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The name “Ivo van Hove” doesn’t flow off the tongues of Angelenos yet—but it will soon. (For the record, it’s pronounced “EE-vo van HOE-va.”) The 57-year old Belgian director of A View From the Bridge, which plays the Ahmanson Theatre September 7 – October 16, 2016, has been called avant-garde, minimalistic, provocative, and groundb...

Meet Ivo van Hove

Immersive art installations have become all the rage in Los Angeles, and God—and the Ahmanson Theatre—have both taken notice. Whether it’s the throngs of people lined up outside the Broad Museum to snag a spot in its Infinity Mirrored Room or the disappointment of so many Angelenos in not securing a reservation to Los Angeles County Muse...

Artist James Turrell Shines Through the Set for 'An Act of God'

It’s not every day that you get on a conference call with God. But He’s easier to get hold of when He has a show coming to the Ahmanson Theatre from January 30 through March 13, 2016. In advance of An Act of God, Center Theatre Group got on the phone with Him on a Friday afternoon, along with playwright and former The Daily Show with Jon Stewa...

On the Phone with God and His Head Writer

Marsha Norman’s credits span the spectrum of performance from tragic plays to HBO series and have earned her top awards and prizes including a Tony and a Pulitzer. But what drew her to the tale of housewife and World War II war bride Francesca Johnson and inspired her to write the book for the musical adaptation of The Bridges of Madison Count...

A Conversation with Pulitzer Prize-Winning Writer Marsha Norman