AnnArbor.com's FutureStars 2013 Photos!

photo by Courtney Sacco

AnnArbor.com's staff photographer Courtney Sacco wonderfully captured the drama and excitement of last night's FutureStars Finals competition!

To see the slideshow: Click here!

FutureStars 2013: Bigger Than Ever!

FutureStars 2012 Crowd, photo by Myra Klarman

AnnArbor.com previews our FutureStars 2013 singing and dancing competition, just in time for the preliminaries to start tonight!

Check out the article: Click here!

"Ragtime" Photo Review

Myra Klarman, local photographic artist, took stunning pictures of our fall musical "Ragtime". Check some of them out on her blog: Click here!

Kelcy Griffin Cast in "Memphis"

Kelcy Griffin (Thoroughly Modern Millie and The Wizard of Oz Choreographer) has recently joined the cast of the national tour of the award-winning Broadway musical Memphis. This is her second national tour, the first of which was Dreamgirls.

Bryan Langlitz (Willy Wonka and Miss Saigon Asst Director and Choreographer) was part of the ensemble of Memphis on Broadway during its 3-year (2009-2012) run. He's kept himself busy lately writing and acting in several projects. His most recent is an NYC production called The Mistakes Madeline Made with The Basic Theatre Project. The show runs from January 16th-20th. Click here for more info!

Marjorie Failoni In Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade!

Marjorie Failoni (High School Musical Choreographer) is in a NYC 80s-tribute dance company, the Spangles, who performed in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade last Thursday!

Since working at Pioneer and graduating from U of M's Musical Theatre School, Marjorie has kept very busy dancing and choreographing on all sorts of productions. From 2010-2011, she was the Associate Choreographer and Dancer/Actress in the First National Tour of Broadway's 9 To 5!

Bob Lester Opening For Salt N Pepa!

photo courtesy of Jon Morgan

Bob Lester (Sound Designer/Supervisor, 2007-2009), known as DJ Robert Lux, is opening for the band Salt N Pepa at the Best Buy Theater in New York, NY, on December 15, 2012!

For more information about the event, click here!

Bob, formerly of local sensation Ella Riot/My Dear Disco, has been making a living by DJing, remixing, producing, and songwriting. He has also recently started collaborating and playing with the band Pegasus Warning.

Desi Oakley Cast In "Annie"

Desi Oakley (FutureStars 2009, 2010, & 2011 Director) has been cast in the Broadway revival of Annie, which opens this Thursday, 11/8! Desi recently finished her run in Wicked on Broadway.

Click here to read her bio and learn about the show!

Joe Zettelmaier's "The Gravedigger"

Joe Zettelmaier, our Student Productions Writing Mentor, has a staged reading of his newest play, "The Gravedigger", at 7pm on Sunday, October 28th, at the Performance Network in Ann Arbor.

Based on Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein", this spooky tale is directed by PTG staff-alum Julia Glander and counts PTG staff-alum Alex Leydenfrost among the cast!

For more information, check out the AnnArbor.com article here!

Alex Finke Cast In "Anything Goes"

Alex Finke (The Phantom of the Opera Director), has been cast as the ingenue lead, Hope, in the National Touring Company of the Broadway revival of Cole Porter's Anything Goes! The show made its premiere in Cleveland on October 2nd, 2012.

Click here to read Alex's interview with mlive.com about her experiences with Anything Goes.

And click here to read more about the show and the tour!

"Ragtime" Publicity Shoot

Our talented publicity photographer, Myra Klarman, posted a blog entry about our fall musical, Ragtime's photo shoot.

Click here to check it out!