Fall Spokane & Cd'A Calendar

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Audition: Spokane Childrens Theatre Aladdin

Musicals and Staged Concerts:
Lake City Playhouse presents Fiddler on the Roof at Lake City Playhouse, Sep 16-Oct 9: Theme of family and an ever-changing world make this a timeless favorite
Spokane Civic Theatre presents Thoroughly Modern Millie at Main Stage, Sep 23-Oct 23: 1920s-style modern musical loosely based on the film
Spokane Children's Theatre presents Disney's Aladdin at Spokane Falls Community College, Oct 15-Oct 23:
Spokane Civic Theatre presents Jane Eyre - In Concert at Main Stage, Oct 28-Oct 29: Concert fundraiser based on the Charlotte Bronte novel
Best of Broadway presents Spamalot at INB Performing Arts Center, Nov 11-Nov 11: Find your grail!
Best of Broadway presents Blues Brothers Revue at INB Performing Arts Center, Nov 13-Nov 13: Wayne Catania and Kieron Lafferty a.k.a. Jake & Elwood
Best of Broadway presents Come Fly Away at INB Performing Arts Center, Nov 17-Nov 20: Frank Sinatra's recorded vocals to a live big band and hot dancing
Interplayers presents Sisters of Swing at Interplayers, Dec 1-Dec 17: Story of the Andrews Sisters
Best of Broadway presents Young Frankenstein at INB Performing Arts Center, Dec 15-Dec 18: Mel Brooks sophomoric Broadway musical
Lake City Playhouse presents Rent at Lake City Playhouse, Jan 13-Jan 29: The rock sensation that revitalized Broadway goes to a small stage
Spokane Civic Theatre presents The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas at Main Stage, Jan 13-Feb 4: These 'pretty women' have lots of heart against a spitefiul televangelist
Best of Broadway presents Beauty and the Beast at INB Performing Arts Center, Jan 26-Jan 29: Disney's Tale as Old as Time

Calendar of Musical Theatre Events

Kaleidoscope Festival presents Drowsy Chaperone at Spokane Civic Theatre Main Stage, Mar 11-Mar 11: 7:00p - one-hour competition version, plus the play Artistic Inspiration.
Lake City Playhouse presents And The World Goes Round at Lake City Playhouse, Mar 11-Mar 12: A collection of Kander & Ebb songs including Cabaret and Chicago
Kaleidoscope Festival presents 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at Spokane Civic Theatre Main Stage, Mar 12-Mar 12: 2:00p - one-hour competition version, plus the plays Wildwood Park and All My Sons
Best of Broadway presents 9 to 5 at INB Performing Arts Center, Mar 24-Mar 27: Dolly Parton's movical
Best of Broadway presents Cats at INB Performing Arts Center, Apr 23-Apr 24: Cats does have 9 lives…
Best of Broadway presents Wicked at INB Performing Arts Center, May 18-May 29: Glinda the Good and the Wicked Witch of the West were roommates in college
Spokane Civic Theatre presents The Full Monty at Main Stage, May 20-Jun 19: Hysterically funny musical about family and friendship as out-of-work "real guys" prep a strip show
Lake City Playhouse presents Urinetown at Lake City Playhouse, May 27-Jun 19: Terrible title, thought-provoking comic musical
Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre presents Wizard of Oz at NIC Schuler Performing Arts Center, Jun 9-Jun 19: We're off to see the Wizard…
Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre presents A Little Night Music at NIC Schuler Performing Arts Center, Jun 30-Jul 10: A lovely Stephen Sondheim waltz-fest
Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre presents Once On This Island at NIC Schuler Performing Arts Center, Jul 21-Jul 31: Carribean fairy tale where love and death collide
Spokane Civic Theatre presents BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story at Main Stage, Jul 22-Jul 31: Summer revival of last fall's musical production
Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre presents The Sound of Music at NIC Schuler Performing Arts Center, Aug 11-Aug 21: The hills are alive
Civic's Summer Camp presents Footloose at Spokane Civic Theatre Main Stage, Aug 12-Aug 19: Young students in Civic's summer camp perform

