Nightlife & the Arts in Los Angeles

Nightlife Overview

Name	Category	Location

The Actors' Gang Founded in 1981 by actors including Tim Robbins who is also the...	Theater	Los Angeles

The American Cinemathèque Independent Film Series Screen classics are shown here, plus recent independent films...	Film	Los Angeles

The Arclight The centerpiece of this popular movie-going, date-night destination...	Film	Los Angeles

Bob Baker Marionette Theater A staple for L.A. youth since 1963, this theater allows kids...	Theater	Los Angeles

Cal State L.A.'s Dance Department This college presents several prominent dance events each year...	Dance	Los Angeles


Cinefamily at The Silent Movie Theatre A treasure of pretalkies, nonsilent films (the artier the better)...	Film	Los Angeles

Circle X One of the most lauded and loved acting groups in the city. The...	Theater	Los Angeles

Cornerstone Theater Company They don't need a home of their own, instead they integrate drama...	Theater	Los Angeles

Deaf West Theater Come here to experience productions that are simultaneously spoken...	Theater	Los Angeles

Dolby Theatre This jewel in the crown of the Hollywood & Highland Center...	Concerts	Los Angeles

Dorothy Chandler Pavilion One of the Music Center's most cherished and impressive music...	Concerts	Los Angeles

East West Players East West Players is a well-respected, small theater company...	Theater	Los Angeles

Edgemar Center for the Arts Architect Frank Gehry designed this industrial-styled complex...	Theater	Los Angeles

Falcon Theatre Thiswell-appointed theater is the brainchild of TV and movie...	Theater	Los Angeles

Fremont Center Theatre Though not in the most accessible neck of the woods, it has nonetheless...	Theater	Los Angeles

Geffen Playhouse Jason Robards and Nick Nolte got their starts here. This acoustically...	Theater	Los Angeles

Gibson Amphitheater Adjacent to Universal Studios, this 6,189-seat space hosts more...	Concerts	Los Angeles

Grauman's Chinese Theatre Open since 1927, this historic and cultural landmark resembling...	Film	Los Angeles

Greek Theatre In the beautiful tree-enclosed setting of Griffith Park, this...	Concerts	Los Angeles

Hollywood Bowl Ever since it opened in 1920, in a park surrounded by mountains...	Concerts	Los Angeles

Hudson Theatres This space is actually three performance venues and a coffee...	Theater	Los Angeles

Interact Theatre Company Whether putting on classic Chekhov or more obscure, current productions...	Theater	Los Angeles

John Anson Ford Amphitheater In addition to theater performances, there is also a wide variety...	Theater	Los Angeles

Kirk Douglas Theatre With a strong reputation for well-staged contemporary drama and...	Theater	Los Angeles

LA Stage Alliance LA Stage Alliance also gives information on what's playing in...	Theater	Los Angeles

The Music Center Three theaters are part of this big Downtown complex.... Ahmanson...	Theater	Los Angeles

New Beverly Cinema The best of Hollywood classics and kitsch, foreign films, and...	Film	Los Angeles

Nokia Theatre L.A. Live This theater maintains bragging rights to what its creators call...	Concerts	Los Angeles

Nuart This is the best-kept of L.A.'s revival houses. It shows current...	Film	Los Angeles

Odyssey Theater The Odyssey Theater presents largely traditional dramas (plays...	Theater	Los Angeles

Pacific Resident Theatre They've earned more than 30 L.A. Drama Critics Awards since their...	Theater	Los Angeles

Pacific's El Capitan Across the street from Grauman's this building is an art deco...	Film	Los Angeles

Pantages Theatre The home of the Academy Awards telecast from 1949 to 1959, this...	Theater	Los Angeles

Pasadena Gold Class Theatre Plush recliners, cozy blankets and yes, even plump pillows, this...	Film	Los Angeles

The Pasadena Playhouse This playhouse mainly offers well-done, middle-of-the-road show...	Theater	Los Angeles

The REDCAT (Roy and Edna Disney Cal Arts Theater) International dance companies often perform at this 260-seat...	Dance	Los Angeles

Ricardo Montalbán Theatre There's an intimate feeling here despite its 1,038-seat capacity...	Theater	Los Angeles

Saban Theatre This theater is a 1,900-seat, art deco house that presents Broadway...	Theater	Los Angeles

Santa Monica Playhouse A 99-seat house, the theater is worth visiting for its cozy...	Theater	Los Angeles

Shrine Auditorium Former home of the Oscars, the 6,300-seat Arabic-inspired space...	Concerts	Los Angeles

Staples Center Although it's used mainly for sporting events where the Lakers...	Concerts	Los Angeles

Theatre of NOTE This theater companyhas made a critical impact with both full-length...	Theater	Los Angeles

Theatre West Founded in 1962, the nonprofit theater co-op has produced a lauded...	Theater	Los Angeles

UCLA and the Hammer Museum The museum, part of the university, presents several fine film...	Film	Los Angeles

UCLA Live There are dance performances in Royce Hall and Gloria Kaufman...	Dance	Los Angeles

Vista Theater At the intersection of Hollywood and Sunset boulevards, the 1923...	Film	Los Angeles

Walt Disney Concert Hall Built in 2003 as a grand addition to L.A.'s Music Center, the...	Concerts	Los Angeles

Wiltern LG Theater This green terra-cotta, art deco masterpiece constructed in 1930...	Concerts	Los Angeles
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