Village Theatre News

Village Theatre's KIDSTAGE SummerStock produces The Wiz, August 1-9, 2009 at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre in Issaquah.

Village Theatre's KIDSTAGE SummerStock produces The Wiz, August 1-9, 2009 at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre in Issaquah.

Theater Resources Unlimited (TRU) seeks submissions for the 9th Annual TRU VOICES New Musicals Reading Series (deadline: August 22, 2009). TheTRU VOICES New Musicals Reading Series is a unique series created to support producers who have an interest in developing new musicals. Shows selected will receive staged readings to be presented on consecutive Monday evenings in December 2009 at The Players Theatre, 115 MacDougal Street (below W. 3rd Street), NYC.

Village Theatre's KIDSTAGE SummerStock produces Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor© Dreamcoat to be performed August 14-23, 2009 at the Everett Performing Arts Center.

Village Theatre Kidstage?s Summer Independent gears up to produce the classic musical West Side Story, set to run July 18?July 25, 2009 at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre in downtown Issaquah.

Village Theatre's KIDSTAGE SummerStock produces The Wiz, August 1-9, 2009 at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre in Issaquah.

Village Theatre is pleased to announce the directors and music directors for next season's highly anticipated theatre line up. Artistic director Steve Tomkins gave his directorial debut at Village Theatre in the 1988. This upcoming season marks his seventeenth season with Village Theatre, after having been nominated for an NAACP Award for his work in a Los Angeles production of the new musical City Kid. Tomkins is set to direct three of next season's musical productions.

The League of Professional Theatre Women, a non-profit organization committed to promoting visibility and increasing opportunities for women in the professional theatre, is pleased to announce its new slate of officers. These women will serve as leaders of the League for a two-year term, from July 1, 2009 until June 30, 2011.

The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) has announced the official selections for its 21st Annual Festival of New Musicals taking place on Monday, October 19 and Tuesday, October 20, 2009.

Village Theatre Kidstage?s Summer Independent gears up to produce the classic musical West Side Story, set to run July 18?July 25, 2009 at the Francis J. Gaudette Theatre in downtown Issaquah.

Village Theatre KIDSTAGE is excited to announce its incredible Summer camp offerings beginning June 15, 2009 in Issaquah. Now accepting enrollments, KIDSTAGE offers full-day and half-day options for ages 4-18. Musical Theatre camps include: The Sound of Music, Hairspray, and Beauty and the Beast. Acting Exploration camps include: Marvelous Monsters and Mermaids and Adventures at Hogwarts.

BroadwayWorld Congratulates Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey, 2009 Tony Award Winner, 'Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre'

BroadwayWorld Congratulates Lee Hall, 2009 Tony Award Winner, 'Best Book of a Musical'

Ardal O'Hanlon, Dylan Moran and Tommy Tiernan are set to perform their critically-acclaimed stage event the The Fellas Live! in a limited U.S. tour -- 7 performances ONLY -- June 5 - 13. Presented by WestBeth Entertainment and Mick Perrin for Just For Laughs, this special limited engagement lands in five hotbeds of comedy: Boston*, Baltimore, Chicago**, Philadelphia and New York City.

Whidbey Island Center for the Arts, under the leadership of Executive Director Stacie Burgua, announces the cast of Franklin & Figaro, by Kristina Sutherland. The production, directed by the playwright, features Bob Atkinson, Tom Churchill, Ed Cornachio, Patricia Duff, Deana Duncan, David Gignac, Dave Mayer, L. Bennett Nolen, and Katie Woodzick.

Village Theatre is excited to announce the docking of their production of Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II's epic masterpiece, Show Boat on the Mainstage. Show Boat will have one preview performance in Issaquah on Wednesday, May 13, 2009, and will officially open the following day, running May 14-July 3, 2009 in Issaquah, and July 10-August 2, 2009 in Everett.

Village Theatre KIDSTAGE is excited to announce its incredible Summer camp offerings beginning June 15, 2009 in Issaquah. Now accepting enrollments, KIDSTAGE offers full-day and half-day options for ages 4-18. Musical Theatre camps include: The Sound of Music, Hairspray, and Beauty and the Beast. Acting Exploration camps include: Marvelous Monsters and Mermaids and Adventures at Hogwarts.

BroadwayWorld Presents The 2009 Tony Award Nominees: 'Best Original Score (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre'

BroadwayWorld Presents The 2009 Tony Award Nominees: 'Best Book of a Musical'

Village Theatre Pied Piper announces the final show of the 2008-2009 Season, the childhood favorite The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by TheatreworksUSA.