1967-68 PREMIERE SEASON 1968-69 SEASON “More Stately Mansions” “Captain Brassbound’s Conversion” by Eugene O’Neill; by George Bernard Shaw; Starring Ingrid Bergman, Arthur Hill Starring Greer Garson, and Colleen Dewhurst; Darren McGavin, Jim Backus, Paul Directed by José Quintero. Ford, John Williams, George Rose (American Premiere). and Tony Tanner; September 12 - October 21, 1967. Directed by Joseph Anthony. “The Happy Time” September 24 - November 9, 1968. Book by N. Richard Nash; “Love Match” Based on the play by Samuel A. Book by Christian Hamilton; Taylor and the book by Robert L. Music by David Shire; Fontaine; Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Richard Maltby Jr.; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Starring Patricia Routledge, Starring Robert Goulet and Michael Allinson and Hal Linden; David Wayne; Directed and choreographed by Directed and choreographed by Danny Daniels. Gower Champion. (World Premiere). (World Premiere). November 19, 1968 - January 4, 1969. November 13 - December 23, 1967. The Royal Shakespeare Company in The Royal Shakespeare Company in “Dr. Faustus” “As You Like It” by Christopher Marlowe; by William Shakespeare; Directed by Clifford Williams. Directed by David Jones. “Much Ado About Nothing” “The Taming of the Shrew” by William Shakespeare; by William Shakespeare; Directed by Trevor Nunn. Directed by Trevor Nunn. January 14 - March 1, 1969. January 2 - February 10, 1968. “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” “Catch My Soul” by Tom Stoppard; Words by William Shakespeare; Starring Brian Murray and Music by Ray Pohlman; George Backman; Starring William Marshall, Jerry Lee Directed by Derek Goldby. Lewis and Julienne Marie; March 11 - April 26, 1969. Conceived and directed by Jack Good. 1969-70 SEASON (World Premiere). “Hadrian VII” March 5 - April 13, 1968. by Peter Luke;
Starring Hume Cronyn with the Stratford National Company of Canada; Directed by Jean Gascon. October 14 - November 22, 1969.
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“The Great White Hope” 1971-72 SEASON by Howard Sackler; "A Funny Thing Happened Starring Brock Peters and on the Way to the Forum" Claudette Nevins; Book by Burt Shevelove and Directed by Milton Katselas. Larry Gelbart; December 2, 1969 - January 10, 1970. Music and lyrics by Stephen The National Theatre Company of Great Sondheim; Britain under the direction of Lawrence Starring Phil Silvers, Nancy Walker Olivier in and Larry Blyden; “The Beaux’ Stratagem” Directed by Burt Shevelove. by George Farquhar; October 12 - November 20, 1971. Starring Maggie Smith and "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial" Robert Stephens; by Herman Wouk; Directed by William Gaskill. Starring Hume Cronyn and “Three Sisters” John Forsythe; by Anton Chekhov; Directed by Henry Fonda. Directed by Lawrence Olivier. November 30, 1971 - January 8, 1972. January 20 - February 28, 1970. "Sleuth" “Idiot’s Delight” by Anthony Shaffer; by Robert E. Sherwood; Starring Anthony Quayle and Starring Jack Lemmon, Donal Donnelly; Rosemary Harris and Sam Jaffe; Directed by Clifford Williams. Directed by Garson Kanin. January 11 - February 19, 1972. March 17 - April 25, 1970. "Richard II" by William Shakespeare; 1970-71 SEASON Starring Richard Chamberlain; "Forty Carats" Directed by Jonathan Miller. Adapted by Jay Presson Allen March 7 - April 15, 1972. from a play by Barillet and Gredy; Starring Barbara Rush; 1972-73 SEASON Directed by Abe Burrows. "The Prisoner of Second Avenue" October 13 - November 21, 1970. by Neil Simon; "Remote Asylum" Starring Art Carney and Barbara by Mart Crowley; Barrie; Directed by Mike Nichols. Starring Anne Francis, Nancy Kelly, October 17 - November 25, 1972. Arthur O'Connell and William Shatner; "The Crucible" Directed by Edward Parone. by Arthur Miller; (World Premiere). Starring Charlton Heston, December 1, 1970 - January 9, 1971. Inga Swenson, James Olson, "Abelard and Heloise" Beah Richards and Donald Moffat; by Ronald Millar; Directed by Joseph Hardy. Starring Diana Rigg and Keith December 5, 1972 - January 3, 1973. Michell; Directed by Robin Phillips. The Royal Shakespeare Company in January 19 - February 27, 1971. "A Midsummer Night's Dream" "Design for Living" by William Shakespeare; by Noël Coward; Directed by Peter Brook; Starring Maggie Smith, Designed by Sally Jacobs. Robert Stephens and Denholm January 23 - March 3, 1973. Elliott; The 25th Anniversary Production of Directed by Peter Wood. "A Streetcar Named Desire" March 16 - May 1, 1971. by Tennessee Williams; Starring Jon Voight, Faye Dunaway and Earl Holliman; Directed by James Bridges. March 20 - April 28, 1973.
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1973-74 SEASON "Ring Round the Moon" "Cyrano de Bergerac" by Jean Anouilh; by Edmond Rostand; adapted by Christopher Fry; Translation by Brian Hooker; Starring Michael York and Starring Richard Chamberlain, with Glynis Johns; Werner Klemperer, Kurt Kasznar, Directed by Joseph Hardy. Jane Connell, Robert Burr, April 1 - May 10, 1975. Victor Garber and Joan Van Ark; Directed by Joseph Hardy. 1975-76 SEASON October 16 - November 24, 1973. "The Norman Conquests" "Finishing Touches" by Alan Ayckbourn; by Jean Kerr; Starring Richard Benjamin, Starring Barbara Bel Geddes and Paula Prentiss, Ken Howard, Robert Lansing; Estelle Parsons, Barry Nelson and Directed by Joseph Anthony. Carole Shelley; December 4, 1973 - January 12, 1974. Directed by Eric Thompson. "Saint Joan" (American Premiere). by George Bernard Shaw; October 10 - November 29, 1975. Starring Sarah Miles and "The Night of the Iguana" Richard Thomas; by Tennessee Williams; Directed by Arvin Brown. Starring Richard Chamberlain, January 29 - March 9, 1974. Dorothy McGuire, Raymond Massey "The Time of the Cuckoo" and Eleanor Parker; by Arthur Laurents; Directed by Joseph Hardy. Starring Jean Stapleton, with Cesare December 19, 1975 - January 31, 1976. Danova, Tamara Toumanova, Patty "Same Time, Next Year" McCormack and Ernest Thompson; by Bernard Slade; Directed by Joseph Hardy. Starring Joyce Van Patten and April 2 - May 11, 1974. Conrad Janis; Directed by Gene Saks. 1974-75 SEASON (West Coast Premiere). "Private Lives" February 6 - March 27, 1976. by Noël Coward; "California Suite" Starring Maggie Smith and by Neil Simon; John Standing; Starring Tammy Grimes, Directed by Sir John Gielgud. George Grizzard, Barbara Barrie and October 8 - November 16, 1974. Jack Weston; "A Moon for the Misbegotten" Directed by Gene Saks. by Eugene O'Neill; (World Premiere). Starring Jason Robards, April 23 - June 5, 1976. Colleen Dewhurst and Tom Clancy; Directed by Jose Quintero. 1976-77 SEASON November 26, 1974 - January 11, 1975. "A Matter of Gravity" "Macbeth" by Enid Bagnold; by William Shakespeare; Starring Katharine Hepburn; Starring Charlton Heston and Directed by Noel Willman. Vanessa Redgrave; October 13 - December 4, 1976. Directed by Peter Wood. "The Guardsman" January 28 - March 8, 1975. by Ferenc Molnar; Starring Maggie Smith and Brian Bedford; Directed by Robin Phillips. December 17, 1976 - January 29, 1977.
