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The Los Angeles Conservancy 
runs weekly tours of the Broadway Historic Theatre District. Subject to availability, the tour visits the interiors of one or more of the following theatres: Los Angeles Theatre, the United Theater on Broadway (formerly United Artists Theatre and The Theatre at Ace Hotel), Orpheum Theatre.
Access is not guaranteed to any theatres due to events programming and logistics on the day so call ahead for details if you are concerned.
Tours run every Saturday at 10am and last approximately 2.5 hours. Tickets $10.
Step Beyond The Red Carpet! Experience all of the renowned elegance and celebrity glamour that the Home of the Academy Awards® has to offer!
See an Oscar® statuette, visit our Dolby Lounge and other exclusive celebrity hot spots, plus view images from previous Academy Awards® ceremonies.
Tour is a thirty minute walking tour that includes several flights of stairs. Disabled guests can be easily accommodated, but please advise the theatre at the time of ticket purchase.
The Dolby Theatre is an operating facility with a busy performance schedule. Access to certain areas of the theatre is subject to performance schedules. For more information, please contact Dolby Theatre customer service at (323) 308-6300.
Learm the history and magic of Disney’s premiere movie theatre with a behind-the-scenes guided tour!
Tickets: $20 (all ages). Tours run Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays and are approximately 45 minutes, all subject to theatre operations.
Advanced reservation required; reservations are limited. Call 1-800-DISNEY-6 or email Disney.Movie.Tickets@disney.com to book.
The Music Center Symphonians, who are voluntary docents for The Music Center, offers a 90-minute docent-led tour of The Music Center’s four theatres: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Walt Disney Concert Hall.
You can learn about the history and architecture of each of the theatres along with Jerry Moss Plaza and hear about how each of those spaces are enriched with incredible arts experiences. Find out about artistic presentations by Center Theatre Group, the Los Angeles Master Chorale, LA Opera, LA Phil and TMC Arts, including the Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center dance residencies, concerts, arts learning experiences and free and low-cost events on Jerry Moss Plaza. View artwork from across the globe including sculptures, tapestries, paintings and antiques from the 17th century to the present.
Hear the stories collected through The Music Center’s nearly 60 years as the heart of Los Angeles County’s cultural life. Tours generally run every day however depend on visiting companies.
For an up-to-date tour scheduled visit the Music Center’s Symphonian Tour page .
The TCL Chinese Theatres Tour is the only tour in Hollywood where you learn the history of our cinema palace from inside and out. The Tour features stories and fun facts from the theatres beginnings to today, ranging from Hollywood premieres, to imprint ceremonies of your favorite celebrities in the Forecourt of the Stars.
So step off the red carpet and walk through the golden doors of this Movie Palace of the Stars on our exclusive 30 minute Walking Tour. A visit to Hollywood is not complete without this stroll through Hollywood movie history.
Tours are offered 7 days a week excluding special events. Please call for up-to-date availability (323) 463-9576 or email tours@chinesetheatres.com. Group rates are available.
The Egyptian Theatre is proud to announce that it will host the U.S. premiere of a new 4K restoration of Charles Chaplin’s The Gold Rush (1925) . This special screening will take place the evening of 26th June 2025, on the exact 100th anniversary of the comic masterpiece’s world premiere at the Egyptian Theatre in 1925.
Following its debut in this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the restoration will screen in over 70 countries on June 26th, with the Egyptian Theatre screening representing the exclusive engagement in the United States. Jeffrey Vance, film historian and author of Chaplin: Genius of the Cinema, will give a special introduction to the film, and a reproduction of the original, 24-page program from the 1925 theatrical engagement will be available onsite for 25 cents, the cost of the program in 1925.
The Gold Rush charts a prospector’s search for fortune in the Klondike and his discovery of romance, and forever cemented the iconic status of Chaplin and his Little Tramp character. Shot partly on location in the Sierra Nevadas and featuring such timeless gags as the dance of the dinner rolls and the meal of boiled shoe leather, The Gold Rush is an indelible work of heartwarming hilarity.
This new restoration of The Gold Rush draws from elements held by Roy Export, including materials originally prepared for Kevin Brownlow and David Gill’s 1993 reconstruction, enhanced by materials sourced from archives around the world, including the BFI National Archive, Blackhawk Films and The Lobster Films Collection, Das Bundesarchiv, Filmoteca de Catalunya, George Eastman Museum, and MoMA – Museum of Modern Art. The work was carried out by Cineteca di Bologna and L’Immagine Ritrovata. The music, originally composed by Charles Chaplin in 1942, was adapted, arranged, and conducted by Timothy Brock for this restoration of the 1925 version of the film, and performed by Orchestra Città Aperta.
