Peter Jorgensen is a Vancouver based actor/singer/director/writer/choreographer and musical theatre aficionado. After graduating from the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York, Peter went on to perform in various off-Broadway productions such as That’s Life, Magic to Do: the Songs of Stephen Schwartz, the world premiere of Number the Stars, and the title role in Young Moses. Since returning to Vancouver he has appeared in the Arts Club Theatre productions of Dirty Blonde, Dial M…for Murder, Dames at Sea, Forever Plaid, and She Loves Me (for which he received a Jessie Nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor). At The Richmond Gateway Theatre he has appeared in Lend Me a Tenor, Dads: the Musical, and Forever Plaid (Jessie Award: Outstanding Ensemble Performance). At Bard on the Beach he appeared in Cymbeline, and with Carousel Theatre he starred as George Bailey in It’s a Wonderful Life (Jessie Nomination: Outstanding Performance).   He appeared as Josh Baskin in big: the musical for Theatre Under the Stars and for Royal City Musical Theatre he appeared as Harold Hill in the The Music Man and Julian Marsh in 42nd Street.   Other favourite shows include Lies and Legends: the Musical Stories of Harry Chapin (Belfry Theatre), and Godspell, (Uncle Randy Productions).

As a writer he has collaborated on the book and lyrics for the new musical Abracadabra, written and produced his own one-man cabaret To Broadway and Back (Jessie Nomination: Outstanding Original Script), wrote a new adaptation of Offenbach's Orphee aux Enfers entitled Offenbach's ORPHEUS: Gone to Hell! and has written original songs for various other theatrical productions. Recent directing/choreography credits include Orpheus: Gone to Hell! and Die Fledermaus for the North Shore Light Opera Society, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown for Blockhead Productions, Nunsense Jamboree and Bye Bye Birdie (Ovation Award: Outstanding Direction of a Musical and CTC Award: Best Choreogrpaher) for Footlight Theatre, The Baker’s Wife for Applause! Musicals in Concert (attended by composer, Stephen Schwartz), as well as Vocal Direction and Choreography for Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill for the Tin Can Collective. Currently Peter is working on the inaugural production of the Stephen Sondheim & James Lapine musical Into the Woods for his new production company Patrick Street Productions which he has founded with his wife, Katey Wright.  For other upcoming events visit the news page on this site. Off-stage, Peter is a private voice instructor, Program Director of The Arts Club Theatre’s Summer Musical Theatre Intensive, and a member of Theatre Cares Vancouver.