David Henry Hwang: Backward and Forward
This season, America’s leading Asian-American playwright revisited his most famous play, ‘M. Butterfly,’ and wrote a new musical, ‘Soft Power.’
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Center Theatre Group Announces 2018-19 Season in 2 Venues
Next season at the Mark Taper Forum and the Kirk Douglas will feature world premieres by Lucas Hnath and Eliza Clark, plus works by Tracy Letts, Lynn Nottage, and Luis Valdez.
History Cracks Open, Again
Tony Taccone, a co-pilot for the first flight of ‘Angels in America,’ brings Kushner’s epic back home to Berkeley.
The Big Ask
Artistic directors are increasingly involved in fundraising. Is that now officially part of the job description?
Speaking Truth to Trumpism
Plays on some pet presidential subjects—immigration, U.S. history, the presidency itself—stir uneasy new resonances.
Extra Seasoning: Artistic Directors Share Their Faves
Whose programs do the programmers admire most? We asked some U.S. theatre leaders and they told us.
CTG to Feature ‘Spamilton’ in 2017-18 Kirk Douglas Season
Center Theatre Group’s smallest house will also present works by Paul Rudnick and Quiara Alegría Hudes.
Center Theatre Group Launches New Playwrights Initiative
The Los Angeles institution will co-commission more than 50 new plays over the next decade.
Second Stage to Hit Broadway With ‘Straight White Men,’ ‘Lobby Hero’
The theatre has announced its programming at the Helen Hayes Theatre in 2018.
Lauren Yee Branches Out From the Family Tree
Her comical ‘King of the Yees’ is not your average family play, but then her dad isn’t your average dad.
