Ricardo Montalbán Theatre, Theatre venue in Hollywood, Los Angeles, United States.
The Ricardo Montalbán Theatre is a performance venue in Hollywood featuring 962 indoor seats and an outdoor rooftop cinema space. The facility hosts diverse artistic presentations and film screenings throughout the year.
Opened on January 19, 1927, as Wilkes' Vine Street Theatre, the Beaux-Arts building by Myron Hunt and H.C. Chambers was Los Angeles's first Broadway-style legitimate theatre, seating 1,200. It became the Mirror Theatre in 1931, a CBS radio playhouse in 1936, and was later renamed for actor Ricardo Montalbán after the Nosotros Foundation bought it in 1999 and reopened it in May 2004.
The theatre carries the name of actor Ricardo Montalbán after the Nosotros Foundation bought it in 1999 and reopened it in May 2004, partly to promote Latino stage productions. It does not stage its own shows; it rents the hall to travelling productions, and the marquee has advertised rooftop movie nights with a DJ.
The theatre stands on Vine Street between Hollywood Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard, near Hollywood and Vine. It does not stage its own productions; it is rented out for travelling shows, film festivals and galleries, so check what is on before visiting. Rooftop film screenings run in spring and summer, with doors opening in the late afternoon.
The rooftop cinema hosts outdoor movie screenings that begin after sunset, creating a special open-air experience. This setup combines traditional cinema viewing with the feeling of watching films under the stars.
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