National TV Star joins FROGTOWN!
Amy Roloff joins Award-winning Diversity Musical

Portland, OR - Amy Roloff, star of TLC's TV series "Little People, Big World" is joining the cast of ONE NIGHT IN FROGTOWN, an All Ages Musical (With Frogs!) The national award-winning musical will be performing on Saturday June 5th at 2PM and 5PM at The Aladdin Theater. This celebration of diversity told through music is based on Emmy-Winning Author/Composer Philip Pelletier's acclaimed musical storybook, and features a star-studded Oregon cast: Grammy nominee Patrick Lamb, Oregon Music Hall of Famer Andy Stokes, beat-boxer extraordinaire Fogatron, chanteuse Shannon Day, and acclaimed vocalist Heather Christie. The event is a fund-raising benefit for the Shriners Childrens Hospital.

"We're thrilled to have Amy join FROGTOWN.", say Pelletier. "She is passionate about diversity, so Frogtown's theme really speaks to her. Amy's talent, humor and energy are fantastic". The show will also feature special guest performers from Boise-Eliot Elementary School, with direction by Pelletier. This all-new FROGTOWN production will feature the Portland Premier of FROGTOWN's upcoming CD release "Bedtime For Tadpoles". http://frogtowncentral.com/BedtimeCD-blurb.jpg

Tickets are $10 adults, $6 kids and are available at the Aladdin Theater box office and online at: www.ticketmaster.com. Author/Composer Philip Pelletier and the cast will be signing copies of the award-winning book/CD after each show, which will be available for purchase. One Night In Frogtown was recently awarded the National 2009 Gold IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Award), and the 2009 National Gold Moonbeam Children's Award, marking the the first time an Northwest publisher has won these prestigious children's awards.

FROGTOWN's Spring Tour kicked off with 2 sold-out shows in Ada, Oklahoma on March 23rd, Eugene on April 1st, Portland's Mission Theater on April 8th, LiveWire Radio/OPB, White Salmon on April 13, Raleigh Hills on April 20th, Monmouth on April 22, Hood River MS Auditorium on May 8th, and continues with Portland's Aladdin Theater on June 5th and Salem's McNary Auditorium on June 26th. Coming on the heels of FROGTOWN's national showcases in Boise, ID and Pittsburg, PA, the show is proving so popular that it is fast becoming an annual event in venues throughout the country.

About FROGTOWN
FROGTOWN has grown from an award-winning book/CD into an acclaimed Live Musical Stage Show performing throughout the country, and a multi-media school program called "Diversity Through Music", which has been successfully presented in over 50 schools throughout Oregon. FROGTOWN Stage Shows are fund-raisers for children's non-profit charities, including Shriners Childrens Hospital, Children's Cancer Association, Astoria Children's Museum, CASA, and the Hood River School District.

FROGTOWN Wins
2009 Gold IPPY AWARD

New York City, NY (May 15) - Oregon-based publishing company & record label One World Musical Books is proud to announce that One Night In FROGTOWN by Author/Composer Philip Pelletier has been awarded the National 2009 Gold IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Award) for Best Children's Interactive. The announcement marks the first time an Oregon publisher has won this prestigious children's award. "We're thrilled to receive this award for the debut release of our FROGTOWN series", says Philip Pelletier. The prolific author/composer is already working on the next FROGTOWN book, as well as producing the upcoming educational DVD, "Learn to Read with Frogtown", and an original music CD, "Bedtime for Tadpoles".

Other 2009 Gold IPPY Award recipients include Harvard University Press, Yale University Press and the Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications. The official awards presentation will take place in New York City on May 29th, as part of the 2009 BookExpo America. The IPPY Awards contest is among the largest and most recognized book awards events in the world, open to all independent, university, small presses who produce books intended for the North American market.

