Thursday, October 11, 2007
The Nokia Theatre is built, now will they come?
Los Angeles Times: "If Los Angeles ever seemed like an un-centered city, it was that feckless night. There may never be a repeat of it though, because, for better or worse, a $2.5-billion project to create a so-called Times Square West is poised for its first opening night: Next Thursday, the Nokia Theatre, a 7,100-seat venue billed as one of the most acoustically sophisticated spaces anywhere, will open with a double bill of the Eagles (the band that has the bestselling album in U.S. history) and the Dixie Chicks (who this year dominated the top Grammy categories, winning for best album, song and record)."
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The author of this article makes a good point when he asks why a building that will ONLY attract a wealthy audience is being built when there are severe issues of homelessness in L.A. If they want to attract a population of tourists in L.A., half of them aren't even going to be able to afford the luxuries and concert prices. Also, the new area does not nearly boast enough attractions to compete with others such as new york or even miami. In my opinion, they just won't attract the amount guests they are looking for with a big theatre and some bowling alleys.
Like any theatre, people are going to come if the right management is in charge of the facility. If this happens, then they will be able to attract enough of the "wealthy audience" that will be able to afford going to a show here. That being said, it wouldn't be smart to start having bands that are more popular with the college crowd playing here, for they will probably be less willing to shell out the money. Regardless, I still see this theatre being used for Award shows in the future, if it turns out to be as good as its billed to be.
I should hope that this helps attract people to downtown and that it starts to clean up but if it's next door to Stapels that's bad news just because that is a terrible area to get lost in. If they are looking to create more of a friendly environment they have a lot more work ahead of them than just building a theater. I also split my feelings of glad to see a new big venue and sadness that ever since they have worked so hard to bring the Shrine back to life and now it faces loosing even more business.
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