
References
- ^ Department of City Planning. "Designated Historic-Cultural Monuments". City of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on June 9, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
- ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form - Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District". United States Department of the Interior - National Park Service. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ a b c Vincent, Roger (December 6, 2007). "Pantages presents a revival: tower plan from the 1920s". Los Angeles Times. pp. C1, C4. Retrieved August 6, 2012.
- ^ "Pantages Theatre Information | Hollywood, LA". Retrieved April 20, 2023.
- ^ "Historical Cultural Monuments List" (PDF). lacity.gov. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
- ^ "Full List of Broadway/L.A. Presentations". Broadway in L.A. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2011.