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"Long Day's Journey Into Night" "They're Playing Our Song" by Eugene O'Neill; Book by Neil Simon; Starring Deborah Kerr and Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Charlton Heston; Lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager; Directed by Peter Wood. Starring Robert Klein and Lucie February 18 - April 2, 1977. Arnaz; Directed by Robert Moore. "Merton of the Movies" (World Premiere). by George S. Kaufman December 1, 1978 - January 27, 1979. and Marc Connelly; "A Man for All Seasons" Based on the novel by by Robert Bolt; Harry Leon Wilson; Starring Charlton Heston; Starring Richard Thomas; Directed by Jack O'Brien. Directed by Burt Shevelove. February 10 - March 31, 1979. April 22 - June 4, 1977. "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw; 1977-78 SEASON Starring Robert Stephens, "Chapter Two" Roberta Maxwell, Maureen by Neil Simon; O'Sullivan and Milo O'Shea; Starring Judd Hirsch, Anita Gillette, Directed by John Dexter. Ann Wedgeworth and Cliff Gorman; April 20 - June 2, 1979. Directed by Herbert Ross. (World Premiere). 1979-80 SEASON October 7 - November 26, 1977. "Cause Celebre" "The Devil's Disciple" by Terence Rattigan; by George Bernard Shaw; Starring Anne Baxter and Starring Rex Harrison, Dorothy McGuire; Chris Sarandon, Carole Shelley, Directed by George Keathley. Barnard Hughes and (American Premiere). Margaret Hamilton; October 12 - November 24, 1979. Directed by Frank Dunlop. "Bedroom Farce" December 16, 1977 - January 28, 1978. by Alan Ayckbourn; "Absurd Person Singular" Starring June Lockhart, Tom Ewell by Alan Ayckbourn; and Jill Haworth; Starring Eve Arden, Directed by Alan Ayckbourn and Stockard Channing, Laurence Peter Hall. Guittard, Roberta Maxwell, John December 14, 1979 - January 26, 1980. McMartin and Lawrence Pressman; "On Golden Pond" Directed by Stephen Porter. by Ernest Thompson; February 17 - April 1, 1978. Starring Julie Harris and "Pal Joey '78" Charles Durning; Music by Richard Rodgers; Directed by George Schaefer. Lyrics by Lorenz Hart; February 15 - March 29, 1980. Book by John O'Hara; "The Elephant Man" Starring Lena Horne and Clifton by Bernard Pomerance; Davis; Directed by Michael Kidd. Starring Philip Anglim, Penny Fuller April 21 - July 8, 1978. and Ken Ruta; Directed by Jack Hofsiss. 1978-79 SEASON April 11 - May 31, 1980. "Dracula" by John L. Balderston and Hamilton Deane; Starring Jeremy Brett; Directed by Dennis Rosa. September 29 - November 18, 1978.
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1980-81 SEASON "Another Part of the Forest" "Holiday" by Lillian Hellman; by Philip Barry; Starring Dorothy McGuire, Starring Sally Kellerman, Kevin Richard Dysart and David Dukes; Kline, Maurice Evans and Marisa Directed by George Schaefer. Berenson; Directed by Robert Allan February 12 - March 27, 1982. Ackerman. "The Hasty Heart" October 3 - November 15, 1980. by John Patrick; "The Crucifer of Blood" Starring Gregory Harrison, by Paul Giovanni, Lisa Eichhorn and Kurt Russell; based on characters created by Directed by Martin Speer. Arthur Conan Doyle; April 16 - May 29, 1982. Starring Charlton Heston and Jeremy Brett; 1982-83 SEASON Directed by Paul Giovanni. "A Little Family Business" December 5, 1980 - January 17, 1981. Adapted by Jay Presson Allen "The West Side Waltz" from a play by Barillet and Gredy; by Ernest Thompson; Starring Angela Lansbury and Starring Katharine Hepburn and John McMartin; Dorothy Loudon; Production supervised by Directed by Noel Willman; Martin Charnin; Commissioned expressly for the Directed by Vivian Matalon. Ahmanson Theatre by the first (American Premiere). George October 8 - November 20, 1982. Seaton Award for Playwrights. "Brighton Beach Memoirs" (World Premiere). by Neil Simon; January 21 - March 14, 1981. Starring Matthew Broderick, "Mary Stuart" Elizabeth Franz, Peter Michael by Friedrich Schiller; Goetz, Mandy Ingber, Zeljko Ivanek, Translated by Joe McClinton Jodi Thelen and Joyce Van Patten; Starring Marsha Mason, Directed by Gene Saks. Michael Learned, Robert Foxworth, (World Premiere). Stephen McHattie and December 10, 1982 - January 29, 1983. William Schallert; "Hay Fever" Directed by Jack O'Brien. by Noël Coward; April 10 - May 23, 1981. Starring Celeste Holm; Directed by Tom Moore. 1981-82 SEASON February 12 - April 9, 1983. "The Little Foxes" "Crimes of the Heart" by Lillian Hellman; by Beth Henley; Starring Elizabeth Taylor, Starring Mia Dillon, Mary Beth Hurt Maureen Stapleton, Robert Lansing and Lizbeth Mackay; and J.D. Cannon; Directed by Melvin Bernhardt. Directed by Austin Pendleton. April 14 - May 28, 1983. September 25 - December 5, 1981. "Morning's At Seven" 1983-84 SEASON by Paul Osborn; "Beethoven's Tenth" Starring Maureen O'Sullivan, by Peter Ustinov; Kate Reid, Elizabeth Wilson and Starring Peter Ustinov and Teresa Wright; Fritz Weaver; Directed by Vivian Matalon. Directed by Robert Chetwyn. December 11, 1981 - January 23, 1982. (American Premiere). October 7 - November 27, 1983.
