Opened on June 4, 1930 as the last major theatre built by vaudeville impresario Alexander Pantages, designed by B. Marcus Priteca in Art Deco style. It operated for decades mainly as a movie palace and hosted the Academy Awards from 1950 to 1959. Since the late 1970s it has presented touring Broadway musicals under the Nederlander Organization and Broadway in Hollywood.

Getting there

The theatre is at Hollywood and Vine, directly served by the Hollywood/Vine Metro B Line station.