Kathy Shayna Shocket has the inside scoop on people who make a difference. 

 

 Kathy reports on VYT's famous alumni and the theatre's upcoming bash. 

 Will a popular TV star or American Idol winner show up at Valley Youth Theater’s annual summer fundraiser? Well, although there are no celebrity’s listed on the invitation, there are several stars whose careers started on VYT’s stage. And those such as Jordin Sparks and Emma Stone have joined guests in the past for this annual bash. Not to mention that Disney and ABC -Family "Baby Daddy" star Chelsea Kane made a surprise appearance at the summer party.    

Chelsea is pictured above at that past party with VYT's resident costume designer, Karol Cooper. Pictured below at a prior VYT event are Dr. Martin Blume, Elizabeth Troutman-Lear, Hope Ozer, Greg Gnepper, Laura Stover, Joe Chandler, Colleen Gautam, Dustin Marshall, Amy Buchan and Lorna Pederson

 

This year’s VYTAL Affair at the Herbeger Theatre Center features musical numbers from the theatre’s upcoming production of West Side Story, flanked by a pre-cocktail and hors d'oeuvres reception and a post coffee and champagne party at the Renaissance Phoenix Downtown Hotel.  PIctured below at a prior event are Frank McCune and Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton. 

 

Tina Shafer and Justin Shafer and the Bank of Arizona will be presented with the 2014 VYTALity Awards. VYTal Affair co-chairs are Donna Catalfio and Michele Bax, along with the help of the theater’s  Managing Director Bridget Costello. Tickets for the August 16 affair start at  $125 per person. 

The Valley Youth Theatre’s mission through its  award-winning plays and musicals for children and family audience, (and summer and spring break camps) is to help young people achieve their full potential through meaningful engagement, education and excellence in the performing arts. It produces six main stage shows each season including two at the Herberger Theater Center. 

So will one of its famous alumni show up? We will let you know.

Stay tuned. 

 

Kathy Shayna Shocket is a freelance writer and TV- Field Producer based in Phoenix, AZ. She’s a former TV Reporter who has also written for publications such as TIME Magazine, PEOPLE Magazine, MONEY Magazine, the Hollywood Reporter and The NEW YORK TIMES. You can reach her at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it