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New Paul Rudnick Play Big Night Set for Kirk Douglas Theatre Season

Walter Bobbie will direct this world premiere.

Paul Rudnick's Big Night will premiere at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
Paul Rudnick's Big Night will premiere at the Kirk Douglas Theatre.
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Center Theatre Group has set its 2017-18 season for the Kirk Douglas Theatre in Culver City.

Paul Rudnick's new play Big Night kicks off the lineup, under the direction of Walter Bobbie. It runs September 3-October 1. Up next is Gerard Alessandrini's Spamilton, making its West Coast premiere November 5-December 31.

Following in 2018 is Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue, written by Quiara Alegría Hudes and directed by Shishir Kurup (January 27-February 25).

The final production is Center Theatre Group's second annual Block Party, which will celebrate the Los Angeles theater scene with three productions selected from local companies (March 29-May 20).

For tickets to Spamilton, click here.

For tickets to Big Night, click here.