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CTV News Kitchener stopped by the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse this week to talk with students about the Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy's inagural High School Musical Program's production of Legally Blonde that is set to take the stage next week.

Read about Legally Blonde The Musical's cast and crew of 50 students from local high schools from the Waterloo Chronicle. Learn why this is a show you won't want to miss.

Jeff Orosz from London, Ontario, got a lucky phone call on New Years Day from Drayton Entertainment’s Artistic Director Alex Mustakas. He could barely believe it when he heard that he had won December’s Grand Prize Jackpot, taking home $16,705. The Orosz family have been attending Drayton Entertainment productions for over 25 years. 

After multiple interviews, auditions and callbacks, the Drayton Entertainment Youth Academy is proud to announce the remarkable cast of talented youth assembled for its inaugural High School musical, both on and off stage. The beloved musical Legally Blonde will be on stage at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse from February 15 to 26, starring 50 high school students from the Waterloo Region.

Alex Mustakas, founding and current Artistic Director of award-winning Drayton Entertainment, and Steven Karcher, Executive Director, have been honoured by Member of Parliament for Cambridge, Bryan May, with Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee Pins.

Patricia Ziegler, President of Drayton Entertainment’s volunteer Board of Directors, has received the Integrity Award from the Universal Womens Network™ in recognition of her leadership and support of the registered, not-for-profit charitable theatre organization.

Listen to Wizard of Oz's Director and Choreographer David Connolly on Bounce 1041. talk about what makes a panto so special and why this is the one you need to see!

This past June, every performance of Mamma Mia! was sold out before the first curtain went up and audiences were yelling Gimmie! Gimmie! Gimmie! more Mamma Mia! And how could we resist you?

Announcing the Green Team Youth Ensemble for Wizard of Oz: The Panto at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse!

Red Team Youth Ensemble announced for Wizard Of Oz: The Panto at the St. Jacobs Country Playhouse

As Drayton Entertainment looks to the Fall and commences plans on its 2023 Season, it will be supported with a $124,900 grant through the Resilient Communities Fund administered by the Ontario Trillium Foundation to acquire a new customer relationship management system (CRM).