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WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL The Music Center Venues & Spaces Completed in 2003, Walt Disney Concert Hall is an 135 N. Grand Avenue The Music Center provides a state-of-the-art architectural masterpiece designed by Frank Gehry. Los Angeles, CA 90012 experience—from the design of its buildings, The Concert Hall is home to the LA Phil and the musiccenter.org Los Angeles Master Chorale and is one of the most to the programming and amenities it offers (213) 972-7211 acoustically sophisticated venues in the world, providing to more than two million people each year both visual and aural intimacy for a singular musical across its 12-acre campus. experience. THE MUSIC CENTER PLAZA DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION The Music Center Plaza is a beautiful 35,000 square- Opened in 1964, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the first TE MP foot outdoor urban oasis and destination for arts and L E ST and largest of The Music Center’s theatres, has been the REET community programming such as The Music Center’s site of unparalleled performances by stunning music and highly popular Dance DTLA, along with festivals, dance luminaries and virtuosos. With one of the largest concerts and other special events. The “plaza for all” Cocina Roja stages in the U.S., the Pavilion was the site for more than welcomes all and brings to life the strength and diversity 20 Academy Awards presentations from 1969–1999. It is of Los Angeles County with a range of dining options, now the home of LA Opera and Glorya Kaufman Presents refreshing gardens, an iconic fountain and views of Dance at The Music Center. Grand Park and City Hall. AHMANSON THEATRE GRAND PARK Opened in 1967, the Ahmanson Theatre is home to a With its majestic views extending from The Music Center wide-ranging selection of performances. Countless to City Hall, Grand Park, “the park for everyone,” is L.A.’s productions by Center Theatre Group have included central gathering place. This 12-acre green space offers Hollywood giants such as Elizabeth Taylor, Katharine Restrooms open spaces for civic gatherings and community events Hepburn, Sutton Foster and John Leguizamo and and is home to three major events that bring Angelenos Sting, among others. Pre-Broadway runs, the best of and guests together from across the county to celebrate Broadway and the West End, and dance presentations July 4th, Día de los Muertos and New Year’s Eve. all grace its stage. Abernethy’s The Mullin Wine Bar Grand Park MARK TAPER FORUM Stairs Opened in 1967, the Mark Taper Forum is The Music Go Get Em Tiger Center’s most intimate theatre. The perfectly circular Lisa Specht Welcome Center building features a distinctive decorated drum design with an exterior wrapped in a lacy precast relief. The venue is the ideal stage for dramatic plays and productions by Kendall’s Brasserie Center Theatre Group. Upstage Burger FIRST STREET Concert Hall Cafe C+M (Coffee+Milk) Patina Restaurant E U ENUE REET AV ST D E AN GR HOP SECOND STREET COCINA ROJA Welcome! Home To Eats & Treats The Music Center Plaza adjacent to the Ahmanson Thank you for visiting The Music Center. CENTER THEATRE GROUP Whether attending a performance or Theatre at Temple Street and Grand Avenue As one of the nation’s largest performing Center Theatre Group is one of the largest, most visiting DTLA, Music Center guests can cocinaroja.com influential theatre companies in the country, producing Inspired by the flavors and unique spirit of Mexico City, arts centers, The Music Center convenes some of the most important shows of our time. 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TMC ARTS Upstage Burger, the quintessential L.A. burger The Music Center Arts (TMC Arts) programs bring joint, offers high-quality burgers, beverages, ice cream people together in ways that enable them to discover and more, along with views of the iconic Walt Disney their shared humanity. From Glorya Kaufman Presents Concert Hall. Dance at The Music Center and free and low-cost concerts and events, to customized learning experiences Photos from left to right: Los Angeles Master Chorale, photo by for all ages and more, TMC Arts programs reflect the Marie Noobergen, Tao Ruspoli; Center Theatre Group, photo by diverse voices and interests of the many communities Luke Fontana; LA Opera, photo by Craig T. Matthew; TMC Arts, Malpaso Fielding Sixes, photo by Nir Arieli; LA Phil/Walt Disney of Los Angeles County. Concert Hall, photo courtesy of the LA Phil; Shirley Chung’s Wontons in Chili Oil photo by Albert Law. .