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CASTING IS COMPLETE FOR “THE GLASS
MENAGERIE”
AT TAPER
Judith Ivey Is Joined By Patch Darragh,
Keira Keeley and Ben McKenzie
In a Fresh Interpretation of Tennessee Williams Classic

Judith Ivey, who plays the iconic Amanda Wingfield, will be joined by Patch
Darragh as Tom, Keira Keeley as Laura and Ben McKenzie as Jim O’Connor, the
Gentleman Caller, in Center Theatre Group’s presentation of the Long Wharf
Theatre production of “The Glass Menagerie.” Tennessee Williams’ haunting
memory play begins previews on September 1 and opens
September 12 with performances continuing
through October 17, 2010, at the Mark
Taper Forum.
Ivey, Darragh and Keeley return to the roles they played at the Long Wharf
Theatre and in the subsequent Roundabout presentation; Ben McKenzie, who is
best known for his roles on “Southland” and “The O.C.,” and in the films
“Johnny Got His Gun” and “Junebug” joins the company for this CTG run.
Directed by Gordon Edelstein, artistic director of the Long Wharf Theatre
where the critically acclaimed production opened in May 2009, this fresh
interpretation of “The Glass Menagerie” is the compelling saga of the
Wingfield family in the 1940s, struggling with illusion and reality.
The narrator is Tom, the son, who works in a shoe factory and is torn
between his role as the family breadwinner and his desire to lead a life of
his own. The story unfolds of his mother, Amanda, a former Southern belle
and relentless romantic trying to maintain her dignity and her control in
the gloom of their St. Louis tenement; of Laura, his frail sister who has
retreated to an imaginary world caring for her collection of glass animals;
and the visit of Jim, the Gentleman Caller, who changes the family forever.
Charles Isherwood of The New York Times said, “Directed with clarity and
sensitivity by Gordon Edelstein, and featuring a benchmark performance by
Judith Ivey as the embattled Southern matriarch Amanda Wingfield, the
production is suffused with emotion from its first moments to its last,
turbulent with the confusions of love and hope and regret and fear that fill
any family living room in a time of crisis and stress.” Isherwood said Ivey
“. . . imbues the role with a perfectly judged mixture of chiffon and
steel.”
Erik Haagensen of Back Stage said, “The quicksilver Darragh is a revelation
…[He] is giving the kind of performance that lingers in the mind for life.”
“…there’s subtle craft in Keeley’s take on Laura’s fragility, and her
performance grows
weightier and more complex as the story culminates in a candle-lit kiss with
her oblivious gentleman caller,” observed Jeff Labrecque from Entertainment
Weekly.
Set design for “The Glass Menagerie” is by Michael Yeargan, costume design
by Martin Pakledinaz, lighting by Jennifer Tipton, sound by David Budries
and casting is by James Calleri, CSA, with additional casting by Erika
Sellin, CSA and Carrie Gardner, CSA. The production stage manager is Robyn
Henry.
Stage and screen star Judith Ivey has received two Tony Awards for
performances in “Steaming” and “Hurlyburly,” and an Obie Award for “The
Moonshot Tape,” among many other awards. She was recently honored with the
Texas Medal of Arts for Theatre. She has starred in four television series
including “Designing Women,” and has appeared in numerous films including
“The Devil’s Advocate,” “Washington Square,” “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and
“Compromising Positions.”
“The Glass Menagerie” was the first play to establish Tennessee Williams as
a major playwright and a Broadway success. He received two Pulitzer Prizes
for Drama, four Drama Critic Circle Awards, and the Presidential Medal of
Freedom before his death in 1983. His classic works also include “The Rose
Tattoo,” “The Night of the Iguana,” “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” and “A Streetcar
Named Desire.”
Center Theatre Group, a non-profit organization, is one of the largest and
most active theatre companies in the nation, programming seasons at the Mark
Taper Forum and Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center of Los Angeles, and the
Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City. In addition to providing theatre of the
highest caliber to the rich, diverse communities of Southern California, CTG
supports a significant number of arts education and play development
initiatives.
Tickets for “The Glass Menagerie” are available by calling CTG Audience
Services at (213) 628-2772 or online at
www.CenterTheatreGroup.org
or in person at the CTG box office located at the Ahmanson Theatre at the
Music Center.
