Dorothy Chandler
Pavilion

The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the first and largest theater of The Music Center, was built in 1964 and designed by Welton Becket using a “Total Design” aesthetic. Everything from the building’s structure and engineering to its interior design—lighting fixtures, carpeting, typography, restaurant china and flatware—were designed by the firm for a unified and integrated look.

The interior of the theater is an elegant five-story space draped in honey-toned onyx and features 78 crystal light fixtures including three stunning chandeliers each made with 24,000 individual pieces of hand-polished crystal from Munich.

The Dorothy Chandler Pavilion has been the site of unparalleled performances by stunning music luminaries and virtuosos. It was the home of the LA Philharmonic for decades and the site for more than 20 Academy Awards presentations between 1969 and 1999. It is now the home of the LA Opera, sharing its stage with Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at The Music Center.

HOW TO GET TO THE DOROTHY CHANDLER PAVILION

(LA OPERA & GLORYA KAUFMAN PRESENTS DANCE AT THE MUSIC CENTER)

• Take the stairs, elevator or escalator to the plaza level. Proceed to the Grand Avenue side of The Music Center campus. Follow wayfinding ushers’ instructions to the box office and/or to theatre entrances.

Pedestrian Access Routes

• Take the stairs at First Street and Grand Avenue. or Temple Street and Grand Avenue to the plaza level.  Follow wayfinding ushers’ instructions to the box offices and/or to the theater theatre entrances.
• The elevator access to the plaza venues is on Grand Avenue.
• Ahmanson guests with tickets in hand may enter on the ground level on Grand Avenue, closer to Temple Street.  Wayfinding ushers will guide you to the theatre entrance.
• Hope Street access to all theaters on the Music Center campus is unhindered. Follow directional signage on the construction fence and/or wayfinding ushers’ instructions to theatres or box offices.