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dhughes Born and raised in Hawaii (the stork meant to drop him in NYC) David-Edward is a musical theatre encyclopedia according to his friends. Having co-founded an all teen musical theatre company at 14, he earned a BFA in Musical Theatre Acting from U.S. International University in San Diego. He has done over 50 roles in theatre including Norman in THE BOYS NEXT DOOR which earned him a Hawaii State Theatre Council Po'okela Award for Excellence by an Actor in a Play. Making Seattle his permanent home 25 years ago he has acted in/directed and/or produced shows at Village, 5th Avenue, Re-Bar, AHA!, Straight Edge Theatricals, Cabaret de Paris and Thumpers. David is proud to have been Founding Co-Producer/Artistic Director of Showtunes Theatre from 1999-2009. He has also taught and coached musical theatre students. He has been Talkin' Broadway's regional correspondent for 15 years, and has also been a contributor to playbill.com and Backstage West.

September 23, 2021• Theater Review: Coming To TERMS OF ENDEARMENT as Tacoma Little Theatre Returns To Live Shows

December 13, 2019• Peter Bartlett Has More than “One Life to Live”…And, It’s In “Mrs. Doubtfire: The Musical”

June 7, 2019• Tom Orr Is Back In Seattle With Another Fabulous Cabaret: The Greatest Showqueen!

April 11, 2019• An Interview with “Urinetown’s” Mari Nelson as the Wily Miss Pennywise

December 5, 2018• Teatro Zinzanni’s HOLLYWOOD & VINE Decks the Halls in New Venue in Woodinville

October 19, 2018• Dressing Them Up For “Casa Valentina”: An Interview With Jon Allbritton

June 14, 2018• “Pageant” Is The Drag Beauty Pageant Musical You Know You Have To See…An Interview With Miss Bible Belt

July 24, 2017• Familiar, Peculiar, and Singular Sondheim in Arts West Cabaret Series

July 13, 2017• Caitlin Frances Practices Friendly “Persuasion” at Taproot’s Premiere of New Jane Austen Musical

July 4, 2017• Super Duper Exclusive Interview with Seth Rudetsky About “Concert for America” This Thursday at the 5th Avenue!

June 13, 2017• The 5th Avenue’s ‘Michele’ Stephanie Renee Wall Answers 8 Questions About “Romy & Michele: The Musical”

May 17, 2017• Seattle Symphony & Seattle Men’s Chorus Team Up For “Broadway Rocks”

May 12, 2017• Interview: The Village Theatre’s “Dreamgirls” With ALL The Dreams & Director Steve Tomkins

April 20, 2017• Tony Winner Daisy Eagan Talks To Us About Her Journey Between “Secret Gardens”

March 29, 2017• Interview: Laughs & Life with Richard Gray of ACT // 5th Avenue’s “Murder for Two”

March 9, 2017• 8 Actresses All Play “Molly” in “The Unsinkable Molly Brown” for Showtunes

February 14, 2017• Racing after The Pajama Game’s Time-Study Man Greg McCormick Allen

August 31, 2016• A Beauty Factory as Only The Love Markets Could Re-Imagine It

April 20, 2016• Patti LuPone Tells Us All….

March 11, 2016• An Interview with the Director of Sound Theatre’s “Parade”: Troy Wageman’s Musical Comedy Life

March 1, 2016• Actor Nick DeSantis Takes Aim at “Assassins” For ACT And The 5th Avenue

February 3, 2016• She Knows How to Succeed-An Interview With The Amazing Sarah Rudinoff

January 29, 2016• The Man In The Ring of Fire: An Interview With Jared Michael Brown

November 28, 2015• The (Nearly) Unreachable Tituss Burgess is this Year’s Guest Diva At SMC’s “Home For The Holidays”

November 4, 2015• Broadway’s Heartbreak Kid LaChanze Puts on a Happy Face in IF/THEN at the Paramount

September 15, 2015• Here’s to The Ladies Who Launch: Beth DeVries of “Snapshots” & Kirsten DeLohr Helland of “American Idiot”

August 18, 2015• Once Pippin and Now King Charlemagne, John Rubinstein Arrives at the Paramount for the “Pippin” Revival

August 5, 2015• New Musicals Are Busting Out All Over-Village Theatre Festival Launches Friday

July 27, 2015• Arts West’s After Hours: A Chat with Host Mat Wright & This Week’s Leading Lady Jessica Skerritt