REDCAT ROY AND EDNA DISNEY/CALARTS THEATER — Attraction in Los Angeles

I cannot recommend the Redcat unless you already have a paid ticket. Similar to irresponsible airlines, they sell out all their tickets and then suggest that patrons seek unclaimed tickets via a stand-by (ie wait in line for over an hour and still don’t get it; there is no waiting list as in other theaters.) A no-assigned-seats system causes chaos even for ticket holders, so come early to get in line for when the doors open. Beware, if you’re running late, your ticket may get resold to someone who has been waiting outside for two hours. I recommend assigning seats as it is such a small theater. Grueat that LA performances are selling out. Likely a case for more theaters needed and/or longer seasons. Culture is a right and the Redcat’s box office is inadequate and...

A really nice little theater tucked behind and under the Walt Disney Concert Hall. Worth keeping an eye on the Redcat schedule so you can see movies, documentaries, and speakers that might be a bit more obscure or harder to find in other cities. Recently went here to see a film for the Los Angeles Dance Film Festival and really enjoyed it. There is a nice bar/cafe adjacent to the theater. One tip though, the seats are a bit old, somewhat weathered, but still comfortable - if you sit in the very front row though you will have more leg room though, so that is the spot for...

REDCAT is a multidisciplinary center for innovative visual, performing and media arts founded by CalArts in the Walt Disney concert Hall complex in downtown Los Angeles. Through performances, exhibitions, screenings and literary events, REDCAT introduces audiences to the most influential developments in the arts from around the world, and gives artists in this region the creative support they need to achieve national and...