Largo at the Coronet

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In December 1968, the Coronet was the venue for the west coast premiere of John Herbert’s “Fortune and Men’s Eyes.” The regular run opened January 1969, and ran until July.

Ms. Berkoff, then Frieda Berkoff Gellis, continued to operate the the building until 1976 when, due to illness, she turned it over to her daughter, Petrie Gellis Robie. Frieda died in 1991.

From 1981 to 1988 the building was home to L.A. Public Theatre, directed by Peg Yorkin. From 1990 to 1994 it was programmed by Serendipity Theatre Co., a children’s theatre operation. In 1996 Robie sold the building for $1.7 million to Deborah Del Prete and Gigi Pritzker of Dee Gee Entertainment. They continued to book legit shows, and added a 99 seat second venue in former office space.

Operating it until 2008, some of the productions that the team booked included A.R. Gurney’s “Sylvia” (1997), “I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change” (1998), “When Pigs Fly” (1999), “The Vagina Monologues” (2000), “Puppetry of the Penis” (2004), “Snoopy The Musical” (2002) and Jonathan Larsen’s “Tick…Tick…Boom” (2006).

Seating: 267 + 99 in a second black box space

Main house Stage Specs: Proscenium width: 39' Proscenium height: 13' Curtain to footlights: 3' 6" Curtain to backwall: 30' Linesets: None – what rigging there was used hemp Grid height: 17' 9" Theatre location: upstairs

The aforementioned data appeared in the 1949 edition of the ATPAM Theatre, Arena and Auditorium Guide. The rent at the time was $500 per week.