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"A Sense of Humor" 1985-86 SEASON by Ernest Thompson; "The Unvarnished Truth" Starring Jack Lemmon, Estelle by Royce Ryton; Parsons, Polly Holliday and Clifton Starring John Ritter, James Coco, James; Directed by Robert Beth Howland, Dody Goodman and Greenwald. Paul Benedict; (World Premiere). Directed by Robert Drivas. December 1, 1983 - January 22, 1984. September 26 - November 16, 1985. "Detective Story" "Foxfire" by Sidney Kingsley; by Hume Cronyn and Susan Cooper; Starring Charlton Heston, Starring Jessica Tandy, Hume Mariette Hartley and Keith Cronyn and Keith Carradine; Carradine; Directed by David Trainer. Directed by Paul Giovanni. November 21, 1985 - January 11, 1986. February 4 – April 1, 1984. "Legends!" "Light Comedies" by James Kirkwood; by Peter Shaffer; Starring Mary Martin and Starring Keene Curtis, David Dukes, Carol Channing; Elizabeth Franz, Harry Groener, Directed by Clifford Williams. Melora Marshall, Caitlin O'Heaney (World Premiere). and Avery Schreiber; January 23 - March 29, 1986. Directed by Paul Giovanni. "Picnic" April 5 - May 27, 1984. by William Inge; Starring Gregory Harrison, 1984-85 SEASON Jennifer Jason Leigh, Rue "A Patriot for Me" McClanahan, Dick Van Patten, Dana by John Osborne; Hill, Starring Alan Bates and George Timothy Shelton and Michael Rose; Directed by Ronald Eyre. Learned; September 29 - November 25, 1984. Directed by Marshall W. Mason. "Biloxi Blues" April 3 - May 24, 1986. by Neil Simon; The Royal Shakespeare Company in Starring Matthew Broderick; "The Life and Adventures of Directed by Gene Saks. Nicholas Nickleby" (World Premiere). Adapted by David Edgar from the December 8, 1984 - February 2, 1985. novel by Charles Dickens; "Noises Off" Directed by Trevor Nunn and by Michael Frayn; John Caird. Starring Dorothy Loudon, June 15 - August 9, 1986. Brian Murray, Paxton Whitehead and Victor Garber; 1986-87 SEASON Directed by Michael Blakemore. "Wild Honey" February 6 - March 30, 1985. by Michael Frayn, from a play "The Odd Couple" by Anton Chekhov; by Neil Simon; Starring Ian McKellen and Starring Rita Moreno and Kathryn Walker; Sally Struthers; Directed by Christopher Morahan. Directed by Gene Saks. October 10 - November 30, 1986. April 4 - May 26, 1985. "Sweet Bird of Youth" by Tennessee Williams; Starring Lauren Bacall; Directed by Michael Blakemore. December 4, 1986 - January 25, 1987.
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"Light Up the Sky" 1988-89 SEASON by Moss Hart; "Les Liaisons Dangereuses" Starring Peter Falk, Nancy by Christopher Hampton; Marchand, Fritz Weaver, Carrie Nye Starring Frank Langella, and Lynn Redgrave and Kathleen Deborah Rush; Quinlan; Directed by Peter Wood. Directed by Ellis Rabb. October 26 - December 18, 1988. March 3 - April 25, 1987. "Into the Woods" Mike Nichols' production of Music and lyrics by "Social Security" Stephen Sondheim; by Andrew Bergman; Book by James Lapine; Starring Lucie Arnaz and Starring Cleo Laine and Charlotte Laurence Luckinbill; Rae; Direction re-created by Peter Directed by James Lapine. Lawrence. January 11 - March 5, 1989. May 1 - June 20, 1987. "Hapgood" Special Engagement by Tom Stoppard; "She Loves Me" Starring Judy Davis, Roger Rees and Book by Joe Masteroff; Simon Jones; Music by Jerry Bock Directed by Peter Wood; Lyrics by Sheldon Harnick Presented by the Ahmanson at the Starring Pam Dawber and Joel UCLA James A. Doolittle Theatre. Higgins; (American Premiere). Directed by Paul Blake. April 12 - July 9, 1989. June 30 – August 2, 1987. "The Phantom of the Opera" Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; 1987-88 SEASON Lyrics by Charles Hart, with "The Best Man" additional lyrics by Richard Stilgoe; by Gore Vidal; Book by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Starring Buddy Ebsen, Mel Ferrer, Richard Stilgoe; Don Murray and Hope Lange; Starring Michael Crawford, Directed by Jose Ferrer. succeeded by Robert Guillaume and October 9 - November 29, 1987. Davis Gaines; "I Never Sang for My Father" Directed by Harold Prince. by Robert Anderson; May 31, 1989 - August 29, 1993 Starring Daniel J. Travanti, Harold Gould and Dorothy McGuire; 1989-90 SEASON Directed by Josephine R. Abady. Presented by Center Theatre Group/ Ahmanson December 4, 1987 - January 31, 1988. at the UCLA James A. Doolittle Theatre. "Summer and Smoke" "Byron - Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know" by Tennessee Williams; by Jane McCulloch; Starring Christopher Reeve and Starring Derek Jacobi and Isla Blair; Christine Lahti; Directed by Jane McCulloch. Directed by Marshall W. Mason. (American Premiere). February 11 - April 10, 1988. August 20 - September 17, 1989. "Broadway Bound" "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" by Neil Simon; by Edward Albee; Starring Carole Shelley and Starring Glenda Jackson, John William Ragsdale; Lithgow, Brian Kerwin and Cynthia Directed by Gene Saks. Nixon; Directed by Edward Albee. April 12 - July 3, 1988. October 5 - December 17, 1989.
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"The Piano Lesson" 1991-92 SEASON by August Wilson; 25th Anniversary Season Starring Charles S. Dutton, Presented by the Center Theatre Group/ S. Epatha Merkerson and Ahmanson at the UCLA Rocky Carroll; James A. Doolittle Theatre. Directed by Lloyd Richards. "The Most Happy Fella" January 18 - April 1, 1990. Book, music, lyrics by Frank "The Cocktail Hour" Loesser; With Spiro Malas and by A.R. Gurney; Mary Gordon Murray; Starring Nancy Marchand, Directed by Gerald Gutierrez. Keene Curtis, Bruce Davison and October 17 - December 29, 1991. Holland Taylor; "Two Trains Running" Directed by Jack O'Brien. by August Wilson; April 19 - July 1, 1990. With Roscoe Lee Browne, "Rumors" Anthony Chisholm, Laurence by Neil Simon; Fishburne, Cynthia Martells, Starring Ron Leibman and Chuck Patterson, Sullivan Walker Jessica Walter; and Al White; Directed by Gene Saks. Directed by Lloyd Richards. July 12 - September 23, 1990. January 16 - March 29, 1992. "It's Only a Play" 1990-91 SEASON by Terrence McNally; Presented by Center Theatre Group/ Starring Paul Benedict, Eileen Ahmanson at the UCLA James A. Doolittle Brennan, Željko Ivanek, Dana Ivey, Theatre. Sean O'Bryan, David Pierce, "The Heidi Chronicles" Charles Nelson Reilly and by Wendy Wasserstein; Doris Roberts; Starring Amy Irving; Directed by John Tillinger. Directed by Daniel Sullivan. April 16 - June 28, 1992. October 10 - December 30, 1990. "Lost in Yonkers" "The Vortex" by Neil Simon; by Noël Coward; Starring Mercedes McCambridge, Starring Stephanie Beacham and Brooke Adams and Ned Eisenberg; Rupert Everett; Directed by Gene Saks. Designed by Philip Prowse; July 9 - September 27, 1992. Directed by Robert Allan Ackerman. January 17 - March 31, 1991. 1992-1993 SEASON "A Little Night Music" Presented by the Center Theatre Group/ Music and lyrics by Stephen Ahmanson at the UCLA Sondheim; James A. Doolittle Theatre. Book by Hugh Wheeler; "Six Degrees of Separation" Starring Lois Nettleton, John by John Guare; McMartin and Glynis Johns; Starring Marlo Thomas, Directed by Gordon Davidson. John Cunningham and Ntare Mwine; April 18 - June 30, 1991. Directed by Jerry Zaks. "Sarafina! The Musical Celebration" (West Coast Premiere). Conceived, written and directed by October 15 - December 27, 1992. Mbongeni Ngema; "Money and Friends" Additional songs by Hugh Masekela. by David Williamson; July 18 - September 29, 1991. Directed by Michael Blakemore.
