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Created for theatre impresario Sid Grauman as his first Los Angeles venue, the Million Dollar was one of the earliest and largest movie palaces in the country, boasting 2,345 seats.

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In the 1940s, the theatre hosted jazz and big band stars such as Billie Holiday, Artie Shaw, and Lionel Hampton. In the 1950s, the Million Dollar became the first theatre on Broadway to feature Spanish-language variety shows (variedades), including headline acts from Mexico City and Latin America. The theatre served as a leading Latinx entertainment venue for decades, featuring variedades and Mexican film premieres.

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The lobby has been dramatically altered; the ceiling was lowered, and its walls were covered. Yet much of the lobby’s original ceiling and murals (also depicting the King of the Golden River fairy tale) remain intact behind the drop ceiling and walls.

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After serving as a church, the Million Dollar Theatre was closed to the public. It reopened for performances and special events in 2008, after a year-long refurbishment, and now serves as an event and filming location. It has been featured in movies like 500 Days of Summer, Blade Runner, and The Artist.

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*information taken from Los Angeles Conservancy

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Capacity: 2,008

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Unfortunately, in our quest for finding information on booking, there is no viable website for the Million Dollar Theatre. A Google search did not result in a website that could be used to book or observe. The website discovered through Los Angeles Theatres resulted in an unclaimed domain. Layers of barriers surface when attempting to find information on Broadway Theatres, a prominent problem hoped to be solved through Unify Broadway.