The Premiere of Lilo & Stitch at the El Capitan,

The Premiere of Lilo & Stitch at the El Capitan
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by Rebekah and Doobie Moseley
June 17, 2002
Coverage of the World Premiere of Lilo & Stitch held June 16th at the El Capitan in Hollywood, California.

On June 16, 2002 the World Premiere of Disney's newest animated feature, Lilo & Stitch, was held at the El Capitan Theater in Hollywood, California. Following is our coverage of the event including more than 90 pictures and five video interviews. The coverage includes pictures of the red carpet, shots of the pre and post show inside the theater, the Lilo & Stitch Hawaiian Beach Party that'll be open to all guests who see the film at the El Capitan and the premiere party after the film.

Videos
There are five videos from the premiere. Each is of an interview done on the red carpet. The videos are linked at the appropriate places within the article along with the transcripts. We're linking to all five videos here as well for convience. All videos are in MPEG format.

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25 foot Stitch sits atop the marquee at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood
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Guests wait along the south side of Hollywood Blvd for the celebrities to arrive along the red carpet. Some of these guests won their seats on KZLA radio.
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KZLA drivetime host Billy Burke tosses out free t-shirts and chats with the crowd.
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Along the north side was an area for the media and the general public.
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