Disney's CHRISTOPHER ROBIN Comes to El Capitan Theatre, 8/3
By: A.A. Cristi Jul. 23, 2018
Hollywood's legendary El Capitan Theatre presents a special engagement of Disney's CHRISTOPHER ROBIN August 3 - August 26, 2018. Tickets are now on sale at www.elcapitantickets.com, by calling 1-800-DISNEY6 and at The El Capitan Theatre box office.
In the heartwarming live action adventure Disney's CHRISTOPHER ROBIN, the young boy who embarked on countless adventures in the Hundred Acre Wood with his band of spirited and lovable stuffed animals, has grown up and lost his way. Now it is up to his childhood friends to venture into our world and help Christopher Robin remember the loving and playful boy who is still inside. Disney's "Christopher Robin" is directed by Golden Globe nominee Marc Forster ("Finding Neverland") from a screenplay by Alex Ross Perry ("Golden Exits") and Oscar nominee Allison Schroeder ("Hidden Figures") and a story by Perry based on characters created by A.A. Milne and E.H. Shepard. The producers are Brigham Taylor and Kristin Burr with Renée Wolfe and Jeremy Johns serving as executive producers. The film stars Golden Globe winner Ewan McGregor ("Fargo") as Christopher Robin; Golden Globe nominee Hayley Atwell ("Agent Carter") as his wife Evelyn; Bronte Carmichael as his daughter Madeline; and Emmy winner Mark Gatiss ("Sherlock") as Giles Winslow, Robin's boss. The film also features the voices of: Jim Cummings ("Winnie the Pooh") as Winnie the Pooh and Tigger; three-time Emmy winner Brad Garrett ("Everybody Loves Raymond") as Eeyore; Golden Globe nominee Toby Jones ("Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets") as Owl; Nick Mohammed ("The Martian") as Piglet; Oscar winner Peter Capaldi ("Dr. Who") as Rabbit; and Oscar nominee Sophie Okonedo ("The Secret Life of Bees") as Kanga. Disney's CHRISTOPHER ROBIN will be released nationwide August 3, 2018 and is rated PG. #ChristopherRobin ABOUT THE EL CAPITAN THEATRE
Declared a Historic Cultural Monument by the City of Los Angeles and restored to showcase its original lavish architecture, The El Capitan Theatre has been since 1991 an exclusive first run theatre, equipped with state-of-the-art technology, for The Walt Disney Studios. The theatre also hosts live stage shows, world premieres, special events, and screenings of classic Disney films. In the 1920s, real estate developer Charles Toberman and Sid Grauman built the Egyptian, Chinese and El Capitan theatres. Los Angeles based Stiles O. Clements designed the elaborate cast-concrete Spanish Colonial style exterior; San Francisco architect G. Albert Lansburgh, known for his design of over 50 West Coast theatres and luxury cinema houses, designed the lavish East Indian inspired interior. Originally a legitimate theatre (over 120 plays and musicals were staged), it was converted for film for the world premiere of Orson Welles' Citizen Kane. The theatre then was renovated, reopening in March 1942 as the Hollywood Paramount, a streamlined "art moderne" first run movie house. In 1989, the Walt Disney Company joined forces with Pacific Theatres and launched a two-year, museum quality restoration of The El Capitan, led by renowned theatre designer Joseph J. Musil. Musil with the supervision of the National Park Service's Department of the Interior, and guidance from conservator Martin Weil and architect Ed Fields, achieved the goal recreating the original 1926 look and feel -- including original design elements such as the ornate plasterwork found hidden behind walls and the opera boxes in the main auditorium.
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