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Sebastian Arcelus and Stephanie J. Block’s love for theatre is rather literal. Not only are they two renowned actors, but they have become a powerful team as husband and wife, both offstage and onstage in Into the Woods at the Ahmanson Theatre this month.

IT TAKES TWO

“Nothing in this play is what it appears to be,” Actor Eugene Lee says of A Soldier’s Play.

Soldiering On

The company of 1776 sang the National Anthem at the Angel City Football Club game against Seattle’s Ol Reign on April 19th.

A new National Anthem

The scenic design of a show is meant to transport the audience and help evoke the emotions of the characters on stage. In The Secret Garden, the characters are, in many ways, stuck between places—be it the world of the living and the world of the dead, or between the drab interior of a house haunted by grief and the wonders of a revitalized garde...

The scenery of ‘The Secret Garden’

HAPPY APRIL! It’s the month that starts off with dad jokes, belly laughs, prank calls, and awkward moments where you pretend to laugh at your director’s less-than-funny jokes. But for pranksters and comedians, this is the time to shine. Comedy is a unique tool that helps artists communicate their stories through laughs and cackles. It’s a sto...

‘Jokesters’ at Center Theatre Group

The Secret Garden is a classic story of hope, magic, and transformation. The same kind of transformation can be experienced when you bring the beauty of The Secret Garden into your everyday cooking. Garden-to-table cooking in LA brings a magical element to nourishing meals, as you discover new flavors and ingredients while exploring the gardens of...

Inspired by The Secret Garden: Experience the Flavors of LA's Secret Gardens at Home

A new production of The Secret Garden opened at Center Theatre Group this week, one of the first major productions of the Tony Award-winning show since its Broadway premiere in 1991 and the passing of the musical’s composer, Lucy Simon. She was a Grammy Award-winning and Tony Award-nominated composer for Broadway, Folk, and Children’s music....

The Legacy of Lucy Simon

Create memories that will last a lifetime by spending precious time together as a family.

Inspired by The Secret Garden: Incredible Family Traditions from Around the World

February is Black History Month, an annual observance that honors the important people and events in Black culture and the history of the United States. The month highlights the love, success, and bond Black people share and the contributions they have made as a community and for the country, while also honoring and recognizing the strife they have...

The Black Artists of Yesterday, Today, and the Future

You give a living thing a little chance to grow. That lyric, written by Marsha Norman for The Secret Garden, neatly captures the spirit of hope that has engaged fans of the 1911 children’s literature classic, its countless movie and TV adaptations and, of course, Norman and Lucy Simon’s 1991 Tony Award-winning musical....

Taking Time to Grow

“Sometimes since I’ve been in the garden I’ve looked up through the trees at the sky and I have had a strange feeling of being happy.”– Frances Hodgson Burnett, “The Secret Garden”

Inspired by The Secret Garden: Gardening Benefits that Shouldn’t Be a Secret