Super cool In 1973, Lou Adler and Elmer Valentine, with help from original partners, David Geffen, Elliot Roberts and Peter Asher, opened the now world famous music venue. These successful men got together to create The Roxy after they witnessed one too many venues neglect, mistreat and deceive several artists. Their dream to open a state of the art venue where artists of all musical genres felt at home became a reality on September 20th, 1973. The grand opening was celebrated by a 3 night performance by Neil Young. The first year featured headliners such as Cheech and Chong, Jerry Lewis, The Temptations and Frank Zappa. In the passed 40 years, The Roxy has been a launching platform for aspiring artists and a home for those that are well established in the industry.
Simultaneously in 1973, Lou and Elmer opened a Private Membership Only lounge above The Roxy called On The Rox. This lounge was a personal hang out for the owners and their collective friends. As popularity of this exclusive club grew, it became one of the hottest hangouts for celebrities on the Sunset Strip. Proof of paid membership was displayed by a key. Not only did it give the clientele a feeling of comfort but proprietorship as well. OTR has been a safe haven for such VIPs as John Lennon, Alice Cooper, Neil Young and Robert De Niro, just to name a small handful. Today, OTR is for the 21 and over crowd that want to experience an intimate evening with some of the greatest up and...
Read moreWent for the night of the living dead screening with live q and a. Love going to different theaters in NYC but probably won't be back here. First off it's in the basement of a hotel! So weird. It's pretty cramped down there in the lobby too. They were still cleaning up from the last screening I think so they wouldn't let us until like right when the showtime was listed. Most theaters I go to will let you in 10-20 minutes before showtime. People in the lobby were getting really antsy, was just such a headache. Worse is they started the movie super late. And bear in mind it was a 9:30 pm showing on a weekday. They don't even play trailers and I'm pretty sure they were playing the movie of a dvd or digital copy. So I have no idea why they were taking so long to start. just really unorganized, thankfully the panel was really wonderful. But since the movie started so late, he only got to awnser one audience question. Also if someone tall is sitting in front of you good luck. I was behind someone and they were blocking a bit of the screen, thankfully I was able to move. But good theaters have their seats so you can still see even if someone taller than you is in front. Good popcorn at least. Probably won't ever go back, their lineup looks like nothing special. Unless they're doing something like this again. It's an alright theater, it's just there are much better theaters in NYC. I mean who wants to go into some bougie theater in the...
Read moreI would like to give a short reason why I am giving five stars. I purchased the tickets in the photos to go and see Mission impossible, and due to unforeseen circumstances I was not able to make it on that day. I asked my better half to see if she can try to change the date so that we can still use the tickets at a later date. She was told “No” as we obtained the tickets with a bank offer. At a later date, I returned to Roxy cinemas asking them if I can still use the tickets. This is where I met. NOUR The manager on duty. She went out of her way to gain approval for us to use our tickets to see the movie at a later date. Sometime after she replied to us and said yes, we were able to get it approved. Whether It was approved or not the customer service that she displayed to us was second to none. She was amazing. She was friendly accommodating, and totally went out of her way to make us happy which she managed of course to do. I would like the management of Roxy to take note of how important Customer Service is and how important It is to have someone like Nour. Again, she is truly an asset thank you sincerely and God...
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