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You'll enjoy the Hollywood Blvd Family Activities that are taking place for the season! Updated January 17, 2008. Related info--- HOME :: Latest News :: Hollywood Attractions :: Kodak Theater and Hollywood & Highland Center :: Grauman's Chinese Theater :: El Capitan Theater :: Disney Soda Fountain :: El Capitan Theater Past Premieres :: The Hollywood Bowl :: Hollywood Walk of Fame/Hollywood Sign :: The Doors Star :: Hollywood Blvd Family Activities :: Hollywood Blvd Costumed Characters Hollywood Blvd Family ActivitiesEnjoy the Pantages Theater & the Hollywood Santa Parade!
On other pages of the "Hollywood Attractions" section of this website, we've talked about oodles of fun that families can have on the world-famous Hollywood Boulevard!
There have been pages about the Grauman's Chinese Theater; Disney's El Capitan Theater & Disney's Soda Shop; the Kodak Theater; the Hollywood & Highland shopping mall...and more. We've covered funky museums, like the Guinness Book of World Records Museum; the Ripley's Believe It or Not "Odditorium"; and the Hollywood Wax Museum, with it's life-size figures of celebrity actors and actresses. We've talked about the tourist-magnet called the Hollywood Walk of Fame...plus the famous "Hollywood" sign high above town in the hills.
On this page, we'll continue talking about still MORE family-style Hollywood Fun. First, we'll cover the historic Pantages Theater, where, at times, family-friendly live theatrical productions are staged. (And, at other times, the show being produced makes a great place for a "parent's night out" activity.) Secondly, we'll talk about the popular annual spectacle held every November: the Hollywood Santa Parade. The Pantages Theater
Hollywood's Pantages Theater is an icon; a true symbol that brings to mind the "glories of Hollywood" just to view its marquee. But, the Pantages is more than a place to remember Hollywood's past: it's a great place to see live stage productions in the here-and-now!
Oftentimes, the Pantages Theater stages family-friendly productions. Whenever The Lion King is in town (Disney's lavish stage musical which bears the same name as its animated movie counterpart), The Pantages is where it plays. (The Lion King finished a very successful run over the 2006 Christmas holiday season.) The latest Pantages production of interest to family theater-goers is Wicked, the story of the witches from "The Wizard of Oz," but BEFORE Dorothy from Kansas burst onto the scene with her witch-killing, tornado-propelled farmhouse. If you'd like to learn more about the "Wicked" play production, check the schedule and showtimes of this popular musical, or purchase tickets on-line, you may use the following link to view the
Wicked official website.
Pantages Theater detailed seating chart
If you would like to view a seating chart for the Pantages Theater in Hollywood, you'll find an excellent...and very detailed...seating map on the www.BroadwayLA.org website. If you'd like to view that detailed seating chart, you may use the following link to head directly to the "seating map" page of the Broadway LA website. Pantages Theater Phone, Address, DirectionsThe Pantages Theater address is 6233 Hollywood Blvd, Hollywood, CA 90028. Directions to the Pantages Theater in Hollywood, California: From the US 101 Freeway, you may take the Hollywood Boulevard exit and head west to the theater. Driving map to the Pantages Theater: If you'd like to view a street map of the area around the Pantages, here's a Google road map to the Pantages Theater. "Wicked" show tickets on EBayCan't find the Wicked tickets you want? Try EBay!The EBay Auction website has Wicked show tickets up for bid every day of the week. In the EBay Widget below, you'll see CURRENT auctions which are actually taking place at this moment. When one auction ends, another new auction takes its place. So, if you don't like what you see today, head back---every time you may enjoy looking at an entirely different selection! Hollywood Christmas ParadeThe "Hollywood Santa Parade" is now the new name for this annual November celebrationParade-lovers: You'll adore the glitzy Hollywood Christmas Parade! This Hollywood, California tradition celebrates its 77th Anniversary for Christmas 2008. As usual, the Hollywood Christmas Parade will be stuffed-like-a-Christmas-Stocking full of celebrities, equestrian riders, marching bands, floats and (naturally), Santa Claus! What an exciting history this memorable parade has had! Many of us old-timers remember when it was called the "Santa Claus Lane Parade." Gene Autry wrote the famous holiday tune that goes, "Here comes Santa Claus, Here comes Santa Claus, Right down Santa Claus Lane" after attending this event! (And, what's Christmas without Gene Autry's happy, traditional "Santa Claus Lane" song?) 2007 was a special year in this historic parade's saga! The parade got a new name---the Hollywood Santa Parade. The parade also got a new sponsor---the City of Los Angeles! After celebrating the 2006 holidays with a wonderful "Diamond Jubilee" parade noting 75 years of spreading joy, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce gave up the parade. It was simply costing them too much money to continue it any longer. But...naturally, since the parade is such a traditional event, MANY people were in an uproar over this announcement! Thankfully, the city of LA stepped in, and will continue the event which many SoCal families attend year after year after year. At least from the guest's point of view, what's NOT to like about the Hollywood Christmas Parade, er...make that the Hollywood SANTA parade! It's festive, it's fun and it's FREE. In other words, it's top-notch holiday entertainment at just the right price for any family's budget! In the pictures of the Hollywood Christmas Parade floats to your left, you're enjoying a slideshow of snapshots taken by members of the Flickr photo sharing community. In the pictures to your right, you can see more "practical" details about the parade. Notice how the crowds have started to assemble even before dark? Many have brought folding chairs with them to help them wait more comfortable. Where should you stand to get a good view of the Hollywood Christmas Parade? Traditionally, the parade has started near the Grauman's Chinese Theater on Hollywood Boulevard, then heads EAST. At the famous intersection of Hollywood & Vine, the parade route has turned SOUTH and headed towards Sunset Boulevard. At Sunset Boulevard, the parade usually heads back WEST. It is generally assumed that the parade will follow its usual route for Christmas 2008 that it's had in past years. If there's a change to this route, a notice will be posted on this page. Meanwhile, the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce posts a map of the parade route on its website. To see their PDF map of the Hollywood Christmas Parade route, please use the following link to view the printable PDF Hollywood Christmas Parade route map from the Hollywood COC website.
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