Musicals
Despite Public-School Funding Crisis, Local High School Theater Soars
Generation 'Glee' takes Washington high school theater programs to new heights.
Ballard High School, which mounted ‘Les Misérables’ in March, is among the local schools that produce ambitious, award-worthy musicals year after year.
5th Avenue Grooms Next Generation of Theater Pros
Orlando Morales and Bill Berry drive teen educational programs at the popular theater.
Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre hopes to help create the next generation of artists and theater lovers, says Bill Berry, the company’s producing director. To that end, the theater encourages young talent through its 5th Avenue Awards program (on June 12) and the Rising Star Project, a five- to six-month training program with six weeks of…
Behind the Scenes of Our Wild ‘Romy and Michele’ Photo Shoot
Capturing the fun, awkward, flirty, eye-rolling experience of an actual high school reunion.
The 5th Avenue Theatre, whose 15th Tony Awards-style program on June 12 recognizes emerging youth talent in our region, is, of course, also a Broadway-incubating machine, churning out hit after hit. One of my “bucket list” projects has been to photograph the cast and behind-the-scenes talent of one of these Broadway-bound shows that are first…
On Saving Aimee, Kathie Lee Gifford and the Sad Fortress of Solitude
You probably already know that the new musical at 5th Avenue theatre, Saving Aimee, is written by American TV darling Kathie Lee Gifford. Because of all the local press hovering around Gifford, however, you may not know that the musical is about the scandalous life of Aimee Semple McPherson, an infamous leader in the early…
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