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'An Act of God' Begins Performances Release

Center Theatre Group — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 02:11:00 -0800

GOD ARRIVES IN LOS ANGELES THIS WEEKEND!

Emmy winner SEAN HAYES stars as “God” in the hit Broadway play

“AN ACT OF GOD”

A New Comedy

Begins Performances January 30 at Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles

Six-Week Engagement Opens February 10 and Closes March 13, 2016

Written By God

Transcribed By Emmy Award Winner David Javerbaum

Directed By Tony Award Winner Joe Mantello

“DELIRIOUSLY, DIVINELY FUNNY!” – The New York Times

“SINFULLY FUNNY! A Divine Comedy!” – Vanity Fair

“Wickedly Clever and Irreverent!” – The Hollywood Reporter

“AN ACT OF GOD IS REMARKABLE! You have to see it for yourselves." – James Lipton

Preview performances of the hit Broadway play “An Act of God” begin Saturday, January 30, 2016, at the Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Emmy winner Sean Hayes will play God in a limited six-week engagement of the new comedy “An Act of God” which opens on February 10 and continues through March 13.

Joining the previously announced Sean Hayes are David Josefsberg (as Michael) and James Gleason (as Gabriel).

“An Act of God” was written by God, transcribed by 13-time Emmy Award winner David Javerbaum and directed by two-time Tony Award winner Joe Mantello. The play premiered on Broadway on May 7, 2015, and ran in an acclaimed, limited run through August 2. It was the first Broadway production of the 2015-2016 season to recoup its initial investment.

After conquering Broadway, the King of the Universe is coming to Los Angeles for the first time ever! God takes the form of Emmy Award winner Sean Hayes in “An Act of God,” the sinfully funny and critically acclaimed new play where God and His devoted angels answer some of the deepest questions that have plagued mankind since Creation… in just 90 minutes! He’s finally arrived to set the record straight… and He’s not holding back!

“An Act of God” is based on the critically acclaimed book written by God and transcribed by David Javerbaum. Javerbaum is a 13-time Emmy Award winner for his work as a head writer and executive producer for “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” and also curator of the Twitter account @TheTweetOfGod, which has over two million followers.

“An Act of God” features scenic design by Tony Award winner Scott Pask (“The Book of Mormon”), costume design by Tony Award nominee David Zinn (“Fun Home”), lighting design by Tony Award winner Hugh Vanstone (“Matilda”) sound design by Drama Desk Award winner Fitz Patton (“It’s Only A Play”) and projection design by Drama Desk Award winner Peter Nigrini (“Here Lies Love”).

"An Act of God" is produced by Jeffrey Finn, the Shubert Organization, Carl Moellenberg, Roy Putrino, Adam Zotovich, Arielle Tepper Madover, Stacey Mindich, Grove Entertainment, Bob Boyett, Richard Winkler, FG Productions, Marco Gomez, Jay & Cindy Gutterman, Jamie Kaye-Phillips, Corinne Hayoun and Denver Center For The Performing Arts.

101 Productions, Ltd. serve as Executive Producers.

The show will be entirely subsidized by angels.

Tickets for “An Act of God” are available by calling (213) 972-4400 or online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org, or visiting the Center Theatre Group box office at the Ahmanson Theatre. Ticket prices start at $25. The Ahmanson Theatre is located at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles, 90012.

To learn more, follow our heavenly channels:

Be a loyal follower and get daily scripture at the Broadway Twitter account @ActOfGodBway

Official website: www.AnActOfGod.com

#AnActOfGod

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January 26, 2016

Contact for Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre Engagement: Nancy Hereford (NHereford@CenterTheatreGroup.org)

Jason Martin (JMartin@CenterTheatreGroup.org) and Kristi Avila (KAvila@CenterTheatreGroup.org)

National Contact for “An Act of God”: Polk & Co. – Matt Polk, Jessica Johnson, Colgan McNeil (Colgan@polkandco.com)

"Father Comes Home From The Wars" Calendar Release

Center Theatre Group — Thu, 21 Jan 2016 01:31:00 -0800

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

April – May 2016

EVENT:

“Father Comes Home From the Wars (Parts 1, 2 & 3)”

by Suzan-Lori Parks

Directed by Jo Bonney

West Coast premiere.

DESCRIPTION:

In this devastatingly beautiful new play set during the Civil War, a slave named Hero is offered his freedom if he joins his master in the ranks of the Confederacy. The choice is to leave the woman and people he loves for what may be an empty promise. His decision brings him face to face not only with a nation at war with itself, but with what freedom truly means.

DATES/TIMES:

Previews begin April 5, 2016. Opens April 17. Through May 15.

Previews (April 5 – April 16): Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. No performance on Monday.

Exception: Added Saturday matinee at 2:30 p.m. on April 16.

Opens Sunday, April 17 at 7 p.m.

Regular Performances (April 19 – May 15): Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2:30 and 8 p.m.; Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. No performance on Mondays.

Exceptions: No public performances April 26-28 (student matinees only).

TICKET INFO:

Ticket Prices: $25 - $85 (Ticket prices are subject to change.)

