33 Variations

“Not to be missed.” -- New York

“Jane Fonda is elegant, heartbreaking, and fierce.” -- Ben Brantley, The New York Times

“The one and only Jane Fonda, may just be nearing her peak of radiance…. This Oscar-winning icon has the audience eating out of the palm of her hand the moment she makes her glamorous entrance.” -- Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times

A Beethoven scholar is driven to solve the genius’ greatest mystery while her own life crumbles around her: all gracefully underscored by a live pianist sharing the stage.

In a journey that spans 200 years, 33 Variations is a sublime waltz between past and present, fact and speculation, art and life, mother and daughter.

Two-time Oscar® winner Jane Fonda heads a cast of eight in the new American play written and directed by Moisés Kaufman (author of The Laramie Project and director of I Am My Own Wife and Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo).

The 2009 Broadway run of 33 Variations was nominated for a total of five Tony Awards®, including a nomination for Zach Grenier. The Tectonic Theater Project production of 33 Variations is produced by special arrangement with David Binder.

“Jane Fonda, Zach Grenier and the entire cast are outstanding in this penetrating look into the nature of artistic creation and its connection to life. Music lovers and theater lovers alike won't be disappointed…” -- Jay Reiner, The Hollywood Reporter

“A potent family drama wrapped inside a fascinating historical mystery. Jane Fonda’s indomitability invests dying musicologist Dr. Katherine Brandt with true grit and transcendent grace.” -- Bob Verini, Variety

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January 30 – March 6, 2011

Ahmanson Theatre

Piano provided by Steinway & Sons

This Play is a Recipient of an Edgerton Foundation New American Play Award