Theaters and music venues in Los Angeles

LA Theaters & Music Venues

Los Angeles' performing arts scene spans from the historic movie palaces of Broadway to the modern architectural landmarks of Bunker Hill. The Los Angeles Music Center anchors the district with venues like the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion and the Mark Taper Forum, while Frank Gehry’s Walt Disney Concert Hall serves as a global icon for the LA Philharmonic. Further downtown, historic 20th-century venues like the Million Dollar Theater and the Los Angeles Theatre showcase ornate architecture from the golden age of cinema and stage performance.

LA Theaters & Music Venues — Map

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Walt Disney Concert Hall

Modern concert hall designed by Frank Gehry, known for its striking architecture and as the home of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. It hosts a variety of classical, contemporary, and jazz performances.

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Los Angeles Music Center

The Los Angeles Music Center is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States.

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Dorothy Chandler Pavilion

The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion is one of the halls in the Los Angeles Music Center, which is one of the largest performing arts centers in…

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Million Dollar Theater

The Million Dollar Theatre at 307 S. Broadway in Downtown Los Angeles is one of the first movie palaces built in the United States.

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Los Angeles Theatre

The Los Angeles Theatre is a 2,000-seat historic movie palace at 615 S.

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Mark Taper Forum

The Mark Taper Forum is a 739-seat thrust stage at the Los Angeles Music Center designed by Welton Becket and Associates on the Bunker Hill…

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Merced Theatre

Built in 1870, this is the oldest theater building in Los Angeles. Located in the El Pueblo de Los Angeles Historical Monument, it originally served as a venue for live performances and early cinema.

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Ahmanson Theatre

One of the four main venues at the Los Angeles Music Center. This 2,000-seat proscenium theater opened in 1967 and primarily hosts major Broadway musicals and large-scale theatrical productions.

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Downtown Independent

An ultra-modern cinema and performance space featuring a glass-fronted facade. It focuses on independent film screenings, live music, and experimental multimedia events in a 222-seat auditorium.

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