Center Theatre Group presents LIFE OF PI, the Tony Award®-winning theatrical experience. The show has wowed audiences around the globe. This productions runs from May 6 to June 1 at the Ahmanson Theatre. Tickets are now on sale at centertheatregorup.org.
Produced by Simon Friend, Daryl Roth, Hal Luftig, Mark Gordon Pictures, and NETworks Presentations, Lolita Chakrabarti’s dazzling stage adaptation of LIFE OF PI is based on Yann Martel’s best-selling novel. It is one of the best-loved works of fiction and winner of the International Booker Prize (formerly Man Booker Prize). It has sold more than 15 million copies worldwide. LIFE OF PI has become a global phenomenon. In addition to acclaimed engagements on Broadway, the show has played London’s West End and UK tour and now LIFE OF PI is thrilling US audiences on a multi-city tour.
2025 LIFE OF PI
After a cargo ship sinks in the middle of the vast Pacific Ocean. A sixteen-year-old boy name Pi is stranded on a lifeboat with four other survivors. The foursome includes: a hyena, a zebra, an orangutan, and also a 450-pound Royal Bengal tiger. The story is told with jaw-dropping visuals, world class puppetry and exquisite stagecraft. LIFE OF PI creates a visually stunning journey that will leave you filled with awe and joy. Martel’s extraordinary story of family, resilience and survival and the natural world combined with Chakrabarti’s brilliantly staged story speaks to every generation.
Leading the production is powerhouse actor Taha Mandviwala as Pi. Moreover the incredible company includes: Jessica Angleskhan, Alan Ariano, Pragun Bhardwaj, Ben Durocher, Shiloh Goodin, Anna Leigh Gortner, Austin Wong Harper, Aaron Haskell, Rishi Jaiswal, Toussaint Jeanlouis, Mi Kang, Intae Kim, Sharayu Mahale, Sinclair Mitchell, Maya Rangulu, Betsy Rosen, Anna Vomáčka, Sorab Wadia and Savidu Geevaratne.
Original Version of LIFE OF PI
LIFE OF PI is originally directed by Max Webster, with the tour directed by Ashley Brooke Monroe. Set and Costume Design is by Olivier and Tony Award winner Tim Hatley. The production features Puppet Design by Olivier Award winners Nick Barnes and Finn Caldwell. Also Puppetry and Movement Direction is led by Finn Caldwell. It is supported by the Global Associate Puppetry and Movement Direction of Scarlet Wilderink with US Associate Puppetry and Movement Direction by Jon Hoche and US Assistant Puppetry and Movement Direction by Betsy Rosen.
Life of Pi – Anna Leigh Gortner, Shiloh Goodin, Toussaint Jeanlouis and Taha Mandviwala in the national tour cast
Lighting Design is by Tony Award winner Tim Lutkin and Tim Deiling, Sound Design by Tony Award Winner Carolyn Downing. Video and Animation Design by Olivier and Tony Award winner Andrzej Goulding, Hair and Wig Design by David Brian Brown. Plus Original Music Composed by Andrew T. Mackay, Dramaturgy by Jack Bradley, and also Casting by Duncan Stewart and Patrick Maravilla with ARC Casting.
US Tour 2025 LIFE OF PI
For the US tour, the team includes: Associate Puppet Designer Caroline Bowman, Associate Scenic Designer Ross Edwards, Associate Costume Designer Robin L. McGee, Associate Hair and Wig Designer Meg Murphy, Associate Lighting Designer Paul Toben and Tim Reed, Associate Sound Designer Sam Clarkson and Elliott Williams with Sound Quiet Time, Associate Video and Animation Designer Brad Peterson with Dan Trenchard, Fight Direction from Rod Kinter and Puppet Captain Betsy Rosen.
The LIFE OF PI US tour Stage Management team is led by Kelsey Tippins with Matthew Brooks and Fouad Hassan, with Resident Director Jon Hoche. Additionally, the Company Management team is Katie Cortez and Frank Deming II.
Admission, Dates, Times & Info
Tickets start at $40.25; To purchase, the public can call audience services at (213) 628-2772 as well an purchasing in person at the Center Theatre Group Box Office. Go to the Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center, 135 N. Grand Avenue in Downtown L.A. 90012;
Running from May 6, 2025 – June 1, 2025; Tuesday through Friday evenings at 8:00pm; Saturdays at 2:00pm and 8:00pm; Sundays at 1:00pm and 6:30pm; Added Performance Thursday, May 29 at 2pm; Note: No performance Wednesday, May 14.
What: The LIFE OF PI
Where: Ahmanson Theatre, 135 North Grand Avenue, Los Angeles CA 90012
When: Tuesday, May 6 to Sunday, June 1, 2025
Website: CenterTheatreGroup.org
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