About The Citizen

The Citizen, located in Hollywood California, is a 320-seat performance venue on Hollywood Boulevard, designed for music and stage performances, it is also an ideal film & TV shoot location, and can host meetings and special events.  

Originally called The Hawaii, the venue opened as a 1,000 seat movie theater in May of 1940. The historic Hollywood landmark was dressed with a tropical mural over the box office marquee and the auditorium was decorated with tropical jungle murals. The Hawaii Theater was a Hollywood hot spot for 23 years hosting many movie premiers, including the Los Angeles run of CITIZEN KANE. 

Our production team had transformed the former Hawaii Theater into a new home for Performances and Community Outreach. Working in association with the Salvation Army Hollywood Corps, The Citizen is a Performance Venue with a Purpose.   

Now with state of the art production and undergoing continued transformed, The Citizen's  320-seat proscenium theater in the Hollywood / Vine entertainment district, provides a turnkey technical solution complete with: full lighting rig, line array sound system, Projection video with an 8-camera capture and streaming capability.

Outreach  Programs: 

• Technical Theater Training  

• Support Youth Outreach Programs  

• Music Instruction Programs 

• Performing Arts Performances