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    All LA's a Stage

    DnA looks at the opening next month of the new Broad Stage and the remodeled Mark Taper Forum. Plus, Alex McDowell on how computers are changing the way films are designed, and Liz Farrelly on her favorite authentic inauthentic space.

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    By Frances Anderton • Aug 26, 2008 • 30m Listen

    As political theater unfolds in Denver, DnA looks at the art of theater in LA, with the opening next month of the new Broad Stage and the remodeled Mark Taper Forum. Plus, production designer Alex McDowell reveals how computers are changing the way films are designed. And we'll hear from design critic Liz Farrelly about an authentic inauthentic space she loves in Los Angeles.

    Banner image of Broad Stage by Benny Chan

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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