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ArtsWest to Present JUDY'S SCARY LITTLE CHRISTMAS, 12/4-28

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This holiday season join ArtsWest and Judy Garland as they welcome you into their home for the Seattle Premiere of Judy's Scary Little Christmas.

With music and lyrics by Joe Patrick Ward and book by David Church and Jim Webber, Judy welcomes her baggage-ridden celebrity friends - Bing Crosby, Liberace,

Bing Crosby, Liberace, Ethel Merman, Joan Crawford, Lillian Hellman, VP Richard Nixon, Punch, and a special dark guest - to her 1959 TV Christmas Special. Featuring some of Seattle's best character actors, Judy's Scary Little Christmas cunningly combines old Hollywood glam with a dash of Dickens for a holiday outing you won't soon forget.

Judy's Scary Little Christmas plays December 4 - 28 (press tickets opening weekend December 4 - 7) at ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery (4711 California Ave SW, Seattle WA 98116). Tickets (ranging from $17 - $36.50) may be purchased online at www.artswest.org or by phone at 206.938.0339, or at the Box Office Thursdays - Sundays 1:30-7:30pm.

Cast & Creative Team:

Directed & Choreographed by Troy Wageman

Music Direction by Christopher DiStefano

Lighting Design - Ryan Dunn

Scenic Design - Christopher Mumaw

Sound Designer - Alex Potter

Costume Design - Rachel Wilkie

Lisa Mandelkorn (JudyGarland)

David Caldwell (Liberace)

Joel Domenico (Ensemble/Sailor)

Jordan Jackson (Ensemble/Punch)

Kate Jaeger (Ethel Merman)

Brian Lange (Bing Crosby)

Ryan McCabe (Joan Crawford)

Bo Mellinger (Ensemble)

Pat Sibley (Lillian Hellman)

About ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery - ArtsWest is a vibrant center for both performing and visual arts located in the West Seattle Junction. This 149-seat theatre provides a unique setting for audiences and artists as stories of human emotion unfold in an intimate space. Winner of the American Theatre Wing's 2012 National Theatre Company Award, ArtsWest has produced such diverse work as Evil Dead The Musical, Little Women and last season's critically acclaimed production of HAIR. ArtsWest, through its mission of producing artistically compelling work, improving the imagination and promoting cultural vibrancy, is committed to delivering work that opens minds and instills the need to do that which is most human - to discuss and share. www.artswest.org

Photo Credit: Michael Brunk

Theater Fans' Choice Awards
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28.9% of votes
2. Cinco Paul - Schmigadoon!
23.4% of votes
3. Jim Barne, Kit Buchan - Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York)
23.4% of votes

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