New Theater Hollywood, a 49-seat black box theater, opened in 2024 on Theater Row in Hollywood; it is one of just two theaters left in the district.

Co-founded by artists, the theater company mostly survives on ticket sales and the founders’ side hustles.

With experimental productions and one-night-only shows, like one featuring Kaia Gerber, the owners have cultivated a scene attracting artists and creatives.

Five minutes before showtime, the lead actor of “The Story of Johnny Lightning” — billed as a fusion of stage play, musical and rock documentary — was standing in quiet panic at the end of a long line. The problem wasn’t nerves; it was the bathroom.

New Theater Hollywood, a 49-seat black box on a corner of Santa Monica Boulevard, has just one, tucked behind the stage curtain. To r

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