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After the opening of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, The Music Center continued to expand with the openings of both the Ahmanson Theatre and the Mark Taper Forum. Opened in 1967, the Mark Taper Forum is The Music Center’s smallest and most intimate theater, designed for the production of dramas and experimental theater. It was named for S ...
- Ahmanson Theatre
- Mark Taper Forum
- Kirk Douglas Theatre
The Ahmanson Theatre opened in 1967 and has staged a wide variety of dramas, musicals, comedies, classic revivals, and World premieres (including six by Neil Simon, who has had 13 plays presented here). Under the artistic leadership of Robert Fryer (1971–1989), the Ahmanson played host to a veritable who’s who in the entertainment world including K...
In the spring of 1967, Founding Artistic Director Gordon Davidson opened the Mark Taper Forum with The Devils, a controversial and thought-provoking play that set the tone for the work to come at the Taper. During recent Artistic Director Michael Ritchie's tenure, Taper highlights included a number of World premieres, such as 13, which moved to Bro...
In 2004, Center Theatre Group opened its third theatre—the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City—through the generosity of Kirk and Anne Douglas and with the help of the Culver City Redevelopment Agency. The theatre was created by transforming a historic 1940s movie house into an intimate theatre venue of 317 seats. In its short history the Douglas h...
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1967–1977. Our beginning was marked by star-studded productions at the Ahmanson, thought-provoking and controversial work at the Taper, and World premieres by writers including Neil Simon and Derek Walcott. Tonight marks the realization of what seemed an impossible dream.
Apr 1, 2024 · The three venues — the Mark Taper Forum and the Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles and the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City — each with its distinctive profile and ...
- Charles Mcnulty
- Theater Critic
- charles.mcnulty@latimes.com
The 2,109-seat theater was designed for musical comedy and theatrical productions, ranging from the intimate to the spectacular. To create a warm, welcoming feeling for patrons, the Ahmanson’s auditorium is wider than it is deep. There are three levels of seating: Orchestra (988 seats), Mezzanine (606 seats including the boxes) and Balcony ...
After 628 days without live performances, we are turning the lights back on. The cast, crew, and staff here have been working hard over the last several months to bring the wonder of live theatre back. It’s finally time to raise the curtains across Los Angeles at the Ahmanson Theatre, the Mark Taper Forum, and Kirk Douglas Theatre.
Apr 13, 2024 · The three venues — the Mark Taper Forum and the Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center in downtown Los Angeles and the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City — each with its distinctive profile and ...