PHOTO: Judith Ivey (as
Amanda Wingfield) and Patch Darragh (as Tom) in the Long Wharf Theatre
production of “The Glass Menagerie”. Photo credit: Joan Marcus |
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JANE
FONDA
TO STAR IN “33
VARIATIONS” AT CTG/AHMANSON THEATRE
Moisés Kaufman’s New Broadway
Drama to Be Presented in January-March 2011
Five-Time Tony Award-Nominated Play is Part of Mark Taper Forum’s 2011
Season

Two-time Academy Award-winner Jane
Fonda will star in “33 Variations,” the compelling new play written and
directed by Moisés Kaufman, at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre,
January 30 through March 6, 2011. Opening
is set for February 9.
The legendary film and stage actress will reprise the role she created for
the 2009 Broadway run of “33 Variations” and for which she received a Tony
Award nomination.
The play, which was nominated for a total of five Tony Awards, will be part
of the Mark Taper Forum’s 2011 season, and will be offered as a bonus option
to Ahmanson Theatre season ticket holders.
Jane Fonda will head a cast of eight in the play created by Kaufman, who
received Tony Award nominations for “33 Variations” (Best Play 2009) and for
“I Am My Own Wife” (Best Director 2004), and most recently directed the
acclaimed “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” at the Mark Taper Forum and
earlier at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
In “33 Variations,” the audience is transported back and forth from
present-day New York to 19th century Austria, when a musicologist (Fonda) is
determined to solve the musical mystery of why Beethoven spent his last
years feverishly writing 33 variations of what appeared to be a mediocre
waltz created by his publisher.
Even though she has been diagnosed with a serious disease, the scholar
dismisses her daughter’s concerns and flies to Europe to study Beethoven’s
original papers. It is here that a heartfelt and moving story unfolds of how
two remarkable individuals separated by 200 years defy mortality for a
short, precious time and revel in their respective passions.
Praising Fonda's “robust and confident performance,” Joe Dziemianowicz of
the New York Daily News said, “The Oscar winner brings everything to this
role that’s made her an iconic film star: Pure enthusiasm, toughness
tempered by vulnerability, and that distinctive voice which makes every line
fascinating.” John Simon of Bloomberg News wrote: “Fonda gives a sterling
performance, never milking the pathos.” Ben Brantley of The New York Times
said, “Her elegantly restrained rendering of a struggle between fierce human
consciousness and mortal decay comes close to matching ‘the notes ascending
– a rising promise’ that [the character] says she hears in Beethoven’s
music.” Stephanie Zacharek of New York magazine said, “Fonda meets the
challenge like a warrior queen. She may be playing an academic, but the
physicality of her performance is what sticks with you. She uses her trim,
sturdy frame to suggest the myriad ways in which our bodies – one way or
another – can ultimately betray our minds.”
Jane Fonda’s work on stage and screen has earned numerous nominations and
awards, including Academy Awards (Best Actress in 1971 for “Klute” and in
1978 for “Coming Home”) and an Emmy Award for her performance in “The
Dollmaker.” Along with starring roles in dozens of highly acclaimed
productions, Fonda also took on responsibilities as a film and television
producer, including “Coming Home,” “The China Syndrome” “Nine to Five,”
“Rollover,” “On Golden Pond,” “The Morning After” and “The Dollmaker.”
She revolutionized the fitness industry with the release of “Jane Fonda’s
Workout” in 1982, which remains the top grossing home video of all time, and
followed with the production of 23 home exercise videos, 13 audio recordings
and five books – selling 16 million copies all together.
She published her memoirs, “My Life So Far,” in May 2005 and it immediately
went to #1 on The New York Times Best Sellers list. That same spring
“Monster-in-Law,” her first film in 15 years, also became the #1 box office
hit making Fonda the first person to simultaneously have a #1 book and #1
movie. She is currently writing the follow up to “My Life So Far,” which
will focus on aging and the “third act” of life. Her most recent film,
“Georgia Rule,” opened in spring 2007. Fonda returned to Broadway in March
2009 to create her role in “33 Variations.” Upcoming film projects include a
starring role in the French comedy, “Et si on vivait tous ensemble,” and
also “Peace, Love & Misunderstanding,” along with Catherine Keener.
