Casting is complete for the forthcoming Center Theatre Group production of Seminar, starring previously announced Oscar and Emmy nominee Jeff Goldblum. Joining Goldblum in Theresa Rebeck’s comedy are Aya Cash, Patrick Heusinger, Jennifer Ikeda and Greg Keller. Directed by Sam Gold, the production begins performances October 10 at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles. Opening night is set for October 17, and the production will play a limited engagement through November 18.



Seminar is the story of acclaimed novelist Leonard (Goldblum) as he teaches a private literary class to a group of four young writers. Under Leonard’s recklessly brilliant and unorthodox instruction, some thrive and others flouder, alliances are made and broken, sex is used as a weapon and hearts are unmoored. Seminar originally opened on Broadway on November 20, 2011, starring Alan Rickman as Leonard. Goldblum took over the role of Leonard on April 3, before the production closed on May 6. The Los Angeles mounting will feature the complete design team from the Broadway production.



Cash’s theatre credits include The Other Place, Killers and Other Family, Offices, Happy Hour, Three Changes, From Up Here. Her film and TV credits include Sleepwalk With Me, Traffic Light, Spellbound, January and The Oranges.



Heusinger has appeared on Broadway in Next Fall, Spamalot and Fiddler on the Roof. His film and TV credits include 30 Rock, Royal Pains, Gossip Girl, The Good Wife and Necessary Roughness.



Ikeda’s New York stage credits include Top Girls, Seascape, The Bacchae, Titus Andronicus, As You Like It, Hamles and Oliver Twist. Her film and TV credits include Smash, Lipstick Jungle, Suits, Fringe, Guiding Light and Law & Order.



Keller appeared on Broadway in Wit. His additional theater credits include 33 Variations, Cradle and All, That Pretty Pretty, The Seagull and Smudge.