King Kong ↗︎
King Kong
The Shrine’s stage was used for the sequence presenting Kong to a theatre audience.
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Shrine Auditorium
665 W Jefferson Boulevard
5 cultural moments at this place.
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5 of 5 stories
1933Movies · 1933 · Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack
1954Movies · 1954 · George Cukor
A Star Is Born ↗︎
A Star Is Born
The auditorium appears in the 1954 musical’s performance setting.
Sources for this connection are linked below.1984Pop Culture · 1984 · Michael Jackson
Pepsi commercial shoot ↗︎
Pepsi commercial shoot
The Shrine hosted the January 1984 commercial shoot during which a pyrotechnic accident injured Michael Jackson. This marks the historic production venue.
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A Star Is Born ↗︎
A Star Is Born
The film returns to the Shrine for Ally’s final performance, echoing the earlier adaptation.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2019Pop Culture · 2019 · My Chemical Romance
Reunion concert ↗︎
Reunion concert
My Chemical Romance returned to the stage at the Shrine on December 20, 2019, following a seven-year hiatus. This is a historical performance record, not an upcoming event.
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