Fonda has long been known for activism and advocacy on environmental issues,
human rights, and the empowerment of women and girls. She founded the
Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention (G-CAPP) in 1995, and
chairs this statewide effort to reduce the high rates of adolescent
pregnancy in Georgia through community, youth and family development,
training of professionals who work with adolescents, and legislative
advocacy. In 2000, Fonda traveled to Nigeria and produced a film, in
collaboration with the International Women's Health Coalition, entitled
“Generation 2000: Changing Girls’ Realities.”
Fonda is a member of the Women & Foreign Policy Advisory Committee of the
Council on Foreign Relations; the board of Women’s Media Center, which she
co-founded in 2004; and she sits on the board of V-Day: Until The Violence
Stops, a global effort to stop violence against women begun in 1998 by Eve
Ensler, author of “The Vagina Monologues.” In 1994, Fonda was named Goodwill
Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund.
In addition to Tony Award nominations for Best Play and Best Actress, “33
Variations” was nominated for Featured Actor, Scenic Design and Lighting
Design.
Further casting for “33 Variations” will be announced at a later date.
The complete 2011 Mark Taper Forum season will be announced this summer, and
as part of the season package, “33 Variations” will go on sale to Taper
season ticket holders. Ahmanson season ticket holders will be able purchase
the play as a bonus option to their Ahmanson subscription. In late October,
“33 Variations” will be on sale to the general public. For information and
to charge season tickets by phone, call the Exclusive Season Ticket Hotline
at (213) 972-4444. To purchase subscriptions on-line, visit
www.CenterTheatreGroup.org.
For information regarding Project D.A.T.E. (sign language interpreted, open
caption and audio described performances) call TDD (213) 680-4017 or voice
(213) 972-4444.
PHOTO: Two-time Academy
Award-winner Jane Fonda will star in "33 Variations". Photo credit: Andrew
Eccles |
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FULL CAST ANNOUNCED FOR “LEAP OF FAITH”
World Premiere of New
Musical Begins at the CTG/Ahmanson Theatre in September

The full cast is set for the
world premiere of the new musical “Leap of Faith,” which will begin
performances at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre on
September 11, 2010 and continue
through October 24. The opening is
scheduled for October 3. [Please note that these dates have changed
from those originally announced.]
Starring four-time Tony Award-nominee Raúl Esparza and Golden Globe
Award-nominee Brooke Shields (both of whom were previously
announced), the cast features Nicholas Barasch, Jarrod Emick, Kendra
Kassebaum, Kecia Lewis-Evans and Leslie Odom, Jr. as well as Brad
Anderson, Bradley Benjamin, Tom Berklund, Christopher Bones, Krystal Joy
Brown, Ta'Rea Campbell, Eric L. Christian, Michelle Duffy, Harvey Evans,
Ashley Blair Fitzgerald, Jennie Ford, Bob Gaynor, Angela Grovey, Shannon
Lewis, Michael X. Martin, Maurice Murphy, Anise E. Ritchie, Darcie
Roberts, Bryce Ryness, Ariel Shepley, C.E. Smith, Alex Michael Stoll,
Dennis Stowe, Katherine Tokarz, Brandon Wardell, Karl Warden, Natalie
Willes and Charlie Williams.
Tony Award-winner Rob Ashford is the director and choreographer of “Leap
of Faith,” which will feature set design by Robin Wagner, costume design
by William Ivey Long, lighting design by Donald Holder and sound design by
John Shivers.
“Leap of Faith” is based on the Steve Martin movie and features a score by
eight-time Academy Award-winner Alan Menken, book by Janus Cercone with
Glenn Slater, and lyrics by Glenn Slater.
When his traveling ministry breaks down in a small Kansas town, part-time
reverend and full-time con artist Jonas Nightingale (Raúl Esparza) quickly
pitches a tent and invites the locals to a revival. The sheriff is
determined to stop Jonas from separating the townspeople from their money,
but Jonas’ real challenge arises when he meets Marva (Brooke Shields), a
pretty waitress with a young son. Her love forces the ultimate cynic to
take a real leap of faith.
