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Excitement is in the air at Tacoma Musical Playhouse! TMP is a non-profit community theater company that produces musical theater exclusively; the highest attended art form in the United States. Currently in our 19th season, we play at the old Narrows Movie Theatre, 7116 Sixth Avenue, Tacoma.

TMP was founded by Jon Douglas Rake in January 1994 to fulfill a need in Tacoma for a theater company that specializes in the uniquely American art form of musical theater. Mr. Rake’s artistic leadership of the company, supported by a need in the community and an availability of excellent local talent, are the driving forces of its success. The primary artistic team of Jon Douglas Rake, Artistic Director, and Jeffrey Stvrtecky, Music Director, provides stability to the productions at TMP. This stability has assured a level of quality that is maintained from production to production and anticipated by an ever-growing, musical-theater-loving audience.

TMP’s mission is & ...