Center Theatre Group is announcing six new commissions as an extension of Not a Moment, But a Movement initiative created to amplify, center and celebrate Black voices.
The Los Angeles LGBT Center production of D'Lo's solo show, “To T, or Not To T? A Comedic Trans Journey through (T)estosterone” is currently in previews, opens at Center Theatre Group's Kirk Douglas Theatre on June 29 at 8 p.m. and continues through July 10.
Casting is set for the Los Angeles engagement of “Dear Evan Hansen,” at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre June 29 through July 31, 2022. The winner of six Tony Awards, including Best Musical in 2017, will open July 1, 2022.
Due to a shift in the schedule of the creative team, the Sacred Fools Theater Company production of “The Art Couple” at Center Theatre Group’s Kirk Douglas Theatre has been cancelled.
Ojai Playwrights Conference announced the founding of the Robert H. Egan Legacy Fund at their 25th Anniversary Benefit Gala on June 4, 2022. Honoring the work of outgoing Artistic Director/Producer Robert Egan, the fund will support visionary OPC New Works Festival playwrights who are creating challenging new plays and imagining a better future for all. Egan leaves his role at OPC at the end of this year.
The world premiere production of Rajiv Joseph's new work “King James,” opens at Center Theatre Group / Mark Taper Forum on June 8 and continues through July 3, 2022. Find out how to get tickets to the Tony and Obie Award-winning director Kenny Leon helmed new play from the Pulitzer Prize-short lister.
Center Theatre Group's L.A. Writers' Workshop Festival: New Plays Forged in L.A. returns to the Digital Stage with a virtually produced reading of “Palmyra” written and directed by Daria Polatin (2015—2016 L.A. Writers' Workshop participant), available on demand beginning June 2 and accessible until June 30.
Critically acclaimed and widely celebrated, “Come From Away,” a Broadway musical about the true story of the small town that welcomed the world, will open on June 1 in Los Angeles at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre for a limited engagement through June 12, 2022.
On June 4, 2022, the Ojai Playwrights Conference will celebrate 25 successful seasons with a Benefit Gala to be directed and produced by OPC Artistic Director/Producer Robert Egan at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles.
Critically acclaimed and widely celebrated “Come From Away,” a Broadway musical about the true story of the small town that welcomed the world, will return to Los Angeles at Center Theatre Group / Ahmanson Theatre for a limited engagement May 31 through June 12.
Block Party: Celebrating Los Angeles Theatre returns with the Los Angeles LGBT Center production of “To T, or Not To T? A Comedic Trans Journey through (T)estosterone and Masculinity” June 25 through July 10, 2022. Opening is set for June 29.
Madea and her family have immigrated to the United States from Mexico. Following the turmoil and tragedy of their trip, acclimating to life in a new country proves to difficult and devastating.
Three decades after its 1993 World premiere at the Mark Taper Forum, Anna Deavere Smith's “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” returns to L.A. as part of Center Theatre Group's 2022-2023 season at the Taper. Originally performed solo by Smith, “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” has been reimagined for a cast of five performers. Casting and the director for “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” as well as the rest of the plays in the upcoming season will be announced later.
1st Stage is delighted to announce our next season of brilliant and innovative performances. The Logan Festival of Solo Performances will run between July 28, 2022 and August 7, 2022. Specific shows and dates are to be announced!
Yale Repertory Theatre has announced its 2022–23 season of four plays. The season will begin with Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, running October 6–29. James Bundy, who directed Albee’s A Delicate Balance at Yale Rep in 2010, will stage this new production of the explosively comedic and harrowingly profound masterpiece.
On June 4, 2022, at the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Los Angeles, the Ojai Playwrights Conference will celebrate its 25th Anniversary Season with a Benefit Gala to be directed and produced by OPC Artistic Director/Producer Robert Egan.
The 2022 Susan Smith Blackburn Prize has been awarded to U.K. playwright Benedict Lombe for her debut play Lava. In a special presentation at Shakespeare's Globe in London, the Blackburn Prize judges presented Lombe with a cash prize of $25,000, and a signed limited-edition print by renowned artist Willem de Kooning, created especially for the Prize.
The UIS Performing Arts Center is announcing the creation of Our Stage / Our Voices, a new on-going program to address the many barriers to full participation faced by members of historically underrepresented groups within the regional performing arts community. These groups include, but are not limited to, Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC); people identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer (LGBTQ); people who face economic disadvantages, and persons with disabilities (both visible and invisible). Barriers include lack of representation, stereotyping, inequity of opportunities to participate or lead, and cost.
Change is coming for the Ojai Playwrights Conference. Artistic Director/Producer Robert Egan has decided to step down at the end of 2022, OPC’s 25th Anniversary Season. Egan has led the organization for 21 years, bringing the Ojai Playwrights Conference to national attention and making it one of the leading new play development programs in the U.S.