The new musical is based on the motion picture “Leap of Faith” produced by
Paramount Pictures Corporation and written by Janus Cercone.
“Leap of Faith” is the first production in Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson
Theatre’s 2010-2011 season at the Los Angeles County Music Center.
Tickets for “Leap of Faith” are available by calling Center Theatre Group
Audience Services at (213) 972-4400, in person at the Center Theatre Group
box office or on-line at
www.CenterTheatreGroup.org. Hot Tix at $20 each can be purchased in
advance or, subject to availability, on the day of performance at the box
office (no checks). Groups: (213) 972-7231. Deaf community: Information &
charge, TDD (213) 680-4017.
Photo: Tony Award-nominee
Raúl Esparza and Golden Globe Award-nominee Brooke Shields in rehearsal
for the world premiere of "Leap of Faith". Photo credit: Craig Schwartz |
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THE CRITICALLY
ACCLAIMED
"WAR CYCLE"
RETURNS TO THE POWERHOUSE THEATRE
through SEPTEMBER 11
For the first time ever, the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble will
produce all three plays from their epic, original undertaking,
back to back to back.
The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble
takes on the ambitious task of presenting three original plays that each
introduce new perspectives on the wars in Iraq and
Afghanistan. For the first time ever, the Ensemble presents Wounded, Nation
of Two, and the workshop production of Gospel According to First Squad back
to back to back at the Powerhouse Theatre. Acknowledging and embracing that
war is more than shock and awe and the strategy on the battlefield, The War
Cycle views war’s effects on the American people on the most intimate of
levels.
Beginning with interviews with men and women wounded in battle, widows, and
soldiers, the Ensemble has compiled years of research and development into a
weekend of theatre that tells relevant, important, and emotional stories
covering all aspects of war and its often messy aftermath. From politics to
religion, from love to grief, from Afghanistan to the home front, this
collection of plays poses difficult, divisive questions that are critical to
the American experience of modern war. The War Cycle tells stories that
affect its audiences in a way that should not be missed. The War Cycle opens
August 19th at the Powerhouse Theatre and runs through
September 11th.
"The urgent timeliness of Wounded is unmistakable…Recommended!." - LA Times
Collaboratively conceived and written by Tom Burmester and the Los Angeles
Theatre Ensemble and directed by Tom Burmester and Yael Itzkowitz, Wounded
is based on true accounts of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
Set in the Fisher House rehabilitation home at the Walter Reed Medical
Center in Washington DC, the main point of re-entry for wounded soldiers,
sailors, and Marines, Wounded follows four young veterans and their families
on their quest to readjust to life back home and get on with lives newly
transformed by disability. With their time in the war behind them, these men
and women discover that their real battle is about to begin.
“GO! Nation of Two displays unusual skill at articulating a family's shaky
façade of
icy normalcy, as it gives way to rage and despair.” - LA Weekly
Collaboratively conceived by the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble, written by
Artistic Director Tom Burmester, and directed by Danika Sudik and Tom
Burmester, Nation of Two is inspired by true accounts of the families of
soldiers fallen in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars. Nation of Two follows the
lives of the Harper family as they prepare to scatter the ashes of 24 year
old Lt. Michael Harper on the anniversary of his combat-related death in the
Iraq War. A surprise visit from a soldier who served with Michael at the
time of his death ignites a powder keg of emotion and throws the family into
crisis as they strive to preserve their memories of Michael while learning
to let go.
Audiences are invited to take part in the development of the newest play in
The War Cycle by joining the Ensemble after each performance to share their
feedback. This workshop production, Gospel According to First Squad, is the
newest play in The War Cycle and the first to take place in the Theatre of
War. On the brink of civilization in Eastern Afghanistan, deep in the deadly
Korengal Valley, First Squad walks the tightrope between boredom and terror
everyday. In a valley lit by firestorms of chaos, courage can be proved by a
casual walk to the porta-shitter. As First Squad navigates the human
terrain, winning hearts and minds from the Taliban, a new addition to their
team threatens their mission, the populace, and their dreams of home. Gospel
According to First Squad will take you on a tour of duty -- as Americans --
that will shine a light on our mission, our morals, and what we do -- or
don't do -- to keep our freedom.
