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Meet the 'Tight-Knit' Family of 'Falsettos'

To say the Falsettos touring cast feels grateful to be part of the revival is an understatement. It might be more accurate to say it’s like a dream come true.

Meet the 'Tight-Knit' Family of 'Falsettos'

‘Welcome to Falsettoland’

The revival of Falsettos (onstage at the Ahmanson Theatre April 16 – May 19, 2019) might never have come to be if it wasn’t for a chance meeting in Manhattan. At a benefit dinner at The Public Theater, director/writer James Lapine met producer and Jujamcyn Theaters President Jordan Roth. When Lapine asked him, What’s your bucket list show? Ro...

‘Welcome to Falsettoland’

A Q&A with Captain Beverley Bass

Suddenly I’m in the cockpit / Suddenly everything’s changed … Suddenly there's nothing in between me and the sky. It’s impossible not to clap or pump your fist or cheer as Becky Gulsvig, who plays Beverley Bass in the national tour of Come From Away (at the Ahmanson November 28, 2018 – January 6, 2019), sings the story of how Bass became...

A Q&A with Captain Beverley Bass

The Making of 'Come From Away'

Twenty-eight hours after leaving Paris, France for Dallas, Texas, American Airlines Captain Beverley Bass and her passengers and crew disembarked in the Newfoundland, Canada town of Gander, population approximately 10,000. “Most airline pilots will spend their entire career knowing about Gander but never landing there,” recalled Bass of the loc...

The Making of 'Come From Away'

A Letter from Michael Ritchie: December 2018

Dear Community Member, This month we have two terrific productions onstage that—in very different ways—use the art of theatre to illuminate key moments in our American history.

A Letter from Michael Ritchie: October 2018

Dear Community Member, If you’ve never been to Center Theatre Group before, I want to welcome you to what I hope will be a wonderful experience. For those of you who are returning…it’s nice to have you back here with us!

A Letter from Michael Ritchie: October 2018