Courtesy of World Class Jazz Guitarist Pat Metheny
Recall the hurdy gurdy man and his hand cranked music box with flaying widgets and cacophonous gadgets that produced a decently recognizable but joyous tune? It was not so much the music that was the attraction as it was the wondrous whirring mechanics of it all. Keep Reading »
Harlequin Productions presents: 2007 Pulitzer Prize Winner for Drama, “Rabbit Hole”, by David Lindsay-Abaire. Opened March 11th and plays until April 3rd, 2010… Becca and Howie Corbett have everything a family could want until a life-shattering accident turns their world upside down and leaves the couple drifting perilously apart. Rabbit Hole charts their bittersweet search for comfort in the darkest of places and for a path that will lead them back into the light of day. Keep Reading »
MUSICAL THEATRE DANCE CLASS SESSIONS WITH STEPHEN NACHAMIE! A master class instructor and seasoned director/ choreographer, Mr. Nachamie returns to direct and choreograph Rent at Capital Playhouse and is providing an invaluable opportunity with two 2-hour musical theatre dance class sessions while he’s here!! Combining exciting choreography, acting and performance skills, sessions will include a warm up and then learning a routine from a Broadway show. Keep Reading »
Capital Playhouse will proudly produce Jonathan Larson’s Pulitzer-prize winning Broadway musical, Rent, opening March 11.Rent is based loosely on Puccini’s opera La Bohème and follows a year in the lives of seven friends living the disappearing Bohemian lifestyle in New York’s East Village. Struggles with love, drugs and AIDS – both its physical and emotional complications – pervade the lives of an aspiring filmmaker, a public interest lawyer lesbian, a drug addicted exotic dancer, a gay anarchist, a yuppie sell-out and a drag queen street musician. Keep Reading »
CAPITAL PLAYHOUSE ANNOUNCES: FOUR ADDED PERFORMANCES OF “JOSEPH”! Capital Playhouse’s production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was realizing great success before the run even began! With all three matinee performances – and several others as well – on a waiting list, the Playhouse added four performances… Keep Reading »
Capital Playhouse has engaged the choreography of guest artist Richard Hinds for their upcoming production of ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat!’ Richard, a member of SSDC, served as the Associate Choreographer for the Broadway musical First Wives Club, which made its World Premiere at The Old Globe in San Diego. Keep Reading »
Capital Playhouse’s production of Annie, running November 27 – December 20, is a MUST for your family’s festivities calendar! In addition to a line-up of orphans played by the area’s most talented young girls, this holiday treat brings the return of an unstoppable duo: Jeff Kingsbury and Jennie May Donnell. Keep Reading »
When Capital Playhouse opens its 2009-10 season on October 8 patrons will get a double treat. First, NUNSENSE is the opening show and it is a hilarious comedy which a number of years ago was a terrific hit for Capital Playhouse. Keep Reading »
Theater Week is October 12-18, 2009! Olympia will join with cities across the Puget Sound region to celebrate live theatre in their communities and nationally to celebrate Free Night of Theatre. “Live Theatre Week,” is a relatively new program designed by Theatre Puget Sound (“TPS”) to reach new audiences and encourage existing audiences to broaden their theatre experience. This will be our fourth year of participation.
Tap Dogs – a true international sensation – is back! The rough, tough, rocking, theatrical performance was created in 1995 by six guys from a steel town north of Sydney, Australia and was an instant hit at the Sydney Theatre Festical and the Edinburgh Fesstival – that year winning 11 international awards… Keep Reading »
