Best Theaters & Live Shows for Kids
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Los Angeles Theatre
Landmark movie palace built in 1931. A dazzling, French baroque-style movie palace from 1931, preserved & available for special events.
The Los Angeles Theatre Center
Multicultural performing arts venue. This performing arts center showcases theater, dance & music that celebrate cultural diversity.
Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Downtown Los Angeles
Dine-in theater with craft beers & food. Stylish theater chain for new & classic films features cocktails & creative bites served seat-side.
Regent Theater
Indie concerts in a vintage movie house. Vintage 1914 cinema recreated as an indie concert hall & performance space with a bar & pizzeria.
Million Dollar Theater
Historic movie palace with ornate design. Built in 1918, this venue boasts an elaborate Spanish rococo arched facade & a massive auditorium.
The United Theater on Broadway
Ornate, historic venue for music & more. Intricately restored Spanish Gothic-style theater from 1927 for concerts, talks & more.
Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
Landmark theater & home to the LA Opera. This storied venue & current home of the LA Opera boasts a 5-story, crystal-drenched auditorium.
Aratani Theatre
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Peacock Theater
Famous live concert & awards venue. Midsize live music venue & site of major awards shows with classy decor, luxury boxes & bars.
Ahmanson Theatre
Popular venue for Broadway hit shows. Venerable institution showcasing a variety of theatrical productions, including hits from Broadway.
East West Players
Acclaimed Asian-American theater company. Historic Asian-American theatre featuring an array of live performances & educational programs.
Kim Sing Theatre
Art space in a revamped vaudeville house. This refurbished vaudeville theater from 1926 houses a hip event space with a gallery & courtyard.
24th Street Theatre
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Ray Stark Family Theatre
Cinema at the School of Cinematic Arts. Cinema at the USC School of Cinematic Arts screening foreign films, documentaries & more.
California Science Center
Hands-on exhibits, IMAX & the Endeavor. Admission's free to permanent exhibits at this kid-friendly spot, also boasting IMAX & the Endeavor.
Fountain Theatre
Intimate performing arts venue. Long-running, small-scale theater presenting independent plays & flamenco performances.
The Pack Theater
Informal comedy club for sketch & improv. Unpretentious performance venue presenting live improv teams, sketch shows & classes.
Skylight Theatre Company
Intimate stage hosting original plays. Informal theater venue featuring independent theatrical productions by emerging playwrights.
Sacred Fools Theater Company
Small theater with inventive productions. This intimate, 99-seat theater is renowned for its calendar of bold, irreverent local productions.
The Hudson Theatres
3-stage venue for modern plays. 3 intimate theaters for contemporary plays, plus a lobby with an espresso bar & an art gallery.
The Fonda Theatre
Storied venue for rock & indie concerts. Built in the 1920s, this high-energy concert hall hosts legendary musicians & indie bands.
The Greek Theatre
Outdoor music amphitheater in a park. Historic, 5,900-seat amphitheater in a wooded park showcasing a variety of acts under the stars.
The Montalbán
Historic locale for diverse performances. Established in 1926, this theater features varied performances with an emphasis on Hispanic artists.
El Rey Theatre
Landmark rock & pop music venue. Standing-room-only rock & pop concert landmark with a famous neon sign & art deco interior details.
Hollywood Pantages Theatre
Live theater venue in art deco landmark. Former art deco movie palace, historic venue now hosts major Broadway tours & other live theater.
New Beverly Cinema
Art house films & midnight movies. Classic & arty films shown in 35 mm, including midnight movies & double features for 1 ticket price.
Bob Baker Marionette Theater
Historic venue for kids' puppet shows. Local institution since 1963, this celebrated theater puts on kids' puppet shows in a homey setting.
The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood
Classic & indie films at historic cinema. Built in the 1920s by Sid Grauman, this pharaoh-themed theater screens rare, indie & classic movies.
El Capitan Theatre
Disney-owned historic movie theater. 1926 movie house showing Disney films & featuring a pipe organ, a soda fountain & live shows.
TCL Chinese Theatre
Landmark cinema & celebrity footprints. This iconic, opulent theater hosts movie premieres & immortalizes hand- & footprints of the stars.
Dolby Theatre
High-tech home of the Academy Awards. Besides the Oscars, this chic, state-of-the-art theater hosts film premieres, shows & public tours.
