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Music & Lyrics by Dolly Parton

Book by Patricia Resnick

Based on the

20th Century Fox Motion Picture

“Working 9 to 5… what a way to make a living!”

Pushed to the boiling point by their boss, three female co-workers

(Sheri Tipton, Cherity Harchis and Brynne Geiszler) concoct a plan to

get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call

their boss (John B. Cooper). They conspire to take control of their

company and learn there's nothing they can't do -- even in a man's world.

Set in the late 1970s, 9 TO 5: The Musical is an hilarious story of

friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era. Outrageous, thought-

provoking, and even a little romantic, 9 TO 5: The Musical is about

teaming up and taking care of business.

Not recommended for children under age 13

VOLUME XV, ISSUE V The Official Newsletter of Tacoma Musical Playhouse May 2013

In This Issue...

Currently at TMP .......................... 1

Artistic Director’s Message ............ 2

TMP Season General Auditions ........ 3

JAZZ @ TMP ................................. 4

TMP Box Office

(253) 565-6867 www.tmp.org Tues-Fri 10 am-6 pm, Online 24 hrs/day, and 2 hours prior to 7 days/week any performance

Visa/MasterCard/American Express Online or over the phone with no extra service charge.

Behind the Curtain! at TMP

A free, behind-the-scenes introduction to our upcoming production of

9 TO 5: THE MUSICAL

Join the cast and crew for an exciting informal session featuring discussion, songs, dances and interviews led by TMP ’ s Managing Artistic Director, Jon Douglas Rake.

Fridays & Saturdays at 8 pm Sundays at 2 pm

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Saturday Matinees (2 pm): June 1st & 8th

What's Playing At The Playhouse...

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“Club Night” “Date Night ~ 40/40” Saturday, May 18, 8 pm Saturday, May 25, 8 pm $25 each 2 tickets for $40 (Members of any clubs or associations- (Couples age 40 and under.) Classic Car, Rotary, Elks, Kiwanis etc.)

Advanced Stream Broadband Internet Access • Angel Computers The Dimmer Family Foundation • The Florence B. Kilworth Foundation

The Gottfried & Mary Fuchs Foundation • Lucky Seven Foundation Microsoft • Pacific Office Automation

The Dan & Pat Nelson Family Foundation Pioneer Place Alzheimer Residence of Tacoma

Rotary Club of Tacoma 8 • The Seattle Foundation • Target Foundation

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News from the Artistic Director’s Chair… Being legally blonde, I had the joy of directing and choreographing Legally

Blonde! The sets were beautiful, the costumes amazing and the cast – the

best! We could not have found a better “Elle Woods” than in Leah Wickstrom.

Critics raved about the show and the Box Office was busy! The show was cre-

ated on Broadway to attract a younger audience and it did that for TMP as

well! Our next generation of audience has already begun to support TMP.

We are currently in rehearsals for 9 to 5: The Musical. Be prepared to

laugh and laugh! We have a very talented cast including Sheri Tipton (Damn

Yankees), Cherity Harchis (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Coat) and

Brynne Geiszler (Little Women) as the three women who plot revenge against

their boss played by John Cooper (The Drowsy Chaperone). There will also be

a surprise visit from someone as well. Based on the movie of the same

name, this musical has an endearing score written by Dolly Parton, and of

course it includes the theme song that everyone remembers. Don't forget our

Behind the Curtain! at TMP preview presentation for 9 to 5 will be held on

Sunday, May 12th at 7:00 pm. Why not bring mom out for an evening of en-

tertainment and education?

It is hard to believe that next season we will be 20 years old! And what a

year it will be! In case you haven’t heard by now, we are embarking on a

stage remodel that will not only help us backstage, but you will enjoy better

shows, as well. We are planning on enhancing the sound, lowering the stage,

opening the proscenium arch opening and putting the orchestra in a new loft

area. We have almost reached our Capital Fundraising goal of 1.2 million

dollars…. BUT we are not there yet and you can still help financially. Contact

our Director of Development, Diana George at 253-565-6867 for more infor-

mation on how you can help.

Our 2013-14 20th Anniversary Mainstage Season promises to be very en-

tertaining! We start with the incomparable show Les Misérables. Our holiday

show is one you have requested us to bring back to TMP and so, after 14

years, we will be producing Annie. Our winter show will be highly energetic

with a tribute to some of the best songs of the 1960’s called SHOUT! Our

next show is one that you selected on the summer audience survey and that

is Man of La Mancha. The spring show was also very high on the audience

survey - La Cage Aux Folles, the musical based on the same story as the mov-

ie, The Birdcage. The summer show was recently released for our theater to

produce and so we grabbed the rights to produce the Mel Brooks’ screwball

musical, Young Frankenstein. Season Ticket and Flex Pass renewal packets

will be coming out very soon for our current subscribers. Watch your mailbox!