Calendar of Musical Theatre Events

Spokane Civic Theatre presents The 25th Annual Putnam Spelling Bee from Jan 28 through Feb 20 at Firth Chew Theatre - http://www.spokanecivictheatre.com/
Spokane Symphony Orchestra presents Rodgers and Hammerstein Celebration from Feb 5 only at The Fox, Martin Woldson Theater - http://www.spokanesymphony.org
Best of Broadway presents Legally Blonde from Feb 10 through Feb 13 at INB Performing Arts Center - http://bestofbroadwayspokane.com
Spokane Civic Theatre presents Nunsense from Feb 18 through Mar 6 at Main Stage - http://www.spokanecivictheatre.com/
Washington State Community Theater Association presents Kaleidoscope Festival from Mar 11 through Mar 13 at Spokane Civic Theatre Main Stage - http://www.spokanecivictheatre.com/
Lake City Playhouse presents And The World Goes Round from Mar 11 through Mar 12 at Lake City Playhouse - http://lakecityplayhouse.org
Best of Broadway presents Mark Twain Tonight! from Mar 12 only at INB Performing Arts Center - http://bestofbroadwayspokane.com
Best of Broadway presents 9 to 5 from Mar 24 through Mar 27 at INB Performing Arts Center - http://bestofbroadwayspokane.com
Best of Broadway presents Cats from Apr 23 through Apr 24 at INB Performing Arts Center - http://bestofbroadwayspokane.com
Best of Broadway presents Wicked from May 18 through May 29 at INB Performing Arts Center - http://bestofbroadwayspokane.com
Spokane Civic Theatre presents The Full Monty from May 20 through Jun 29 at Main Stage - http://www.spokanecivictheatre.com/
Lake City Playhouse presents Urinetown from May 27 through Jun 19 at Lake City Playhouse - http://lakecityplayhouse.org
Spokane Children's Theatre presents Willy Wonka from Feb 5 through Jan 20 at SCC Lair Auditorium - http://www.spokanechildrenstheatre.org

Sep 22: Fall 2010 Preview

The problem with having a day job, a side business, an acting hobby, a family AND a radio show is that something falls through the cracks. I have been insanely busy this week and almost didn't get this show done in time 8-} I will put up links to these shows next week (fingers crossed). There are a few shows I SHOULD have mentioned with today's show, apologies to the following three groups:

Spokane Symphony is bringing to town an evening with Looney Tunes Music, Halloween weekend. This is at the Fox with a matinee on Sunday, costume contests included.

Lake City Playhouse is doing a holiday production of the ever-popular Taffetas pseudo-'50s girl group.

Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre will do a holiday production of Forever Plaid ("Plaid Tidings"), the pseudo-'50s boys group.
Starring: Jadd Davis, Robbie French, Andrew Ware Lewis, and Max Mendez
December 17th, 18th, and 19th at 7:30pm

Things I mentioned in today's show:

Evita, Lake City Playhouse
Going on now...

Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story, Spokane Civic Theatre
Starts this weekend...

South Pacific, Best of Broadway Series
Oct 6-9, 2010

Liza Minnelli, Best of Broadway Add-On
Fri., Oct. 15, 2010 8:00pm

Capitol Steps
Wed., Oct. 27, 2010 7:30pm

STOMP
Nov. 5-6, 2010
8:00pm

Playlist is here in the comments section

Auditions for Musicals

Spokane Civic Theatre: West Side Story In Concert Fundraiser
Monday, July 26 at 6:30 P.M. at Civic's Main Stage, 1020 N Howard Street.
Director Yvonne A.K. Johnson is looking for 12-15 men and 12-15 women (appearing ages 16+) for a two-night special concert production on Oct. 29 & 30. (The role of Maria will be played by Andrea Dawson and the role of Tony by Michael Muzatko. All other roles will be filled by audition.)
Audition packets are available at the box office, open Monday through Friday from 10 to 5:30 P.M.
Participants will be expected to perform the following:
Men - #2 "Jet Song," #8 "Cool"
Women - #7 "America," #13D "Somewhere," #12 "I Feel Pretty"
Spokane Civic Theatre: BUDDY: The Buddy Holly Story
Monday, August 2 at 6:30 P.M. and Tuesday, August 3 at 6:30 P.M. at Civic's Main Stage, 1020 N Howard Street
Director Yvonne A.K. Johnson is looking for 10 men (appearing to be ages 18 - 50)
8 - 10 women (appearing to be ages 18 - 50)
Some required to play a musical instrument. People of color are strongly encouraged to audition. Ability to play a musical instrument is required for some roles and helpful for most. Some musicians/roles will be cast in advance based upon the complexity of the talent combination.
Participants will be expected to perform a verse and a chorus from a contemporary musical or a 1950s rock 'n' roll song in addition to cold readings from the script. Bring your own music. An accompanist will be provided. Dress for freedom of movement.
Performances September 24 to October 24, 2010)

