The El Portal Theatre is a historic landmark theatre in the heart of the NoHo Arts District. Circus Star USA will take place in its 360-seat MainStage theatre with 22′ ceilings.
El Portal is located minutes from Universal Studios, Warner Brothers, Disney, ABC, CBS, and NBC. Originally built as a vaudeville house in 1926, the theatre sits across from the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Art Institute of California – Hollywood.
The El Portal Theatre features musicals, plays, performing arts, and other acts from around the world and has hosted celebrities including Jason Alexander, Dick Van Dyke, Debbie Reynolds, Smokey Robinson, and many more. El Portal is also the site of numerous television and movie productions, including Glee, Modern Family, Criminal Minds, Desperate Housewives, The Biggest Loser, CSI, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, The Ghost Whisperer, Sarah Silverman’s Jesus is Magic, and Last Comic Standing, among many others.
El Portal Theatre
Originally built in 1926
Owned by Gary Goodgame and Bernard Kaufman
Management: Jay Irwin / Pegge Forrest
Box office 818-508-4200
delicious eateries within blocks
Dining options
Gastropubs, wine bars, pizzerias, French, Italian, Indian, and more
The Federal Bar
5303 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
818-980-2555
www.thefederalbar.com
$$ • Gastropub
Le Petit Chateau
4615 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91602
818-769-1812
www.lepetitchateau.org
$$$ • French
Salomi Indian & Bangladesh Restaurant
5225 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
818-506-0130
www.salomiindiannorthhollywood.com
$$ • Indian, Bangladeshi
Spumante Restaurant
11049 Magnolia Blvd., Suite 107
North Hollywood, CA 91601
818-508-7716
www.spumanterestaurant.com
$$ • Italian
Bow & Truss
11122 Magnolia Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
818-985-8787
www.bowandtruss.com
$$ • American, Latin American
Eclectic Wine Bar & Grille
5156 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
818-760-2233
www.theeclectic.com
$$ • Wine Bars, American
Pitfire Pizza
5211 Lankershim Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91601
818-980-2949
www.pitfirepizza.com
$$ • Pizza