Old Town Music Hall

Old Town Music Hall Old Town Music Hall shows vintage films and presents concerts of jazz, ragtime, and popular music. Therefore, the theater organ suffered a sudden death.
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Old Town Music Hall is a concept that started in 1958 by Bill Coffman and Bill Field with the purchase of the Mighty Wurlitzer from the Fox West Coast Theater in Long Beach CA. This concept became a reality in 1960 when this fully restored instrument was installed in a small studio in Los Angeles for the purpose of presenting organ concerts and silent films to public and private audiences. Due to

inadequate space the instrument was dismantled and stored. In November 1968 search for a new and suitable location resulted in its present home in the original El Segundo State Theater on Richmond Street. In Old Town Music Hall, you are in the 1920s before the advent of sound films and electronic instruments. Our programming is built around the theatrical productions of the 1920s when the theater organ was used to present accompaniment to silent films, perform incidental music for theater audiences as well as solo concerts. The WurliTzer Organ Company (located in North Tonawanda, up state New York) was the largest manufacturer of these instruments. When talking pictures entered the scene in 1929 live musicians were no longer needed. A revival on the part of collectors and hobbyists in the 1950s resurrected these instruments and brought them out of the theaters to be heard once again. But not until most of these instruments had been destroyed, damaged, vandalized or hauled away just to get rid of them -- or in some instances during World War II the organ pipes were melted down for scrap metal. Bill Coffman and Bill Field were already professional organists in 1958 when they entered into a long partnership which resulted in the birth of Old Town Music Hall. Their mechanical expertise has been useful in the restoration, maintenance and complete installation of this organ in El Segundo. Performances of theater organ concerts, silent film presentations, ragtime and jazz piano and turn-of-the-century orchestras are regularly presented. Old Town Music Hall is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and is open to the public every weekend.

140 Richmond Street
El Segundo, CA 90245
310-322-2592
www.OldTownMusicHall.org

🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW 🎟️🎙️ SAN FRANCISCO (1936) 🎙️⭐ Sunday, September 6⭐ 2:30pm***For tickets: https://www.oldtownmusic...
08/30/2026

🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW 🎟️
🎙️ SAN FRANCISCO (1936) 🎙️
⭐ Sunday, September 6⭐
2:30pm
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1936
One of MGM’s great prestige pictures, this film builds from Barbary Coast romance to one of the grand spectacle climaxes of 1930s Hollywood. Nominated for Best Picture and winner of the Academy Award for Sound Recording, it was famous for its recreation of the 1906 earthquake. But the film also has a strong musical component, showcasing Jeanette MacDonald’s golden voice. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW 🎟️🍔 AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973) 🍔⭐ Saturday, September 5⭐ 7:00pm***For tickets: https://www.oldtownm...
08/30/2026

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🍔 AMERICAN GRAFFITI (1973) 🍔
⭐ Saturday, September 5⭐
7:00pm
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1973
Introduction by Film Historian Randy Haberkamp
Directed by George Lucas before Star Wars, this movie feels like a great 1960s memory you can step into. The soundtrack is half the fun with wall-to-wall hits. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

⛔⛔ SOLD OUT ⛔⛔👁️👁️ REAR WINDOW (1954) 👁️👁️⭐ Saturday, September 5⭐ 2:30pm***For tickets: https://www.oldtownmusichall.or...
08/30/2026

⛔⛔ SOLD OUT ⛔⛔
👁️👁️ REAR WINDOW (1954) 👁️👁️
⭐ Saturday, September 5⭐
2:30pm
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1954
Introduction by Film Historian Randy Haberkamp
Hitchcock pulls us right in the middle of the experience as James Stewart and builds a whole world across an apartment courtyard, full of human dramas, laughs and danger. Come see why this film remains one of Hitchcock’s most beloved. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

Tim Curry1946 - 2026
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Tim Curry
1946 - 2026

Dolly Parton 1946 - 2026
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Dolly Parton
1946 - 2026

🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW 🎟️🍫WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) 🍫⭐ Sunday, August 30⭐ 2:30pm***For tickets: https:/...
08/23/2026

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🍫WILLY WONKA & THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (1971) 🍫
⭐ Sunday, August 30⭐
2:30pm
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1971
Gene Wilder gives a brilliant performance that’s funny one minute and a little unsettling the next. The film earned an Academy Award nomination for its songs, and it’s easy to understand why. For generation, this film brings movie magic that truly comes alive on the big screen. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

⛔⛔ SOLD OUT ⛔⛔💋 SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) 💋⭐ Saturday, August 29⭐ 7:00pm***For tickets: https://www.oldtownmusichall.org/a...
08/23/2026

⛔⛔ SOLD OUT ⛔⛔
💋 SOME LIKE IT HOT (1959) 💋
⭐ Saturday, August 29⭐
7:00pm
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1959 • Introduction by Author Elisa Jordan • Marilyn Monroe’s warmth, Jack Lemmon’s comic genius, Tony Curtis’s charm, and Billy Wilder’s timing all come together here in about as irresistible a Hollywood comedy as anyone could ask for. The film earned six Academy Award nominations and has since taken its place among the best-loved comedies ever made. • Show begins with music on the Mighty Wurlitzer and an old fashioned sing-along.

🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW 🎟️💘 GIRL SHY (1924 silent) 💘⭐ Saturday, August 29⭐ 2:30pm***For tickets: https://www.oldtownmusic...
08/23/2026

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💘 GIRL SHY (1924 silent) 💘
⭐ Saturday, August 29⭐
2:30pm
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1924 - Silent
Live Accompaniment by Randy Woltz on the Mighty Wurlitzer Introduction by Film Historian Randy Haberkamp
Special Guest Suzanne Lloyd, Grand-Daughter of Harold Lloyd
Harold Lloyd was the great go-getter of silent comedy, and Girl Shy shows exactly why. What begins as a sweet romantic comedy keeps gathering speed until it turns into one of the most exhilarating chase finales of the silent era.

⛔⛔ SOLD OUT ⛔⛔🎼🎶 BOOGIE, BLUES, RAGS & SWING 🎼🎶⭐ Sunday, August 23⭐ 2:30pm***For tickets: https://www.oldtownmusichall.o...
08/16/2026

⛔⛔ SOLD OUT ⛔⛔
🎼🎶 BOOGIE, BLUES, RAGS & SWING 🎼🎶
⭐ Sunday, August 23⭐
2:30pm
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CONCERT
Piano virtuoso Carl Sonny Leyland returns with bassist Sam Rocha and drummer Danny Coots for an afternoon of boogie, blues, rags, stride, early jazz, and swing. Leyland’s dazzling command of the keyboard is complemented by two top-notch players who know how to have fun. Rocha brings the kind of deep, driving bass that makes early jazz and swing come alive, while Coots has brought his precision percussion to more than 100 albums — with only his humor off-beat. Great playing, good spirits, and music that makes sitting still impossible.

As part of the annual El Segundo Art Walk, Old Town Music Hall 🎭will open its doors for visitors to stop by on Saturday,...
08/16/2026

As part of the annual El Segundo Art Walk, Old Town Music Hall 🎭will open its doors for visitors to stop by on Saturday, August 22.
Have a chat, see the theatre, and hear the Mighty Wurlitzer Theatre Pipe Organ🎶🎶 . From 3:00pm to 9:00pm. NO TICKETS REQUIRED.

Address

140 Richmond Street
El Segundo, CA
90245

Opening Hours

Saturday 2pm - 10:30pm
Sunday 2pm - 10:30pm

Telephone

(310) 322-2592

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