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U.S. Premiere

Ava: The Secret Conversations

04.04 – 05.14.2023

Written By
Elizabeth McGovern
Directed By
Moritz von Stuelpnagel
Based on the Book “The Secret Conversations” by
Peter Evans & Ava Gardner
Produced in Association with
Karl Sydow
Produced with the Support of the Ava Gardner Trust
Featuring
Aaron Costa Ganis, Ryan W. Garcia & Elizabeth McGovern

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OVERVIEW

“I either write the book or sell the jewels. I’m kinda sentimental about the jewels.” So says legendary Hollywood icon Ava Gardner (Elizabeth McGovern, Once Upon a Time in America, Downton Abbey) to her ghost writer Peter Evans as they begin work on her tell-all biography that will shock Tinseltown. But as Peter attempts to glean the juicy details about her life story, her marriages to Mickey Rooney, Artie Shaw, and Frank Sinatra, and her turbulent relationship to Howard Hughes, an altogether different and unexpected journey unfolds in this theatrical glimpse into the private life of Hollywood's original femme fatale.

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Performance Information

Running Time
90 minutes, no intermission.
Warnings

Herbal Cigarette Smoke • Flashes of Light

Content Advisory: This production contains profanity and discussions of sex and sexual assault.

Age Recommendation: 12+
All Geffen Playhouse productions are intended for an adult audience; children under 10 years of age will not be admitted.

Gil Cates Theater
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“Elizabeth McGovern casts a spell as a classic Hollywood femme fatale.” “Broadway caliber all the way.” “A bawdy romp through the loves and lays of a Hollywood supernova.” “Elizabeth McGovern casts a spell as a classic Hollywood femme fatale.” “Broadway caliber all the way.” “A bawdy romp through the loves and lays of a Hollywood supernova.” “Elizabeth McGovern casts a spell as a classic Hollywood femme fatale.” “Broadway caliber all the way.” “A bawdy romp through the loves and lays of a Hollywood supernova.”
“Elizabeth McGovern casts a spell as a classic Hollywood femme fatale.”

— Los Angeles Times

“Broadway caliber all the way.”

— Stage Scene LA

“A bawdy romp through the loves and lays of a Hollywood supernova.”

— Paris LA

Cast

Peter Evans
Actor

Aaron Costa Ganis

Peter Evans

Ed Victor
Actor

Ryan W. Garcia

Ed Victor

Ava Gardner
Actor

Elizabeth McGovern

Ava Gardner

Understudy

u/s Peter Evans
Actor

Ryan W. Garcia

u/s Peter Evans

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