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Arthur Miller, ‘Bent’ part of 2015 season at Mark Taper Forum

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Revivals of Arthur Miller’s “The Price” and Martin Sherman’s “Bent” will be part of the Mark Taper Forum’s new season that Center Theatre Group will announce Tuesday.

The 2015 lineup will also include the plays “Immediate Family,” which has been seen in Chicago, and “Appropriate,” which was produced off-Broadway earlier this year. The Taper’s 2015 season will feature a total of five productions and is set to begin in February.

“The Price” (Feb. 11 to March 22) will be staged by Tony Award-winning director Garry Hynes, best known for the 1998 Broadway production of “The Beauty Queen of Leenane.” Miller’s 1968 play, which is one of his lesser performed works, follows a family’s attempts to settle their late patriarch’s estate.

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The cast will include Kate Burton, who is married to the CTG’s artistic director, Michael Ritchie, with Alan Mandell.

“Immediate Family” (April 22 to June 7), written by Paul Oakley Stovall, is a comedy set at a chaotic family reunion. Actress Phylicia Rashad will direct the production, having most recently directed “Joe Turner’s Come and Gone” at the Taper.

Sherman’s “Bent” (July 15 to Aug. 23) will receive a new revival production from director Moises Kaufman. The 1979 play follows the plight of gay men living in Nazi Germany and was nominated for a Tony when it bowed on Broadway more than three decades ago.

“Appropriate” (Sept. 23 to Nov. 1) is a comedy by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins that tells the story of a family sent into an emotional spiral after the discovery of a photo album containing troubling pictures.

The season will conclude with “The Christians” (Dec. 2 to Jan. 10), by Lucas Hnath. The play follows the pastor of a church who makes a surprising announcement to his congregation.

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