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Like Jazz: A New Kind of Musical

Mark Taper Forum (135 North Grand Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90012)
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From the creators of City of Angels, The Will Rogers Follies and Tootsie comes a new kind of musical: Like Jazz at the Mark Taper Forum.

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The last date listed for Like Jazz was Sunday January 11, 2004 / 7:30pm.

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Center Theatre Group's innovative new chamber musical explores the Southern California experience over the course of several decades through the eyes of a Mexican-American man growing up in Carlsbad and a San Diego woman whose chance encounters with Mexican immigrants mark the moments that define her life. Directed by multiple Tony-nominee Graciela Daniele, Los Otros stars Tony-winner Michelle Pawk (Hollywood Arms, Hairspray, Cabaret) and Broadway veteran Julio Monge (Twelfth Night, The Capeman, Fosse). Another pair of acclaimed Tony nominees, Ellen Fitzhugh (Paper Moon, Grind) and Michael John LaChiusa (The Wild Party), crafted the book, lyrics and score, highlighted by its intimate song cycles. Learn More

135 North Grand Ave.
135 North Grand Ave.
Los Angeles, CA 90012
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Quotes & Highlights

  • Composer Cy Coleman has won 3 Tony Awards, 3 Emmys and 2 Grammys.
  • Writer Larry Gelbart has won 3 Tony Awards, 2 Emmys and 2 Peabody Awards.

Description

This world premiere musical, with its totally original concept, offers a glimpse into the fascinating world of the jazz artist -- those men and women who make music because they have to, because there is no other way for them to express their deepest and most sensitive emotions.

From the swankiest supper clubs to the seediest joints, from the back rooms to the concert hall, jazz has its own environment, its own language, its own unique cast of characters and stories.

Featuring a big band, world class singers, and a company of performers who can sing, dance and play it all, Like Jazz celebrates jazz, the quintessential American art form, and those gifted artists whose lives often seem to be as improvised an unpredictable as their music.

Created by some of the country's leading musical artists: three-time Tony Award, three-time Emmy Award and two-time Grammy Award-winning composer Cy Coleman (City of Angels, The Will Rogers Follies, Sweet Charity and On the Twentieth Century), three-time Academy Award and multiple Grammy Award-winning lyricists Alan and Marilyn Bergman ("The Windmills of Your Mind," "The Way We Were" and the score for Yentl); and two-time Tony Award-winning playwright (A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum and City of Angels), screenwriter (Tootsie and O, God!), and principal writer (TV's M*A*S*H) Larry Gelbart.

Like Jazz
Music by Cy Coleman
Lyrics by Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Written by Larry Gelbart
Musical Staging and Choreography by Patricia Birch
Directed by Gordon Davidson