History Ahmanson Theatre

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inaugural program 1967


construction began on march 9, 1962. theatre s inaugural event held on april 12, 1967, los angeles civic light opera association sponsoring national cast production of man of la mancha, starring richard kiley , joan diener. theatre u.s. premiere of more stately mansions starring ingrid bergman, arthur hill, , colleen dewhurst, opened september 12 of same year. since then, has presented wide variety of dramas, musicals, comedies , revivals of classics, including 6 world premieres of neil simon plays , works wendy wasserstein, august wilson, a.r. gurney, terrence mcnally, john guare , edward albee. ahmanson has served in capacity of co-producer number of broadway productions, including amadeus, smokey joe s cafe, happy fella, , drowsy chaperone.


the ahmanson has largest theatrical season-ticket subscription base on west coast. year-round season begins in fall , lasts through late summer.


1990s renovation

a major $17 million renovation moved mezzanine , balcony closer stage, reduced width of auditorium, lowered ceiling , improved acoustics. allowed theatre s seating capacity reconfigured 1,600 seats intimate play 2,084 major broadway-sized musical.


designed ellerbe beckett architects , constructed robert f. mahoney & associates, renovation took eighteen months complete. during time, ahmanson s season-ticket subscriptions presented @ ucla james a. doolittle theatre in hollywood. ahmanson reopened on january 25, 1995,  8 ⁄2-month-long run of miss saigon.








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