Tom Burmester, founder and Producing Artistic Director of the Los Angeles
Theatre Ensemble and Managing Artistic Director of the Powerhouse Theatre,
has produced many productions for the stage including Wounded and Survived
by Tom Burmester, Kindred by Daniel Keleher, I Gelosi and The Heretic
Mysteries by David Bridel, Monkey Madness by Daisuke Tsuji, Quixotic and
Adeline’s Play by Kit Steinkellner and The Water Engine by David Mamet. Tom
earned his MFA in Directing from the University of California, Los Angeles.
The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble is dedicated to staging theater works of
high artistic integrity while endeavoring to remain broadly accessible and
genuinely entertaining. The ensemble holds fast in its commitment to strike
a balance between providing a venue for emerging artists and veteran
artists; between the works of new playwrights, and revisiting timely and
important classics.
The Powerhouse Theatre is housed, appropriately enough, in the Powerhouse, a
historical building originally erected in 1910 for the Southern California
Edison Electrical Plant for the city of Santa Monica. Committed to nurturing
innovative new work, the Powerhouse has introduced Los Angeles audiences to
critically-acclaimed world premieres such as the multiple award-winning The
Shaggs: Philosophy of the World; the scathingly funny The Family Room by
Aron Coleite; Golden Prospects: A Los Angeles Melodrama by Colin Campbell;
and A Series of Comedic Lectures with John Lehr.
Tickets for Wounded and Nation of Two are $20.00. Tickets for Gospel
According to First Squad are $5. Tickets for the special performances on
September 11th are $11. To purchase tickets, visit
www.latensemble.com.
The Powerhouse Theatre is located at 3116 2nd Street in south Santa Monica,
just off Main Street between Rose and Marine. Guests in wheelchairs should
call in advance to make arrangements. For information, the public should
visit www.latensemble.com
WHAT: The Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble proudly presents, for the
first time, all three plays in The War Cycle, back to back to back.
WHO:
Wounded
Written by Tom Burmester with the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble
Directed by Tom Burmester and Yael Itzkowitz
Featuring Trevor Algatt†, Eric Anderson, John Brooks, Charleene Closshey,
Jaquelyn
Johnson, Chase McKenna*, AJ Meijer*†, Danika Sudik†, and Paige White*†
Nation of Two
Written by Tom Burmester
Directed by Danika Sudik and Tom Burmester
Associate Direction by Yael Itzkowitz
Featuring Eric Anderson, Melissa Collins†, Andrew Crabtree, Bethany
Esfandiari, Mike Kindle*†, AJ Meijer*†, Michael Pappas*, Jonathan Redding†,
Dee Amerio Sudik*†, and James W Sudik*†
Gospel According to First Squad
Written by Tom Burmester
Directed by Danika Sudik and Tom Burmester
Associate Direction by Yael Itzkowitz
Featuring Trevor Algatt†, Eric Anderson, Blake Bowen, Andrew Crabtree,
Michael Hanson, Matt Harbert, Joe Mahon, AJ Meijer*†, Michael Pappas*†, and
Jonathan Redding†
*Member of Actors’ Equity †Ensemble Corps Artist
Artistic Director Tom Burmester
Associate Producer Corwin Evans
Sound Design by Corwin Evans
Lighting Design by Jenna Pletcher
Costume Design by Regine Linhares
Presented by the Los Angeles Theatre Ensemble at The Powerhouse Theatre
WHEN:
Wounded
August 19th and 27th, September 3rd and 9th at 8PM
Special performance on September 11th at 1PM
Nation of Two
August 20th and 26th, September 4th and 10th at 8PM
Special performance on September 11th at 4:30PM
Gospel According to First Squad
August 21st and 28th, September 2nd at 8PM
Special performance on September 11th at 8PM
WHERE:
The Powerhouse Theatre
3116 2nd Street
Santa Monica CA 90405
(one block east of Main, between Rose & Marine)
HOW:
Visit www.latensemble.com
TICKETS: Reserved Seating: For Wounded and Nation of Two are $20; for Gospel
According to First Squag are $5. Tickets for the special performances on
September 11th are $11.
