When Love Takes Center Stage
Looking Back at Our Favorite Musical Love Stories at the Ahmanson Theatre
Here at Center Theatre Group, we’re no strangers to showcasing spectacular love stories by way of musical theatre. The Ahmanson, in particular, has visited the crossroads of song, dance, and romance continuously since its first season more than 50 years ago through today with The Last Ship.
At the Ahmanson Jan 14 – Feb 16, 2020, the stirring musical—starring rock legend Sting and a talented ensemble of actors and singers—unveils a story of community and compassion inspired by the Grammy Award®-winning musician’s own coming-of-age in small-town, working-class England. But alongside its themes of family, friendship, and unity are two timeless love stories. And as The Last Ship tells its unique, romantic tales, we’re celebrating 10 big musical love stories onstage the Ahmanson that continue to make us want to burst into song and dance ourselves.
The Happy Time (1967)
They’re Playing Our Song (1978)
The Phantom of the Opera (1989)
Miss Saigon (1995)
Show Boat (1996)
Rent (1997)
Mamma Mia! (2002)
The Drowsy Chaperone (2005)
Spring Awakening (2008)
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (2014)
The Last Ship (2020)