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New Play Development: Ownership morphing into investment

Center Theatre Group's associate producer and director of New Play Production, Diane Rodriguez, explores how theatres can invest in artists and new work. This article originally appeared on HowlRound.com, "a journal of the theater commons."

Middle School Playwriting Program inspires adolescents' self-expression

In spring, middle school students from eight diverse schools in the Burbank, Inglewood, Los Angeles and Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School Districts worked in small groups to write 10-minute plays rooted in their experience. This was their final project for Center Theatre Group’s Middle School Playwriting Program.

Middle School Playwriting Program inspires adolescents' self-expression

Go on the road with ‘War Horse’

Go on the road with ‘War Horse’ If you're experiencing _War Horse _withdrawal, you can get your fix on YouTube, where star Andrew Veenstra, who played Albert on the Ahmanson stage, chronicles his experiences on your for Broadway.com. In this episode, Veenstra asks fellow company members Nathan Koci and John Milosich to share their experiences...

Broadway or Bust a bust?

Broadway or Bust a bust? Billed as “part competition, part performance, and part non-fiction drama,” Broadway or Bust (PBS) tells the story of 60 high school students vying for recognition as the nation’s leading male and female high school musical theatre performers. The first episode of the three-part miniseries begins with an introduction...

Sony blockbusters to become Broadway musicals

Sony blockbusters to become Broadway musicals In the golden age of Hollywood, producers mined Broadway gold to create their movie magic, making memorable films like A Streetcar Named Desire, The Sound of Music and West Side Story. That formula has reversed in recent history, with many Broadway musicals drawing inspiration from the cineplex. In the...

UK company of Jason Robert Brown’s ‘13’ records cast album

UK company of Jason Robert Brown’s ‘13’ records cast album "I wanna fly, wanna drive, wanna get rich, wanna get out, wanna get my braces off, wanna get my nose pierced, wanna grow my hair long." 13 tells the story of thirteen 13-year-olds trying to stay "cool," survive classes and navigate cliques at a middle school in Appleton, Ind. Tony Awa...