For those of you who would like to purchase a subscription for the first time or

are returning after a lapse in subscription, Season Tickets and Flex Passes

will be available for new subscribers beginning in July. Remember, TMP is the

largest community theater in the Northwest! Purchasing a TMP subscription is

a great way to secure an entire year’s worth of entertainment!

A reminder about attending TMP, Theater Etiquette and patron considera-

tions: Please remember to limit the use of fragrances, to refrain from talking

or singing during the show, and for parents, to be cognizant of your child’s

ability to sit through a show without taking away from the experience of your

fellow patrons. If we all remember these simple rules, the theater-going expe-

rience for ALL patrons can be an enjoyable one. Many of your fellow TMP pa-

trons are highly sensitive to fragrance and are forced to consider leaving a

show in progress when other around are wearing them.

We have a new Theater Tour coming up. What better time of year than in

early August to spend some time in beautiful Victoria B.C.? We plan on seeing

three delightful shows plus experience the incredible summer fireworks dis-

play at Butchart Gardens. This tour is beginning to fill up so don’t be left out.

Look for the ad in this newsletter. We also still have room on our exciting tour

to China in August. Don’t forget, season subscribers have first priority for join-

ing TMP trips and tours.

"Great things are happening at TMP!"

-Jon Douglas Rake, Managing Artistic Director

THE CONSTRUCTION HAS BEGUN! What construction? What am I talking about?

You won’t see it yet because it’s in the back work-

shop, but it’s finally started. If you’ve been attending

TMP events recently, you’ve heard the remodel and

renovation announced, or read about it in a newslet-

ter, or even seen the signs in the lobby.

But for those of you who haven’t heard, we are tak-

ing the orchestra out of the audience and giving it a

place of its own, lowering the stage by 15 inches, in-

creasing the stage and backstage space and adding

acoustical baffling to the auditorium to better balance

the sound.

Thus far we have raised over $1,000,000 toward

the completion of this project but we need your help.

We still have a large portion to raise the $1.2 million

needed to complete this important endeavor.

For a contribution of $1000 or more TMP will etch

your name(s) on a glass block (two lines of 18 charac-

ters each) and place it on the front window of TMP

facility. The feature will then be backlit so your “Name

(s) will appear in Lights!”

You can also purchase a brick on the Walk of Fame

to be installed at TMP’s front entrance. Choose from

an 8” x 8” brick for $500 which includes two lines of

18 characters each or a 4” x 8” brick for $250 with

one line of 18 characters.

This is a wonderful way to recognize an extraordi-

nary friend, family member or that special someone

you have fond memories of, and in a unique way sup-

port the Phase II Stage/ Auditorium Remodel of Taco-

ma Musical Playhouse.

Contact Diana at 253-565-6867 or Diana@tmp.org

to find out more about how you can help make this

remodel project come to life!

Registration, Tuition & information at www.tmp.org

UPCOMING Youth Education at TMP

SUMMER 2013 YOUTH MUSICAL

THEATER CAMP

FOOTLOOSE THE WIZARD OF OZ Grades 7-12 Grades 4-6

July 22-August 16, 2013 from 9am-4pm Tuition: $475 ($500 after June 12)

SLEEPING ANNIE, Kids BEAUTY, Kids

Grades 1-3: Grades 1-3: Session #1 Session #2

July 22-August 2 August 5-16 Tuition: $240 one session, $475 both sessions

($265 & $500 after June 12)

Performances: August 16, 17 & 18 2013

See www.tmp.org for specific show times (ALL REGISTERED CAMPERS ARE GUARANTEED A ROLE)

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“Entertaining Education” “What happens at Summer Camp?”

