NewsWatch Video from Provocative, Startling L.A. Bent, Featuring Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears, Andy Mientus, Patrick HeusingerA teaser reel from The Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper production of Bent, Martin Sherman's seminal drama about gays trying to stay alive in Nazi Germany where homosexuality is a crime, has been released. The limited engagement officially opened July 26 following previews that began July 15.
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Andrew Gans
July 31, 2015
Watch clips from the production below:
Directed by , performances continue through Aug. 23 at the Center Theatre Group/.
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Dramatic First Look! Andy Mientus, Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears, Matthew Carlson, Patrick Heusinger Get Bent in L.A.
Dramatic First Look! Andy Mientus, Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears, Matthew Carlson, Patrick Heusinger Get Bent in L.A.
Matthew Carlson, Patrick Heusinger, Andy Mientus, Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears star in Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper production of Bent, Martin Sherman's seminal drama about gays trying to survive in Nazi Germany. It began previews July 15 prior to an official opening July 26.
The cast includes Hugo Armstrong, Ray Baker, , Matthew Carlson, Brionne Davis, Wyatt Fenner, , , , Jake Shears, Brian Slaten and .
Shears, lead singer for the pop band Scissor Sisters, has been cast in the role of Greta; he has also written the music for Greta鈥檚 song 鈥淪treets of Berlin鈥� (lyrics by Sherman) for the production.
Watch Shears sing this song:
Set in Germany in the 1930s, Bent, according to press notes, "follows the struggles of gay men trying to survive in Nazi Germany, in particular two men who, in the midst of the darkest moments of mankind, manage to give and receive love and find strength in each other."
The Taper production is billed as the first major U.S. revival of Bent since the Broadway premiere in 1979, when it was nominated for a Tony Award as Best Play.
The production also has set and costume design by , lighting by , sound by Cricket S. Myers, wigs and hair design by Carol F. Doran, fight direction by Steve Rankin, choreography by Ken Roht and casting by Heidi Levitt, CSA. The production stage manager is David S. Franklin.
Tickets are available by calling (213) 628-2772 or visiting . Tickets range from $25 - $85 (ticket prices are subject to change). The Mark Taper Forum is located at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue.
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