Lake City Playhouse: Evita
August 2, 3, 4 6:30 p.m. at Lake City Playhouse, 1320 E Garden Ave in Coeur d'Alene.
Director Abbey Crawford and music director Carolyn Jess are looking to cast these roles:
Magaldi - sleazy, to look late 30's early 40s
Peron - dignified, to look mid 40s-mid 50s
Che - rebel, politico, to look 18-25
Eva - self assured, smart, striking, to play ages 16-32
The Mistress - to appear as a teen
12 to 16 member Chorus/Ensemble - various roles
Children may audition for the Act 2 Children Chorus
Be prepared to sing a 1 minute song that is NOT a selection from the production. No CD's and No A Cappella allowed - Must provide your own sheet music. Wear appropriate clothing for dance and movement.
Production dates: Sep 17-Oct 10

Spokane Childrens Theatre: How I Became a Pirate!
Auditions Aug 22 at 4pm, Aug 23 at 6pm, St. Aloysius School, 611 East Mission Avenue.
Director Buddy Todd is looking for four teen to adult men and one teen to adult woman to play pirates. He is also seeking one 8-12 year old boy (or girl to play a boy).
Bring sheet music for a one minute song from any show and dress comfortably for movement auditions. Auditioners should check out the hilarious picture book by Melinda Long with illustrations by Spokane’s own David Shannon for inspiration!
Show Dates: Oct 9-24.

Liberty Lake Community Theatre: Burgertown
Auditions Aug 26 at 6:30p, Aug 28 at 3p, at 1421 Meadowwood Lane, Suite 130 in Liberty Lake. Director Jennifer Ophardt wants a cast of nine with parts open to persons age 15 and older.
Performances are slated for December.

Spokane Civic Theatre: White Christmas
Monday, September 13 (children 6:30 - 7:30 P.M. only) (adults 7:30 - 9:30 P.M.)
Tuesday, September 14 (adults only 6:30 - 9:30 P.M.
at the Spokane Civic Theatre - Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre, 1020 N Howard Street
(Dean Street entrance)
Director Troy Nickerson is looking for:
12 - 15 men (appearing to be ages 18 -65)
12 women (appearing to be ages 18 - 65)
2 girls (ages 9 - 12)
2 boys (ages 9 - 12)
Participants will be expected to perform a verse and a chorus from a classic musical in addition to cold readings from the script. Bring your own sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. Dress for freedom of movement.
Show runs November 19 - December 19

Spokane Civic Theatre Studio: The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Sunday, December 5 at 6:30 P.M., Monday, December 6 at 6:30 P.M.
at the Spokane Civic Theatre - Firth J. Chew Studio Theatre, 1020 N Howard Street
(Dean Street entrance)
Director Kathie Doyle-Lipe is looking for:
4 women (appearing to be between ages 20-50)
5 men (appearing to be between ages 20-50)
Participants will be expected to perform a verse and a chorus from a contemporary musical. Bring your own sheet music. An accompanist will be provided. Dress for freedom of movement.
Performances January 28 - February 20

Upcoming Shows

The BEST place to find arts events is at spokanearts.org, but there are several events outside the county of Spokane that are still of interest to musical theater lovers. The region’s schools are also doing some incredible work. If you want to add a musical theater-related event, please email me.

Best of Broadway presents Fiddler on the Roof starring Topol from Sep 1 to Sep 6 at INB Performing Arts Center.

Spokane Civic Theatre presents Pirates of Penzance from Sep 25 to Oct 25 at Main Stage.

Spokane Children's Theatre presents Disney's High School Musical 2 from Oct 9 to Oct 25 at SCC Lair Auditorium.

Spokane Civic Theatre presents Chess in Concert from Oct 30 to Oct 31 at Main Stage.

Best of Broadway presents Disney's The Lion King from Nov 11 to Dec. 6 at INB Performing Arts Center.

Spokane Civic Theatre presents Curtains from Jan 15 to Feb 7 at Main Stage.

Best of Broadway presents Avenue Q from Feb 11 to Feb 14 at INB Performing Arts Center.

