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The New Yorker explores the "secular kind of fervor" of 'Matilda The Musical' composer Tim Minchin

When the Royal Shakespeare Company decided to make a musical version of Roald Dahl's beloved book Matilda, they chose Matthew Warchus to direct. When Warchus went looking for a songwriter for Matilda The Musical, he chose Australian comedian Tim Minchin, a performer who "plays a heightened version of himself: a smart-ass who knows he's right a...

The Man Behind the Music

Inner Circle members received a rare glimpse into the orchestra pit of the Ahmanson Theatre at the Inner Circle’s most recent Up Close Dialogue as producing director Doug Baker sat down with Jay Alger, the music director of Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella. Up Close Dialogues are opportunities for members of the Inner Circle to hear Cent...

Cinderella Backstage Tour Reveals Weight of Performance

Kids of all ages got to pull back the curtain on the exciting world of Rodger's + Hammerstein's Cinderella during a recent backstage tour for CTG donors led by Assistant Company Manager, Jose Solivan. Donors and their families enjoyed an intimate experience with the show as they wandered through the dressing area to sneak a look at Cinderella'...

How to bring down a classroom dictator in 5 easy steps, a #MatHacks exclusive!

Dictators can crush the hopes and dreams of kids, turning school into a nightmare. Here are 5 steps you can take to bring them down.

Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein

Richard Rodgers (1902–1979) and Oscar Hammerstein II (1895–1960) were an innovative and successful American musical theatre writing team, usually referred to as Rodgers and Hammerstein. Richard Rodgers composed the music and Oscar Hammerstein provided the lyrics. They created a string of popular Broadway musicals in the 1940s and 1950s ini...

A Conversation with Costume Designer William Ivey Long

Center Theatre Group Teaching Artist Marcos Nájera speaks with William Ivey Long, Costume Designer for Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella