LOS ANGELES — Horror has been key in helping the film box office recover from a pandemic-induced torpor. The genre, it turns out, might be just as good for live theater.
"2:22 — A Ghost Story," which opened at the Ahmanson Theatre this month and runs through Dec. 4, is on pace to be Center Theatre Group's second-bestselling production since the company reopened after the pandemic almost a year ago. (The Broadway musical "Hadestown" is first.) Opening night for "2:22" was the first to sell out since then, and the company says it's seeing some of its biggest houses yet since before the pandemic.
Why? Star Constance Wu, who plays the young mom Jenny, has a theory. "This is f— fun. It's thrilling. It's entertaining," she says, sitting with co-star Finn Wittrock for an interview in the Ahmanson's green room.
