2013 | Center Theatre Group

State of the art: year-end reflections from nonprofit arts leaders At the year's end, arts leaders reflect on issues affecting the nonprofit arts world, including the creative economy, diversity and arts education; plus, Broadway Direct recaps its top stories of 2013. COMMENTARY 1. From KCET's Artbound: Philanthropist David Bohnett on the Creative...

‘Tis the season to go to the theatre Broadway theatregoers turned out in record numbers over the Thanksgiving holiday, and other highlights from this week's theatre news. Holiday Theatre 1. A Record Holiday Week for Broadway by Patrick Healy [ArtsBeat.Blogs.NYTimes.com] December 2, 2013 "Broadway had its best Thanksgiving week ever at the box off...

Opening nights and premieres galore With Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty here at Center Theatre Group, Macbeth at Lincoln center, and more premiering shows around the country, the LA and NY stage scenes are extremely busy. Opening Nights 1. Review: In 'Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty,' imagination awakes by Lewis Segal [LATimes.com] November 22,...

Veteran works, Shakespearean performances, and more! New plays and arts programs for veterans emerge, Twelfth Night and Waiting for Godot with Patrick Stewart and Sir Ian McKellen opens on Broadway, and Princess Bride turns into a stage production. Veterans in the arts 1. Play about honoring veterans features real-life military personnel by Kristin...

Sleep is an intrinsic element of the story. In Bourne’s production, much of Act Three takes place within the wooded grounds of the Palace where Aurora and blindfolded sleepwalkers move in trance like states in a 100 year slumber. The movement is based on poses and positions of sleep, dancers have their arms outstretched before them or are cur...

Center Theatre Group wins big at Ovations CTG takes 12 trophies at the Ovation Awards, and other highlights from L.A. theatre's biggest night. Onstage in L.A. 1.Center Theatre Group Collects 12 Awards at L.A. Stage Alliance's 24th Ovation Awards by Degen Pener [HollywoodReporter.com] November 4, 2013 November 3 was a good night for Center Theatre...

Broadway gears up for Halloween, and other theatre news A rise for non-profit theatres and arts programs, and Broadway costume designers and actors get ready for Halloween. Importance of the Arts 1.TCG Report Cites Good Fiscal News for Nonprofit Theaters by LA Stage Alliance [LAStageTimes.com] October 22, 2013 After a decline in non-profit theatre...

Emerging shows and playwrights take stage in New York James Franco makes his Broadway debut, while Jesse Tyler Ferguson works on The 24 Hour Plays, and ‘Bronx Bombers’ makes its bump up to Broadway. Emerging Shows 1. James Franco Confirms His Broadway Debut in Revival of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men with Chris O'Dowd By Ryan Gilbert [Broadw...

New pieces in Los Angeles and New York theatre and film A diverse range of new works gears up for performances across the country. Los Angeles works 1. Time and space are one in thrilling 'Einstein on the Beach' by Mark Swed [LATimes.com] October 13, 2013 Einstein on the Beach is being revived again after 20 years. This image-based 4-hour show was...

Shut down: How the political deadlock affects non-profit organizations COMMENTARY: Journalists and bloggers respond to the political battle that has temporarily closed many cultural institutions and furloughed thousands of workers. 1. The Government Shutdown's Effect on Culture Is Worth Caring About by Kevin Pires [Flavorwire.com] October 1, 2013 A...

Family affairs As Luis Alfaro, Lorenzo Pisoni and Trieu Tran's solo performances place their fathers center stage, we take a look at some of the other family affairs making headlines in the theatre world. CTG in the News 1. Solos at the Douglas — From St. Jude to Rodney King to Uncle Sam by Larry Pontius [LAStageAlliance.com] September 18, 2013 �...

News:

State of the art: year-end reflections from nonprofit arts leaders

‘Tis the season to go to the theatre

Opening nights and premieres galore

Veteran works, Shakespearean performances, and more!

Sleep

Center Theatre Group wins big at Ovations

Broadway gears up for Halloween, and other theatre news

Emerging shows and playwrights take stage in New York

New pieces in Los Angeles and New York theatre and film

Shut down: How the political deadlock affects non-profit organizations

Family Affairs