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Victor Janusz plays during Senator Obama's visit to Seattle at the Westin on
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Gilda's Club Seattle Fundraiser for their Piano Man, Vic! View invite here!

Cosmo Street - Now Available!

Hands Solo - Now Available!

Hands Solo -Available! Re-Issue Oct 15, 2005 . Pick up a copy of Vic' critically acclaimed Debut CD (2002) at Salty's On Alki, Tower Records/Queen Anne Everyday Music/Seattle & Portland

Piano Performer/Singer

With a background in American theatre, Vic Janusz was offered a nightly 6-month run as a pianist in 1998 by the Seattle Sheraton Towers; He formed a trio and immediately booked venues from the historic Showbox Theatre to The Paramount lobby lounge. His many cabaret hits include the popular "Phoenicia & Vic" shows with Wade Madsen ("Pinkaboo!" enjoyed a month-long run at Seattle's ACT Theatre in 2008).

Vic has accompanied and sung alongside singers as diverse as jazz great Greta Matassa, Sarah Rudinoff, and "El Vez", among others.

One of the Northwest's most in-demand pianomen --either as frontman or soloist, Janusz has headlined (with the VJ Combo) at CANLIS For six New Years Eve Galas, at the Fairmont Hotel, and --for four years--, each weekend at Seattle's favorite waterfront landmark: Saltys On Alki.

Victor was selected from a nationwide audition to attend the 6th Annual Cabaret Conference at Yale University in August 2008; He studied and performed for 10 days with masters of the artform, including Julie Wilson, Jason Graae,
and Laurel Masse of "Manahattan Transfer".

VICTOR JANUSZ Recordings inlcude the instrumental "Hands Solo" (2002) and "Cosmo Street" (2005) spotlighting Vic as singer/songwriter with his band (See CD listings)

Actor/Director

Artistic Director of Seattle's TRIAD Ensemble (1987-94) a small Equity Theatre Co, has produced and/or directed nearly forty productions. World Premieres: Bruce Mason, Cait Sullivan, Avram Katzman, John Kauffman, Tamara Paris, among others.

Highlights of Janusz' acclaimed Directing Career: The American Premiere of the London hit Heart-Throb (by Hutchison/Seabrook), Brecht's Visions of Simone Machard, and the Northwest Premiere of Harry Kondoleon's Christmas On Mars.

An actor with Off-Broadway credits, including stints at LaMama and Playwrights Horizons, he studied with Barbara Coggin, Uta Hagen and Herbert Berghof and at the famed Actors Studio (1979-85). Janusz relocated to Seattle in 1986 to appear in the West Coast Premiere of Larry Kramer's The Normal Heart.

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Grants include: WA State, King County and Seattle Arts Commissions, Allied Arts and the Boeing Company. In 1994, was awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant for his adaptation of an Ibsen classic; Hedda Gabler '55 — also filmed for inclusion in the National Theatre archive at Lincoln Center.

Notable Reviews:

Ibsen's Ghosts - "Janusz directs Ibsen with dramatic vehemence."— Seattle P.I.

Tennesee Williams' A Lovely Sunday for Creve Coeur - "Janusz perfectly captures Williams' sense of faltering innocence and misplaced dreams." — Arts Focus

Brecht's The Visions of Simone Machard - "Janusz grasps the trappings of Brecht's unique theatrical style." — Seattle Times

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Headshots
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Yale Cabaret 2008
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ACT Theatre/"Pinkaboo!" Cabaret
Photos from the hit show "PINKABOO!" Starring Phoenicia & Vic
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Promotional
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Email Me | Booking Info: 206.860.7770

December 2011 | January 2012 | February 2012

Piano Performer/Singer | Actor/Director

Pinkaboo ACT Theatre | Yale Cabaret 2008 | Headshots | Promo

QT Video: Canlis / Solo

Hands Solo | Cosmo Street | Jazz Improv