Posted in Mainstage, Stunt Girl on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
1864 – Nellie Bly was born, originally named Elizabeth Jane Cochran.
1880 – Elizabeth Cochran got a job as a columnist for the Pittsburgh Dispatch. At this time, female newspaper writers used pen names, and for Cochran, the editor chose “Nellie Bly,” a misspelling of the title character in the popular song “Nellie Bly” by Stephen [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Extra! Extra! Sarah Chalfy, the extraordinary actor playing Nellie Bly in VT’s current new musical production, Stunt Girl, will be live on KOMO TV tomorrow around 4:20PM. We’re excited to spread the news. So, tune in to KOMO 4 News tomorrow, March 27 to catch this exclusive, live interview — complete with clips from the show!
Posted in Mainstage, Stunt Girl, tagged David Friedman, Peter Kellogg on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
KING FM recently launched the Arts Channel, a unique radio home for the Seattle arts community on the internet. The KING FM Arts Channel presents artists, art experts, and those working behind the scenes in all arts disciplines via conversations, discussions, interviews, readings, performance, and other features. Producer Marta Zekan recently completed a wonderful interview with Peter [...]
Posted in Mainstage, Stunt Girl on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
That’s the headline! STUNT GIRL opens tonight on the Village Theatre Mainstage. You don’t want to miss it!
Ticket information can be found here.
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Steve Tomkins on March 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As the actors and creative team work out the final kinks, the excitment and anticipation is building at Village Theatre. Tonight there will be a preview performance, and tomorrow brings the official World Premiere performance of Stunt Girl.
Read more about Stunt Girl in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and The Seattle Times.
Just days before opening, changes are still being [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In case you haven’t heard, Village Theatre is opening the World Premiere production of Stunt Girl on March 19, 2009. This musical tells a fast and funny account of the life and times of New York’s first female investigative journalist, Nellie Bly.
The show is cast and rehearsals are well underway. Putting a World Premiere on [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on March 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
New Musical Comedy – WEST COAST PREMIERE
Chasing Nicolette
Medieval Romantic Escapade
Book and Lyrics by Peter Kellogg · Music by David Friedman
September 17–November 22, 2009
This hilarious yet touching new musical charts the love between a Christian count and a Muslim princess in a time of war, hatred, and prejudice — except that the year happens to be [...]
