The Sound of Hysteria
Deaf and hearing artists are looking for the timeless rage in a new staging of Green Day’s ‘American Idiot,’ a collaboration between Deaf West Theatre and Center Theatre Group.
All Stories About Center Theatre Group
Snehal Desai: At Last, a Roadmap for CTG
With a 7-show season at 2 of Center Theatre Group’s venues, the new artistic director is putting special focus on reviving the beloved, beleaguered Mark Taper Forum.
Voces del Teatro: Let Our Voices Be Heard
The untold history of the Latinx theatre movement in modern Los Angeles.
Taper Cuts: L.A.’s CTG Cancels Shows at Flagship Theatre Through 2024
With audiences and donations down by at least 20 percent, theatre leaders say the move was “unavoidable.”
It Opened Doors on TV, But Can ‘Transparent’ Sing Onstage?
How the creators of ‘A Transparent Musical’ have adapted the hit series about a Jewish family’s multiple gender journeys into a stage musical, premiering tonight at L.A.’s Mark Taper Forum.
Snehal Desai Is Named Next CTG Artistic Director
Filling a major vacancy at the helm of the three-theatre L.A. company, Desai comes to the job after 7 years leading East West Players.
This Month in Theatre History
September sees the beginnings of theatre in the U.S., the openings of major theatres on opposite coasts, a starry ‘Godspell’ reunion, and the start of a Chicago festival of Latino theatre.
Offscript: Benjamin Benne’s Questions of Faith
This week we talk to the playwright of ‘Alma’ and ‘In His Hands’ about intimacy, religion, poetic realism, and Mario Kart.
The Week That Shook Center Theatre Group
When the L.A. theatre announced a season light on women playwrights, a protest led to change and greater transparency.
‘Why Is Every Single Thing I Say a Problem?’
Artists of color have been placed in leadership positions across the U.S., but are they actually getting the respect and support they deserve?
