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Center Theatre Group Announces Bold 2026-27 Season Lineup

3/30/2026

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Center Theatre Group will stage August Wilson’s Fences at the Mark Taper Forum in 2027 as part of the 2026-27 season lineup.
Snehal Desai, Center Theatre Group artistic director, emphasized bold and fearless voices in theater and aims to balance thought-provoking and celebratory plays.
The season features Zack Zadek’s The Turning and Dog Man: The Musical.
The theater faces rising costs and declines, but Desai remains optimistic about American theater.

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Center Theatre Group will stage August Wilson’s Fences at the Mark Taper Forum in 2027 as part of the 2026-27 season lineup.
Snehal Desai, Center Theatre Group artistic director, emphasized bold and fearless voices in theater and aims to balance thought-provoking and celebratory plays.
The season features Zack Zadek’s The Turning and Dog Man: The Musical.
The theater faces rising costs and declines, but Desai remains optimistic about American theater.