(American Premiere). January 14 - March 28, 1993.
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"Jake's Women" "Smokey Joe's Cafe" by Neil Simon; The Songs of Leiber and Stoller; Starring Alan Alda; Directed by Jerry Zaks. Directed by Gene Saks. (World Premiere Production) April 15 - June 27, 1993. November 17, 1994 - January 22, 1995. "Five Guys Named Moe" A Musical "Miss Saigon" by Clarke Peters; Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Directed and choreographed by Lyrics by Alain Boublil and Charles Augins. Richard Maltby, Jr.; (West Coast Premiere). Adapted from original French lyrics July 15 - September 25, 1993. by Alain Boublil; Directed by Nicholas Hytner. 1993-1994 SEASON (At the Ahmanson Theatre). Presented by the Center Theatre Group/ January 25 - October 15, 1995. Ahmanson at the UCLA James A. Doolittle "The Woman Warrior" Theatre. Adapted for the stage "Conversations with My Father" by Deborah Rogin; by Herb Gardner; Based on the novels Starring Judd Hirsch; “The Woman Warrior” and Directed by Daniel Sullivan. “China Men” by October 14 - December 19, 1993. Maxine Hong Kingston. "Fool Moon" Directed by Sharon Ott. Starring David Shiner and (World Premiere Production) Bill Irwin; February 16 - April 23, 1995. Created by Bill Irwin and "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" David Shiner. by Neil Simon; (West Coast Premiere) Starring Howard Hesseman; January 20 - March 27, 1994. Directed by Jerry Zaks. "Falsettos" (West Coast Premiere) Music and lyrics by William Finn; May 4 - July 9, 1995. Book by William Finn and "Angels in America: Part I: Millennium James Lapine; Approaches & Part II: Perestroika" Directed by James Lapine. by Tony Kushner; April 28 - July 3, 1994. Directed by Michael Mayer; "The Sisters Rosensweig" Production supervised by by Wendy Wasserstein; George C. Wolfe. Starring Mariette Hartley, August 12 - September 2, 1995. Caroline Aaron and Charles Cioffi; Directed by Daniel Sullivan. 1995-96 SEASON July 14 - September 18, 1994. Leonard Bernstein's "Candide" Book by Hugh Wheeler; 1994-95 SEASON Based on the satire by Voltaire; Presented by the Center Theatre Group / Lyrics by Richard Wilbur, with Ahmanson at the UCLA James A. Doolittle additional lyrics by Stephen Theatre. Sondheim, John LaTouche, Dorothy "Racing Demon" Parker, by David Hare; Lillian Hellman and Leonard With the Royal National Bernstein; Directed by Gordon Theatre Company; Davidson. Directed by Richard Eyre. November 8 - December 24, 1995. (American Premiere) "Seven Guitars" October 2 - 23, 1994. by August Wilson; Starring Keith David; Directed by Lloyd Richards. January 17 - March 10, 1996.
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"Kiss of the Spider Woman" 1997-98 SEASON Book by Terrence McNally; "Rent" Music by John Kander; Book, music and lyrics by Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Jonathan Larson; Starring Chita Rivera, Juan Chiron Directed by Michael Greif. and Dorian Harewood; September 18, 1997 - January 18, 1998. Directed by Harold Prince. "Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk" March 14 - April 21, 1996. Based on an idea by Savion Glover The Royal National Theatre Production of and George C. Wolfe; "An Inspector Calls" Book and Lyrics by Reg E. Gaines; by J.B. Priestley; Music by Daryl Waters, Zane Mark Starring Stacy Keach, and Ann Duquesnay; Kenneth Cranham and Conceived and directed by Susan Kellermann; George C. Wolfe; Directed by Stephen Daldry. Choreography by Savion Glover. May 15 - June 30, 1996. March 11 - April 26, 1998. The Royal National Theatre Production of "Chicago" Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Carousel." Book by Fred Ebb and Bob Fosse; Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Music by John Kander; July 10 - August 25, 1996. Lyrics by Fred Ebb; Starring Charlotte d'Amboise, 1996-97 SEASON Jasmine Guy and Brent Barrett; 30th Anniversary Season Choreography by Ann Reinking in the "The Heiress" style of Bob Fosse; by Ruth and Augustus Goetz; Directed by Walter Bobbie. Starring Cherry Jones, Donald April 29- July 5, 1998. Moffat, Frances Sternhagen and "An Enemy of the People" Michael Cumpsty; by Henrik Ibsen; Directed by Gerald Gutierrez. In a new version by September 11 - October 27, 1996. Christopher Hampton; "Show Boat" Starring Ian McKellen; Music by Jerome Kern; Directed by Trevor Nunn; Book and lyrics by A Royal National Theatre Production. Oscar Hammerstein II; (American Premiere). Based on the novel by Edna Ferber; July 15 - September 6, 1998. Starring Ned Beatty and 1998-99 SEASON Cloris Leachman; "Barrymore" Choreography by Susan Stroman; Book by William Luce; Directed by Harold Prince. Starring Christopher Plummer; November 12, 1996 - April 3, 1997. Directed by Gene Saks. Matthew Bourne’s "Swan Lake" September 8 - 27, 1998. Music by Tchaikovsky; "Fosse: A Celebration in Song and Dance" Directed and choreographed by Choreography by Bob Fosse; Matthew Bourne. Conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr., (American Premiere). Chet Walker and Ann Reinking; April 22 - June 15, 1997. Co-directed and co-choreographed "Proposals" by Ann Reinking; by Neil Simon; Artistic Advisor, Gwen Verdon; Directed by Joe Mantello. Choreography recreated by (World Premiere). Chet Walker; July 16 - August 31, 1997. Directed by Richard Maltby, Jr. October 14 - December 6, 1998.
