General Information

Address

21622 Sherman Way
Canoga Park, CA 91303

Contact

Box Office: 818-347-9419
dca-madridtheatre@lacity.org

Hours

Closed for Renovations

Parking

Public parking is conveniently located nearby

Madrid Theatre

Located in the heart of historic, downtown Canoga Park, the Madrid Theatre is a two hundred and ninety (290) seat theatre owned and operated by the City of Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs.

Originally built in 1926 by N. Schelenberg and M.P. Horwitz as a silent motion picture house, the Madrid Theatre has had a vast and alluring history. At the time, Canoga Park was known as the town of Owensmouth, and the Madrid Theatre was a 600-seat house with an extravagant organ from the Robert Morton Organ Factory of Van Nuys. It continued as a motion picture house, and in 1939/40 it became known as the Canoga Theatre.

By the mid-1960s, however, the theater had settled into a new direction, and a new name, the Park Theatre, focused on showing adult films. It later become part of the Pussycat Theatres chain and was known as the Park Pussycat Theatre until closing in 1994 due to the Northridge Earthquake. The City of Los Angeles acquired the property, demolished the old structure, and built the Madrid Theatre as we know it today. It reopened on December 12, 1998, as a live performance venue designed by FSY Architects and owned and operated by DCA.

Today it continues to be owned and operated by DCA and is currently undergoing a second renovation. Designed by the renowned architecture firm Gensler, the City moves it into the 21st Century with a Mid-century Modern style. The City anticipates opening its doors to the public in 2027 with brand new audio and LED lighting systems, a custom designed curtain created by artist Wendell Wiggins, new seating, newly relocated restrooms on the first floor, a digital marquee and posters, and a totally reimagined and redesigned 2nd floor lobby known as the De Boer Lounge.

Committed to supporting cultural activities and remaining accessible for both artistic organizations and audience members alike, the theatre continues to be a proscenium stage (40’W x 30’D) with Marley flooring options and an orchestra pit. Once it reopens its doors to the public, the Madrid Theatre will resume hosting live dance, music, and theater performances, as well as conferences, speaking engagements, private events, film shoots and film festivals. The Madrid Theatre will also resume accepting rentals for film shoots, live-streamed performances, and other events that do not have in-person audiences.

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