Green Day’s
American Idiot

Mark Taper Forum | Oct 2 – Nov 10, 2024

This October, Center Theatre Group is joining Deaf West Theatre to launch a new production of global rock superstars Green Day’s legendary 2004 rock opera, American Idiot. The production will be directed by Artistic Director Snehal Desai and feature an ensemble of both Deaf and hearing actors, performing simultaneously in American Sign Language and English.

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Once Upon A Mattress

Ahmanson Theatre | DEC 10, 2024 – JAN 5, 2025

Once Upon a Mattress is led by Encores! Artistic Director Lear deBessonet with a new concert adaptation by Amy Sherman-Palladino, and starring musical theatre legend and Tony Award winner Sutton Foster.

Fake It Until You Make It

Mark Taper Forum | Jan 29 – Mar 9, 2025

Commissioned and developed by Center Theatre Group, from Los Angeles-based playwright, and CTG LA Resident Artist, Larissa FastHorse, and directed by fellow LA Resident Artist Michael John Garcés, Fake It Until You Make It is about being whoever you want to be, even when it’s not who you are. This critically acclaimed writer focuses her keen sense of satire to examine Indigenous perspectives on contemporary life and will be the first Native American writer to have a mainstage production on the Mark Taper Forum stage.

Stephen Sondheim’s
Old Friends

Ahmanson Theatre | Feb 8 – Mar 9, 2025

Celebrating the life and work of one of Broadway’s true icons Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends  is an irresistible tribute to the master himself, with a company headlined by none other than Tony Award winners Bernadette Peters and Lea Salonga. It is devised by Cameron Mackintosh, and directed by Sir Matthew Bourne, continuing his 27-year relationship with Center Theatre Group.

Life of Pi

Ahmanson Theatre | May 6 – Jun 1, 2025

The Tony and Olivier Award-winning hit Life of Pi is an unforgettable, epic tale of adventure. Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling stage adaptation of Yann Martel’s best-selling novel (over 15 million copies sold) is a worldwide phenomenon and “an exhilarating evening of theater” (The Wall Street Journal). Told with jaw-dropping visuals, world class puppetry, and exquisite stagecraft, the Broadway and West End sensation Life of Pi creates a visually breathtaking journey that will leave you filled with awe and joy.

Hamlet

Mark Taper Forum | May 28 – Jul 6, 2025

It’s been a half a century since Hamlet was produced at the Taper and next season Tony-nominated visionary, Robert O’Hara, who directed the landmark box office hit Slave Play, returns to stage one of the most famous tales ever told.  

Parade

Ahmanson Theatre | Jun 17 – Jul 12, 2025

Riveting and gloriously hopeful, Parade reminds us that to love, we must truly see one another. Winner of the 2023 Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical, Parade is directed by Tony Award winner Michael Arden, with book by two-time Tony Award, Pulitzer Prize winner, and Academy Award® winner Alfred Uhry, music and lyrics by three-time Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown, and co-conceived by 21-time Tony Award-winning legend Harold Prince.

As part of its 2024/25 Season, Center Theatre Grup is also pleased to announce a continuation and expansion of its CTG:FWD programming, which began with theatrical special events, community gathering, and legacy projects—and now expands to include an eclectic offering of plays and musicals at the Ahmanson Theatre, MarkkTaper Forum, and Kirk Douglas Theatre.

DUEL REALITY

Ahmanson Theatre | Sep 11 - 22, 2024

Duel Reality from The 7 Fingers, also known as Les 7 doigts de la main, makes their Center Theatre Group debut, featuring their singature electrifying-and endearing-mix of circus, theatre, illusion, music, and dance. The circus troupe's latest piece is an acrobatic tour-de-force for all ages inspired by the star-crossed tale of Romeo and Juliet

CAT KID COMIC CLUB: THE MUSICAL

Kirk Douglas Theatre | Nov 22, 2024 - Jan 5, 2025

Cat Kid and Molly Pollywog have started an epic club to teach 21 rambunctious baby frogs how to make their own comics in this madcap musical based on Dav Pilkey's irreverently hilarious book series.

EL OTRO OZ

Kirk Douglas Theatre | SPRING 2025

This new bilingual musical for families by Mando Alvarado, Tommy Newman, and Jaime Lozano, returns in a reimagined production! Click your heels together tres veces and take a transformative journey with this salsa, merengue, and Mexican folk-infused musical inspired by The Wizard of Oz

Feature image photo by David Bonnet; Once Upon a Mattress and Parade photos by Joan Marcus; Old Friends photo by Danny Kaan; Life of Pi photo by Ellie Kurttz; Duel Reality and El Otro Oz photos by Jeremy Daniel.