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"Titanic" “James Joyce’s The Dead” Book and Story by Peter Stone; Book by Richard Nelson; Music and lyrics by Maury Yeston; Music by Shaun Davey; Directed by Richard Jones. Lyrics conceived and adapted by January 5 - February 28, 1999. Richard Nelson and Shaun Davey; Matthew Bourne’s "Cinderella" Directed by Richard Nelson. Music by Prokofiev; July 19 - September 3, 2000. Directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne. 2000-2001 SEASON (American Premiere). “Death of a Salesman” March 28 - May 23, 1999. by Arthur Miller; "Measure for Measure" in repertory with Starring Brian Dennehy, "A Midsummer Night's Dream" Elizabeth Franz and Ron Eldard; by William Shakespeare; Directed by Robert Falls. Featuring David Dukes, Kelly September 20 - November 5, 2000 McGillis, Brian Murray and Richard (Previews began September 12). Thomas; “Swing!” Directed by Sir Peter Hall. Production supervised by Jerry Zaks; June 20 - August 1, 1999. Directed and choreographed by Lynne Taylor-Corbett. 1999-2000 SEASON November 29, 2000 - January 14, 2001 “Amadeus” (Previews began November 20). “Romeo & Juliet” by Peter Shaffer; Starring David Suchet and by William Shakespeare; Michael Sheen; Directed by Sir Peter Hall. February 4 - March 18, 2001 Directed by Sir Peter Hall. (Previews began January 26). October 5 - November 28, 1999. “3hree” “Les Misérables” A trio of new one-act musicals. by Alain Boublil and “The Mice” Claude-Michel Schönberg; Book by Julia Jordan; Based on the novel by Victor Hugo; Music by Laurence O’Keefe; Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Lyrics by Nell Benjamin; Lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer; Directed by Brad Rouse; Directed and adapted by John Caird “Lavender Girl” and Trevor Nunn. Book by James D. Waedekin; December 8, 1999 - February 12, 2000. “Martin Guerre” Music and lyrics by John Bucchino; by Alain Boublil and Directed by Scott Schwartz; Claude-Michel Schönberg; “The Flight of the Lawnchair Man” Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; Book by Peter Ullian; Lyrics by Alain Boublil and Music and lyrics by Stephen Clark; Robert Lindsey Nassif; Directed by Conall Morrison. Directed by Harold Prince. April 25 - June 10, 2001 February 16 – April 8, 2000. (Previews began April 17). “The Scarlet Pimpernel” “contact” Book and lyrics by Nan Knighton; Conceived by Susan Stroman and Music by Frank Wildhorn; John Weidman; Directed and choreographed by Written by John Weidman; Robert Longbottom. Directed and choreographed by April 25 - June 18, 2000. Susan Stroman. July 8 - September 1, 2001 (Previews began June 29).
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2001-2002 SEASON Bonus Productions Matthew Bourne’s “The Car Man” Savion Glover in Music by Terry Davies and “Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk” Rodion Shchedrin’s “Carmen Suite” Based on an idea by George C. Wolfe (after Bizet’s “Carmen”); and Savion Glover; Directed and choreographed by Book and lyrics by Reg E. Gaines; Matthew Bourne. Music by Daryl Waters, Zane Mark September 12 - October 28, 2001 and Ann Duquesnay; (Previews began September 6). Choreography by Savion Glover; “Aida” Conceived and directed by Music by Elton John George C. Wolfe. Lyrics by Tim Rice; January 28 – February 15, 2003. Book by Linda Woolverton and Barbara Cook in Robert Falls & David Henry Hwang; “Mostly Sondheim” Choreographed by Wayne Cilento; With Tex Arnold, Music Director. Directed by Robert Falls. February 28 – March 9, 2003. November 11, 2001 - January 5, 2002 John Leguizamo in (Previews began November 7). “Sexaholix … a love story” “Into the Woods” Directed by Peter Askin. Music and lyrics by March 11 – 23, 2003. Stephen Sondheim; “Elaine Stritch At Liberty” Starring Vanessa Williams and Constructed by John Lahr; John McMartin; Reconstructed by Elaine Stritch; Written and directed by Directed by George C. Wolfe. James Lapine. April 8 – 27, 2003. February 10 - March 24, 2002 Lily Tomlin in (Previews began February 1). “The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in “The Full Monty” the Universe” Book by Terrence McNally; Written and directed by Music and lyrics by David Yazbek; Jane Wagner. Directed by Jack O’Brien. May 21 – July 6, 2003 April 24 - June 8, 2002 (Previews began May 13). (Previews began April 16). “The Producers” “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife” Book by Mel Brooks and by Charles Busch; Thomas Meehan; Starring Valerie Harper, Tony Music and lyrics by Mel Brooks; Roberts and Michele Lee; Directed and choreographed by Directed by Lynne Meadow. Susan Stroman. (West Coast Premiere). (At the Pantages Theatre in June 26 - August 11, 2002 (Previews began June 18). Hollywood). June 1 - August 24, 2003. nd 2002-2003 SEASON “42 Street” Bonus Production Book by Michael Stewart and “Mamma Mia!” Mark Bramble; Book by Catherine Johnson; Music by Harry Warren; Music and lyrics by Benny Lyrics by Al Dubin; Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus; Choreography by Randy Skinner; Choreography by Anthony Van Laast; Directed by Mark Bramble. July 11 - August 31, 2003 Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. (Previews began July 9). September 19 – November 23, 2002. “Morning’s at Seven” by Paul Osborn; Directed by Daniel Sullivan. December 11, 2002 - January 26, 2003. (Previews began December 4).
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2003-2004 SEASON Bonus Production Bonus Production Matthew Bourne’s “Nutcracker!” “The Phantom of the Opera” Music by Tchaikovsky; Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber; Directed and choreographed by Lyrics by Charles Hart; Matthew Bourne; With additional lyrics by Presented in association with UCLA Richard Stilgoe; Live at Royce Hall. Book by Andrew Lloyd Webber and December 16, 2004 – January 2, 2005 Richard Stilgoe; (Preview on December 15). Directed by Harold Prince. Bonus Production October 12 - December 6, 2003 “Big River, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” (Previews began October 8). Music and lyrics by Roger Miller; Baz Luhrmann’s production of Puccini’s Book by William Hauptman; “La Bohème” Adapted from the novel by Music by Giacomo Puccini; Mark Twain; Libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Directed and choreographed by Luigi Illica; Jeff Calhoun; Directed by Baz Luhrmann. A Deaf West Theatre production. January 18 - March 7, 2004 January 12 - 23, 2005 (Previews began January 9). (Preview on January 11). “The Royal Family” “As You Like It” Written by George S. Kaufman and by William Shakespeare; Edna Ferber; Directed by Sir Peter Hall. Directed by Tom Moore. February 7 - March 27, 2005 April 7 - May 16, 2004 (Previews began February 4). (Previews began March 27). Matthew Bourne’s “Play Without Words” “Thoroughly Modern Millie” Devised by Matthew Bourne; Book by Richard Morris and Music by Terry Davies; Dick Scanlan; Directed and choreographed by Music by Jeanine Tesori; Matthew Bourne. Lyrics by Dick Scanlan; April 11 - May 29, 2005 Choreographed by Rob Ashford; (Previews began April 8). Directed by Michael Mayer. May 21 - July 25, 2004 2005-2006 SEASON (Previews began May 19). “Dead End” “Little Shop of Horrors” by Sidney Kingsley; Book and lyrics by Howard Ashman; Directed by Nicholas Martin. Music by Alan Menken; September 7 - October 16, 2005 Based on a film by Roger Corman, (Previews began August 28). screenplay by Charles Griffith; “The Drowsy Chaperone” Choreographed by Music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert Kathleen Marshall; and Greg Morrison; Directed by Jerry Zaks. Book by Bob Martin and August 29 - October 16, 2004 Don McKellar; (Previews began August 24). Directed and choreographed by Casey Nicholaw. 2004-2005 SEASON (United States Premiere). “Caroline, or Change” November 18 – December 24, 2005 A New Musical (Previews began November 10). Book and lyrics by Tony Kushner; “The Importance of Being Earnest” Music by Jeanine Tesori; by Oscar Wilde; Starring Tonya Pinkins; Directed by Sir Peter Hall. Directed by George C. Wolfe; January 25 - March 5, 2006 (Previews began January 17). (West Coast Premiere). November 14 – December 26, 2004 (Previews began November 6).
