2016 | Center Theatre Group

CALENDAR OF EVENTS February – March 2017 EVENT: “Good Grief” by Ngozi Anyanwu Directed by Patricia McGregor World Premiere DESCRIPTION: “Good Grief” follows Nkechi (played by Anyanwu), a good Nigerian-American girl frozen in her own coming-of-age story. When tragedy strikes on an unplanned break from college, she retreats into her childho...

CENTER THEATRE GROUP WELCOMES ELEVEN NEW MEMBERS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS Center Theatre Group announced the appointment of 11 new board members to its Board of Directors in 2016: Thom Beers, Mara Carieri, Susanne Daniels, Bradford W. Edgerton, M.D., Manuela Cerri Goren, Louise Moriarty, Michael Rogers, Monica Horan Rosenthal, Sandra Stern, Quentin D....

CENTER THEATRE GROUP SELECTS THREE LOCAL PRODUCTIONS FOR INAUGURAL BLOCK PARTY AT THE KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE Center Theatre Group Will Remount Productions from Coeurage Theatre Company, Echo Theater Company and Fountain Theatre for Block Party Celebration April 14–May 21 Center Theatre Group has selected three local productions for the inaugural Bl...

CENTER THEATRE GROUP’S PRODUCTION OF “AMÉLIE, A NEW MUSICAL” OPENS DECEMBER 16 AT THE AHMANSON THEATRE Performances Continue Through January 15 Currently in previews, Center Theatre Group’s production of “Amélie, A New Musical” opens December 16 at the Ahmanson Theatre and continues through January 15, 2017. Based on the motion pictu...

TIM CROUCH JOINS CAST OF HIS EXPERIMENTAL SATIRE “ADLER & GIBB” AT CENTER THEATRE GROUP’S KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE The DouglasPlus Production Will Have Its American Premiere January 17 Through 29 Playwright, actor and director Tim Crouch will join the cast of the American premiere of “Adler & Gibb,” a co-commission by Center Theatre G...

DANIEL VALDEZ AND ROSE PORTILLO RETURN TO “ZOOT SUIT” JOINING JEREMY RAY VALDEZ, JEANINE MASON AND THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED DEMIAN BICHIR Center Theatre Group’s “Zoot Suit” Plays Jan. 31 – March 12, 2017, At The Taper Jeanine Mason, Rose Portillo, Daniel Valdez and Jeremy Ray Valdez will join the previously announced Demian Bichir in th...

CENTER THEATRE GROUP HOSTS COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS FOR DRUID’S “THE BEAUTY QUEEN OF LEENANE” ON DECEMBER 2, 2016, AT MUSIC CENTER ANNEX Pre-Show Panel Features Experts on Irish Culture Alongside CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie Directed by Garry Hynes, “Beauty Queen” Runs Through December 18 at the Taper Center Theatre Group will hos...

“THE WHOLEHEARTED” WORLD PREMIERE PRODUCTIONPREVIEWS DECEMBER 2, OPENS DECEMBER 3AT CENTER THEATRE GROUP’S KIRK DOUGLAS THEATREDouglasPlus Event Plays 12 Performances Only, Through December 11, 2016

CALENDAR OF EVENTS January 2017 EVENT: “Adler & Gibb” By Tim Crouch Directed by Tim Crouch, Andy Smith and Karl James A Center Theatre Group co-commission with the Royal Court Theatre American Premiere A DouglasPlus Production DESCRIPTION: “Adler & Gibb” tells the fictional story of Janet Adler and Margaret Gibb, legendary boundary-...

CENTER THEATRE GROUP TO HOLD MEMORIAL IN HONOR OF GORDON DAVIDSON MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 2017, AT 7:30 P.M. AT THE AHMANSON THEATRE Center Theatre Group will hold a memorial in honor of its Founding Artistic Director, Gordon Davidson, on Monday, January 9, 2017, beginning at 7:30 p.m. at the Ahmanson Theatre. The theatre will open at 7 p.m. The memoria...

DEMIAN BICHIR TO PLAY EL PACHUCO IN CENTER THEATRE GROUP’S PRODUCTION OF “ZOOT SUIT” AT THE MARK TAPER FORUM International stage and screen star Demian Bichir (Tarantino’s “The Hateful Eight,” FX’s “The Bridge,” Showtime’s “Weeds” and Soderbergh’s “Che”) is set to play the indelible role of El Pachuco in Center Theatre...

News:

'Good Grief' Calendar Release

Center Theatre Group Welcomes Eleven New Board Members

Center Theatre Group Selects Three Productions For Block Party

'Amélie, A New Musical' Opens at the Ahmanson

Cast Announced for 'Adler & Gibb' at the Douglas

Daniel Valdez and Rose Portillo Return to 'Zoot Suit'

Center Theatre Group Hosts Community Conversations for "The Beauty Queen of Leenane"

'The Wholehearted' World Premiere Production Opens December 3

'Adler & Gibb' Calendar Release

Center Theatre Group Holds Memorial For Gordon Davidson

Demian Bichir to Play El Pachuco in 'Zoot Suit'