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Deets: This holiday season, hospitality and Hollywood align at L’Ermitage Beverly Hills courtesy of an enchanting and exclusive partnership with LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE, the critically acclaimed multimedia theatrical experience that celebrates the beloved holiday film in a uniquely Los Angeles fashion.
Debuting in tandem with LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE’s triumphant return to the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, guests of L’Ermitage and theatregoers alike can enjoy this immersive holiday experience from stage to suite, including a festive overnight package, culinary creations inspired by the film, thematic, showstopping holiday décor, and more.
In proper celebration, the lobby at L’Ermitage will be transformed into a haute winter wonderland inspired by the film. Outfitting each area with merriment and subtle nods to the modern day classic, the space will be adorned with festive décor complete with a ribbon and bow-wrapped wall as the ultimate gift to guests. Serving as a luxe statement piece, a grand Christmas tree made of gold-plated wrought iron will stand atop the stairs of the hotel entrance to greet visitors in a chic and showstopping embrace designed by Emmy Award winning set designer Matthew Steinbrenner. Guests of the hotel will have an opportunity to dress the tree with custom locks inscribed with “to me you are perfect,” one of the film’s most iconic quotes.
Guests can be further enveloped into the holiday season thanks to the LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE package available at the property, featuring motifs from the production including eggnog truffles from celebrity chef Stephanie Boswell, an exclusive signed playbill, luxury travel to and from The Wallis for the performance, and two Mezzanine seats to enjoy the show (rates start at $725/night + tax).
Those looking to indulge in a fulfilling pre-performance experience are invited to enjoy a thematic culinary meal at Avec Nous with a limited-time holiday-inspired menu inspired by the show, featuring the likes of Minced Pies, Yorkshire Pudding, Pigs in a Blanket and Traditional Christmas Pudding ($62 per person; reservations available between 4:00-5:30pm), along with seasonal libations like the Pine Old Fashioned (whiskey, dram pine syrup, angostura bitters - $22) and the L’Ermitage Eggnog ($26). A special, English-inspired high tea service will also be served on matinee dates featuring finger sandwiches, gingerbread cookies, scones and more ($48 per person; reservations available between 11:00am-12:30pm).
Returning to the stage after record-breaking runs in 2018 and 2019, the illustrious LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE performance features iconic scenes from the beloved holiday film with an all-star cast of singers and live orchestra reimagining the film’s hit soundtrack. Serving as the biggest hit in the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts’ history, the show is back by popular demand with full force. Nearly 30,000 people gathered at The Wallis to experience LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE’s exceptional staging, state-of-the-art video design, and award-winning production, which Entertainment Weekly dubbed, “Pitch perfect! Such a celebration of love, the holidays, and the movie itself that it’s hard to not fall in love, actually.”
LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE and the accompanying hotel package will run from November 27th – December 31st.
Also, co-founded by ‘Love Actually’ writer/director Richard Curtis, Red Nose Day raises life-changing funds to ensure that children living in poverty are safe, healthy, educated and empowered. Since it started in America in 2015, Red Nose Day has raised more than $270 million dollars to positively impact over 29 million children across the U.S. and around the world.
This year, the Los Angeles-based production of Love Actually Live, running Nov 27 – Dec 31 at The Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, will partner with Curtis and Red Nose Day to help raise funds for the esteemed charity. At each performance, limited-edition t-shirts designed by acclaimed artist, illustrator and author, Charlie Mackesy, will be sold for $25/each. Also, a holiday tree adorns The Wallis lobby and patrons are invited to purchase a decorative bow for a minimum of $5 and write a note and hang it on the tree. 100% of proceeds from the t-shirts and bows will go directly to the Red Nose Day foundation.
Additionally, Curtis has offered up an original film cell from the first printing of the beloved holiday film, "Love, Actually," of actor Andrew Lincoln as “Mark” holding his signed confession, “TO ME, YOU ARE PERFECT.” The film cell is signed with a handwritten note from Curtis and is available as a silent auction item from now until the curtain comes down at the end of the show’s run on Friday, December 31st. To participate in the silent auction, please visit HERE.
HInt for the Average Socialite: To purchase tickets for LOVE ACTUALLY LIVE at The Wallis, please click below or call 310-746-4000. To make a pre-theatre dinner or high tea reservation, please call Avec Nous at 310-278-3344 or book a table below.
For those wanting to provide additional support to Red Nose Day, donations can be made directly to: www.rednoseday.org/donate. A donation is the ultimate holiday gift – the gifts of food, health, safety, education, and empowerment for children living in poverty in the U.S. and around the world.
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