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The theatre was built as a result of a donation from Howard F. Ahmanson Sr, the founder of H.F. Ahmanson & Co., an insurance and savings and loans company. It was named for his second wife, businesswoman and philanthropist Caroline Leonetti Ahmanson. [2] Inaugural Program 1967. Welton Becket & Associates was the architect.
For decades the official greeter and host of the fair was Don Diego, a smiling caballero portrayed by Spanish actor Tom Hernández from 1947 until his death in 1984. The character was based on a real person, Don Diego Alvarado, whose family had a large land grant in the Del Mar area during the late 1800s; Alvarado was known for his grand parties and was regarded as the local symbol of a ...
This table includes buildings in the Gaslamp Quarter Historic District in San Diego, California.The order of entries in the table is taken from a brochure printed by the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation titled Architectural Guide and Walking Tour Map. [1]
The Pavilion has 3,156 seats spread over four tiers, with chandeliers, wide curving stairways and rich décor. [2] The auditorium's sections are the Orchestra (divided in Premiere Orchestra, Center Orchestra, Main Orchestra and Orchestra Ring), Circle (divided in Grand Circle and Founders Circle), Loge (divided in Front Loge and Rear Loge), as well as Balcony (divided in Front Balcony and Rear ...
It hosts the annual San Diego County Fair. The venue sits on a 370-acre (1.5 km 2 ) property along the Pacific Ocean coastline. It includes the Del Mar Racetrack, built in 1936 by the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, with founding member Bing Crosby providing leadership.
The History Boys by Alan Bennett; Directed by Paul Miller; Original Direction by Nicholas Hytner; Presented at the Ahmanson Theatre. Sweeney Todd Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim; Book by Hugh Wheeler; From an Adaptation by Christopher Bond; Music Orchestrated by Sarah Travis; Directed and Designed by John Doyle; Presented at the Ahmanson ...
The Los Angeles Music Center (officially the Performing Arts Center of Los Angeles County) is one of the largest performing arts centers in the United States. [1] Located in downtown Los Angeles, The Music Center is composed of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, Roy & Edna Disney CalArts Theatre (REDCAT), and Walt Disney Concert Hall.
In addition to his dissatisfaction with the traditional theater model, Rushkoff was troubled by the high cost of theater productions. After attending a performance of Brecht's Threepenny Opera at the Ahmanson Theatre in 1989, and noticing the high cost of the least expensive ticket, he decide to leave the theater behind in favor of the Internet ...