Hollywood Pantages Theatre
The Hollywood Pantages Theatre is an Art Deco movie palace on Hollywood Boulevard just east of Vine Street, across from the Hollywood/Vine Metro station. B. Marcus Priteca designed it for vaudeville producer Alexander Pantages, and it opened on June 4, 1930, as the last theater in his chain.
The Academy Awards were held here from 1949 to 1959, and the theater hosted West Coast premieres such as Spartacus. It stopped showing movies in 1977 and reopened as a stage house. It is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument and part of the Hollywood Boulevard Commercial and Entertainment District on the National Register of Historic Places.
The Nederlander Organization programs the 2,691-seat house mainly with touring Broadway productions, but it also books concerts between runs. Its fall 2026 calendar includes shows by Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne. Seating is reserved, and the Hollywood/Vine station is across the street.
Know Before You Go
- Venue type: Theater
- Opened: 1930
- Operator: Nederlander Organization (Broadway in Hollywood)
- Programming: Touring Broadway productions plus occasional concerts by singer-songwriters and rock and roots artists
- Nearest rail: Hollywood/Vine (B Line)
This profile is part of The 824 Journal Guide to Live Music Venues in Los Angeles and Orange County.
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Photo: Andreas Praefcke via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0
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Venue Details
- Address
- 6233 Hollywood Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90028 - City, State
- Los Angeles, CA
- Capacity
- 2691
- Indoor / Outdoor
- Indoor
- Standing / Seated
- Seated
Amenities
- Food
- Concessions