Photo Flash: Sharon Lawrence, Mae Whitman and More Celebrate THE MYSTERY OF LOVE & SEX Opening at the Taper
Award-winning playwright Bathsheba Doran's heartfelt new work, THE MYSTERY OF LOVE & SEX, opened last night, February 21, 2016, at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum and continues through March 20. BroadwayWorld has photos from the starry festivities below!
Directed by Robert Egan (Artistic Director/Producer of the Ojai Playwrights Conference), the production features, in alphabetical order, Sharon Lawrence ("NYPD Blue," "Rizzoli and Isles," "Poor Behavior" at the Taper), David Pittu ("Is He Dead?" and "LoveMusik," Broadway; "Parade," national tour), Robert Towers ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," "1776," national tour), York Walker ("One Night in Miami," Denver Center; "Napoli," ACT; "A Raisin In The Sun," California Shakespeare Theater) and Mae Whitman ("Speech and Debate," The Blank Theatre; the film "The Duff" and TV's "Parenthood").
Insightful and compassionate, THE MYSTERY OF LOVE & SEX is the story of four people whose lives are inextricably intertwined. Charlotte and Jonny are two college students who have been friends since they were nine years old. Attending college together, they contemplate taking their relationship to a romantic level, but Charlotte's parents don't take the news very well, and an onslaught of uncomfortable truths about all four of them is unleashed.
Scenic design is by Takeshi Kata, costume design is by Laura Bauer, lighting design is by Rui Rita, original music and sound design is by Karl Fredrik Lundeberg and casting is by Meg Fister. The production stage manager is David S. Franklin.
THE MYSTERY OF LOVE & SEX had its world premiere at Lincoln Center Theatre in April, 2015. Tickets for the show are available by calling (213) 628-2772 or online at www.CenterTheatreGroup.org. Tickets range from $25 - $85 (ticket prices are subject to change). The Mark Taper Forum is located at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. 90012.
Photo Credit: Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging
Cast members David Pittu, Sharon Lawrence, Mae Whitman and York Walker
Cast members David Pittu, Sharon Lawrence, Mae Whitman and York Walker
Cast member David Pittu, director Robert Egan and cast members Mae Whitman, Sharon Lawrence and York Walker
Actress Lauren Graham, cast member Mae Whitman and actor Peter Krause
Actress Lauren Graham, cast member Mae Whitman and actor Peter Krause
Cast members York Walker and Mae Whitman
Cast members York Walker and Mae Whitman
Cast members York Walker and Mae Whitman
Cast members David Pittu and Sharon Lawrence
Cast members David Pittu and Sharon Lawrence
Cast members Mae Whitman and David Pittu
Cast members York Walker and David Pittu
Cast members York Walker and David Pittu
Cast members Sharon Lawrence and Mae Whitman
Cast members Sharon Lawrence and Mae Whitman
Cast members Sharon Lawrence and Mae Whitman
David Pittu and Sharon Lawrence
David Pittu and Sharon Lawrence
Actress Lauren Graham and cast members Mae Whitman and Sharon Lawrence
Actress Lauren Graham and cast members Mae Whitman and Sharon Lawrence
Actress Daphne Zuniga and cast member Sharon Lawrence
TV producer/writer Norman Lear and cast member Sharon Lawrence
Charlie Brand, actor, Peter Krause, actress Lauren Graham, cast member Mae Whitman and director Robert Egan
Cast member York Walker, playwright Bathsheba Doran and cast member David Pittu
Actors Peter Krause and Lauren Graham
Actors Peter Krause and Lauren Graham
Cast members York Walker and Sharon Lawrence, director Robert Egan, Lyn Lear, TV producer/writer Norman Lear, and cast member Mae Whitman
CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie and cast members Sharon Lawrence and David Pittu
CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie and cast members Sharon Lawrence and David Pittu
CTG Board President Kiki Ramos Gindler and director Robert Egan
Playwright Bathsheba Doran and director Robert Egan
Cast member Sharon Lawrence and actress Lauren Graham
Cast member York Walker and director Robert Egan
Paula Montgomery and cast members Sharon Lawrence and Robert Towers
Actress Lauren Graham and cast member Mae Whitman
CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie and cast members Sharon Lawrence and David Pittu
CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie and cast member York Walker
Playwright Bathsheba Doran, cast member Mae Whitman and actress Daphne Zuniga
Cast members David Pittu and Robert Towers
Actor Larry Powell and cast member York Walker
Actress Debbie Allen
Actress Debbie Allen
TV producer/writer Norman Lear and Lyn Lear
Director Robert Egan
Actress Daphne Zuniga
Actress Daphne Zuniga
Actor Andrew Robinson
Actor John de Lancie
Actress Suzanne Cryer
Actress Bettina Bush
Actress Bettina Bush
Actors Hugo Armstrong and Melissa Jones
Actress/playwright Sandra Tsing Loh and producer Frier McCollister
Actress/playwright Sandra Tsing Loh and producer Frier McCollister
Director John Pasquin and Actress JoBeth Williams
Actress JoBeth Williams
Director John Pasquin and Actress JoBeth Williams
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