Cinegrill was once a playground for mid-century starlets, and the luxurious venue is returning to life with a new menu and calendar at the Hollywood Roosevelt.
Sometime in the other 1950s , or so the story go , Arthur Miller derive to Ithiel Town to develop a pic with Elia Kazan , who took him out to a bar with an actress that Kazan may have been see to it at the clock time — Marilyn Monroe . But this was not just any bar , this was the legal profession where F. Scott Fitzgerald and Hemingway drank , where Humphrey Bogart lounge , a popular floorshow at theHollywood Rooseveltin the ticker of Hollywood called Cinegrill .
Cinegrill earlier opened in 1936 and enjoyed a long run as an A - lean raging spot before slowly fading from prominence and eventually relocating and then fill up in the other ‘ 00s . But that was not the end for Cinegrill — the squad at the Hollywood Roosevelt is take Cinegrill back to life in a new format , as a luxurious theatre with a stunning gilded phase and tufted velvet lounge - stylus sofas .
The opulent elbow room is veil behind a bookcase in the lower lobby , and once you ’re inside it ’s reset the pattern nods to Old Hollywood throughout . There is a large red pall with gilded accents , advanced takes on classic cocktail , and a forward-looking supper club - inspired menu . A waitstaff dedicated solely to Cinegrill will bring those martinis , old fashioneds , and negronis right to your table during the show , so you never have to take your eyes off of the movies and performances taking place on the gorgeous stage .
Photo courtesy of Cinegrill Theater
Cinegrill returns to life on September 21 with a thematically appropriate screening of the masterpieceCasablanca . That screen quetch off a series ofClassic Cinema Nights , which will also include showing ofPsycho , Rebel Without a Cause , and holiday special likeDraculafor Halloween andIt ’s A Wonderful Lifefor Christmas . The series is hosted by film critic , film professor , and winemaker José Ignacio Cuenca , and will include an founding , a post - show Q&A , and wine tasting of Cuenca’sLittle Boatlabel .
There will also be live operation at the theater , including witching byDerek McKeeevery Thursday , the advanced cabaret showOn The Fringeevery Saturday , and regular stand - up clowning , including shows likeWell Dressed Comedy .
The glamorous revival is yet another masthead planted in the reinvented Hollywood , which seems to see a huge novel opening every calendar week . The eatery aspect issuddenly excellentandcontinues to growstronger , and this swanky young theater of operations looks to be another worthy accession to the long tilt ofthings to do .
substitute ticket to Cinegrill Theater on the Hollywood Roosevelt’swebsite .
Photo courtesy of Cinegrill Theater
