Coronet Theatre

This article is about the Los Angeles theatre. For the Broadway theatre formerly called the Coronet, see Eugene O'Neill Theatre.

The Coronet Theatre is a longstanding Los Angeles theatre. Many Hollywood stars have played there, and it has been home to several important premiere productions. More than 300 plays have been produced at the Coronet. As of June 2008, the theatre is now Largo at the Coronet Theatre, an expansion of Largo the comedy and music club that was formerly located on Fairfax Avenue. Regular music and comedy performances take place at the Coronet.

It was an important art and experimental movie venue in the mid 20th century, showing work of people such as Kenneth Anger, (based on)Kenneth Patchen and Ian Hugo as well as other types of unusual or controversial films.

Productions

• Bertolt Brecht's Galileo Galilei (world premiere)
• Thornton Wilder's The Skin of Our Teeth (west coast premiere)
• John Herbert's Fortune and Men's Eyes (1969 west coast premiere)

The Coronet theatre was founded by Frieda Berkoff, of the world famous Russian dancing family the Berkoffs.

External links

• Official website

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