Disney’s “The Rocketeer” was shown at the theater when it reopened after a renovation in 1991. (photo © 2026 Disney. All Rights Reserved.)

Catch Disney’s “The Rocketeer” on Monday, June 1 at 7 p.m., returning to celebrate the centennial of the El Capitan Theatre, Disney’s home on Hollywood Boulevard.

Before the movie, guests can enjoy a Q&A session with director Joe Johnston and executive producer Larry Franko, moderated by Leonard Maltin.

Dubbed “Hollywood’s First Home of Spoken Drama,” the El Capitan Theatre made its debut as the largest legitimate theatre in Hollywood on May 3, 1926. Stars filled the 1,550-seat theater for the premiere of the fresh-from-Broadway play “Charlot’s Revue,” starring Jack Buchanan, Gertrude Lawrence and Beatrice Lillie.

In 1989, the Walt Disney Company joined forces with Pacific Theatres and began a two-year, remodel of the El Capitan Theatre led by renowned theater designer Joseph J. Musil with the supervision of the National Park Service’s Department of the Interior, and guidance from conservator Martin Weil and architect Ed Fields. When the El Capitan Theatre re-opened in 1991 after the grand scale restoration, the first feature to premiere was Disney’s “The Rocketeer.”

A new archival display will be featured inside the theater with rarely seen models of the restoration by Musil. Also debuting is a brand-new curtain show – with a special nod to the motifs and designs of the original curtains. The wonderful new curtain show includes a soundtrack that highlights the theater’s historic story.

The El Capitan Theatre is located at 6838 Hollywood Blvd. For information, visit elcapitantheatre.com.