Be Our Guest with David Armstrong

<p><strong>David Armstrong is an American stage director, writer, producer, lecturer, educator and choreographer. He is best known for his work at The 5th Avenue Theatre in Seattle where from 2000 to 2018 he served as the Producing Artistic Director and later as the Executive Producer and Artistic Director, and where he is currently the Artistic Director Emeritus.</strong></p> <p><strong>He also currently serves on the faculty of the University of Washington School Of Drama where he teaches a course entitled: </strong><em><strong>The Broadway Musical -How Immigrants, Jews, Queers and African-Americans Invented America's Signature Art Form.</strong></em></p> <p><strong>On Broadway he directed the musical </strong><em><strong>Scandalous!: The Life And Trials Of Aimee Semple McPherson</strong></em><strong> starring Carolee Carmello who received a Tony nomination for her performance. He also directed this show’s pre-Broadway production at The 5th Avenue Theatre under the title </strong><em><strong>Saving Aimee</strong></em><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Other acclaimed 5th Avenue Theatre productions include </strong><em><strong>Candide</strong></em><strong>, </strong><em><strong>Sweeney Todd</strong></em><strong>, </strong><em><strong>HAIR</strong></em><strong>, </strong><em><strong>A Little Night Music</strong></em><strong>, </strong><em><strong>Company</strong></em><strong>, </strong><em><strong>Hello, Dolly!</strong></em><strong>,</strong><em><strong> Oliver!</strong></em><strong>, </strong><em><strong>Anything Goes, MAME, Pippin, The Secret Garden, Vanities, White Christmas, The Rocky Horror Show, Yankee Doodle Dandy!, Holiday Inn, A Room With A View, Jaques Brel Is Alive</strong></em><strong>… and </strong><em><strong>Paint Your Wagon</strong></em><strong> as well as concert productions of </strong><em><strong>Gentleman Prefer Blondes, Hairspray</strong></em><strong> and </strong><em><strong>Titanic</strong></em><strong>.</strong></p> <p><strong>Under his leadership The 5th Avenue grew to become one of the&nb