The 5th Avenue Theatre

Our Mission: To nurture, advance and preserve all aspects of America’s great indigenous art-form: The Musical. We achieve this by creating extraordinary theatrical experiences that enrich, entertain, and inspire current and future audiences everywhere. 

Our Vision:  To be the pre-eminent musical theater company in the world - achieving the highest levels of artistic achievement, production quality, audience engagement, and community impact. 

Our Values: We are committed to the preservation of the historic and irreplaceable 5th Avenue Theatre as a cultural center for the region. We are dedicated to achieving consistently high standards of excellence by showcasing world-class performers and creative artists, utilizing full live orchestras, and staging exceptional and imaginative productions. We place special emphasis on the employment of our outstanding regional community of performers, technicians, and theater professionals. Each season, we program a vibrant and dynamic mix of productions that attract, delight, and retain a large and diverse audience and reflect the broad scope and cultural significance of the American Musical - past, present, and future.  We ensure our future by serving as a creative incubator for the production of New Works, by engaging our community through Educational programming of the highest caliber, and by maintaining exceptional standards of fiscal responsibility.