The Secret Movie Club kicks-off its 2025 season proper with a very special screening of Peter Jackson’s THE HOBBIT.
We can’t give away too much other than to tell you that if you have dreamed of doing a complete J.R.R. Tolkien/Peter Jackson weekend of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings you’ll want to attend both events starting here. And if you’re a fan of J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit, we think you’re going to be interested in today’s screening.
The Hobbit is the story that started it all. It tells of the adventures of homebody hobbit Bilbo Baggins (Martin Freeman) who reluctantly joins Gandalf the Wizard (Ian McKellen) and a band of brave dwarves to retake the dwarves’ home and treasure from the all-powerful dragon Smaug. Along the way, Bilbo discovers a very peculiar ring he wins from a strange creature named Gollum. The ring has a strange power and well. . .this is the story that sets up the entire epic.
Today is also Secret Movie Club’s re-launch and start to our 2025 season. It’s on a pay what you can donation basis. So if you want to see the movie in a movie palace and can only do a few dollars. Go for it! If you are able to make a larger donation to support Secret Movie Club, go for it. All donations power our mission to showcase, program, curate great cinema and give support to emerging moviemakers.
Doors open at 1pm. Please also use Grand Central Market just next door for brunch and/or dinner. You can bring in food and drink from the market!
** RESCHEDULED FROM 14TH JUNE **
Last Remaining Seats, the Los Angeles Conservancy’s flagship film series, is back on Broadway this June! This summer, three of downtown Los Angeles’s most stunning historic theatres will be on full display for attendees of the Last Remaining Seats: the Orpheum Theatre, the United Theater on Broadway, and the Million Dollar Theatre.
We’re celebrating 100 years since Alfred Hitchcock’s directorial debut with our first-ever double feature! Join us at the glamorous United Theater on Broadway for a truly thrilling afternoon at the movies: Two feature films, one ticket. There will be a brief intermission in between films.
Alfred Hitchcock made his directorial debut 100 years ago, forever changing the movies. To celebrate, we’re presenting our first ever DOUBLE FEATURE: a tribute to Hitch! Join for a truly thrilling afternoon at the movies with two of Hitch’s best British hits — The 39 Steps (1935) and The Lady Vanishes (1938) . Don’t miss these stylish and tantalizing early classics from the Master of Suspense!
The event will be hosted by LEONARD MALTIN, renowned film historian and longtime L.A. Conservancy friend. Stay in your seats after the screening for a FREE Q&A about the historic United Theater on Broadway.
Running times 1 hr 21 mins and 1 hr 37 mins. Black and White presented in DCP.
Doors 1pm. Screening at 2pm and 4pm (intermission between). Tickets $20 Members / $25 General Public / $10 Youth (17 and under).
The Secret Movie Club presents the Lord of the Rings marathon!
9am: Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring extended edition (2001).
2pm: Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers extended edition (2002).
7pm: Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King extended edition (2003).
Doors will open at 8am and the Grand Central Market Parking Garage will stay open until 12:30am. We highly encourage our audience to have breakfast, lunch, and dinner at next door’s Grand Central Market with your choice of dozens of cuisines. You can bring food and drink into the theatre.
In honor of our 95th anniversary, we are opening our doors to the public on Sunday, June 29th from 10am to 2pm.
All are welcome! Experience the grandeur of the Hollywood Pantages Theatre, learn about the history, take pictures, visit with theatre staff, and learn about neighborhood attractions, businesses, and restaurants.
RSVPs are required, click here to RSVP.
A Halloween Spooktacular presented by the Los Angeles Conservancy’s Last Remaining Seats Committee.
More details to follow soon!
Armenian Music Video Awards is thrilled to announce The AMVA 2025 on December 11th at the iconic Dolby Theatre in Hollywood.
Join us for an electrifying show in recognition of all the artists overall excellence and outstanding contributions throughout the year. The brightest stars in Armenian national and contemporary music, comedy, television, and social media.
This grand event will feature renowned Armenian artists, rising talent. We’ll honor the creators of the most viewed and beloved music videos of recent years. Celebrate the esteemed contributors to Armenian culture. Don’t miss this spectacular grand celebration of Armenian artistry culture.
The 98th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) , will honor the best films of 2025 and will take place at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California.
During the ceremony, AMPAS will present Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in over 20 categories. The ceremony will be televised live in the United States by ABC.
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