Alex Theatre
Landmark venue for music, film & dance. Art deco theater established in 1925 featuring films, classical music, dance performances & more.
AMC Atlantic Times Square 14
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Nocturne Theatre
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Fine Arts Theatre
Indie, foreign & art-house films. Movie theater chain established in 1938 showcasing the latest independent, foreign & art films.
Inglewood Playhouse
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Fremont Centre Theatre
Compact venue for regional performances. Intimate community stage presenting professional productions in a renovated historic space.
Writers Guild Theater
Slick multipurpose theater. Theater with modern sound & film systems frequently rented for ceremonies, screenings & receptions.
Theatre West
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Regal Edwards Alhambra Renaissance
Cinema chain specializing in 3D films. Movie theater chain known for presenting 3D films on a giant screen, including blockbusters.
YouTube Theater
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The Culver Theater
Reserved seating & an on-site cafe. Cinema chain showing first-run movies & offering reserved seating & on-site cafe/bars.
The Miracle Theater
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Kirk Douglas Theatre
Compact venue with unique plays. Intimate performing arts theater showcasing experimental works, including world premieres.
Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts
Varied performances in two theaters. Sprawling destination with a range of dance, theater, lectures & more showcased in 2 theater spaces.
Cinepolis Luxury Cinemas Inglewood IMAX
Upscale digital movie theater. Movie theater chain, offering state-of-the-art sound & projection technology.
IPIC Theaters
Upscale cinema with in-theater dining. Upscale cinema chain with plush seating, gourmet light bites & cocktails, plus in-theater service.
Westchester Playhouse
Venue for a nonprofit theater company. Modest, 1-story venue hosting a nonprofit theater company known for comedies, dramas & musicals.
San Gabriel Mission Playhouse
Historic theater features diverse works. Housed in a Spanish-style building, this historic theater presents diverse concerts, movies & plays.
Regal Paseo
Reserved seating & an on-site cafe. Cinema chain showing first-run movies & offering reserved seating & on-site cafe/bars.
Parson's Nose Theater
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HHLA Entertainment
Innovative outdoor mall with a multiplex. Innovative open-air shopping center boasts a range of restaurants, retailers & a multiplex theater.
Cinemark Howard Hughes Los Angeles and XD
Movie theater with stadium seating. Chain of movie theaters, some with multiple screens, stadium seats & self-service ticketing kiosks.
AMC Montebello 10
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Pasadena Playhouse
Performing arts theater since 1917. This intimate space is a local destination for new works & revivals, including award-winning plays.
The Dinner Detective True Crime Murder Mystery Dinner Show - Los Angeles, CA
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Landmark Pasadena Playhouse
Digital cinema for indie & foreign films. Movie theater screening new releases as well as independent, foreign & avant-garde flicks.
AMC Burbank 16
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Cinépolis Cinemas Pico Rivera
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The Colony Theatre Company
Intimate space for plays & musicals. Modern 268-seat theater of the Colony Theatre Company, hosting plays, musicals & cabaret shows.
AMC Burbank Town Center 6
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Playhouse West Comedy
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Downey Theatre
Plays, concerts & other performing arts. Classic performance venue showcasing a variety of theater, music & dance productions.
Odyssey Theatre Ensemble
Independent venue for innovative theater. Theater company founded in 1969, producing a lineup of contemporary & reinvented classic plays.
IPIC Theaters
Upscale cinema with in-theater dining. Upscale cinema chain with plush seating, gourmet light bites & cocktails, plus in-theater service.
Geffen Playhouse
Historic venue for new & classic plays. Theater set in a historic 1920s building showcasing plays from new original works to classics.
Landmark's Nuart Theatre
Digital cinema for indie & foreign films. Movie theater screening new releases as well as independent, foreign & avant-garde flicks.
Cinemark Downey and XD
Movie theater with stadium seating. Chain of movie theaters, some with multiple screens, stadium seats & self-service ticketing kiosks.
Paramount Entertainment Center
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Theatre 360
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AMC DINE-IN Marina 6
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Paramount Drive-In Theatres
Classic theater with 2 outdoor screens. Drive-in theater showing first-run movies on 2 screens, with FM radio sound & a snack bar.
Morgan-Wixson Theatre
Intimate theater for stage performances. Cozy performance venue for comedies, dramas & youth plays produced by Santa Monica Theatre Guild.
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