Pantages Theatre
Los Angeles, California



The Nederlander Organization hired SMS to provide interior design and architectural lighting services for the renovation of the 1930 Art Deco movie palace designed by B. Marcus Priteca. The $10 million face-lift of the 2700-seat theatre was in preparation for the October 2000 opening of Disney's The Lion King.

On opening night of The Lion King "...the crowd seemed almost as impressed with the theater's renovation as with the production itself.."
~ Los Angeles Times

"In the city where looks count in the worst way, it is now official. We have established who is the fairest show-biz couple of them all: director Julie Taymor's staging of The Lion King and the newly fabulous Panatges Theatre in Hollywood..." ~ Los Angeles Times

2001 Los Angeles Conservancy Preservation Award



SERVICES
Space Programming
Architectural Planning
Stage Rigging Systems
Theatrical Lighting Systems
Seating Layouts
Sightline Analysis
Accessibility Solutions
Theatre Drapery
Interior Design
Architectural Lighting

DESIGN TEAM
Theatre Design Specialists
Sachs Morgan Studio
Architects
SPF: Architects
Acousticians
McKay Conant Brook Inc.
Decorative Painters
EverGreene Painting Studios

PROJECT COST
10 Million

OPENING DATE
2000

SEATING CAPACITY
2700


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