It’s that time of year again. Flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, and the sun is shining. A perfect time to keep from get-ting sunburned and sign up for Summer Theater Camp. Camp-TMP enrollment is now open for what is shaping up to be an ex-citing summer. Our summer program is one of the most antici-pated activities all year. Not only are students rehearsing and performing a full-fledged musical, they are also receiving a top notch selection of workshops to enrich their performing arts background. Many of you have asked what a typical summer camp day is like. Each day of camp is broken into four periods. Two of those periods are strictly for rehearsals, the other two are workshop based. Workshops in the past have included Stage Combat, Audi-tion Technique, Improvisation, Character Development, and one of my favorites, spit-takes. We also teach the history of Musical Theater. Each summer we view three different pieces and devel-op workshops that explore how those shows have helped to change musical theater. Some of the past productions we’ve viewed are Cats, Oklahoma, Hairspray, The Sound of Music, and Singing in the Rain. Overall, there’s never a dull moment in the camp day. There are still openings for all four sessions, so make sure you enroll now before they are full! On a final note, some of you may have heard that I am leaving TMP. It’s been a pleasure for me to be here these past five sea-sons and I have enjoyed getting to know all of the wonderful families and patrons. I’m heading just down the street to Tacoma Little Theatre as their new Managing Artistic Director and hope that you’ll come see a play there. Thank you for all the great times and I know you will all enjoy working with my successor, Steve Barnett (steve@tmp.org). Best, Chris Serface

Broadway in Seattle

The National Tour Production!

Ticket includes: Show ticket, round-trip charter transportation from TMP to The Paramount Theatre, pre- & post-show discussion. Meet the bus in the Park & Ride across from TMP. No traffic or parking hassles!

Limited Availability…. contact the TMP Box Office today!

Sunday, August 25th at 5:15 pm

Tickets $90 each Join TMP on our next Theater Tour to beautiful

Victoria, British Columbia!

August 6-11, 2013

$1345.00 per person/ dbl occ.

Includes:

Round-trip transportation & ground transfers

Five nights accommodations

Three shows featuring the Langham Court Theatre,

Belfry Theatre and the Chemainus Theatre Festival.

Fantastic dining and sightseeing, including:

Butchart Gardens Fireworks, Craigdarroch Castle

and more!

Limited space available. Registration and information available at www.tmp.org/tripstours.aspx or through the Box Office

All proceeds benefit TMP programs.

TMP 2013-14 SEASON GENERAL AUDITIONS for Actors and Singers age 16 & OLDER at the time of auditions

Evenings May 20-22, 2013 & Saturday, May 25, 2013 An appointment is required to audition.

For principle and ensemble roles in:

RAGTIME LES MISÉRABLES

ANNIE SHOUT

MAN OF LA MANCHA LA CAGE AUX FOLLES

YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN

Prepare two contrasting songs from musical theater. Bring the

sheet music in the correct key. No a cappella or recorded ac-

companiment auditions. Accompanist is provided. Email ma-

ria@tmp.org for an appointment.

TMP 2013-14 YOUTH AUDITIONS

For YOUTH ages 8 - 15 at the time of auditions.

For youth roles in TMP’s Mainstage productions of RAGTIME

and LES MISÉRABLES, only. (Auditions for other 2013-14

youth roles will be held at a later date.)

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 An appointment is required to audition.

Prepare one song (just one verse & one chorus) from musical

theater. Bring the sheet music in the correct key. No a cappella

or recorded accompaniment auditions. Accompanist is provid-

ed. Email maria@tmp.org or call the Box Office for an appoint-

ment.

See www.tmp.org/auditionannounce.aspx for info

2012-13 TMP Subscribers!

Your 2013-14 TMP Subscription Renewal Packets will be mailed mid-May. Watch your mailbox for this time-sensitive material! To renew your subscription for the same dates and seats as this season, simply check the “YES!” box on the order form, provide payment information and bring the form with you to TMP when you come to see 9 TO 5. (Or you can mail it in.) Return your form to us NO LATER THAN June 9th—the end of the guaranteed renewal date!

After that date we can no longer guarantee that your current seats will still be available. If you’d like to make a change to your cur-rent package, return that form as soon as possible. Changes are made in the order received. NEW SUBSCRIBERS can join us in July—watch for more information in the next newsletter!

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A TMP Fundraising Event!

8th Annual

Ladies Spring Fundraising Auction

& Luncheon

A festive afternoon of fun, food, friendship, fundraising, and, of course, music!

May 22, 2013 Doors open at 11:45 am

La Quinta Inn 1425 E 27th St, Tacoma

Tickets $40 per person

All proceeds benefit TMP’s many production and education programs! Tickets available online at

wwww.tmp.org or by contacting the TMP Box Office.

“Sweet ~n~ Hot” Jazz a la New Orleans

Featuring the Northwest’s Black Swan Classic Jazz Band with the sizzling talents of vocalist Marilyn Keller!

ONE NIGHT ONLY!

Saturday, June 15, 2013 8:00 pm Tacoma Musical Playhouse

Tickets: $25 All seats are reserved.

Advanced purchase is strongly recommended. www.tmp.org 253-565-6867

Jazz @ TMP & Lance Buller present...

EXCITING UPCOMING EVENTS AT TMP!