Tickets are available online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org, by calling Center Theatre Group Audience Services at (213) 628-2772, or in person at the Center Theatre Group box office. Hot Tix: $25 each may be purchased in advance or, subject to availability, on the day of performance at the box office (no checks). Groups: (213) 972-7231. Deaf community: Information & charge, visit CenterTheatreGroup.org/ProjectDATE or call TTY (213) 680-7703.

LOCATION:

Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum

At the Music Center

135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. 90012.

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January 21, 2016

'The Mystery of Love & Sex' Cast Set Release

Center Theatre Group — Thu, 14 Jan 2016 20:03:00 -0800

CAST SET FOR BATHSHEBA DORAN’S “THE MYSTERY OF LOVE & SEX”

AT THE CTG/MARK TAPER FORUM FEBRUARY 10 THROUGH MARCH 20, 2016

The Cast Features Sharon Lawrence, David Pittu, York Walker and Mae Whitman

Center Theatre Group has announced the casting for the West Coast premiere of “The Mystery of Love & Sex,” written by Bathsheba Doran.

“The Mystery of Love & Sex” will be performed at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum February 10 through March 20, 2016. The opening is set for February 21.

Directed by Robert Egan (Artistic Director/Producer of the Ojai Playwrights Conference) the production features, in alphabetical order, Sharon Lawrence (“NYPD Blue,” “Rizzoli and Isles,” “Poor Behavior” at the Taper ), David Pittu (“Is He Dead?” and “LoveMusik,” Broadway; “Parade,” national tour), York Walker (“One Night in Miami,” Denver Center; “Napoli,” ACT; “A Raisin In The Sun,” California Shakespeare Theater) and Mae Whitman (“Speech and Debate,” The Blank Theatre; the film “The Duff” and TV’s “Parenthood”).

Insightful and compassionate, “The Mystery of Love & Sex” is the story of four people whose lives are inextricably intertwined. Charlotte and Jonny are two college students who have been friends since they were nine years old. Attending college together, they contemplate taking their relationship to a romantic level, but Charlotte’s parents don’t take the news very well, and an onslaught of uncomfortable truths about all four of them is unleashed.

Charles Isherwood (The New York Times) said of the play’s world premiere at Lincoln Center Theater in March 2015, “Ms. Doran’s drama is so packed with humanity that it seems infinitely larger, like a chart depicting the sexual and emotional anatomy of us all.” “…a keenly satisfying comedy of sexual matters and manners…,” said Jeremy Gerard of Deadline. “[Doran] is a voice worth paying lots of attention to.”

Bathsheba Doran’s first play “Feminine Wash,” was produced at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe while she was a student at Cambridge University, from which she holds a B.A. and an M.A. She then went on to Oxford University, where she received an M.A. before working as a television comedy writer with the BBC. Doran moved to the United States on a Fulbright Scholarship in 2000, received her MFA from Columbia University and became a playwriting fellow of The Juilliard School. Her critically acclaimed play “Kin” received its world premiere in 2011 at Playwrights Horizons. Her television work includes the series “Codes of Conduct” (HBO), “Jerusalem” (Channel 4), “Masters of Sex,” “Smash” and “Boardwalk Empire” (for which her episode received a WGA nomination). She is a 2009 recipient of the Helen Merrill Playwriting Award, three Lecomte du Nouy Lincoln Center playwriting awards and she is a Susan Smith Blackburn Award finalist.

Tickets for “The Mystery of Love & Sex” are available by calling (213) 628-2772 or online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org. Tickets range from $25 - $85 (ticket prices are subject to change). The Mark Taper Forum is located at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. 90012.

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January 14, 2016

'A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder' Calendar Release

Center Theatre Group — Mon, 04 Jan 2016 19:55:00 -0800

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

March – May 2016

EVENT:

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder”

Book and Lyrics by Robert L. Freedman

Music and Lyrics by Steven Lutvak

Choreographed by Peggy Hickey

Directed by Darko Tresnjak.

DESCRIPTION:

“A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder,” winner of the 2014 Tony Award for Best Musical, tells the uproarious story of Monty Navarro, a distant heir to a family fortune who sets out to jump the line of succession, by any means necessary. He is also juggling his mistress (she’s after more than just love), his fiancée (she’s his cousin but who’s keeping track?), and the constant threat of landing behind bars. But it will all be worth it if he can slay his way to his inheritance … and be done in time for tea.

DATES/TIMES:

Preview March 22 at 8 p.m. Opens March 23 at 8 p.m. Through May 1, 2016.

Regular Performances (March 24 – May 1):

Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 and 8 p.m.; Sunday at 1 and 6:30 p.m. No Monday performances.

Exceptions: Added 2 p.m. performance on Thursday, April 28. No 6:30 p.m. performance on Sunday, May 1.

TICKET INFO:

Ticket Prices: $25 - $130 (Ticket prices are subject to change.)

Tickets are available online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org, by calling Center Theatre Group Audience Services at (213) 972-4400, or in person at the Center Theatre Group box office. Hot Tix: $25 each may be purchased in advance by phone or, subject to availability, on the day of performance at the box office (no checks). Groups: (213) 972-7231. Deaf community: Information and charge, visit CenterTheatreGroup.org/ProjectDATE or call TTY (213) 680-7703.

LOCATION:

Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre

At the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. 90012.

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January 4, 2016