Spokane Civic Theatre presents Spitfire Grill from Mar 17 to Apr 11 at Firth Chew Studio Theatre.

Best of Broadway presents Little House on the Prairie starring Melissa Gilbert from Apr 8 to Apr 11 at INB Performing Arts Center.

Spokane Civic Theatre presents Annie Get Your Gun from May 21 to Jun 20 at Main Stage.

Shows and Showtunes in the Region

The BEST place to find arts events is at spokanearts.org, but there are several events outside the county of Spokane that are still of interest to musical theater lovers. The region’s schools are also doing some incredible work. If you want to add a musical theater-related event, please email me.

Lake City Playhouse presents Big River from May 8 to May 23 at Lake City Playhouse. The tale of Huck Finn and Joe's epic journey down the Mississippi with excellent music by Roger Miller

Spokane Civic Theatre presents A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum from May 15 to Jun 14 at Main Stage. Stephen Sondheim's silly but popular romp through Greek farce

Spokane Children's Theatre presents Heidi from May 16 to May 31 at Spokane Community College Lair.

Spokane Civic Theatre Academy presents Rent: The School Edition from May 30 to May 31 at Main Stage.

Best of Broadway presents Fiddler on the Roof starring Topol from 1-Sep to Sep 6 at INB Performing Arts Center.

Spokane Civic Theatre presents Pirates of Penzance from Sep 25 to Oct 25 at Main Stage.

Spokane Children's Theatre presents Disney's High School Musical 2 from October to at TBA.

Spokane Civic Theatre presents Chess in Concert from Oct 30 to Oct 31 at Main Stage.

Best of Broadway presents Disney's The Lion King from Nov 11 to Dec. 6 at INB Performing Arts Center.

Spokane Civic Theatre presents Tuna Christmas/Best Christmas Pagent Ever from Nov 20 to Dec 20 at Main Stage.

Spokane Civic Theatre presents Curtains from Jan 15 to Feb 7 at Main Stage.

Best of Broadway presents Avenue Q from 11-Feb to Feb 14 at INB Performing Arts Center.

Spokane Civic Theatre presents Spitfire Grill from Mar 17 to Apr 11 at Firth Chew Studio Theatre.

Shows and Showtunes in the Region

Tickets to shows make GREAT Christmas Gifts! The BEST place to find arts events is at spokanearts.org, but there are several events outside the county of Spokane that are still of interest to musical theater lovers. The region’s schools are also doing some incredible work. If you want to add a musical theater-related event, please email me.

Spokane Civic Theater presents A Christmas Carol, The Musical from Nov 21 to Dec 20 at Main Stage. Lynn Ahrens (Ragtime, Once On This Island) and Alan Menken (Beauty & The Beast, Little Mermaid, Little Shop of Horrors) teamed up to give new voice to the Dickens' classic. Kelsey Grammar took this adaptation and made a TV movie of it.

Spokane Children's Theatre presents Madeline's Christmas from Nov 28 to Dec 13 at Spokane Civic Theatre Main Stage.

Lake City Playhouse presents Annie from Dec 4 to Dec 21 at Lake City Playhouse. America's favorite redhead girl gets another production, this time in Coeur d'Alene

Best of Broadway presents The Color Purple from Dec 10 to Dec 14 at INB Performing Arts Center.

Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre expands into winter with a concert production of Irving Berlin's White Christmas. The stage production combines several classic Berlin songs with the plot of the movie by the same name, Dec 19-21 at the Schuler Performing Arts Center in Boswell Hall on the campus of North Idaho College.

Interplayers presents A Reduced Christmas Carol or Scrooge vs. The Stopwatch! The 50-minute special event puts Dickens through a blender, a zany treat for the holidays Dec. 17-21. (Okay, it's not a musical, but it's silly fun, and it stars my director ;-p )

Interplayers presents Cowgirls, the musical where classical butts into cowboy country. Your Wednesday Matinee hostess plays Jo, the owner of a bar that needs to blow the roof off on opening weekend and mistakenly hires a classical trio. Jan 29-Feb 14, 2009

Great American Songbook: Shameless self-promotion

If you didn't see the Great American Songbook at CenterStage last spring, there's one more chance to enjoy the music of Cole Porter and the Gershwins this Sunday evening, this time in Post Falls. We're moving the show to The Old Church at the corner of Fourth and William Street, off of I-90's Spokane St. Exit. Doors open at 6 (food served), show at 7p.

