J.J. Abrams on How 'Star Wars' Introduced Him to Broadway Producing

12:16 PM PDT, Wed Jul 3, 2019

ET's Ash Crossan chatted with J.J. Abrams, who is producing 'The Play That Goes Wrong,' coming to Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles July 9 through Aug. 11.

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