MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD C/O CHARLES BERGMAN
EIN 95-4525915 · Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)
What they do
THE MUSICAL THEATRE GUILD (MTG) BEGAN IN JANUARY 1995. A GROUP of 14 ACTORS and SINGERS MET to CREATE A GUILD for MUSICAL THEATRE ARTISTS, A FORUM WHERE THEY CAN SHOWCASE THEIR TALENTS and PRESENT SELDOM-PRODUCED MUSICALS AT HOMES. FROM 1997 THROUGH 2025, 2-5 CONCERT STAGE READINGS WERE PRESENTED to THE PUBLIC EACH SEASON ON A REGULAR BASIS and MTG BEGAN to RECEIVE ACCOLADES FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIAS THEATRICAL PRESS.IN 2006, MTG RECEIVED THE LA DRAMA CRITICS CIRLES MARGARET HARFORD AWARD for "SUSTAINED EXCELLENCE IN THEATRE". IN 2022, WE WERE HONORED AT THE 35TH ROBBY AWARDS for THE PRODUCTION of "IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOU" PERFORMED IN 2020.IN 2023, OUR PERFORMANCE of "BRIGADOON" RECEIVED THE 36TH ROBBY AWARD for BEST ACTRESS and BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL.THE GUILDS ARTISTS ARE A DIVERSE GROUP of ALL AGES and ETHNICITIES, and PARTICIPATION FROM A FULL RANGE of CULTURAL GROUPS is ACTIVELY ENCOURAGED. MTG ARTISTS ARE ALL PROFESSIONAL PERFORMERS, MEMBERS of ACTORS EQUITY ASSOCI
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Board and leadership roster (11)
CHARLES BERGMANTREASURER
DARYL ARCHIBALDDIRECTOR
EILEEN BARNETTDIRECTOR
KRISTI HOLDENSECRETARY
LES TRAUBCHAIRMAN AND PRESIDENT
LEWIS WILKENFELDVICE CHAIR
LIZLE COLEDIRECTOR
MELISSA FAHNDIRECTOR
NEIL NEWMANDIRECTOR
PATRICK BELLERDIRECTOR
STUART FINEDIRECTOR
About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 1995
- Location
- 13333 VENTURA BLVD STE 201, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91423-6252
- County
- Los Angeles
- In care of
- % WESTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
- Primary officer
- LES TRAUB, CHAIRMAN
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Filing and classification
- Latest tax year
- 2025
- Tax period began
- January 1, 2025
- Return type
- 990EZ
- Tax preparer
- CULP & LE CPAS
- NTEE classification
- Arts, Culture & Humanities (A650)
- IRS tax category
- Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters