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Being Transparent with Adina Verson

“NEW MUSICALS ARE THE MOST REWARDING AND TERRIFYING THING YOU CAN EVER DO IN THEATRE,” Center Theatre Group Associate Artistic Director Kelley Kirkpatrick said.

A New Standing Order

Gender Inclusivity and Language in A Transparent Musical Prepared by the Trans/GNC members of A Transparent Musical.

Continuing the conversation

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’

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

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

“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

Ain’t Too Proud is back in Los Angeles at the Ahmanson Theatre, and the city is ready for more. Following their Pre-Broadway performance in 2018, the show went on to garner 12 Tony Award nominations and win the 2019 Tony Award for Best Choreography. Now, audiences and fans of The Temptations (sometimes referred to as “The Temps”) are flocking...

The Legacy of The Temptations Lives on at the Ahmanson Theatre

Creating a new benchmark for Broadway, Hadestown demanded that theater make space for diverse voices. The show’s modern premise reflects the values of our changing culture through a transformative musical experience that reimagines Greek mythology. In 2019, it garnered 14 TONY nominations, winning eight of them, including Best New Musical. Critic...

Diversity and the Dynamic Women Behind 'Hadestown'

Could Hadestown writer and composer, Anaïs Mitchell have subconsciously predicted key elements of the world’s most devastating global crisis? The show’s world is one of suffering. Power and wealth reign supreme; the poor go hungry; seasons are unstable, and love is lost. In the real world, COVID-19 wreaks havoc, systematic racism forces persis...

'Hadestown’s' Hope and Healing Powers