The world premiere of THE GYPSY KING at the Village Theatre Mainstage and written by Emmy-award winner Randy Rogel will end its run on April 25th.
Village Theatre first heard about THE GYPSY KING at the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's (NAMT) new works Festival in 2007. "We loved it and immediately brought it back with us to workshop further in hopes that we would one day be able to put it up on the Mainstage," Robb Hunt, executive producer commented. When the show got to Village Theatre in 2008, it was initially presented in Village Theatre's Village Originals Festival of New Musicals, and from there was given a fully staged developmental production at Village's First Stage Theatre in 2009. Both productions generated such an enormous amount of buzz and audience acclaim that this new musical quickly became a shoe-in for the 2009-2010 Mainstage season. Director Richard Gray commented, "I have participated in the Festival of New Musicals since its inception and have been lucky to direct readings of some very funny musicals, including Like You Like It and Iron Curtain. Still, I have never seen an audience reaction like the one we had for The Gypsy King at the Festival in 2008."
Author Randy Rogel is an old friend of Village Theatre's and a Seattle favorite in the theatre scene. Winner of three Emmy Awards (ten nominations), a Peabody Award, and two Annie Awards for his work as a television writer, composer, and producer, Rogel's new musical is described by director Richard Gray as, "an airtight farce with hilarious well-drawn characters and a plot full of twists and turns that rival the classic comedies of the 1930s and 1940s." Mr. Gray has been active with Village Theatre for years, involved with the Village Originals program and as a Mainstage actor. A talented composer as well, Gray has been with this show for some time now, having directed the first Festival reading at Village Theatre in 2008. Hunt stated, "Rich Gray seemed like a natural fit for this particular piece, and we are so thrilled that he is here again to direct the show for the Mainstage."
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Based in Issaquah, WA, with operations in Everett, Village Theatre is a leading producer of musical theatre in the Pacific Northwest. Producing entertaining quality productions for the entire family since 1979, Village Theatre has grown into one of the region's best-attended Equity theatres, with over 18,000 Subscribers and 182,000 projected total attendance each season. Through its Village Originals program, Village Theatre is nationally recognized for its contribution to the development of new musicals, having launched over 85 new works to date. Village Theatre also takes pride in nurturing tomorrow's audiences through its youth education programs, Pied Piper and KIDSTAGE, serving over 54,000 young people, families, and schools annually. PHOTO CREDIT: Eric Ankrim as Prince Alphonse. Photo by John Pai. Property of Village Theatre.
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