The national award win comes on the heels of FROGTOWN's sold-out show at Astoria's Liberty Theater, which broke the house attendance record since 1927. The live multimedia show directed by Pelletier has proved so popular that it has now become an annual event at the historic Liberty Theater, to take place every April. The live stage show has been signed to a national talent agency, Main Stage Artists Management, which is currently booking the show on a national tour for 2010.

About One Night In Frogtown
One Night In Frogtown is an all-ages diversity story told through music. Nominated for the Oregon Book Award and featured on THE GRAMMYS "Education Watch", this critically acclaimed national project features top Northwest talents like Curtis Salgado, Linda Hornbuckle, Devin Phillips, Heather Christie, Andy Stokes, Oregon Symphony soloists, and is getting rave reviews across the country.

About the 2009 IPPY Awards
Over 3,300 books were in entered in the 13th Annual IPPY Awards Competition, which recognizes Excellence in Independent Publishing. Book entries came from all 52 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, 9 Canadian provinces, and 16 countries around the world: from Trinidad to Thailand, Croatia to Czech Republic, and France to Finland.

FROGTOWN Leaps onto LIVEWIRE RADIO!
Award-winning musical starts Spring Tour on OPB
(Click to download PDF press Release)

Portland, OR - FROGTOWN will be featured on LIVEWIRE RADIO at The Mission Theater Thursday April 8th at 7:30pm. A medley will be performed from the nationally award-winning musical "One Night In Frogtown", featuring Linda Hornbuckle, Patrick Lamb, Shannon Day, Fogatron, Heather Christie and Andy Stokes.
FROGTOWN has grown from an award-winning book/CD into a multi-media school program called "Diversity Through Music", which has been successfully presented in over 40 schools throughout Oregon; and an acclaimed Live Musical Stage Show performing throughout the Northwest, beginning a national tour in 2010.
FROGTOWN partners with children's non-profit charities to put on FROGTOWN fundraising events. So far in 2010 FROGTOWN is partnering with CASA, The Astoria Children's Museum, Children's Cancer Association, Shriners Childrens Hospital, and the Hood River School District. In addition to helping these charities, proceeds from FROGTOWN go to support the "Diversity Through Music" Program in Oregon schools.
FROGTOWN will be performing on Saturday April 3rd at 2pm at the Don Whitney Auditorium in Tillamook and Saturday April 10th at 2pm and 6pm at The Liberty Theater in Astoria. FROGTOWN's Spring Tour begins on the heels of their 2 sold out shows in Ada, Oklahoma on March 23rd. FROGTOWN performs in Eugene on April 1st, Portland's Mission Theater on April 8th, LiveWire Radio/OPB, White Salmon on April 13, Monmouth on April 22, Portland's Aladdin Theater on May 15th, Hood River Auditorium on May 8th, and Salem's McNary Auditorium on June 26th. With recent national showcases in Boise, ID and Pittsburg, PA, the show is proving so popular that it is fast becoming an annual event in many venues throughout the Northwest.

This FROGTOWN production features new music from FROGTOWN's upcoming CD release "Bedtime For Tadpoles". http://frogtowncentral.com/BedtimeCD-blurb.jpg Author/Composer Philip Pelletier and the cast will be signing copies of the award-winning book/CD after the show, which will be available for purchase. Proceeds go to support Frogtown's not-for-profit "Diversity Through Music" program in Oregon schools. One Night In Frogtown was recently awarded the National 2009 Gold IPPY (Independent Publisher Book Award), and the 2009 National Gold Moonbeam Children's Award, marking the the first time an Northwest publisher has won these prestigious children's awards.
About One Night In Frogtown
One Night In Frogtown has been nominated for the Oregon Book Award, THE GRAMMYS "Education Watch", and is receiving rave national reviews. Frogtown was featured recently on national TV, and has been touring schools, libraries and theaters throughout the Northwest on their"Diversity Through Music" educational program. The prolific author/composer is already working on the next FROGTOWN book, as well as the upcoming educational DVD, "Learn to Read with Frogtown", and an original music CD, "Bedtime for Tadpoles".