Center Theatre Group

L.A. Theater Casting Roundup

Southland theaters including the Storybook Theatre at Theatre West, Colony Theatre, Center Theatre Group, Latino Theater Company, Eclectic Company Theatre, Open Fist, Theatre of Note, and more are filling their fall rosters.

‘Other Desert Cities’ Gets L.A. Premiere With Mixed Results

“Other Desert Cities,” Jon Robin Baitz’s latest play, at Center Theatre Group, is comic and plenty political, if overwritten; a couple of key performers fail to hit the bull’s-eye.

'A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens' Spreads Holiday Cheer

“A Christmas Carol: Twist Your Dickens,” the Second City’s very silly spoof on Charles Dickens’ iconic tale and other holiday classics, at Center Theatre Group, is random but fun.

National Tour of ‘Anything Goes’ Is Definitely the Top

Erich Bergen and Rachel York display triple-threat musical comedy skills in the national tour of Roundabout Theatre’s Tony Award–winning revival of Cole Porter’s “Anything Goes.”

Ed Begley Jr. Is Miscast in David Mamet's 'November'

Center Theatre Group’s production of “November,” David Mamet’s 2007 political satire, is awfully harmless. Felicity Huffman shines, but Ed Begley Jr. lacks the needed manic danger.

John Hurt Gives a Career-Defining Performance in Beckett's 'Krapp's Last Tape'

John Hurt takes a laser beam to “Krapp’s Last Tape,” Samuel Beckett’s melancholy slice of the human condition, from Center Theatre Group and Gate Theatre Dublin.

Theresa Rebeck's 'Seminar' Is Unoriginal but Entertaining

In “Seminar,” from Center Theatre Group at the Ahmanson and starring Jeff Goldblum, Theresa Rebeck proves again that she can fashion clichés into an interesting, commercial story.

LA’s Center Theatre Group Training Teens for the National Stage

Three Los Angeles-area high schoolers will have the chance to perform on Broadway as part of the August Wilson Monologue Competition.

Center Theatre Group Leads Ovation Award Winners

Celebration Theatre and Center Theatre Group battled it out for top honors at Monday night's Ovation Awards in L.A.

Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Nominees Announced (Full List)

“Silence! The Musical,” John Hurt, Danai Gurira, and Christopher Gattelli are among the nominees for this year’s LADCC awards, honoring the best L.A.-area theater of 2012.