EVENTS: Immediately following each of the opening night performances
on August 19th, 20th, and 21st, the audience is invited to join the company
for the Opening Night Reception on the deck of the Powerhouse.
Following each performance of Gospel According to First Squad, there will be
a reception and talk-back. Talk-backs are scheduled August 21st and 28th,
September 2nd and 11th.
On Saturday, September 11th, the entire War Cycle will be presented
together, beginning with Wounded at 1PM, Nation of Two at 4:30PM, and Gospel
According to First Squad at 8PM.
Tickets for all three shows on this day are only $33 per person |
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RAÚL ESPARZA &
BROOKE SHIELDS TO STAR IN
“LEAP OF FAITH”

World Premiere of New
Musical Begins at the CTG/Ahmanson Theatre in September
Four-time Tony
Award-nominee Raúl Esparza and Golden Globe Award-nominee Brooke Shields
will star in the world premiere of the new musical “Leap of Faith,” which
begins performances at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre in
September.
Based on the Steve Martin
movie and featuring a score by eight-time Academy Award-winner Alan Menken,
book by Janus Cercone with Glenn Slater, and lyrics by Glenn Slater, “Leap
of Faith” will star Raúl Esparza as Reverend Jonas Nightengale, the
consummate flim-flam man, and Brooke Shields as Marva, the beautiful
small-town woman and single mother who challenges everything Jonas believes
in.
Tony Award-winner Rob
Ashford is the director and choreographer.
“Leap of Faith” will be
presented September 11 through October 24, 2010,
with the opening scheduled for October 3. [Please note that these dates have
changed slightly from those originally announced.]
When his traveling ministry
breaks down in a small Kansas town, part-time reverend and full-time con
artist (Esparza) quickly pitches a tent and invites the locals to a revival.
The sheriff is determined to stop Jonas from separating the townspeople from
their money, but Jonas’ real challenge arises when he meets a pretty
waitress (Shields) and her son, whose love forces an ultimate cynic to take
a real leap of faith.
The new musical is based on
the motion picture “Leap of Faith” produced by Paramount Pictures
Corporation and written by Janus Cercone.

Raúl Esparza
received Tony Award nominations for “Speed the Plow” (Actor – Play, 2009),
“The Homecoming” (Actor, Featured Role – Play, 2008), “Company” (Actor –
Musical, 2007) and “Taboo” (Actor, Featured Role – Musical, 2004). He is
only the second actor to have received Tony nominations in all four acting
categories. Other Broadway credits include “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,”
“Cabaret,” “The Rocky Horror Show” (his Broadway debut) and the recent
lauded Encores! presentation of “Anyone Can Whistle.” Off-Broadway he
appeared in “The Normal Heart,” “Comedians” and “tick, tick . . . BOOM!”
(for which he won an Obie Award). He made his film debut in Sidney Lumet’s
“Find Me Guilty,” and will appear in Wes Craven’s “My Soul to Take,” which
opens later this year. He just recently finished the indie film “GWB.”
Television credits include “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” and
“Pushing Daisies” (a recurring role).
An accomplished television, film and theatre actress, New York Times
best-selling author, and model, Brooke Shields began her film career
at nine and went on to star in such films as Louis Malle’s “Pretty Baby,”
Franco Zeffirelli’s “Endless Love” and James Toback’s “Black and White.” She
made her Broadway debut in “Grease” for which she won the Theatre Award for
Outstanding Broadway Debut. Moving to television, she earned a nomination
for Funniest Female Guest Appearance in a Television Series for her turn in
the hit show “Friends” and was nominated for a Golden Globe for her own hit
comedy series “Suddenly Susan.” She is the recipient of Five People’s
Choice Awards. Her off-Broadway credits include “Love Letters,” “Vagina
Monologues,” “Love, Loss, and What I Wore” (winner of a Drama Desk Award),
to name a few. After receiving a degree in French Literature and graduating
with honors from Princeton University, she went on to star in “Cabaret,”
“Wonderful Town” and “Chicago” on Broadway.
