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June is an ingénue who can't pay the rent and is threatened by her evil landlord. Will the handsome leading man come to the rescue? In the hands of different musical theater composers, the end result may be quite different than you expect! In this hilarious tribute to musical theater, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form. The variations are: a Rodgers & Hammerstein version, set in Kansas in August, complete with a dream ballet; a Sondheim version, featuring the landlord as a tortured artistic genius who slashes the throats of his tenants in revenge for not appreciating his work; a Jerry Herman

version as a splashy star vehicle, a la Mame and Hello, Dolly!; an Andrew Lloyd Webber version, a rock musical, completely sung-through, with themes borrowed from Puccini; and a Kander & Ebb version, set in a speakeasy in Chicago, of course. This comic valentine to musical theater was the longest running show in the York Theatre Company's 35-year history before moving to Off-Broadway. The Musical of Musicals, the Musical…when one musical just isn’t enough! Not recommended for theatergoers under age 13.

VOLUME XV, ISSUE III The Official Newsletter of Tacoma Musical Playhouse January 2013

In This Issue...

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

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

TMP IN CHINA Theater Tour ........... 3

DANCING with the TACOMA STARS! ..... 4

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Behind the Curtain! at TMP

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

THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS

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): February 2nd & 9th

What's Playing At The Playhouse...

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“Club Night” “Date Night ~ 40/40” Saturday, January 19, 8 pm Saturday, January 26, 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… I am still humming some of the tunes from our beautiful production of The

Sound of Music. The cast, crew and musicians did an amazing job of bringing

this classic to life on the TMP stage. And you, our patrons, made it sell out at

97% capacity. Patrons were scrambling for tickets the last weekend! We hope

you didn't miss this show. Now for something completely different! In 2003, Jeff and I saw a hilarious

Off-Broadway show called The Musical of Musicals, the Musical. This wickedly

-clever show pokes fun at five of the leading composers of the American Musi-

cal: Rodgers and Hammerstein II, Stephen Sondheim, Jerry Herman, Kander

and Ebb and Andrew Lloyd Webber. It is five mini-musicals in one! It was skill-

fully crafted and composed by Joanne Bogart and Eric Rockwell, and we have

put together an amazing cast for this production. And yes, I did say “we.” For

this show, I have asked a new director from Seattle, Pauls Macs, and our own

Maria Valenzuela to each direct two of the mini-musicals, and I will direct and

choreograph the rest. I highly recommend that you attend Behind the Curtain!

at TMP, on Sunday, Jan 13th at 7 pm to learn more about our production. This

is a new show for most of our patrons and we promise that by attending Be-

hind the Curtain! your eventual night at the theater will be thoroughly en-

hanced. Behind the Curtain! also serves as a great tool for parents who are

considering bring youth to the show, but would like to educate themselves

more about the production before choosing to have their children attend. Every two years the American Association of Community Theatres presents

a national One-Act competition. This year the national competition is in Car-

mel, Indiana. In order for a theater company to participate at the national lev-

el, they must first compete and win at state and regional levels. The Washing-

ton State competition will be hosted by Bremerton Community Theatre on Feb

28 - Mar 2, 2013. TMP is preparing a one-act version of our hilarious hit The

Drowsy Chaperone with most of the original 2011 cast, but also some new-

comers. We will be hosting two preview performances for our patrons to come

and see, and help us out financially in hopes of getting to Carmel. The perfor-

mances are scheduled for Feb 25th & 27th at 7:30 pm. The admission is by

donation. Watch for more information on the website and show programs. Our Annual Fundraising event, Dancing with the Tacoma Stars, is sure to

be a knock-out event again this year! Save the date, February 16, 2013. It

will again be held at the Temple Theatre with a delicious dinner, professional

ballroom dancers, as well as our own Tacoma stars competing for that treas-

ured Disco Mirror Ball trophy! Come root on your favorite star and help sup-

port the many programs of TMP! Find more info on the back of this newsletter. We are preparing two upcoming Theater Tours for the near future - Chicago

in April 2013, which sold out very quickly, and TMP in China coming August

2013! There was so much interest in the Chicago tour that we are looking at

offering the tour again next year. Those interested in the China tour are en-

couraged to attend our preliminary information and orientation presentation

in the theater on Monday, Jan 21st at 7 pm. There is no obligation to the tour

necessary to attend this presentation. See the tour brochure at www.tmp.org.