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Bonus Production Virginia Woolf?” Matthew Bourne’s “Swan Lake” Starring Kathleen Turner and Bill Irwin; Music by Tchaikovsky; Directed by Anthony Page. Directed and choreographed by February 9 - March 18, 2007 Matthew Bourne. (Preview on February 6). March 9 - 19, 2006 “Twelve Angry Men” (Previews began March 7). by Reginald Rose; Bonus Production Starring Richard Thomas “Dame Edna: Back With A Vengeance!” and George Wendt; Devised and written by Directed by Scott Ellis. Barry Humphries; March 29 - May 6, 2007 Music by Wayne Barker. (Preview on March 28). March 28 – April 9, 2006. “Jersey Boys” “The Black Rider: The Casting of the Magic Book by Marshall Brickman and Bullets” Rick Elice; Music and lyrics by Tom Waits; Music by Bob Gaudio; Text by William S. Burroughs; Lyrics by Bob Crewe; Directed by Robert Wilson. Choreography by Sergio Trujillo; April 26 – June 11, 2006 Directed by Des McAnuff. (Previews began April 22). June 3 - August 30, 2007 “Curtains” (Previews began May 25). Music by John Kander; Lyrics by Fred Ebb; 2007-2008 SEASON Additional lyrics by John Kander and “Avenue Q” Rupert Holmes; Music and lyrics by Robert Lopez Book by Rupert Holmes; and Jeff Marx; Based on original material by Book by Jeff Whitty; Peter Stone; Based on the original concept by Starring David Hyde Pierce Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx; and Debra Monk; Directed by Jason Moore. September 7 - October 14, 2007 Directed by Scott Ellis. (Preview September 6). (World Premiere). “The History Boys” August 9 - September 10, 2006 by Alan Bennett; (Previews began July 25). Directed by Paul Miller; 2006-2007 SEASON Original Direction by Nicholas Bonus Production Hytner; “Doubt” Taper Subscription Production by John Patrick Shanley; Presented at the Ahmanson Theatre. November 14 - December 9, 2007 Starring Cherry Jones; (Previews began November 7). Directed by Doug Hughes. “The Color Purple” September 27 - October 29, 2006 Based on the novel by Alice Walker; (Previews began September 22). “The Light in the Piazza” Book by Marsha Norman; Book by Craig Lucas; Music and Lyrics by Brenda Russell, Music and lyrics by Allee Willis and Stephen Bray; Adam Guettel; Starring Jeannette Bayardelle, Directed by Bartlett Sher. Felicia P. Fields, Michelle Williams, November 1 - December 10, 2006 Stu James, LaToya London, (Preview on October 31) Stephanie St. James, Rufus Bonds, Bonus Production Jr.; “Edward Scissorhands” Directed by Gary Griffin; Devised, directed and choreographed Choreography by Donald Byrd. by Matthew Bourne. December 16, 2007 - March 9, 2008 December 13 - 31, 2006 (Previews began December 13). (First Night on December 12). Edward Albee’s “Who’s Afraid of
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“Sweeney Todd” 2008-2009 SEASON Music and lyrics by Stephen “9 to 5: The Musical” Sondheim; Book by Hugh Wheeler; Music and lyrics by Dolly Parton; From an adaptation by Book by Patricia Resnick; Christopher Bond; Based on the 20th Century Fox Picture; Music orchestrated by Sarah Travis; Starring Allison Janney, Starring Judy Kaye and David Hess; Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty, Directed and designed by John Doyle; Andy Karl, Kathy Fitzgerald Taper Subscription Production and Marc Kudisch; Presented at the Ahmanson Theatre. Directed by Joe Mantello; March 12 - April 6, 2008 Choreography by (Preview March 11). Andy Blankenbuehler; “My Fair Lady” Presented by special arrangement Book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner; with Robert Greenblatt. Music by Frederick Loewe; (World Premiere) . Starring Christopher Cazenove, Lisa September 20 - October 19, 2008 O’Hare, Tim Jerome, Walter Charles, (Previews began September 9). Barbara Marineau, Justin Bohon, “Spring Awakening” Dana DeLisa and Marni Nixon; Book and lyrics by Steven Sater; Directed by Trevor Nunn; Music by Duncan Sheik; Choreography and musical staging Based on the play by Frank by Matthew Bourne. Wedekind; Choreography by Bill T. April 10 - 27, 2008 Jones; Directed by Michael Mayer; (Preview April 9). October 30 - December 7, 2008 “A Chorus Line” (Previews began October 29). Conceived and originally “Minsky’s” choreographed by Michael Bennett; The New Musical Comedy Book by James Kirkwood and Book by Bob Martin; Nicholas Dante; Music by Charles Strouse; Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead; Lyrics by Ed Kleban; Original Book by Evan Hunter; Originally co-choreographed by Directed and choreographed by Bob Avian; Casey Nicholaw. Choreography re-staged by (World Premiere). Baayork Lee; February 6 - March 1, 2009 Directed by Bob Avian. (Previews began January 21). May 22 - July 6, 2008 The Donmar Warehouse Production of (Preview May 21). “Frost/Nixon” “The Drowsy Chaperone” A New Play by Peter Morgan; Music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert Starring Stacy Keach; and Greg Morrison; Directed by Michael Grandage. Book by Bob Martin and March 12 - 29, 2009 Don McKellar; (Preview March 11.) Directed and choreographed by “Ain’t Misbehavin’” Casey Nicholaw. The Fats Waller Musical Show July 9 - 20, 2008 Conceived by Richard Maltby, Jr. (Preview July 8). and Murray Horowitz; Created and directed by Richard Maltby, Jr.; Choreography and musical staging by Arthur Faria. April 24 - May 31, 2009 (Previews began April 18.)