“Leap of Faith” is
the first production in Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre’s 2010-2011
season at the Los Angeles County Music Center.
Tickets for the Ahmanson
Theatre’s 2010-2011 season are currently available by subscription only. For
information and to charge season tickets by phone, call the Exclusive Season
Ticket Hotline at (213) 972-4444. To purchase subscriptions on-line, visit
www.CenterTheatreGroup.org/Ahmanson. For information regarding Project
D.A.T.E. (sign language interpreted, open caption and audio described
performances) call TDD (213) 680-4017 or voice (213) 972-4444. For further
information on “Leap of Faith,” visit
www.CenterTheatreGroup.org/Leap.
Photos:
RAÚL ESPARZA & BROOKE
SHIELDS |
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The Long
Wharf Theatre Production of
“The Glass Menagerie”
by Tennessee Williams; Directed by Gordon Edelstein

A fresh new interpretation of classic “The Glass Menagerie,” Tennessee
Williams’ compelling saga of the Wingfield family in the 1940s and their
struggle with illusion and reality. Tom, the son, is torn between his role
as the family breadwinner and his desire to lead a life of his own; his
mother, Amanda (played by Tony Award-winning Judith Ivey), is a former
Southern belle trying to maintain her dignity and her control in the gloom
of their St. Louis tenement; and Laura, his frail sister, has retreated to
an imaginary world caring for her collection of glass animals. Into their
lives comes Jim, the Gentleman Caller, who changes the family forever.
DATES/TIMES: Previews begin September 1. Opens
September 12th at 7 p.m.
Continues through October 17.
Previews (September 1-11):
Wednesdays through Saturdays at 8 p.m., Sunday, September 5 at 1 p.m. and
6:30 p.m.; Saturday, September 11 at 2:30 p.m.
No Performances on Monday and Tuesday, September 6 and 7.
Regular Performances (Beginning September 14):
Tuesdays through Fridays at 8 p.m.; Saturdays at 2:30 and 8 p.m.;
Sundays at 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. No performance on Mondays.
Exceptions: No general public performances October 5-8.
TICKET INFO: Ticket Prices: $20 - $65
Tickets are available by calling Center Theatre Group Audience Services at
(213) 628-2772, in person at the Center Theatre Group box office or
on-line at
www.CenterTheatreGroup.org. Hot Tix: $20 each can be purchased in
advance or, subject to availability, on the day of performance at the box
office (no checks). Groups: (213) 972-7231. Deaf community: Information &
charge, TDD (213) 680-4017.
LOCATION: Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum
At the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A.
Photo: Judith Ivey in
“The Glass Menagerie”. Photo credit ©
T. Charles Erickson
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“Venice” A New Musical
Book by Eric
Rosen
Music by Matt Sax
Lyrics by Matt Sax and Eric Rosen
Additional Music by Curtis Moore
Directed by Eric Rosen
World Premiere Production Co-produced with Kansas City Repertory Theatre
A rich story of war, love,
betrayal and the quest for peace, “Venice,” boasts a powerful score that
fuses elements of hip-hop, R&B and opera. “Venice” is set in a
not-too-distant future where two brothers clash over how to save their
city in the aftermath of a 20-year war. One brother seeks a new era of
peace and restoration while the other tries to seize power by keeping the
city mired in violence and by derailing his brother’s upcoming marriage to
a woman whose father had been the city’s president in happier days.
“Venice” was commissioned by Center Theatre Group.
DATES/TIMES: Previews Begin October 7, 2010; Opens October 17;
Through November 14. Previews (October 7-16):
Tuesday through Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 6:30 p.m. No Performance on
Monday.
Opens Sunday, October 17 at 6:30 p.m.
Regular Performances (Beginning October 19):
Tuesday through Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sunday at
1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. No performance on Mondays.
Exceptions: No public performances November 2, 3, 9 and 10 (student
performances).
TICKET PRICES: Ticket Prices: $20-$45
Tickets may be purchased by calling CTG Audience Services at (213)
628-2772, in person at the Center Theatre Group box office (at the
Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles), on-line at
www.CenterTheatreGroup.org
or at the Kirk Douglas Theatre box office two hours prior to performances.
