Famous Tour Showcases Home of Academy Awards? Ceremonies

Hollywood, CA. July 19, 2005 ? The Kodak Theatre at the Hollywood & Highland shopping and entertainment center offers guests a chance to step behind the velvet rope and experience the glamour of the Home of the Academy Awards Ceremonies during its daily behind-the-scenes tours.

The guided tour provides visitors from around the world with an insider?s look at one of the world?s most exciting event venues. Visitors can see an Oscar? statuette, visit the exclusive George Eastman V.I.P Room, view the famed auditorium and get some inside scoop from Kodak Theatre?s own expert guides. Tour guests enjoy seeing where top celebrities were seated on Oscar Night, highlighting the theatre?s unique design and state of the art technology and sharing nostalgia regarding Hollywood?s illustrious past. Tour guides like to point out recent behind-the-scenes highlights from the 2005 Academy Awards show.

A popular feature of the tour is a photographic collection showcasing many winners of the past. The collection lines Winner?s Walk, the path that new Oscar winners take to the press rooms right after receiving their Oscar statuette. The tour also features a gallery of original Academy Award images on permanent display throughout all four levels of Kodak Theatre. The unique sepia toned images capturing memorable Oscar winners? moments are laminated onto Plexiglas and hung in front of beaded panels, which are commonly referred to as the original ?silver screens.?

Inspired by the elegance of a European opera house, with state-of-the-art technical capabilities, the 180,000 square foot Kodak Theatre has hosted the world?s top performers and shows including Celine Dion, Prince, Alicia Keys, The Dixie Chicks, American Ballet Theatre, The Moscow Stanislavsky Ballet, The BET Awards, The ESPY Awards, The AFI Life Achievement Awards, the American Idol finals and much more.

Tour Times:
**Special Summer Hours are available June 1 through August 31, 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM Monday ? Sunday, 10:30 AM to 2:30 PM, departing approximately every 30 minutes, and lasting approximately 30 minutes.

Tour Prices:
Tickets for Kodak Theatre tours may be purchased in person at the Kodak Theatre box office. Pricing is as follows:
- Adults: $15 per guest
- Seniors over 65 years old: $10 per guest
- Youths (17 years old and younger): $10 per guest
- Youths (3 years old and younger): FREE (strollers will be checked inside theatre doors)
- Groups of 15 or more receive special savings and should reserve in advance by calling (323) 308-6333.

More information can be found at www.kodaktheatre.com. Kodak Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center is located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Hollywood & Highland Center consists of over 640,000 square feet of space featuring national, regional and local retail tenants, a variety of restaurants, several of Hollywood?s hottest nightclubs, the popular upscale bowling alley and lounge, Lucky Strike Lanes, and six-screen state-of-the-art cinema adjacent to the world famous Grauman?s Chinese Theatre.

The center also contains 65,000 square feet of unique indoor and outdoor banquet facilities for conferences and special events including the elegant Grand Ballroom, site of the Governor?s Ball following the Academy Awards? ceremonies. The ballroom, catered by celebrated chef Wolfgang Puck, is now one of Los Angeles? favorite event venues.

About TheatreDreams LA/CHI, LP:
Kodak Theatre is operated by TheatreDreams LA/CHI, LP, a joint venture with CIM/H&H Retail, LP, which also operates The Legendary Chicago Theatre. TheatreDreams and its affiliated companies are led by Tony Award?-winning principals Lawrence J. Wilker, William W. Becker, Jill Wilker, Joan A. Alper and Michael Alper. Formed in 2001, TheatreDreams has co-produced three hit Broadway productions: Urinetown: The Musical, winner of three 2002 Tony Awards?; Stephen Sondheim?s Into the Woods starring Vanessa Williams and winner of the 2002 Tony Award? for Best Musical Revival; and Neil Simon?s The Dinner Party starring Henry Winkler and the late John Ritter. The company is actively developing original works and productions throughout the English-speaking entertainment world to nurture and produce the highest quality entertainment for both the United States and abroad.

About CIM Group:
The Hollywood & Highland Center is owned and operated by CIM Group. CIM Group is an integrated, full service real estate investor with in-house acquisition, development, finance, leasing and management capabilities. CIM directs its efforts towards districts of high population density, including the downtown areas within larger cities, smaller ?main street? districts within towns and suburban cities, and other locations, which lie within metropolitan areas of the country. The company?s approach to urban development is to become involved in a district on a multi-property basis so that the beneficial effects of each property?s improvements are compounded, resulting in a dramatic enhancement of the overall qualities of the district. Since its inception in 1994, CIM Group has been a leading force in the creation of great streets in the cities of Santa Monica, San Diego, Pasadena, Brea and Hollywood.

For more information, please visit www.cimgroup.com.