Welcome to American Musical Theatre of San Jose’s Media Room — the online media resource providing information and access to all productions and news pertaining to AMTSJ. This area contains recent news releases about current and future productions and events, high-resolution photographs, mission statement, history, facts and awards.

Please contact Michael French, Public Relations Manager, at 408.453.1543 or at mfrench@amtsj.org for more information about AMTSJ's productions, history, staff and season.

News Releases

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AMTSJ Facts

• Founded: 1935
• CEO & Executive Producer: Michael Miller
• 2008/2009 Board of Directors, Chair: Jim Losch
• Annual Attendance: 135,000
• Number of Productions: 6
• Number of Performances: 80
• Performance Location: The San Jose Center for the Performing Arts, 255 Almaden Blvd., downtown San Jose
• Seating Capacity: 2,540
• Box Office & Administration Offices Location: 1717 Technology Drive, San Jose, CA 95110

PROGRAMS & SERVICES

• American Musical Theatre of San Jose (AMTSJ) serves the City of San Jose and the surrounding Santa Clara Valley/Silicon Valley, as well as the greater Bay Area. AMTSJ presents 6-8 productions per year – producing approximately 4 of them and the remaining productions are national Broadway tours.
• AMTSJ offers variety of Education & Outreach Programs including Writing a Musical, High School Musical Theatre HONORS, Theatre Arts Conservatory, Studio Classes, Technical Theatre Institute, Educational Matinees, Student Performance Series and Accessibility Services for the deaf and hard-of-hearing and for the blind.
• AMTSJ founded The San Jose Arts Round Table, a forum where major arts institutions seek cooperative solutions and help build stability. We sit on the boards of Team San Jose, The San Jose Arts Round Table and First Act. AMTSJ's leadership has served on the National Endowment for the Arts Board and was a founding member and chair of the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) and is still a member.
• AMTSJ operates under an agreement with Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) — the union that represents over 45,000 professional actors and stage managers in the United States; under an agreement with the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers, Inc. (SSDC) — an independent national labor union; under an agreement with the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (or I.A.T.S.E.) — backstage and front of the house employees; United Scenic Artists representing the designers and scenic painters for the American theatre; and the American Federation of Musicians — musicians employed for all AMTSJ productions.

AMTSJ Awards

The Bay Area Critics Circle Awards

2006 TOURING PRODUCTIONS:
Hairspray, American Musical Theatre of San Jose

2005 ENTIRE PRODUCTION, MUSICALS
A Chorus Line, American Musical Theatre of San Jose

2002 Music Director
William Liberatore, Damn Yankees, American Musical Theatre of San Jose

2002 Lighting Design
Pamela Z. Gray, Evita, American Musical Theatre of San Jose

2002 Choreography nominee
Bob Richard, Damn Yankees, American Musical Theatre of San Jose

1999 Entire Production, Musical Awards
South Pacific, American Musical Theatre of San Jose

1996 Entire Production, Musical Awards
A Little Night Music, American Musical Theatre of San Jose

Silicon Valley Concierge Association

2008 Excellence Award

2005 Excellence Award

Silicon Valley Concierge City Guide/South Bay Awards

2007 Best Theatre Company

The Wave Magazine Readers Choice Awards

2007 Best Theatre Company

2006 Best Theatre Company

2005 Best Performing Group 

AMTSJ Affiliations

The staff of American Musical Theatre of San Jose is comprised of professionals in their respective areas. From our executives to our technicians, the AMTSJ roster is proudly affiliated with the distinguished institutions and unions listed below.

• American Alliance for Theatre & Education
• Association of Professional Fundraisers
• California Teacher’s Association
• Chair of the Arts Board of Team San Jose
• Chair of San Jose Theatre Preservation
• Cultural Arts Access
• Founding Member of University of Santa Clara Arts Advancement Board
• Fractured Atlas
• Member Actor's Equity Association
• Member of Arts and Cultural Round Table (AMTSJ is founding member)
• Member of 1st Act
• Member of Independent Producers Network (IPN)
• Member of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
• Member of National Alliance of Musical Theatre (NAMT) (AMTSJ is founding member)
• Member of Production Manager's Forum
• Part-time Faculty at Foothill College
• Theatre Bay Area (TBA)
• Theatre Communications Group (TCG)
• VSA Arts of California