Hot Tix: $20 each may be purchased in advance or, subject to availability,
on the day of performance at the box office (no checks). Groups: (213)
972-7231. Deaf community: information & charge, TDD (213) 680-4017.
LOCATION: KIRK DOUGLAS THEATRE; 9820 Washington Blvd., Culver City,
CA 90232.
Ample free parking and restaurants adjacent. |
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“Next to Normal”
West Coast
Premiere
Music by Tom
Kitt; Book and Lyrics by Brian Yorkey; Directed by Michael Greif
DESCRIPTION: With
a thrilling contemporary score, “Next to Normal” is an emotional
powerhouse of a musical about a family trying to take care of themselves
and each other. The Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize-winning musical features
original Broadway star Alice Ripley, who won the Tony for her performance.
DATES/TIMES:
Previews Begin November 23, 2010. Opens November 28.
Through January 2, 2011.
Previews
(November 23 - 27):
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday at
8 p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
Opens
Sunday, November 28 at 7 p.m.
Regular Performances
(November 30, 2010 - January 2, 2011):
Tuesday through Friday at 8
p.m.; Saturday at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sunday at
1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; No Monday
performances. Exceptions: Holiday schedule: Additional 8 p.m.
performances on Mondays, December 20 and 27; Additional 2 p.m.
performances on Thursdays, December 23 and 30; One performance only on
Friday, December 24 at 2 p.m.; One performance only on Friday, December 31
at 6:30 p.m.; No performances on Saturday, December 25 and Saturday,
January 1.
TICKET INFO:
Ticket Prices: $20 - $95
Tickets are available by
calling Center Theatre Group Audience Services at (213) 972-4400, in
person at the Center Theatre Group box office or on-line at
www.CenterTheatreGroup.org. Hot Tix: $20 each can be purchased
in advance or, subject to availability, on the day of performance at the
box office (no checks). Groups: (213) 972-7231. Deaf community:
Information & charge, TDD (213) 680-4017.
Center Theatre Group /
Ahmanson Theatre At the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown
L.A. 90012. |
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WORLD PREMIERE OF RANDY
NEWMAN’S
“HARPS AND ANGELS”
AT MARK TAPER FORUM IN
NOVEMBER 2010
Grand Finale of 2010 Season to Feature Music and Lyrics of Beloved
Songwriter
The
infectious music and lyrics of one of America’s most beloved songwriters
will be featured as the grand finale of the Taper’s 2010 season, it was
announced today by Michael Ritchie. The world premiere of Randy Newman’s
“Harps and Angels” will be presented through
December 19, 2010.
“Harps and Angels,” which has music and lyrics by Randy Newman, is
conceived by Jack Viertel. A director will be announced soon.
Randy Newman’s witty, complex, bittersweet and often satirical songbook is
at the heart of this new work, in which the personal and the
socio-political entwine creating a compelling, honest and humorous
commentary on what it is like to be born, grow up, fall in love, and live
and die in America.
Some of the Newman songs that will be featured include “I Think It’s Going
to Rain Today,” “Sail Away,” “Marie,” “Rednecks,” “My Country,” “Louisiana
1927,” “Feels Like Home,” “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” and of course, “I
Love L.A.,” among many others.
Over his remarkable career, Newman has received 17 Academy Award
nominations, five Grammy Awards and two Emmy Awards, and he was inducted
into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2002. In addition to his 13 albums
from 1968 to the present, his film scores include, among others,
“Ragtime,” “Awakenings,” “The Natural,” “Toy Story,” “A Bug’s Life” and
“Monsters, Inc.” (for which he won the Academy Award for Best Song).
Newsweek said, “[Randy Newman] will make you laugh, break your heart and
scare you to death, usually all in the same song, sometimes in the same
verse.” NPR said, “Singer and composer Randy Newman’s wry and sometimes
raw musical commentary has become a big part of the American cultural
landscape.”
The announcement of Randy Newman’s “Harps and Angels” completes the 2010
Taper season, which opens in February 2010 with “Speed-the-Plow,” and
continues with “Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo,” “The Lieutenant of
Inishmore” and “The Glass Menagerie.”
For information regarding audio description and sign language interpreted
performances, call TDD/Voice (213) 680-4017. |
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