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Bonus Production “Dreamgirls” “Dame Edna: My First Last Tour” Book and lyrics by Tom Eyen; A Meditation on Gender and Music by Henry Krieger; Post-Election Trauma. Directed and choreographed by Devised and created by Robert Longbottom; Dr. Barry Humphries AO. C.B.E.; Co-choreography by Shane Sparks. Additional material by Andrew Ross. March 2 - April 4, 2010 June 10 - 21, 2009 (Previews began February 25). (Preview June 9). Bonus Production “Alfred Hitchcock’s The 39 Steps” 2009-2010 SEASON Adapted by Patrick Barlow; Bonus Production Directed by Maria Aitken; Center Theatre Group and Except for this Based on an original concept by LLC present Simon Corble and Nobby Dimon and “An Evening with Patti LuPone and on the book by John Buchan. Mandy Patinkin” April 28 - May 16, 2010 Conceived by Mandy Patinkin and (Preview April 27). Paul Ford; Lincoln Center Theater production of Directed by Mandy Patinkin. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s “South Pacific” June 23 - 29, 2009. Music by Richard Rodgers; “Monty Python’s Spamalot” Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; From the original screenplay by Book by Oscar Hammerstein II and Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Joshua Logan; Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Directed by Bartlett Sher. Michael Palin; June 2 - July 17, 2010 Book and Lyrics by Eric Idle; (Previews began May 27). Music by John Du Prez and Eric Idle; Choreography by Casey 2010-2011 SEASON Nicholaw; Directed by Mike Nichols. “Leap of Faith” July 8 - September 6, 2009 Score by Alan Menken; (Preview July 7). Book by Janus Cercone with The Steppenwolf Theatre Company’s Glenn Slater; production Lyrics by Glenn Slater; of “August: Osage County” Starring Raúl Esparza and by Tracy Letts; Brooke Shields; Starring Estelle Parsons; Directed and choreographed by Directed by Anna D. Shapiro; Rob Ashford; September 9 - October 18, 2009 (World Premiere). (Preview September 8). October 3 - October 24, 2010 Disney and Cameron Mackintosh present (Previews began September 11). “Mary Poppins” “Next to Normal” Original music and lyrics by Music by Tom Kitt; Richard M. Sherman and Book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey; Robert B. Sherman; Starring Alice Ripley; Book by Julian Fellowes; Directed by Michael Greif. New songs and additional music and (West Coast Premiere). lyrics by George Stiles and November 28, 2010 - January 2, 2011 Anthony Drewe; (Previews began November 23). Co-choreography by Stephen Mear; Co-direction and choreography by Matthew Bourne; Directed by Richard Eyre. November 15, 2009 - February 7, 2010 (Previews began November 13).
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Jane Fonda in “Fela!” “33 Variations” Book by Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones; Written and directed by Music and lyrics by Moisés Kaufman; Fela Anikulapo-Kuti; Taper Subscription Production Based on the life of Presented at the Fela Anikulapo-Kuti; Ahmanson Theatre. Directed and choreographed by February 9 - March 6, 2011 Bill T. Jones; (Previews began January 30). Presented by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, “God of Carnage” Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. by Yasmina Reza; December 14, 2011 - January 22, 2012 Translated by Christopher Hampton; (Preview December 13). Starring Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, “American Idiot” James Gandolfini and Music by Green Day; Marcia Gay Harden. Lyrics by Billie Joe Armstrong; Directed by Matthew Warchus; Book by Billie Joe Armstrong and (West Coast Premiere). Michael Mayer; April 13 - May 29, 2011 Musical Supervision, Arrangements (Previews began April 5). and Orchestrations, and by Tom Kitt; Cameron Mackintosh’s th Choreographed by Steven Hoggett; 25 Anniversary Tour of Directed by Michael Mayer. Boublil and Schönberg’s March 14 - April 22, 2012 “Les Misérables” (Previews began March 13). Music by Claude-Michel Schönberg; The Kennedy Center Production of Lyrics by Hebert Kretzmer from the “Follies” original French text by Alain Boublil Book by James Goldman; and Jean-Marc Natel and additional Music and Lyrics by material by James Fenton; Stephen Sondheim; Directed by Laurence Connor and Choreography by Warren Carlyle; James Powell; Music Direction by James Moore; Designed by Matt Kinley; Starring Jan Maxwell, Victoria Clark, Inspired by the paintings of Danny Burstein and Ron Raines; Victor Hugo. Directed by Eric Schaeffer. June 17 - July 31, 2011 May 9 - June 9, 2012 (Previews began June 14). (Previews began May 3). “Iris” – Cirque du Soleil National Theatre of Great Britain production of Cirque Du Soleil’s “Iris” was part of “War Horse” the CTG season subscription. At the Based on a novel by Kodak Theatre in Hollywood. Michael Morpurgo; Adapted by Nick Stafford ; 2011-2012 SEASON Directed by Marianne Elliott and “Bring It On: The Musical” Tom Morris; Libretto by Jeff Whitty; Presented in association with Music by Tom Kitt and Handspring Puppet Company. Lin-Manuel Miranda; (West Coast Premiere) Lyrics by Amanda Green and June 29 – July 29, 2012 Lin-Manuel Miranda; (Previews began June 14). Music supervision by Alex Lacamoire; Directed and choreographed by Andy Blankernbuehler. (West Coast Premiere) November 11 - December 10, 2011 (Previews began October 30).
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Disney and Cameron Mackintosh present “End of the Rainbow” “Mary Poppins” by Peter Quilter; Original music and lyrics by Starring Tracie Bennett Richard M. Sherman and as Judy Garland; Robert B. Sherman; Directed by Terry Johnson. Book by Julian Fellowes; (West Coast Premiere). New songs and additional music and March 20, 2013 - April 21, 2013 lyrics by George Stiles and (Previews began March 12). Anthony Drewe; Bonus Production: Co-choreography by Stephen Mear; “Fela!” Co-direction and choreography by Book by Jim Lewis and Bill T. Jones; Matthew Bourne; Music and lyrics by Directed by Richard Eyre. Fela Anikulapo-Kuti; August 9 - September 2, 2012 Additional lyrics by Jim Lewis; (Previews began August 9). Additional music by Aaron Johnson and Jordan McLean; 2012-2013 SEASON Based on the life of Jeff Goldblum in Fela Anikulapo-Kuti; “Seminar” Conceived by Bill T. Jones, by Theresa Rebeck; Jim Lewis and Stephen Hendel; Directed by Sam Gold; Directed and choreographed by (West Coast Premiere). Bill T. Jones; October 17 - November 18, 2012 Presented by Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, (Previews began October 10). Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, “Anything Goes” Stephen and Ruth Hendel. A Roundabout Theatre Company Production; April 26 - May 5, 2013. Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter; “The Scottsboro Boys” Original book by P.G. Wodehouse & Music and lyrics by John Kander and Guy Bolton, and Howard Lindsey & Fred Ebb; Russel Crouse; Book by David Thompson; New book by Timothy Crouse Direction and Choreography by and John Weidman; Susan Stroman. Starring Rachel York; May 29 - June 30, 2013 Directed and Choreographed by (Previews began May 21). Kathleen Marshall. November 28, 2012 - January 6, 2013 2013-2014 SEASON (Preview November 27). “The Sunshine Boys” “Backbeat” by Neil Simon; by Iain Softley and Stephen Jeffreys; Starring Danny DeVito and Based on the Universal Pictures film; Judd Hirsch; Written by Iain Softley, Michael Directed by Thea Sharrock. Thomas and Stephen Ward; October 2 - November 3, 2013 Directed by David Leveaux; (Previews began September 24). Presented by Karl Sydow in Bonus Production association with “Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty” Glasgow Citizens Theatre. A Gothic Romance (United States Premiere). Music composed by Tchaikovsky; January 30, 2013 - March 1, 2013 A New Adventures production. November 21 - December 1, 2013. (Previews began January 20).
