John Anson Ford Amphitheater to Reopen This Summer

This summer, an iconic Hollywood venue for performance and film, the John Anson Ford Amphitheater makes its dramatic return after a nearly two-year revitalization.

Helmed by a team of LA women designers - architect Brenda Levin, whose work includes the Dodger Stadium, Wiltern Theater and Hollyhock House restorations, and landscape architect Mia Lehrer, whose Annenberg Beach House and Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel have received critical praise - have worked to revitalize the artist and audience experiences alike.

The Ford Theatres summer series is a highly anticipated cultural highlight of the year and represents a celebration of diverse cultures through the arts. Performances will include variations of theater, film, spoken word and more. A calendar highlighting these performances is below. The full Ford Theatres schedule may be viewed at http://fordtheatres.org.

I hope you will consider these performances and the Ford's redesign as either a feature or front of book item in the coming months. Performances begin in July and will continue through October. If you are interested in finding out more about any of the artists or the project - and potentially setting up an interview with seasoned performers or Ford Theatres representatives - please let me know and I'll be happy to help facilitate.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Andreia DeVries

2016 THEATER AND FILM EVENTS AT THE FORD THEATRES

JULY 10 Chris Isaacson Presents: Broadway Under the Stars

An evening celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Tony Award-winning musical Dreamgirls with its original stars. Independent Spirit Award-winner Sheryl Lee Ralph, Emmy Award-winner Loretta Devine, and Tony Award-winner and 2x Grammy Award-winner Jennifer Holliday, will reunite onstage for conversation and song.

JULY 13- Outfest: Under the Stars at the Ford

JULY 17 Five film screenings that are a part of Outfest 2016: The 34th Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival.

AUG 5 Libros Schmibros: Tiempo de Morir (Time to Die)*

Boyle Heights-based lending library Libros Schmibros presents a screening and panel discussion of the 1966 film Tiempo de Morir (Time to Die), directed by Arturo Ripstein, with dialogue by Carlos Fuentes and a script by Gabriel García Márquez.

AUG 6 Flypoet Entertainment: 6th Annual Flypoet Under The Stars: Summer Classic

An evening of spoken word, music, comedy and live visual art.

SEPT 10 52BLEND Presents AfroLatino *

An evening of musical and spoken word performances that highlight the historical journey of African musical traditions traveling to South and Central America, Mexico and the Caribbean.

OCT 14 Impro Theatre: L.A. Noir UnScripted *

A completely improvised full-length play performed in the style of noir authors such as Raymond Chandler and James M. Cain.

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