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Los Angeles Theatre

Ornate Historic Movie Palace with Grand Ballroom

Theaters / Ballrooms

About the Venue

Few event spaces begin with this much architecture already in the room. Built during the golden age of Broadway movie palaces, the theatre is filled with French Baroque-inspired details, carved plasterwork, mirrors, murals and a soaring multi-story lobby that immediately establishes a 1930s Hollywood atmosphere. The main auditorium accommodates a very large audience across orchestra and balcony levels, with a full stage and the visual scale expected from a historic movie palace. Beyond the auditorium, an oval ballroom with a parquet floor provides another substantial setting for receptions, dinners, filming or gathering before and after a performance. This is not a neutral black-box venue. Its identity is the architecture, and any event or production held here naturally takes on some of that old-Hollywood grandeur.

The theatre can be rented for screenings, stage performances, weddings, receptions, parties and special events, with outside food and outside alcohol permitted under current rental policies. Promoted and ticketed events are also allowed, making the property relevant to public performances as well as private celebrations. Parking options are available nearby in the downtown core, and the Broadway location places the venue within the historic theatre district. Because of the building's size and complexity, thoughtful production planning, vendor coordination and enough time for load-in are especially important. In return, very little decorative effort is needed to make the setting feel significant. A simple ceremony, screening, performance or branded installation can sit against architectural details that would be difficult and expensive to reproduce elsewhere. For larger events or productions looking for a genuine historic interior rather than a modern venue styled to look vintage, the theatre offers scale, authenticity and a collection of spaces that can carry an entire visual concept on their own.

Highlights

High Ceilings Theater Room

Allowed

  • Alcohol
  • Outside Alcohol
  • Outside Food
  • Amplified Music
  • Ticketed Events
  • 21st Birthday Parties

Not Allowed

  • Kitchen Usage

Theater Room High Ceilings

Street Parking

Restrooms

Provided

  • Tables and Chairs

Add-ons

  • Tables and chairs

Location

Los Angeles, CA

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