https://www.centertheatregroup.org/news-and-blogs/news/2013/july/ The latest news from Center Theatre Group in Los Angeles, home of the Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum, and the Kirk Douglas Theatre. https://www.centertheatregroup.org/news-and-blogs/news/2013/july/get-on-the-bus-artsmatter-and-other-theatre-news/ Thu, 25 Jul 2013 00:00:00 -0700 https://www.centertheatregroup.org/news-and-blogs/news/2013/july/get-on-the-bus-artsmatter-and-other-theatre-news/ <h1>Get on the bus: #ArtsMatter, and other theatre news</h1> <h2>The stories theatre lovers have been talking about this week.</h2> <p><strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-shepard-fairey-bus-art-20130724,0,2022191.story?track=rss">1. Art in transit: Shepard Fairey's #ArtsMatter piece aboard Metro buses</a></strong> by Jaime Wetherbe [LATimes.com]<br> July 25, 2013</p> <p>Shepard Fairey's new piece of art could soon be driving by you on the L.A. streets.</p> <p>The Los Angeles Fund for Public Education on Tuesday unveiled its latest addition to its #ArtsMatter public art project, a bold graphic by Fairey that will be splashed across six city buses and hundreds of billboards for the next four weeks. ...</p> <p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-shepard-fairey-bus-art-20130724,0,2022191.story?track=rss">Read more »</a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-hugh-jackman-broadway-los-angeles-20130723,0,2233346.story?track=rss">2. Hugh Jackman to bring one-man Broadway show to Los Angeles</a></strong> by Jamie Wetherbe [LATimes.com]<br> July 23, 2013</p> <p>Hugh Jackman will make his Southern California stage debut this fall.</p> <p>The Tony winner and Oscar nominee will bring his hit Broadway show "One Night Only" to Los Angeles to benefit the Motion Picture &amp; Television Fund.</p> <p>The one-man show ... </p> <p><a href="http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/culture/la-et-cm-hugh-jackman-broadway-los-angeles-20130723,0,2233346.story?track=rss">Read more »</a></p> <p><strong><a href="http://www.lastagetimes.com/2013/07/connie-chats-on-opening-night-a-parallelogram/">3. Connie Chats on Opening Night: <em>A Parallelogram</em></a></strong> by Connie Danese [LAStageTimes.com]<br> July 23, 2013</p> <p>The title of Bruce Norris’ new play at the Taper is defined in Webster’s as a quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel and equal (namely a rectangle, square or rhombus). At the final curtain, this humorous, provocative piece might best be defined as a conundrum – an unanswered riddle. ...</p> <p><a href="http://www.lastagetimes.com/2013/07/connie-chats-on-opening-night-a-parallelogram/">Read more »</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.broadway.com/buzz/170783/whos-that-at-the-stage-door-check-out-our-gallery-of-broadways-most-amazing-transformations/"><strong>4. Who's That at the Stage Door? Check Out Our Gallery of Broadway's Most Amazing Transformations</strong></a> by Broadway.com Staff [Broadway.com]<br> July 23, 2013</p> <p>Broadway actors pride themselves on their ability to disappear into their characters, but some stage roles require extreme transformations. The most obvious example? Bertie Carvel, the handsome young British star who morphs into hulking Miss Trunchbull, Crunchem Hall Academy's utterly frightening headmistress in <em>Matilda. ...</em></p> <p><a href="http://www.broadway.com/buzz/170783/whos-that-at-the-stage-door-check-out-our-gallery-of-broadways-most-amazing-transformations/">Read more »</a></p> <h2>Plus, check out why #ArtsMatter to leaders all over Los Angeles, and tell us why #ArtsMatter to you in the comments section!</h2> <div class="sfy-story" url="//storify.com/misterebrown/celebs-civic-leaders-and-leading-arts-organization" header="false" style="display: block; clear: left;"><iframe class="s-header-ext s-header-iframe_misterebrown-celebs-civic-leaders-and-leading-arts-organization" width="100%" frameborder="no" scrolling="no" style="border: none; display: none; height: 40px; overflow: hidden; position: fixed; top: 0; width:660px" id="header-51f164218485cfa60a11d1b6"></iframe><iframe src="//storify.com/misterebrown/celebs-civic-leaders-and-leading-arts-organization/embed?header=false" name="" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allowtransparency="true" style="display: block; border: none; overflow: hidden; width: 660px; max-width: 900px; height: 3526px; min-height: 3526px; background-color: transparent;"></iframe></div> <noscript>[<a href='https://www.centertheatregroup.org//storify.com/misterebrown/celebs-civic-leaders-and-leading-arts-organization" target="_blank">View the story "Celebs, civic leaders and leading arts organizations take say #ArtsMatter" on Storify</a>]</noscript>