Ahmanson Theatre News

The 2007 LA Stage Alliance Ovation nominees have been announced. Celebrating excellence in Los Angeles Theatre, the awards will be presented on November 12 at 7:30PM at The Orpheum Theatre (842 S. Broadway, Downtown LA).

The Color Purple, The Musical about Love, announces that tickets will go on sale Sunday, September 23 at 11AM for the Los Angeles engagement of the first North American touring production at the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre at the Los Angeles Music Center for 12 weeks only, December 13, 2007, through March 9, 2008.

As if stuck in Los Angeles traffic at the height of rush hour, it has taken 'Avenue Q' a long, long time to finally make its debut in the City of Angels. But like any journey, when you finally arrive at your destination, you are thankful and happy to be there.

The San Francisco Company of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning hit musical Jersey Boys will perform on the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sunday, September 16 at 8PM (7PM Central) on FOX.

The Los Angeles engagement of Jersey Boys broke the weekly gross house record at the Ahmanson Theatre for the fifth time. The box office took in a total of $1,384,317

Wicked, Broadway's blockbuster musical, welcomes two new witches beginning Tuesday, October 9: Stephanie J. Block as Elphaba and Annaleigh Ashford as Glinda.

Following a recent Emmy Award nomination for his musical work on 'Scrubs,' composer Jeff Marx sat down in North Hollywood with BroadwayWorld's James Sims to discuss the first national tour of Avenue Q...

The Los Angeles engagement of Jersey Boys broke the weekly gross house record at the Ahmanson Theatre for the second week in a row.

Broadway's super new hit, Mary Poppins will be mentioned on 'Jeopardy!' today, Wednesday, July 18 in a category called 'Musicals' in the Double Jeopardy round of the show.

John Breglio has announced the newest members of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winning musical A Chorus Line who begin performances Tuesday, July 24, 2007.

Upright Cabaret in Los Angeles ended their summer run at La Boheme Restaurant with performers from Wicked and Jersey Boys...

Peter Stone, who is credited with the original book and concept for Curtains, the New Musical Comedy Whodunit, will be honored on 'Theater Talk' on Friday, June 29th with 'Remembering Peter Stone,' a tribute to the great librettist.

Los Angeles got a taste of the Garden State Sunday as the Tony Award winning Jersey Boys opened at the Ahmanson Theatre June 3, drawing out plenty of entertainment heavy weights...

The Public Theater has announced that due to popular demand, the critically acclaimed rock musical Passing Strange will extend for an additional four weeks with performances continuing through Sunday, July 1st.

Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre has announced that Screen Actors Guild president Alan Rosenberg will replace previously announced Bruce Davison in the final production of their 2006-2007 season, Come Back, Little Sheba, opening June 24 at the Culver City location...

The Center Theatre Group's Mark Taper Forum will usher in its 41st season with British favorites The History Boys and The School of Night beginning in November...

Broadway/L.A. has announced that film, television and Broadway star Lou Diamond Phillips will star as 'King Arthur' in the national tour of Lerner and Loewe's Camelot beginning with its Los Angeles engagement at Royce Hall - UCLA from September 11-23, 2007

Due to a high demand for tickets, the Ahmanson Theatre engagement of Jersey Boys, the 2006 Tony Award-winner for Best Musical, has been extended three weeks through Sunday, August 26

The second national tour cast of 'Jersey Boys' has launched into performances at San Francisco's Curran Theatre, through September 30, 2007. Starring Steve Gouveia, Jeremy Kushnier, Jarrod Spector and Drew Gehling.

David Hyde Pierce's backstage tour of Curtains with reporter Anne Craig yesterday on 'Good Day New York' can now be viewed online