Ahmanson Theatre News

Rehearsals begin this week for 'The Night Watcher,' Charlayne Woodard's newest play, which will be produced at the Center Theatre Group/Kirk Douglas Theatre, November 17 through December 18, 2011. The opening is set for November 20. 'The Night Watcher,' written and performed by Woodard, will be directed by her frequent collaborator, Daniel Sullivan.

Hollywood's newest holiday tradition, The Blank Theatre's production of 'The Santaland Diaries' by David Sedaris, this year will star Paolo Andino and once again be directed by Michael Matthews. 'Santaland' begins preview performances on Saturday, November 19, and opening night is set for Saturday, November 26 at 8:00 at the Stella Adler Theatre in Hollywood.

Center Theatre Group begins its 2011-2012 season at the Ahmanson Theatre on a high-octane energy note with the West Coast premiere of 'Bring It On: The Musical,' an original musical comedy presented October 30 through December 10, 2011. (Opening is set for November 11.) A celebration kicking off the national tour of 'Bring It On: The Musical' featuring performances by the cast, routines by local cheer and dance squads, dance/cheer lessons, audience competitions, a live DJ, local TV and radio personalities, ticket giveaways and a traveling pep rally down CityWalk, and Tony winner and musical creator Lin-Manuel Miranda, on October 22.

Take it from the Top Productions and Broadway Dreams will present a Broadway Master Class workshop on Saturday, November 5, at Los Angeles Theatre Center. The four-hour workshop, which is set to run from 10am - 2pm, will be taught by Broadway veterans Paul Canaan and Tyler Hanes.

The national tour of AMERICAN IDIOT kicks off in Toronto, ON at the Toronto Centre for the Arts presented by Dancap Productions Inc, and venues for the tour include: The Opera House in Detroit, MI; Opera House in Boston, MA; Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh, NC; Orpheum Theatre in Minneapolis, MN; Eisenhower Auditorium in State College, PA; Peabody Opera House in St. Louis, MO; Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, CA; Gammage Auditorium in Tempe, AZ; AT&T PAC in Dallas, TX; Segerstrom Center in Costa Mesa, CA; Paramount Theatre in Seattle, WA. According to the Toronto Star, the tour will feature Jake Epstein as Will and Talia Aaron and Gabriel Antonacci in the ensemble.

Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center begins its 2011-2012 season with the Music Center debut of Scottish Ballet, Scotland's national dance company, at the Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, October 14-16, 2011. The company will present 'Song of the Earth,' choreographed by Sir Kenneth MacMillan with music by Gustav Mahler, and a North American première choreographed by Jorma Elo, with music by Mozart and Steve Reich. Scottish Ballet is under the current artistic direction of former Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer Ashley Page, who was in 2006 awarded an OBE in the Queen's birthday honors list for his service to dance.

Glorya Kaufman Presents Dance at the Music Center begins its 2011-2012 season with the Music Center debut of Scottish Ballet, Scotland's national dance company, at the Music Center's Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, October 14-16, 2011. The company will present 'Song of the Earth,' choreographed by Sir Kenneth MacMillan with music by Gustav Mahler, and a North American première choreographed by Jorma Elo, with music by Mozart and Steve Reich. Scottish Ballet is under the current artistic direction of former Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer Ashley Page, who was in 2006 awarded an OBE in the Queen's birthday honors list for his service to dance.

Center Theatre Group begins its 2011-2012 season at the Ahmanson Theatre on a high-octane energy note with the West Coast premiere of 'Bring It On: The Musical,' an original musical comedy presented October 30 through December 10, 2011. (Opening is set for November 11.) A celebration kicking off the national tour of 'Bring It On: The Musical' featuring performances by the cast will be held, featuring routines by local cheer and dance squads, dance/cheer lessons, audience competitions, a live DJ, local TV and radio personalities, ticket giveaways and a traveling pep rally down CityWalk, on October 22.

Playwright Jason Odell Williams will be in residence at the Playhouse throughout the rehearsal and performance process. Two special 'Playwright Talk-backs' will take place after the 8 p.m. performance on November 10th and after the 3pm matinee performances on Sunday, November 13th and 20th. In the 2010-2011 season, three of Jason's plays were produced in New York. He began writing plays in 2007, and since then his work has been developed at Primary Stages, Manhattan Theatre Club, New Jersey Rep, The Bleecker Street Theatre, The Jewish Cultural Arts Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Rep Stage and The Baltimore Playwrights Festival.

Playwright Jason Odell Williams will be in residence at the Playhouse throughout the rehearsal and performance process. Two special 'Playwright Talk-backs' will take place after the 8 p.m. performance on November 10th and after the 3pm matinee performances on Sunday, November 13th and 20th. In the 2010-2011 season, three of Jason's plays were produced in New York. He began writing plays in 2007, and since then his work has been developed at Primary Stages, Manhattan Theatre Club, New Jersey Rep, The Bleecker Street Theatre, The Jewish Cultural Arts Theatre, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Rep Stage and The Baltimore Playwrights Festival.

After the success of our inaugural awards last year, in which Parade and August Osage County won bit, nominations for the 2011 BWW: Los Angeles Awards are now open!

Center Theatre Group begins its 2011-2012 season at the Ahmanson Theatre on a high-octane energy note with the West Coast premiere of 'Bring It On: The Musical,' an original musical comedy presented October 30 through December 10, 2011. (Opening is set for November 11.) After its Los Angeles engagement, the show will launch a national tour that might conclude with a Broadway run, according to Variety.

Center Theatre Group begins its 2011-2012 season at the Ahmanson Theatre on a high-octane energy note with the West Coast premiere of 'Bring It On: The Musical,' an original musical comedy presented October 30 through December 10, 2011. (Opening is set for November 11.)A new sneak peak trailer for the production has been released. Click below to see it!

convergence-continuum, continues its 2011 Season at the Liminis with Mart Crowley's 1968 ground-breaking play, The Boys in the Band.