2012-2013 SEASON PARTNERS:

TicketsTicketsTickets: : : Adults: $29 Seniors, Students, Military: $27 Student Rush: $20 (Opening Weekend Performances)

TMP is thrilled to open our 19th season with our

long-awaited, much-anticipated production of

Chicago! The award-winning Kander & Ebb

musical will finally be presented as only TMP can!

In Prohibition-era Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart

(played by TMP’s Kristin Burch & Lauren Nance)

murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless

husband to take the rap… until he finds out he’s

been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent

to death row Roxie and another murderess, Velma

Kelly (Candi Hall), join forces in search of the

“American Dream”: fame, fortune and acquittal.

This sharp edged satire features a dazzling score that sparked immortal

staging by Bob Fosse.

Chicago - a story of murder, greed, corruption, violence, exploitation,

adultery, and treachery - is not recommended for children under age 13.

VOLUME XV, ISSUE I The Official Newsletter of Tacoma Musical Playhouse September 2012

In This Issue...

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

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

Chicago Speakeasy Dinner Theater ... 3

TMP’s 2012-2013 Season .............. 4

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Behind the Curtain! at TMP

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

CHICAGO

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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ARTS COMMISSION

THREE Saturday Matinees (2 pm): October 6th, 13th & 20th

What's Playing At The Playhouse...

September September September 8 8 8 ---October October October 8 8 8 , , , 81 8 81 8 81 8

“Club Night” “Date Night ~ 40/40” Saturday, September 29, 8 pm Saturday, October 6, 8 pm ONLY $25 each 2 tickets for $40 (Members of any clubs or associations- (Couples age 40 and under.) Classic Car, Rotary, Elks, Kiwanis etc.)

Book early for this

very popular show!

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…

Finally! Chicago is coming to the TMP stage! I have tried for 15 years in a

row to get the rights to produce Chicago and finally the licensing company

got smart and said, “It’s time!” We have a wonderful cast of singers and

dancers who will wow you with the Bob Fosse-inspired choreography. Tick-

ets are selling fast! New York critics say "Chicago still glitters hypnotically!

Brash, buoyant and utterly irresistible!" Do not miss this award-winning

show!

I was in Ashland Oregon at the Shakespeare festival with our theater tour

this summer and a gentleman came up and asked if I was the artistic Direc-

tor of Tacoma Musical Playhouse. I was flattered! Then he said that he had

seen our recent production of Joseph and that he had seen it in New York

and London and that TMP's production was better than those productions. I

was ecstatic! I had a wonderful cast that had so much fun together onstage

as well as off. This will be one of those memorable shows for me.

Single tickets are now on sale for all shows of the 2012-13 Mainstage

Season. Individual tickets are also available for all specialty shows of the

season – including TCMT, Big Band Christmas, Dancing with the Tacoma

Stars, Spring Ladies Luncheon and Jazz@TMP. Reserve your seats early as

many performances will sell out in advance and you won’t want to miss a

single show! But don't forget...2012-13 Season Subscriptions are still availa-

ble! Season subscriptions have surpassed last year's and we haven't

even presented our first show!

In case you haven't heard the buzz, we have changed our summer show

this season to Ragtime. This past summer's audience survey voted it very

highly, so we decided to give our audience what it wants. This show is a mov-

ing tribute to the era of Ragtime music and the struggles that the Uniited

States was facing at that time. The music is glorious and of course the pro-

duction is shaping up to be first-rate.

The Tacoma Children’s Musical Theater continues to grow in popularity

with three fantastic children’s stories being presented on the TMP stage this

year. Alexander & the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day will start our

7th TCMT season this November. For teachers, reservations are being taken

for all School Group Mid-Week Matinee performances this season. See the

School Group website at www.tmp.org/groups.aspx for special instructions

and contact the Office Manager to reserve your student groups early be-

cause these performances do sell out well in advance!

You may notice some changes happening at TMP when you walk into our

auditorium. We have moved the sound booth down into the auditorium so

the sound operator gets a more realistic idea of what you all are hear-

ing. PLUS! We have a new sound board that rivals any of the professional

theaters in the area. Of course, we still need to learn to use it, but I think

you will hear a difference as the season goes on.

Our next exciting Theater Tour is taking us to the beautiful city of San

Antonio! This fall, 54 TMP patrons will join us on this sold-out tour to one of

the nation’s fastest growing, culturally significant regions. We are very excit-

ed to add San Antonio to our ever-expanding list of theater tour destina-

tions. Watch for announcements for two new exciting destinations in the

upcoming newsletters.

"Great things are happening at TMP!"

-Jon Douglas Rake, Managing Artistic Director

Supporting Our Theater

To everyone who supported TMP by purchasing Sum-

mer Blockbuster raffle tickets, donated gifts and vol-

unteered their time selling tickets, a much deserved

great big THANK YOU! Your donations build a better

musical theater experience for our South Puget Sound

region. Congratulations to the winners of the summer

raffle: Joan who won first prize and received a check

for $3140.50; Iris won the hand-blown technicolor

glass bowl and Becky has a unique antique horse car-

riage music box.

Also, great appreciation goes to everyone who at-

tended the Fall Fashion Show on Sunday, September

9. Lynda and Rod Pressey did a wonderful job enter-

taining our guests with stories, and the models were

lovely in their fashions provided by R&L Productions.

Thank you to the many volunteers who helped make

this event a success and to the companies who donat-

ed decadent desserts.

TMP could not accomplish all we do without our

large volunteer core. If you are interested in helping

with events, ushering, set and costume creation or

mailings, please contact the Box Office at 253-565-

6867 and let us know. We value your time and skills

and thank you for all your support of the arts in our

community.