The show: a musical revue of familiar and unfamiliar songs such as Night and Day, S'Wonderful, Well Did You Evah, and But Not For Me. Includes some interesting anecdotes about the composers, written by Reed McColm (who also directed).

The cast: Tamara Schupman (currently performing at Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre), Kent Kimball (star of many shows in the region, most recently with Spokane Opera), Pamela Brownlee and Sam Mazola (both of the Rockin' B Ranch) and me, Janean Jorgensen (host of the Wednesday Matinee radio show on KPBX). We're accompanied by the fabulous Janet Robel (who just added a baby boy to the family - Congratulations!)

Tickets are $17, available at (208) 457-8950. Hope to see you there!

Shows and Showtunes in the Region

The BEST place to find arts events is at spokanearts.org, but there are several events outside the county of Spokane that are still of interest to musical theater lovers. The region’s schools are also doing some incredible work. If you want to add a musical theater-related event, please email me.

Spokane Civic Theater presents Man of La Mancha from May 16 to Jun 15 at Main Stage. The tale of Don Quixote as directed by Troy Nickerson.

Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre presents All Shook Up from Jun 7 to Jun 21 at NIC Schuler Performing Arts Center. The Northwest Premiere of the Elvis jukebox musical that gave local favorite Cheyenne Jackson his big break on Broadway,

Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre presents La Cage aux Folles from Jun 27 to Jul 12 at NIC Schuler Performing Arts Center. Jerry Herman's groundbreaking celebration of family values and the real meaning of love.

Leavenworth Summer Theater presents The Sound of Music from Jul 4 to Aug 31 at Ski Hill Amphitheater, Leavenworth. Their ads call it the most popular production in Washington State history, it's certainly one of the most unique summer theater experiences. The sun goes down and Maria begins "The Hills are Alive" as the 'alps' of Leavenworth seem to spring to life.

Leavenworth Summer Theater presents Sugar from Jul 16 to Aug 29 at Hatchery Park, Leavenworth.

Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre presents Once Upon A Mattress from Jul 19 to Aug 2 at NIC Schuler Performing Arts Center. The musical version of the Princess And The Pea gets at the heart of the story with great twists.

Leavenworth Summer Theater presents Kiss Me Kate from Jul 30 to Aug 28 at FestHalle, Leavenworth. Cole Porter and the HOT silly version of Shakespeare's classic Taming of the Shrew

Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre presents Les Misérables from Aug 9 to Aug 23 at NIC Schuler Performing Arts Center. A coup for Cd'A Summer Theatre, one of the longest-running musicals in the world.

Auditions at Spokane Civic Theatre

Civic began doing musicals in the downstairs Firth Chew Studio Theatre some years back: small unusual musicals that probably wouldn't fill the Main Stage but deserve to be heard. The one slated for this year is so intimate it seems made for the Studio space. The Last Five Years by Jason Robert Brown is like two solo shows for one man and one woman. He tells the story of the unsuccessful five-year relationship beginning to end, she tells it end to beginning. The press release says Yvonne has wanted to direct this show for a long time, and is looking for two strong performers to look ages 28 - 32. Auditions are Nov. 5 & 6 at 6:30p in the Studio Theatre.

The following week (Nov. 12 & 13) are auditions for Laughing Stock for Civic. It's not a musical, but it is a show parodying summer stock theater. Director Troy Nickerson is looking for nine men (look ages 18-75) and five women (look ages 18-65).

Auditions at Lake City Playhouse

Coeur d'Alene's Lake City Playhouse is presenting two more musicals this season, and has announced the dates of all of their auditions (talk about planning ahead!) The information isn't on their website yet, but here are the dates and locations of upcoming auditions:
(M) denotes musical, (CH) denotes children’s theater
* The Littlest Angel (CH) Oct 15 & 16 6:30 pm Lake City Playhouse
* The Gift of the Magi (M) Oct 15 & 16 6:30 pm Harding Family Center
* The Cripple of Inishmaan Nov 12 & 13 6:30 pm Lake City Playhouse
* An Evening of Vaudeville Dec 10 & 11 6:30 pm Lake City Playhouse
* Charlotte’s Web (CH) Jan 7 & 8 6:30 pm Harding Family Center
* On Golden Pond Feb 4 & 5 6:30 pm Lake City Playhouse
* Into the Woods (M) Mar 3,4 & 5 6:30 pm Lake City Playhouse