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Center Theatre Group Sets The 2013-2014 Ahmanson Season

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March 14, 2013

The 2013-2014 Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson Theatre season was announced today by CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie. The new season, the 47^th season at the Music Center of Los Angeles, will include Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths, fresh from London’s West End, in the United States premiere of the hilarious new production of Neil Simon’s “The Sunshine Boys”; the imaginative Broadway hit and grown-up’s prequel to Peter Pan, “Peter and the Starcatcher”; the hauntingly beautiful musical by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman, “Harmony”; the 2012 Tony Award-winner for Best Revival of a Musical, a stunning new adaptation of an American classic, “The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess”; and London’s long-running hit Queen and Ben Elton’s “We Will Rock You.”

In addition, two special bonus options are scheduled for the new season: “Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty,” a gothic romance from the master director/choreographer and storyteller, and the United States premiere of “The Last Confession” starring David Suchet in a tale that is part thriller and part meditation on the nature of faith.

“This is a strong season that is jam-packed with the best of recent Broadway and West End hits,” said Michael Ritchie, CTG’s Artistic Director.

“I am eager to see such pros as Danny DeVito and Richard Griffiths take on Neil Simon and his sidesplitting ‘The Sunshine Boys.’ And what an honor to be presenting ‘Harmony,’ a very special musical crafted with such love and care by Barry Manilow and Bruce Sussman.”

We also have ‘Peter and the Starcatcher,’ said Ritchie, “which is an out and out celebration of imagination and what makes theatre unique. In addition, we are presenting two exquisite adaptations of legendary classics, ‘The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess’ and ‘Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty.’

“The season closes with a fascinating drama and an infectious musical – ‘The Last Confession,’ set in the Vatican and starring one of the U.K.’s finest actors, David Suchet, and the first North American tour of a rock musical much beloved in London, ‘We Will Rock You.’ ”