Photo Flash: Phylicia Rashad and the Cast of IMMEDIATE FAMILY Celebrate Opening Night at the Taper
"Immediate Family," a biting new comedy written by Paul Oakley Stovall and directed by Phylicia Rashad, opened at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum on Sunday, May 3. Performances continue through June 7, 2015. BroadwayWorld has photos from the opening festivities below!
The play explores evolving ideas of marriage and family. When the Bryant siblings come together for the first time in five years to attend a wedding, the family reunion quickly becomes a hilarious family showdown. Secrets are revealed and long-held beliefs are challenged as a spirited game of cards brings all of the family dysfunctions to the table.
The cast for "Immediate Family" includes Kamal Angelo Bolden, J. Nicole Brooks, Bryan Terrell Clark, Shanésia Davis, Mark Jude Sullivan and Cynda Williams.
Sets for "Immediate Family" are by John Iacovelli, costumes by ESOSA, lights by Elizabeth Harper, sound is by Joshua Horvath with wigs and hair by Carol F. Doran. The production stage manager is David Blackwell.
Tickets for "Immediate Family" are available by calling (213) 628-2772 or visiting 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 Mark Jude Sullivan, Cynda Williams, Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall and cast members Kamal Angelo Bolden, Shanesia Davis, Bryan Terrell Clark, J. Nicole Brooks and Director Phylicia Rashad
Cast members Mark Jude Sullivan, Cynda Williams, Kamal Angelo Bolden, Shanesia Davis, Bryan Terrell Clark and J. Nicole Brooks
Film Director Ava DuVernay and Director Phylicia Rashad
Film Director Ava DuVernay and Director Phylicia Rashad
Film Director Ava DuVernay and Director Phylicia Rashad
Actress/director Debbie Allen, Director Phylicia Rashad and Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall
Actress/director Debbie Allen, Director Phylicia Rashad and Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall
Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall and Director Phylicia Rashad
Actress/director Debbie Allen, Director Phylicia Rashad and Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall
Director Phylicia Rashad
Director Phylicia Rashad
Film director Ava DuVernay and cast member Bryan Terrell Clark
Cast member Kamal Angelo Bolden and actor James Pickens Jr.
Cast member Shanesia Davis and actor James Pickens Jr.
Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall and Director Phylicia Rashad
Cast members Shanesia Davis, J. Nicole Brooks, Director Phylicia Rashad and cast member Cynda Williams
Cast member Mark Jude Sullivan, actress JoNell Kennedy, Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall and actress Milauna Jemai Jackson
Actress Tracie Thoms, cast member Kamal Angelo Bolden and actors James Pickens Jr., Dawnn Lewis and JoNell Kennedy
Cast members Mark Jude Sullivan, Bryan Terrell Clark, Shanesia Davis and actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Cast member Shanesia Davis and actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Cast members Bryan Terrell Clark and Mark Jude Sullivan
Cast member Shanesia Davis and actress JoNell Kennedy
Cast members Shanesia Davis, Cynda Williams and J. Nicole Brooks
Actresses Dawnn Lewis, Vanessa Williams, cast member Shanesia Davis and actress JoNell Kennedy
Actresses Dawnn Lewis, cast member Shanesia Davis and actress Vanessa Williams
Actress Dawnn Lewis and cast member Bryan Terrell Clark
Cast member Bryan Terrell Clark and actress Tracie Thoms
Actress Dawnn Lewis, cast member Bryan Terrell Clark and actress Tracie Thoms
Cast members Mark Jude Sullivan and Kamal Angelo Bolden
Cast members Mark Jude Sullivan, Kamal Angelo Bolden and Bryan Terrell Clark
Actresses Tracie Thoms, Dawnn Lewis and JoNell Kennedy
Cast member Bryan Terrell Clark and actress Vanessa Williams
Cast member Bryan Terrell Clark and actors Edwina Findley Dickerson, Obba Babatunde and Malachi Cohen
Actor Shawn Carter Peterson and cast member Bryan Terrell Clark
Actor Wilson Cruz and cast member Cynda Williams
Director Phylicia Rashad and Theatre Producer Stephen Hendel
Scenic Designer John Iacovelli, Director Phylicia Rashad and Film Director John Simmons
Actress JoNell Kennedy and Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall
Actress JoNell Kennedy and Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall
Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall and Film Director Ava DuVernay
Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall and Film Director Ava DuVernay
Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall
Playwright Paul Oakley Stovall
Film Director Ava DuVernay
Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Actress Dawnn Lewis
Actress Dawnn Lewis
Actress Tracie Thoms
Actress Tracie Thoms
Actress Tracie Thoms
Actress JoNell Kennedy
Actress JoNell Kennedy
Actress Edwina Findley Dickerson
Actress Edwina Findley Dickerson
Actress Edwina Findley Dickerson
Actor Wilson Cruz
Actor Wilson Cruz
Actor Ed Begley, Jr.
Actor Ed Begley, Jr.
Actors Malachi Cohen and Obba Babatunde
Actors Malachi Cohen and Obba Babatunde
Actress Erika Alexander
Actress Erika Alexander
Actress Rosanna DeSoto
Pamela Guest and Nicholas Guest
Actress Jackee Harry
Actress Armelia McQueen
Nicole Phillips and Joseph C. Phillips
Actor James Pickens Jr. and Debbie Allen
Actor Shawn Carter Peterson
Actress Dalila Ali Rajah
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