Article: MARSHALL PLAN; IT'S ALL COMING TOGETHER FOR FALCON THEATRE, NOTED TV PRODUCER'S 99-SEAT LABOR OF LOVE.(L.A. LIFE)

Byline: Reed Johnson Daily News Staff Writer

Like a proud papa trotting out his offspring to recite Longfellow to the dinner guests, Garry Marshall is giving a tour of his new Falcon Theatre in Burbank.

First he points out the ``full Equity bathroom.'' Then the state-of-the-art, computerized lighting board and the comfy 99-seat auditorium with enough overhead room to fly in a large mammal.

And then there's that mysterious backstage door.

``This door has no use, except it's the fire door,'' says Marshall, the film director (``Pretty Woman'') and producer of the hit '70s sitcoms ``Happy Days'' and ``Laverne & Shirley.''

No use ...

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