Broadway in Blue: A Musical Revue opens July 5 at Boathouse Theater

Valhalla Tahoe is presenting Broadway in Blue starting July 5 and running two weekends. The show, a revue of contemporary and classic Broadway tunes performed by some of Lake Tahoe’s best singing and acting talent, was created by Gabriella Giocomo especially for Valhalla. Giocomo was one of three finalists in Valhalla’s WordWave One-Act play script competition in 2017. When she came for the stage reading hosted at the Boathouse Theatre she was inspired by the space and submitted the show in the winter of 2018 for review by Valhalla.

Giocomo's past behind-the-scenes credits include Arsenic & Old Lace (director) and three versions of the Las Vegas revue A Baby Boomer's Toast to Broadway (assistant to the director). Favorite performance credits: We're Here for You ("Jackie"), The Nance ("Sylvie"), The Drowsy Chaperone, and Sweet Charity. Gaby is also a proud member of the Dramatists Guild, with workshops of her plays being seen in Chicago, Las Vegas, and California.

The cast of Broadway in Blue features Andrea Rogers, Narissara Mouritsen Tarazon, Richard S. Sargent, Sharon Kerrigan and Tom Callahan in a simple yet elegant presentation and splashy musical numbers transform the beautiful Valhalla Boathouse Theatre into a cabaret for an evening of musical theatre fun.

Tickets are $20 per person. The show runs July 5-8 at 7:30 p.m. and July 12-15 at 7:30 p.m. each night.

About the Valhalla Art, Music & Theatre Festival

The 2018 Valhalla Art, Music & Theatre Festival is perhaps the most diverse and ambitious in its 39-year history. Tickets are on sale now for concerts, plays, comedy improv shows, fine art shows, movement and rhythm workshops, art camps and more starting in June 22 and running through October. Buoyed by eighty seven percent growth in attendance and revenue since 2015 and the confidence that hiring a talented Executive Director to guide and administer the nonprofit organization, Valhalla Tahoe’s staff, board and volunteers are eager to deliver a memorable festival.

“The lineup provides a little something for everyone! Between the great performances and the natural setting you can’t beat Valhalla Tahoe for one of the best experiences on the lake. This year should be more fun than ever,” says Sharon Romack, Valhalla Tahoe’s new Executive Director. Making the move all the way from Chicago, Romack brings a wealth of nonprofit administration, fundraising and organizational development experience to the job. She is especially excited to be part of an organization that presents premier arts programming in a historic setting of natural beauty – a truly unique professional opportunity.

Valhalla is a unique paradise that combines rich heritage, rustic elegance and stunning Lake Tahoe views to offer an enchanting setting for the area’s most eclectic seasonal arts festival. The site hidden among the pines, fir and cedar on the southwest shore next to Camp Richardson. The vantage from the plush vintage seats in the historic Boathouse Theatre offers the illusion that the stage and performers actually float on the lake. Expansive shaded lawns blending into beach and shoreline provide the perfect setting for performance and art workshops, concerts and picnics. The Grand Hall, summer home for the family of timber baron Walter Heller in the early 20th century with its enormous stone fireplace and numerous French doors opening onto the deep wrap-around porch houses the Viking Gallery and is the setting for more intimate festival events.

The 2018 festival brings and exciting mix of musical and dramatic theatre, the 25th anniversary shows of the Tahoe Improv Players, concerts featuring Grammy winners and nominees, major TV talent show contestants, and local, regional and national acts that mine the depths of genre defying, world class talent.

And many more shows, artists and performances June through October. The full schedule and information are at www.valhallatahoe.com.