Coronet Theatre, Theatre venue on North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, USA
The Coronet Theatre is a multi-stage performance venue on North La Cienega Boulevard in West Hollywood, Los Angeles. It houses several rooms of different sizes, allowing it to host a range of live formats, from theatre productions and musical acts to comedy shows.
The theatre was commissioned and opened in 1947 by Frieda Berkoff, who came from a Russian dance family and wanted to create a home for the performing arts in Los Angeles. From 1957 to 1961, the building hosted the original Troubadour nightclub before that venue moved to its current location on Santa Monica Boulevard.
The Coronet sits on La Cienega Boulevard, a stretch that was once known as "Theatre Row" because of the many small venues that lined it. Today, the building still draws audiences looking for productions outside the mainstream, keeping that spirit alive in the neighborhood.
The theatre is easy to find along North La Cienega Boulevard and can be reached by car or public transport. Because the rooms vary in size and layout, it is worth checking in advance which space will host your show, as the experience can differ quite a bit from one room to another.
At the 1947 premiere of Brecht and Laughton's Galileo, trucks loaded with blocks of ice were parked around the building to cool the audience during a Los Angeles heat wave. The production starred Charles Laughton himself, making the outdoor cooling solution all the more memorable.
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