Historic Pasadena Playhouse (Photo – Pasadena Playhouse)
Ever wonder which famous Hollywood icons began their careers at Pasadena Playhouse? Or how far back its influence really goes? You’ll get your chance on Saturday, September 26, 10:00 am, via Zoom, thanks to the Los Angeles Historic Theatre Foundation (LAHTF).
Their Coffee & Conversation series turns its spotlight to Pasadena’s famous theater to uncover its colorful history, from its 1917 wartime origins right up to the present day.
The session will explore its iconic 1925 Spanish Colonial Revival building and courtyard lobby and share the secret of the theatre’s twin 500 miles away in the Sonoran Desert. And it wouldn’t be a coffee klatch without covering the famous College of Theater Arts and its alumni, including Dustin Hoffman, Gene Hackman, and William Holden.
Beyond the glamour, the Playhouse’s high-stakes survival story will also be explored, through crippling debts, temporary closures, and astonishing comebacks.
And being a historic preservation society, a spotlight will fall on the Playhouse’s own historic preservation and its crowning triumph as the 2023 Regional Theatre Tony Award winner.
Grab your coffee and join in on zoom for a morning of theatre history.
The Zoom event is free to attend, but pre-registration is required.
Coffee & Conversation Saturday, September 26 10:00 am Location Via Zoom Pre-registration is required
