Don't miss these amazing theatre opportunities at conference!
Broadway! Cecily Strong! Pentatonix at the Hollywood Bowl!
All of the theatre productions have special discount codes for our conference attendees!
Visit the conference site for more info!
Although the theatres have slightly different Covid procedures, be prepared to show proof of vaccination, identification and have a mask.
JAGGED LITTLE PILL
SPONSORED BY BROADWAY PLUS
Performed at the historic Pantages Theatre
6233 Hollywood Blvd,
Los Angeles, 90028
This event can be reached by Metrorail from the Westin Bonaventure.
Joy, love, heartache, strength, wisdom, catharsis, LIFE-everything we've been waiting to see in a Broadway show- is here in the exhilarating, fearless new musical based on Alanis Morissette's world-changing music.
Directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus (Waitress, Pippin, upcoming 1776) with a Tony-winning book by Diablo Cody (Juno) and Grammy-winning score, this electrifying production about a perfectly imperfect American family "vaults the audience to its collective feet" (The Guardian). "Redemptive, rousing and real, JAGGED LITTLE PILL stands alongside the original musicals that have sustained the best hopes of Broadway." (The New York Times)
OFFERED ON FRIDAY, 9/30 at 8:00 pm
THE SEARCH FOR INTELLIGENT SIGNS OF LIVE IN THE UNIVERSE
Mark Taper Forum, located at the Music Center
135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The Mark Taper Forum is a short walk or drive from the Westin Bonaventure.
Weaving together the seemingly disparate tales of a punk-rock rebel, wealthy Californian socialites, feminist reactionaries, and a woman who roams the streets in search of aliens, Emmy award winner Jane Wagner's beloved play, The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, is a hilarious and timeless play about what makes us human. Emmy-nominated Saturday Night Live cast member Cecily Strong stars in this 90-minute, one-woman show originally written for Lily Tomlin that has audiences, "rooting for her from the get-go..." You may not need to travel across the cosmos to find meaning and hope in life here on Earth.
OFFERED ON THURSDAY 9/29 AND FRIDAY 9/30 AT 8:00 PM; SUNDAY 10/2 AT 2:00 PM.
Discount code will be posted when it becomes available in September.
OKLAHOMA!
Ahmanson Theatre, located at the Music Center
135 N Grand Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90012
The Ahmanson Theatre is a short walk or drive from the Westin Bonaventure.
The performance length is 2 hours and 45 minutes including one intermission. Masks are required at all venues.
This is OKLAHOMA! as you've never seen or heard it before-reimagined for the 21st century and the Tony Award Winner for Best Revival of a Musical. Direct from an acclaimed run on Broadway comes an OKLAHOMA! that looks and sounds like America today. Funny and sexy, provocative and probing.
"A smashing Oklahoma! is reborn. Daniel Fish's wide-awake and altogether wonderful production is thrilling!" (The New York Times)
Without changing a word of text, this bold interpretation "lets us experience Rodgers and Hammerstein's greatness anew." (The New Yorker).
OFFERED ON THURSDAY 9/29 AND FRIDAY 9/30 AT 8:00 PM.
THE GREAT JHERI CURL DEBATE
East West Players, America's Oldest Asian-American Theatre
David Henry Hwang Theatre
120 Judge John Aiso St., Los Angeles, CA 90012
The David Henry Hwang Theatre is a short drive (5 – 10 min) from the Westin Bonaventure.
The performance is approximately 2 hours. All patrons must show proof of vaccination and photo ID to be admitted into the theater.
Veralynn Jackson knows hair, she knows her neighborhood, and she also knows that the invention of the Jheri Curl marks the end of the world. When she takes a job in Mr. Kim's Korean-owned Black beauty supply store and the posters start talking to her, Veralynn might finally come to know her true calling.
Developed in the East West Players' Writers Group and a finalist for the 44th annual Bay Area Playwrights Festival, The Great Jheri Curl Debate holds its world premiere this fall on the East West Players stage. Established in 1965, East West Players has since premiered more than 228 plays and musicals, along with over 1,000 diverse readings and workshops for actors, writers, and directors. By building bridges between East and West, they have cultivated a loyal audience of over 70% people of color.
OFFERED ON FRIDAY 9/30 AT 8:00 PM; SUNDAY 10/2 AT 5:00 PM.
PENTATONIX at the WORLD-FAMOUS HOLLYWOOD BOWL
Don't miss Pentatonix, the Grammy-winning, pitch-perfect a cappella quintet, at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl. You can also eat at the Bowl, either at your seat, in the restaurant (reservations required) or just outside at picnic tables with your own picnic. If you've never experienced the Hollywood Bowl, this is one to see!
THURSDAY, 9/29 at the Hollywood Bowl
No conference discount on this event. Purchase here.
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James Thomas Bailey
Director of Theatre Arts
Justin-Siena HS, Napa CA
Artistic Director, CSz Los Angeles
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