Photo Flash: ACT's VANITIES

The 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT -A Contemporary Theatre announce the Northwest premiere of Vanities: A New Musical, running at ACT from February 4 to May 1, 2011.

With a book by Jack Heifner(who wrote the original play on which the musical is based) and music and lyrics by David Kirshenbaum, Vanities: A New Musical focuses on the friendship of three women who journey from high school innocence in the early '60s of the Kennedy era to maturity in the "me-centered" ‘80s. As the story moves across the decades, their relationship is tested both by the world and each other.

The production of Vanities: A New Musical marks a new chapter in cooperation between The 5th Avenue and ACT, who previously worked together on 2001's A Little Night Music. The show will be presented at ACT in its Falls Theatre-an intimate 400-seat space that perfectly suits the needs of this new musical-with costumes and sets also being constructed at ACT.

Ticket for Vanities: A New Musical start at $55 and are available at both theaters:
Purchase at The 5th Avenue Ticket Office at 1308 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 9810, by calling 206-625-1900 (toll-free 888-5TH-4TIX; 888-584-4849), or online at 5thavenue.org.
Purchase at the ACT Ticket Office at 700 Union Street, Seattle, WA 98101, by calling 206-292-7676, or online at acttheatre.org.

Photo: Chris Bennion