Center Theatre Group Now Accepting Applications for Disney Musicals in Schools Program
by Julie Musbach
- Sep 4, 2018
In 2017, Center Theatre Group was awarded a grant from Disney to bring the Disney Musicals in Schools program to the Los Angeles area. The program is an initiative developed by Disney Theatrical Productions to create sustainable theatre programs in under-resourced elementary schools. Center Theatre Group will select five area public elementary schools to participate in this year's program.
Photo Flash: First Look At American Coast Theater Company's MACBETH
by Stephi Wild
- Jun 23, 2018
American Coast Theater Company, the resident professional theater of Vanguard University, closes out its summer season with a intimate reimagining of Shakespeare's juiciest tragedy. MACBETH runs through July at the Lyceum Theater on Vanguard's Costa Mesa campus.
American Coast Theater Company's MACBETH Opens This Weekend
by A.A. Cristi
- Jun 22, 2018
American Coast Theater Company, the resident professional theater of Vanguard University, closes out its summer season with a intimate reimagining of Shakespeare's juiciest tragedy. MACBETH opens Friday, June 22 at the Lyceum Theater on Vanguard's Costa Mesa campus and runs through July 8.
Photo Flash: THE HUMANS Celebrates Opening Night at the Ahamanson Theatre
by A.A. Cristi
- Jun 21, 2018
Reed Birney and Jayne Houdyshell reprise their Tony Award®-winning performances in 'The Humans' for the last stop of the national tour at the Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre. Performances began this week in Los Angeles, check out the opening night arrivals below!
Casting Announced For L.A. Writers' Workshop Festival
by Julie Musbach
- Jun 19, 2018
Center Theatre Group has announced casting for the inaugural L.A. Writers' Workshop Festival: New Plays Forged In L.A., a one day event at the Kirk Douglas Theatre celebrating some of the freshest and most exciting voices in modern American theatre. The festival will take place on June 23 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. with readings of three new plays by three L.A. Writers' Workshop participants from throughout the program's 13-year history. The readings include "A Kind of Weather" by Sylvan Oswald, "New Life" by Dan O'Brien and "How To Raise A Freeman" by Zakiyyah Alexander.
L.A. Student Takes First Place in National August Wilson Monologue Competition
by Julie Musbach
- May 8, 2018
Center Theatre Group's regional finalist Gerardo Navarro took first place in the August Wilson Monologue Competition (AWMC) National Finals held at the August Wilson Theatre on Broadway on Monday, May 7, 2018. Representing Los Angeles and the Ramon C. Cortines School of Visual and Performing Arts, Navarro performed a monologue from "King Hedley II," which earned him a $1,500 scholarship and a $3,000 cash prize.
Photo Flash: SOMETHING ROTTEN! Opens at L.A.'s Ahmanson Theatre!
by A.A. Cristi
- Nov 22, 2017
Presented by Center Theatre Group, the Los Angeles engagement of 'Something Rotten!' opens Tuesday, November 21 at 8 p.m. at the Ahmanson Theatre. Performances will continue through December 31. Below, BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in action before next week's opening!
Photo Flash: SPAMILTON Celebrates Opening Night in Los Angeles
by BWW News Desk
- Nov 13, 2017
Center Theatre Group's extended run of 'Spamilton' at the Kirk Douglas Theatre plays now through January 7, 2018. Created, directed and written by Gerard Alessandrini, the West Coast premiere of 'Spamilton' began previews on November 5, 2017, and opened last night, November 12. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening festivities below!
Review Roundup: BRIGHT STAR Shines Again in Los Angeles - What Did The Critics Have to Say?
by Alan Henry
- Oct 24, 2017
BRIGHT STAR at Ahmanson Theatre plays through November 19. This original musical tells a sweeping tale of love and redemption set against the rich backdrop of the American South in the 1920s and '40s. Propelled by an ensemble of onstage musicians and dancers, the story unfolds as a rich tapestry of deep emotion, beautiful melodies and powerfully moving performances.
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