Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears, Andy Mientus, Patrick Heusinger and Celeb Guests Celebrate Opening Night of Bent in L.A.

Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears, Andy Mientus, Patrick Heusinger and Celeb Guests Celebrate Opening Night of Bent in L.A.

News Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears, Andy Mientus, Patrick Heusinger and Celeb Guests Celebrate Opening Night of Bent in L.A.

By Krissie Fullerton

Jul 29, 2015

The Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper production of Bent, Martin Sherman's seminal drama about gays trying to stay alive in Nazi Germany where homosexuality is a crime, officially opened July 26 following previews that began July 15.

Directed by Moisés Kaufman, the limited engagement will continue through Aug. 23 at the Center Theatre Group/Mark Taper Forum.

Scissor Sisters' Jake Shears, Andy Mientus, Patrick Heusinger and Celeb Guests Celebrate Opening Night of Bent in L.A.

Harry Groener and Dawn Didawick Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging

Jeanne Syquia and Annika Marks Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging

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Sharon Lawrence Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging

David Hull and Michael Arden Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging

Moises Kaufman and CTG Artistic Director Michael Ritchie Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging

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The cast includes Jake Shears, Hugo Armstrong, Ray Baker, Tom Berklund, Matthew Carlson, Brionne Davis, Wyatt Fenner, Patrick Heusinger, Charlie Hofheimer, Andy Mientus, Jake Shears, Brian Slaten and Jonathan B. Wright.

Set in Germany in the 1930s, Bent, according to press notes, "follows the struggles of gay men trying to survive in Nazi Germany, in particular two men who, in the midst of the darkest moments of mankind, manage to give and receive love and find strength in each other." For more information, please visit CenterTheatreGroup.org.