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“Peter and the Starcatcher” 2014-2015 SEASON by Rick Elice; Cicely Tyson, Vanessa Williams and Based on the novel by Dave Barry Blair Underwood in and Ridley Pearson; “The Trip to Bountiful” Directed by Roger Rees by Horton Foote; and Alex Timbers. Directed by Michael Wilson. December 4, 2013 – January 12, 2014 September 26 - November 2, 2014 (Preview December 3). (Previews began September 17). Special Event Presentation Angela Lansbury in “A Word or Two” Noël Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” Written, Arranged and Performed by Directed by Michael Blakemore. Christopher Plummer; December 14, 2014 - January 18, 2015. Directed by Des McAnuff; (Previews began December 9). January 22 – February 9, 2014 “Dame Edna’s Glorious Goodbye – (Preview January 19). The Farewell Tour” “Harmony” Directed by Simon Phillips. A New Musical. January 28 - March 15, 2015. Music by Barry Manilow; (Previews began January 24). Book and Lyrics by Bruce Sussman; “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella” Directed by Tony Speciale. Music by Richard Rodgers; A co-production with the ` Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; Alliance Theatre, Atlanta. A New Book by Douglas Carter Beane; March 12 - April 13, 2014 Original Book by (Previews began March 4). Oscar Hammerstein II; “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess” Music Adaptation, Supervision and by George Gershwin, DuBose and Arrangements by David Chase; Dorothy Heyward, and Ira Gershwin; Orchestrations by Danny Troob; Book Adapted by Suzan-Lori Parks; Choreography by Josh Rhodes; Musical Score Adapted by Directed by Mark Brokaw. Diedre L. Murray; March 18 - April 26, 2015 Directed by Diane Paulus. (Preview March 17). April 23 - June 1, 2014 Roald Dahl’s “Matilda The Musical” (Preview April 22). Book by Dennis Kelly; Bonus Production Music and Lyrics by Tim Minchin; David Suchet in Sets and Costumes by Rob Howell; “The Last Confession” Choreography by Peter Darling; by Roger Crane; Directed by Matthew Warchus. Directed by Jonathan Church; June 7 - July 12, 2015 Taper Subscription Production (Previews began May 29). (United States Premiere). Presented at the Ahmanson Theatre. 2015-2016 SEASON June 11 - July 6, 2014 “The Sound of Music” (Preview June 7). Music by Richard Rodgers; Queen and Ben Elton’s Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II; “We Will Rock You” Book by Howard Lindsay and Created by Ben Elton; Russel Crouse; Musical Supervisors – Suggested by “The Trapp Family Queen’s Brian May and Roger Taylor. Singers” by Maria Augusta Trapp; July 16 - August 24, 2014 Choreographed by Danny Mefford; (Preview July 15). Directed by Jack O’Brien. September 30 – October 31, 2015. (Previews began September 20.)
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“The Bridges of Madison County” “Fun Home” Book by Marsha Norman; Music by Jeanine Tesori; Music and Lyrics by Book and Lyrics by Lisa Kron; Jason Robert Brown; Based on the graphic novel by Based on the book by Alison Bechdel; Robert James Waller; Choreography by Danny Mefford; Directed by Bartlett Sher. Directed by Sam Gold. December 9, 2015 – January 17, 2016. February 22 – April 1, 2017. (Preview December 8.) (Preview February 21.) Sean Hayes in The Fiasco Theater Production of “An Act of God” “Into the Woods” By David Javerbaum; Music and Lyrics by Directed by Joe Mantello. Stephen Sondheim; February 10 – March 13, 2016. Book by James Lapine; (Previews began January 30.) Directed by Noah Brody and “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love & Murder” Ben Steinfeld. Book and Lyrics by April 5 – May 14, 2017. Robert L. Freedman; (Preview April 4.) Music and Lyrics by Steven Lutvak; “Jersey Boys” Choreographed by Peggy Hickey; Book by Marshall Brickman and Directed by Darko Tresnjak. Rick Elice; March 23 – May 1, 2016. Music by Bob Gaudio; (Preview March 22.) Lyrics by Bob Crewe; Rachel York and Betty Buckley in Choreography by Sergio Trujillo; “Grey Gardens” Directed by Des McAnuff. Book by Doug Wright; May 18 – June 24, 2017. Music by Scott Frankel; (Previews May 16 – May 17.) Lyrics by Michael Korie; The National Theatre Production of Directed by Michael Wilson. “The Curious Incident of the July 10 – August 14, 2016. Dog in the Night-Time” (Previews began July 6.) A New Play by Simon Stephens; Adapted from Mark Haddon’s Novel 2016-2017 SEASON Directed by Marianne Elliott. The Young Vic production of August 3 – September 10, 2017. Arthur Miller’s (Preview August 2.) “A View From The Bridge” Directed by Ivo van Hove. 2017-2018 SEASON September 14 – October 16, 2016. Bonus Production (Previews began September 7.) Matthew Bourne’s production of “Amélie, A New Musical” “The Red Shoes.” Book by Craig Lucas; Adapted from the film by Michael Music by Daniel Messé; Powell and Emeric Pressburger and Lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Messé; from the fairy tale by Based on the motion picture written Hans Christian Andersen; by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Music by Bernard Herrmann; Guillaume Laurant; Directed and Choreographed by Musical Staging and Choreography Matthew Bourne. by Sam Pinkleton; (American Premiere). Directed by Pam MacKinnon. September 19 – October 1, 2017. December 16, 2016 – January 15, 2017 (Previews began September 15.) (Previews began December 4.)
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“Bright Star” “Come From Away” Music, Book and Story by Steve Book, Music, and Lyrics by Martin Music, Lyrics and Story by Irene Sankoff and David Hein Edie Brickell; Musical Staging by Kelly Devine Choreography by Josh Rhodes; Directed by Christopher Ashley Directed by Walter Bobbie. November 28, 2018 – January 6, 2019 October 20 – November 19, 2017. (Opens November 28.) (Previews began October 11.) New Adventures / Matthew Bourne’s “Something Rotten!” “Cinderella” Music and Lyrics by Wayne Directed and Choreographed by Kirkpatrick Matthew Bourne. and Karey Kirkpatrick; February 6 – March 10, 2019 Book by Karey Kirkpatrick and John (Preview on February 5.) O’Farrell; “Falsettos” Directed and Choreographed by Book by William Finn and James Casey Nicholaw. Lapine November 21 – December 31, 2017. Music and Lyrics by William Finn (Opens November 21.) Directed by James Lapine “Soft Power” April 17 – May 19, 2019 Play and Lyrics by (Preview on April 16.) David Henry Hwang; “Indecent” Music and Additional Lyrics by Written by Paula Vogel Jeanine Tesori; Directed by Rebecca Taichman June 9 – July 7, 2019 Choreography by Sam Pinkleton; (Previews began June 5.) Directed by Leigh Silverman. “The Play That Goes Wrong” (World Premiere). Written by Henry Lewis, May 16 – June 10, 2018. Jonathan Sayer and Henry Shields (Previews begin May 3.) “The Humans” Tour Directed by by Stephen Karam; Matt DiCarlo Directed by Joe Mantello. Original Broadway Direction by June 20 – July 29, 2018. Mark Bell (Preview June 19.) July 10 – August 11, 2019 (Preview on July 9.) 2018-2019 SEASON “Ain’t Too Proud— Updated October 2019
The Life and Times of The Temptations” Book by Dominique Morisseau Music and Lyrics from The Legendary Motown Catalog Choreographed by Sergio Trujillo Directed by Des McAnuff August 24 – September 30, 2018 (Previews began August 21.) “Dear Evan Hansen” Book by Steven Levenson Music and Lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Choreographed by Danny Mefford Directed by Michael Greif October 19 – November 25, 2018 (Previews began October 17.)