The Tacoma Children’s Musical Theater continues next month with the

extremely popular children’s book, Flat Stanley! The mid-week student group

performances of this show sold out quickly and we think the weekend perfor-

mances will be just as popular, so don’t wait to book your tickets. In March,

TCMT will present a new children’s musical, Freckleface Strawberry, straight

from Off-Broadway and based on the book by celebrated actress, Julianne

Moore. Both of these fantastic stories - staged by two new-to-TMP directors,

Harry Turpin and Steve Barnett, and casts including some of your favorite TMP

Mainstage actors - are sure to delight all audiences. All seats are reserved.

For those of you who were fortunate enough to have received a TMP Gift

Certificate over the holidays, be sure to look ahead to the applicable show or

shows and consider your performance dates as early as possible. Many of our

performances, especially matinees, will sell out in advance and you won’t

want to miss out on your opportunity to see your favorite show. Call the TMP

Box Office as soon as you have a date in mind and we will arrange your ticket

reservation.

"Great things are happening at TMP!"

-Jon Douglas Rake, Managing Artistic Director

Supporting Our Theater

A Big Surprise is in store for YOU!

While attending Chicago and The Sound of Music,

did you notice any improvements to the sound quality

in our auditorium? Have you noticed the technician

behind the black curtain in the back of the auditori-

um? Looking up have you noticed there aren’t as

many cords dangling from the light bars? What’s going

on in the TMP Narrows Theater? Thanks to grants

from the Norcliffe, Forest and Sequoia Foundations,

TMP has been able to build a new sound booth at au-

dience level. But wait, that’s only the beginning!

Do I have your attention now?

During the curtain speech at each performance of

The Musical of Musicals, Jon Douglas Rake will have

some important news to share with you. But you’ll

have to wait until then… I’m not going to ruin the sur-

prise! There will also be a friendly TMP Board Member

attending each production just waiting to answer your

questions. Jon will introduce them to you so you will

know who to look for during intermission or after the

show. They will be wearing their gold TMP names tags

and a big bright button that says…..”ASK ME!”

So, listen attentively during the curtain speech

at the next show. I wouldn’t miss it if I were you!

If you would like more information, contact Diana

George, Development Director, at diana@tmp.org or

253-565-6867.

The Drowsy

Chaperone

TMP FESTIVAL CUT!

We are bringing back our hilarious hit from 2011 for two preview performances only!

February 25 & 27 7:30 pm

Admission by donation.

Doors open at 7 pm.

Come and see our 60-minute version of this celebrated production prepared for the Washington State

One-Act Theater Competition!

All monies collected will go toward expenses to get the cast and crew to Kaleidoscope, the

Washington State One-Act Theater Competition.

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Broadway in Seattle Two National Tour Productions!

Tickets: $95 each

Ticket includes: Show ticket, round-trip charter transporta-tion from TMP to The Paramount or 5th Avenue Theatres, pre- & post-show discus-sion. Meet the bus in the Park & Ride across from TMP. No traffic or parking hassles!

Limited Availability…. contact the TMP Box Office today !

Sunday, February 17th at 5:15 pm

TMP in CHINA THEATER TOUR!

August 21 -

September 2, 2013

$3,795 per person/dbl occ.

Tour Highlights: Round-trip, non-stop airfare

Airfare between Shanghai, Xian, Dunhuang and Beijing

Hotel accommodations at Four- or Five-Star Hotels

Tickets to Four theatrical shows: Portman Revue and

Acrobatic Show, Goddess of Dunhuang Silk Road Dance

and Acrobatic Show, Kung Fu Show at Red Theatre and

Tang Dynasty and Dance Performance.

