We’ve been seeing a lot of small local theater. It is time to up the ante, and go see Broadway in Hollywood. These days, the homeless are taking over my neighborhood, I can’t walk on the sidewalks anymore, if they don’t have a tent there, some scooter blasts me off into the street. So it’s about time that I enjoy what this city has to offer, since it is intent on showing me it’s ugly face on a daily basis.
So I bought a package of four shows. And was able to buy tickets to Hamilton as well. I think that show has been out for seven years, it’s about time I got with the program. Yes, we took the subway to the theater. For us it is very convenient, it is close to our house and lets us out literally across the street. Yes, we saw Anastasia. My son reminded me that we had seen the movie, I’m getting old, I have no recollection whatsoever. Anyway, a fully staged Broadway show is amazing. Really, so I can’t complain that I only spent $50 a ticket. Sure, we were in the back of the house, but no obstructions, we saw everything. Well, not the faces of the actors. Next time, Joel is bringing Opera glasses (ie. binoculars)
This is Art Deco at it’s best, both inside and out. Built as one of the last Vaudville theaters it showcased movies as well. But, since it wasn’t built solely as a movie theater, it found it’s way back to being a theater for live productions. For more information: Pantages theater
At one point Howard Hughes bought the theater to show the movies he was producing. I guess that explains the airplane.
Look at that ceiling! Btw, the theater was renovated in 2000, what an amazing job they did.
The interior design here is the height of Art Deco. Look at these lights.
There are quite a few fountains. I’m admiring the tile work. I can’t find out who made these tiles. Just looking at the bright colors, these colors were achieved using very toxic materials. I wonder if it was Rufus Keller, he developed many of these colors for Calco Tiles. They were later used by Malibu tiles as well. The vibrancy is amazing – not achievable by modern techniques.
Tile in the women’s bathroom. This is standard 1930’s tile, boy are those colors 1930s as well.
Ahh! These mirrors! Had to get a selfie.
Caught someone else’ image as well. I like how this is both water fountain and mirror.
I simply couldn’t stop snapping pictures. No photos allowed during the show. But if they prevented us from taking pictures of the lobby! Thank God they don’t.
This is as ornate as it gets! A little over the top! I usually think of Art Deco as being simple, not so overdone. Well, everything can be overdone can’t it?
Even the airduct registers look more Art Nouveaux or Beaux Art.
Which makes sense. This theater was built in 1930. Art Deco was still young, so it’s easy to see how things hadn’t been quite streamlined yet. Interesting fact, the theater was built in 1930 for $1.25 million. And the renovation done in 2000? 12 million, that is quite a lot of inflation.
Leah