Fonda Theatre, Concert venue and movie theater in Hollywood, US.
The Fonda Theatre is a concert and movie venue on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles, holding around 1,200 guests. The structure reflects Spanish Colonial Revival style, showing a prominent front, interior balconies, and the adjoining bar known as The Jayne.
The theater opened in 1926 as the Carter DeHaven Music Box and drew investments from Hollywood figures such as John Barrymore and Mae Murray. From 1945 onward, the venue moved from stage shows to film screenings and carried the names Guild, Fox, and Pix Theatre over time, before being renamed in honor of Henry Fonda in 1985 and returning to live performances.
The building takes its name from actor Henry Fonda, whose family maintained deep connections to Hollywood cinema. Visitors today attend concerts across many musical styles in a room that has served as a gathering place for performers and audiences for decades.
Visitors may spend time before a concert or screening at The Jayne Bar, which offers separate restrooms and lounge seating on the balcony. For large events, it helps to arrive early because entry happens in stages depending on ticket type.
The room changed names and functions several times before being renamed in honor of Henry Fonda in 1985 and returning to live shows. Fonda himself never performed in this house, but his son Peter and daughter Jane attended the opening of the newly renamed venue.
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