Main meals at upscale restaurants

All scheduled sightseeing tours and entrance fees to major

attractions, including: Tiananmen Square, The Forbidden

City, the Great Wall, Summer Palace, Shanghai Museum,

Marriage Market, People’s Square, Jade Buddha Temple,

Terracotta Soldier Museum, Gobi Desert Camel ride and

much, much, more!

Open to TMP subscribers only through February 8th. Information & Registration Brochure available

at www.tmp.org Tour highlights subject to change pending availability. Proceeds benefit TMP.

Attend our China Tour preliminary information and

orientation presentation at

TMP on Monday, Jan 21st at 7 pm!

There is no obligation to the tour necessary to attend this presentation.

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2012-13 Season of Theater for Family Audiences!

Feb 16-24, 2013

TICKETS: $19 Adults $17 Seniors, Students, Military $12 Children 12 & under $10 Groups of 10 or more

TEACHERS! See www.tmp.org/groups.aspx for group updated Mid-Week

School Group Matinee information.

SIX PERFORMANCES OF EACH PRODUCTION:

Saturdays at 2pm & 5pm

Sundays at 2pm

Mar 9-17, 2013

It’s not too late to subscribe to our season of regional premieres,

sentimental revivals, & musicals based on movies.

You won’t want to miss a single show!

Jan 18-Feb 10, 2013

Apr 5-28, 2013

July 12-Aug 4, 2013

May 17-June 9, 2013

4-Show

Flex Passes NOW ON SALE!

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253-565-6867

Registration, Tuition & information at www.tmp.org

UPCOMING Youth Education at TMP

Winter After School Academy

Phantom of the Music Room

January 28 - February 23, 2013 Mon., Wed, & Fri. 4:30-6:30 pm

Open to students in grades 1-8

Who or what is that shadowy figure playing the piano in the school music room after dark? Several students and Deputy Barney set out to solve this musical mystery with surprising results. Phantom Of The Music Room features six songs with clever texts set to musical classics by Beethoven, Haydn, Chopin, Dvorák, Sousa, Grieg, and others.

Register by January 16th for Early Bird Tuition Discounts!

SATURDAY MORNING CLASSES

January 26 - March 23, 2013 Open to students through grade 12

Classes offered this session:

Early Acting (Ages 4-7) Acting (Ages 8 and up) Group Voice (Ages 8 & up)

Sunday, April 14th at 5:15 pm

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TMP’s EXCITING Annual Fundraising Event!TMP’s EXCITING Annual Fundraising Event!TMP’s EXCITING Annual Fundraising Event!

Saturday, February 16, 2013 5:30 - 11:00 pm

Landmark Convention Center, Temple Theatre Ballroom, 47 St. Helens Ave, Tacoma

This year’s Stars include:

Nancy Keiter (Community Volunteer) Dr. George McClure (MultiCare)

Dr. Michele Johnson (Pierce College) Jill Goodman (Community Volunteer)

Erik Hanberg (Metro Parks and Author) Ryan Mello (Tacoma City Councilman) Instructors include: Carol Winslow, Jackie Torres, Elizabeth Jacobson, Jeff House and Rick Gossard

This year’s program also includes featured performances by Tacoma Musical Playhouse and USA Dance Tacoma

Chapter #1023, general dancing with Rhett Powers, and a second level of competition with six amateur couples:

Pat & Joan Hogan Jim & Diane Gisselberg Bob & Betty Felker

Ted Schmidt & Savannah McGowen Frank & Gisela Spaniak Michael Daniel & Mary Cooper

Tickets:Tickets:Tickets: $80 Dinner/Dessert, Show & Competition

$35 Competition & Show viewing only, includes Dessert Reservations required. Tickets available through TMP only. 253-565-6867 www.tmp.org Proceeds benefit TMP’s many production and education programs.

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