A legacy for the late actor James Whitmore, a longtime Beverly Hills
resident, will be launched on Thursday, Sept. 9, with Sam Shepherd’s
True West, the inaugural production by the newly-formed Whitmore
Eclectic Theater Group at the Lyric Theater, 520 N. La Brea Ave.
Headed
up by his family including son James Whitmore Jr. (Director of NCIS,
The Good Wife, and the new Hawaii 5-O TV series); Aliah Whitmore,
creative director; and Jacob Whitmore, production designer, will produce
a five-play theater calender over six months, plus offering various
theatrical and educational workshops.
Opening night for True West (which runs through Oct. 3) will be a celebrity-studded gala.
For the box office, call 818-826-3609.