The Royal Family Ahmanson Theatre


	Center Theatre Group presents
	*The Royal Family*
	Written by George S. Kaufman and Edna Ferber Directed by Tom Moore
	Ahmanson Theatre at the Music Center 135 N. Grand Avenue (on the corner of Temple and Grand), in downtown Los Angeles, California

March 27th to May 16th, 2004 Opening Night - April 7th, 2004

Preview Performances: Sat March 27 & Sun March 28 at 8PM; Tues – Fri, March 30-April 2 at 8PM; Sat April 3 at 2PM & 8PM, Sun April 4 at 2PM & 7:30PM and Tues April 6 at 8PM.

Opening Performance: Wednesday, April 7, at 8PM.

Regular Performances: Tuesday – Friday at 8PM; Sunday at 7:30PM (April 11, 18 & 25). Saturday at 2PM & 8PM and Sunday at 2PM.

Additional Performances: Thursdays at 2PM (April 29 and May 6 & 13).

Final performance: Sunday, May 16, at 2PM.

Production Photos - Page 1
Production Photos - Page 2
Opening Night Photos
Articles & Reviews
Fan Reports

A fond and engaging send-up of the more legendary aspects of the off-stage life of the famous Barrymore family, The Royal Family has become a classic of the American theatre ever since its premiere in 1927, as well as its highly praised revivals in 1951 and 1975. The Royal Family tells the uproarious story of the Cavendishes, an old and celebrated “First Family” of the theatre. It is a warmhearted and knowing portrait that lives and breathes in the grand tradition of the stage. In telling a rich story of a family whose love for the theatre was so great that it could not possibly get the greasepaint out of its blood, Kaufman and Ferber wrote a joyous and deeply affectionate chronicle of a home where all was lively theatre, including fencing, hair-pulling and dramatic entrances and exits.

CAST (in order of appearance)
Role	Actor
Della	Ellia English
Jo	Alan Mandell
Hallboy	Charlie Kimball
McDermott	Bobby C. King
Western Union Messenger	S. Marc Jordan
Herbert Dean	Charles Kimbrough
Kitty Lemoyne Dean	Barbara Dirickson
Gwen Cavendish	Melinda Page Hamilton
Perry Stewart	Robert L. Devaney
Fanny Cavendish	Marian Seldes
Oscar Wolfe	George S. Irving
Julie Cavendish	Kate Mulgrew
Anthony Cavendish	Daniel Gerroll
Chauffeur	Bill Ferrell
Gilbert Marshall	Richard Cox
Another Hallboy	Arthur Hanket
Gunga	Aflamu
Miss Peake	Eve Roberts
And the Canine Company
Puck	Buddy
Cyrano	Buster
Hotspur	Barney
Rosencrantz	Harlem
& Guildenstern	Samson

Set design by Douglas W. Schmidt, costume design by Robert M. Blackman, lighting design by Duane Schuler and sound design by Jon Gottlieb.

For more information, including The Royal Family-Discovery Guide (includes cast photo) and The Royal Family Program (with rehearsal photos), visit the Ahmanson Theatre website!

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