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A Backstage Ballet...An Actor and his Dressers

While serial murder is not often considered fertile ground for comedy, when one actor plays all eight of a play’s ill-fated characters, as in A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder (which plays the Ahmanson Theatre through May 1, 2016), the potential for comedic virtuosity becomes endless. But what are the logistics of playing ei...

A Backstage Ballet...An Actor and his Dressers

10 Shows with Divine Inspiration

An Act of God, which plays the Ahmanson Theatre through March 13, 2016, isn’t the only divinely inspired show to grace stages on Broadway and around the country. Many theatre productions with religious aspects, both satirical and serious, have become major hits. To prepare yourself for the awe-inspiring majesty of witnessing God inhabit Sean...

10 Shows with Divine Inspiration

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

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'

When God Creates Comedy Gold

Nowadays, comedians regularly mine God and religion for comic gold.

When God Creates Comedy Gold

On the Phone with God and His Head Writer

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

Students create models of Chavez Ravine homes

Center Theatre Group supported 16 students from the Academy of Visual Arts at Culver City High School as they constructed models of the homes that were demolished in the historic neighborhoods now known as Chavez Ravine to make way for Dodger Stadium.  The students created these models, which were displayed at the home adjacen...