Diana George, Development Director, diana@tmp.org

“Entertaining Education” Summer Wrap-up and the Upcoming Year

You may think that education takes a holiday during the summer, but not at TMP. Our CampTMP summer program just wrapped up one of its most successful summers yet with a great cast of students, a wonderful staff from all over the country, and amazing parent volunteers. We finished our 2011-12 season touching the lives of over 2,500 young people in Western Wash-ington through our Educational Outreach programs both here at TMP and out in the community. That doesn’t even take into consideration those that came to see our Mainstage productions.

This upcoming year we will continue to offer the best in Performing Arts education to the youth of our community. We offer our After School Academy throughout the year, our Saturday classes, and our Winter, Spring, and Summer Break camps. In addition to these programs we also have outreach programs available to local schools and organizations. This past year had us all over the county and this year we will stretch to even more locations in Western Washington. If you know of any young people or organizations that are want to be involved in the Performing Arts, please make sure and send them our way.

For more details visit the youth education page of our website, or contact Chris Serface, Director of Edu-cation at 253-565-6867 or chris@tmp.org.

Tacoma Celebrates “Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month”

Art at Work: Tacoma Arts Month takes place each November to illustrate the collective talent in our city and get people involved in the arts. The month is not just for artists...it is an opportunity

for all community members to be an active part of Tacoma's cultural life. Tacoma is ripe with activity and events.

www.ArtAtWorkTacoma.com

www.tacomaculture.org

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Tacoma Children’s Musical TheaterTacoma Children’s Musical TheaterTacoma Children’s Musical Theater Theater for Family Audiences!

November 3-11, 2012 Saturdays at 2pm AND 5pm Sundays at 2pm

Registration & information at www.tmp.org

UPCOMING Youth Education at TMP

Adults: $19 Sr /Stu /Mil: $17

Children: $12

Group rate available.

Suitable for age 4 and older.

Advance purchase strongly recommended

MID-WEEK STUDENT GROUP MATINEE PERFORMANCES November 6 & 8 at 10:30 am

$10 per ticket for groups of 10 or more. Contact the TMP Box Office directly to reserve your student group. LIMITED AVAILABILITY for these performances. Additional info at www.tmp.org/groups.aspx

Reservation is required.

Broadway in Seattle with TMP!

Two National Tour Productions!

Ticket includes: Show ticket, round-trip charter transportation from TMP to The Paramount or 5th Ave-nue Theatre in Seattle, pre- & post-show discussion. Meet the bus in the Park & Ride across from TMP at the above listed time. No traffic or parking hassles!

Limited Availability…. contact the TMP Box Office today !

Fall After School Academy Session #2

Nov. 12 - Dec. 8, 2012 Open to students in grades 1-8.

Rehearses: Mon., Wed., & Fri 4:30-6:30 pm

Performs: December 8 at 10:00 am Directed by

Chris Serface

3 SHOWS EVERY WEEKEND!

TMP Costume Shop Sale!

Saturday, October 13, 2012 10 am - 4 pm

Located just two doors east of the main lobby doors at 7106 6th Ave.

Come browse the surplus collection of TMP’s Costume Shop for many different pieces at great prices!

Just in time for Halloween!

YOUTH AUDITIONS! For TMP’s upcoming production

of The Sound of Music!

Auditions for GIRLS & BOYS with unchanged (treble) voices

AGES 8-16 at the time of audition

Saturday, September 29, 2012 An Appointment is required

Auditions for youth ages 8-16 AT THE TIME OF AUDITION for TMP’s upcoming production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC. Prepare one song from musical theater. Bring the sheet music in the correct key. No a cappella or recorded accompaniment. An accompanist is provided. For more info or to make an audition appointment see www.tmp.org/auditionannounce.aspx

Chicago Speakeasy Italian Dinner Buffet!

Saturday, October 20, 2012 Have dinner and see a show without leaving TMP!

After the matinee or before the evening performance of CHICAGO!

TWO SEATINGS: 5 pm for matinee ticket holders, 6:15 pm for the evening show

Catered by Chef Bette Anne Curry

Have a ticket for another night? No problem. We will exchange your ticket for the 20th at no charge.

Advanced reservations required.

$30 per person ~ includes dinner & dessert. Show ticket additional. All tickets available through TMP.

Sunday November 11th at 5:45 pm

Tickets: $95 Sunday February 17th at 5:15 pm

Tickets: $95

Plan ahead for the 2012 WINTER BREAK CAMP Open to grades 1-12

Register early… these camps do fill to capacity!

Rehearsals Saturday, December 15, 2012 from 9 am-12 pm Dec. 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 & 29 from 9 am-4 pm

Performances December 29 at 7 pm & December 30 at 2 pm

Tuition $325.00 (If registered by November 30) $350.00 after November 30 (additional sibling $275.00) (ALL REGISTERED CAMPERS ARE GUARANTEED A ROLE)

TUITION:

$175 by Oct. 24

$185 after Oct. 24

Buffet to include: * Insalata Mista

* Roasted Vegetables, Cured Meats & Olives with a Tomato Tapenade

* Fried Calamari with a Romaloude Sauce

* Farfalle alla Primivera

* Tortellini alla Panna Montana with green peas & prosciutto

* Potato and Italian Sausage in a rosemary, garlic & wine reduction

* Tiramisu Bites with Chocolate Ganache

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TMP’s Electrifying 19th Mainstage Season! Enjoy another full season of at TMP including: regional premieres, sentimental revivals,

musicals based on movies and dazzling dance shows … you won’t want to miss a single show!

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Kander & Ebb’s award-

winning spectacular...

Sep 28 - Oct 21, 2012 Nov 23 - Dec 16, 2012 Jan 18 - Feb 10, 2013

Apr 5 - 28, 2013 May 17 - June 9, 2013 July 12 - Aug 4, 2013

Finally coming to TMP!