
Reviews of Center Theatre Group
As one of the nation’s most influential nonprofit theater companies, Center Theatre Group has produced theater for over 50 years, including dramas, musicals, comedies, classic revivals and world premieres across three venues: Ahmanson Theatre, Mark Taper Forum and Kirk Douglas Theatre. The company’s shows have played host to stars including Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Jack Lemmon, Ingrid Bergman, Charlton Heston, Angela Lansbury and more. Center Theatre Group strives to serve the diverse audiences of Los Angeles by producing and presenting theater of the highest caliber and nurturing new artists.
1,168 Center Theatre Group Reviews
report as inappropriateIncredible. It was like sitting and watching the snapshot of day in the life of any regular family during the holidays. It always goes sideways and ends badly. But unlike so many dramas where families yell at each other and make up "drama" to...continued
report as inappropriateThere's just no one like Matthew Bourne! Who ever would have thought that Cinderella and WWII London would be a perfect fit? A visual feast, clever, funny, touching - just gorgeous. Go!
report as inappropriateFunny. Amazing. Everything. Definitely going again.
report as inappropriateThis is great theater: timeless, relevant, hopeful, political, intelligent, heartbreaking, sly, sad, earnest, searching, willful, passionate, powerful. The best kind of art is this kind of soulful.
report as inappropriateA dream cast of amazing talent working the stage with truly inventive scenic design to tell a story about love and family and home that covers the full range of humanity: from first love to painful goodbyes. This is a rarely staged musical, maybe...continued
report as inappropriateRun-don't-walk to see a stellar show written and performed by a world class entertainer.
Poignant topic explored from all angles. Buzz in theater was palpable...the audience rose to their feet in a spontaneous well-deserved standing ovation..
report as inappropriateAn amazing cast performs this award-winning play. Easily some of the best acting I've seen locally this year.
report as inappropriateGo see The Play That Goes Wrong at the Ahmanson Theatre... it is absolutely brilliant! It would’ve made Chaplin very proud and rolling on the floor laughing.
It’s non-stop laughter, absolute genius.
I couldn’t stop scream-laughing. A must...continued
report as inappropriateBrilliant, painful and very funny. A most human and wrenching love story. Beckett's work resonates with love and anguish for human loneliness. Winnie, played by Dianne Wiest is simply breathtaking in her joyous mesmerizing and wonderfully comedic...continued
report as inappropriateWonderful performance. Not to be missed.
report as inappropriateAs usual the staging and the acting were fine. But the play is truly horrible. Don't waste your time and money!
report as inappropriateI loved the staging and the dancing. However, the music was played at an exaggerated volume which spoiled the whole experience.
report as inappropriateFascinating stories artfully shared. This is fine theater.
report as inappropriateThis is an excellent play about the working class, their trials and tribulations. It deals with problems and issues that are relevant to us today. The acting is exceptional.
report as inappropriateMy second night seeing this at The Ahmanson. I saw it and then immediately bought another ticket. I wanted another chance to see this knowing how it all plays out. SO much goes on! The play itself is written in a conversational style that makes...continued
report as inappropriateA little long for what the play had to offer, but it was well acted and left you something to talk about.
report as inappropriateI was told this was The Black Mean Girls. Thank goodness it was only 75min because it was just a lot of yelling and being really bitchy. Mean Girls is about subtle. This isn't subtle. This is hit you over the head with an agenda. The acting was...continued
report as inappropriateAs a Cohen Bro fan I feel this, like their films, may need multiple viewings for true appreciation? I enjoyed this string of vignettes but I also had moments of pure boredom where I would look around and the audience would be asleep or looking...continued
report as inappropriateThis play sounded like it had the ingredients to be great. Teatro Camposino's famed, "Zoot Suit" graced the Taper's stage so many years ago, and this time out, they certainly didn't disappoint, bringing this epic and tragic tale to fruition. This...continued