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The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles have finalized street closure plans downtown in anticipation of the 93rd Oscars. The awards will held Sunday, April 25 at Union Station Los Angeles and at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood. Alameda Street between…

Right before Oscar nominations were announced this morning, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President David Rubin confirmed Deadline’s exclusive from last week that the upcoming 93rd annual Academy Awards show would be coming from both the vast Union Station in downtown Los Angeles and the show’s usual…

For the second straight year, Broadway in Hollywood is bringing several popular New York shows to Los Angeles. As part of the 2020-21 season, the shows will take place at the Dolby and Pantages theatres in the heart of Hollywood. This season’s productions include Rodgers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!; The Cher Show; Tootsi…

Retail and entertainment hub Hollywood & Highland is being sold by its longtime owner, CIM Group, but the company is holding onto the Dolby Theatre. The buyers are DJM, a San Jose-based private equity real estate and development firm and Gaw Capital USA, a Hong Kong and LA-based real estate private equity firm. The…

Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre, home to the Academy Awards, America’s Got Talent, movie premieres and concerts, will begin hosting Broadway touring productions in 2020, the venue’s owner, along with the Nederlander Organization, announced today. The venue will continue its current programming. The addition of Broadway…

It’s that time of year again: Street closures are looming in the run-up to the Academy Awards. And, as always, Hollywood’s Big Night will be Hollywood’s Big Nightmare traffic-wise. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the City of Los Angeles are out with the final list of closures around Hollywood…

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has set its submission deadlines for the 90th Academy Awards show consideration. Submissions for individual categories and the General Entry/Official Screen Credits (OSC) form are due by 5 p.m. PT on the following dates: Documentary Short Subject – Friday, September…

UPDATED, 4:12 PM: “There is no bomb threat at Hollywood & Highland,” LAPD officials tell Deadline. The package that was in the vehicle near the Oscar site that the bomb squad was investigating has been designated a Code 4 — which means it is a nondangerous package. Law enforcement officials tell Deadline that the…

Hugh Jackman proved Wolverine has the stuff as his “One Night Only” concert at the Dolby Theatre raised $1.85 million dollars for the Motion Picture & Television Fund Saturday night in Hollywood. Each year the MPTF has produced a musical evening saluting the best of Broadway shows turned into movies, but this year 20th…

UPDATE, 1:15 PM Saturday: Hollywood & Highland and Dolby Theatre owner CIM said today it will continue payments on the $30 million loan provided by Los Angeles city officials to lure Cirque du Soleil to the theater. CIM Group spokeswoman Karen Diehl issued a statement saying payments would be made as scheduled on the…

Disney/Pixar’s Brave will bow at the newly named Dolby Theater in Dolby’s new Atmos sound system after all. The company announced today that the 3D animated film will have its June 18 world premiere screening at the Hollywood & Highland venue formerly known as the Kodak Theatre in the new immersive sound system as…

The audio company unveiled the marquee at a ceremony at Hollywood & Highland this evening. Dolby took over sponsorship of the former Kodak Theatre on May 1. At that time, a 20-year deal was announced between the company and property owners CIM. The deal is contingent on the Academy Awards remaining at the venue; the…