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Matthew Bourne's "The Car Man" at Center Theatre Group

Dates: (12/11/2020 - 12/13/2020 )

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Center Theatre Group


601 W Temple St
Los Angeles,CA

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Phone: 213.628.2772

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Matthew Bourne's "The Car Man" premiering Friday, DECEMBER 11 at 8:00 p.m. and streaming Saturday, DECEMBER 12 at 2 and 8 p.m. and Sunday, DECEMBER 13 at 1 and 6:30 p.m. (all times Pacific). Available for $10 at centertheatregroup.org/digitalstage/premium-events/matthew-bourne-the-car-man/.

"The Car Man" is one of modern dance's most thrilling and entertaining shows and a signature production for Matthew Bourne's New Adventures. First seen in 2000, when it won the Evening Standard Award for "Musical Event of the Year," it has proved to be a smash-hit in the UK and around the world. This recording for Sky Arts was made at Sadler's Wells during the production's most recent revival.

"The Car Man" is loosely based on Bizet's popular opera "Carmen" and has one of the most instantly recognizable scores in New Adventures' repertory, brilliantly arranged by Terry Davies. The familiar 19th-century Spanish cigarette factory of the opera becomes a greasy garage-diner in the American mid-west of the 1960s. The arrival of a handsome stranger disturbs the dreams and passions of those who live and work there. Fuelled by heat and desire, the townsfolk are driven into an unstoppable spiral of greed, lust, betrayal and revenge.

Lez Brotherston's epic design and Chris Davey's evocative lighting perfectly complement Matthew Bourne's vivid choreographic storytelling, which draws on a wealth of cinematic references. Together with the glorious dancing of a wonderful cast, they create a delightful, dangerous and ultimately uncompromising vision of small-town America. "The Car Man" was presented at the Ahmanson Theatre in 2001.



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