Company history

2011
  • On the invitation of Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Rotterdam business community Club Rotterdam international theatre and TV producer Joop van den Ende gave an honorary lecture the so called Mandeville lecture on Thursday 19 May 2011
  • Joop van den Ende receives a BID Award as entrepreneur of the year at the 2011 BID event in Amsterdam
2010
  • Announcing Sister Act on Broadway spring 2011
  • Stage Entertainment honoured with the King William I Award
  • Petticoat, the new original Dutch musical, opening night 3 October in Royal Theatre Carré in Amsterdam
  • Stage Entertainment received a nomination for the prestigious Dutch King William I Award
  • Announcement of the global roll out of Sister Act (including Hamburg and Broadway)
2009
  • The Lion King: 50 million visitors worldwide
  • Stage Music label
2008
  • Premiere Dinnershow of Dreams from Wentink Events in Studio, Hilversum, The Netherlands
2007
  • Announcement of the new original production Ciske de Rat, opening night 5 October 2007 Koninklijk Theater Carré Amstedam
2006
  • Acquisition of Degroep & Waerts Eventmanagement, The Netherlands
2005
  • One millionth ticket The Lion King Netherlands
2004
  • Launch of the event organization Stage Events in the Netherlands, located in the ECA building in Aalsmeer
  • Celebration of 100th anniversary of the Circustheater , the Netherlands
2003
  • Wentink Events received Big E-award for a show in Theme Park De Efteling in the Netherlands
1999
  • Wentink Events received Big E-award for a show in Theme Park De Efteling in the Netherlands
  • Opening of the second Dutch theatre, Beatrix Theater in Utrecht with the musical Chicago
1998
  • Stage Entertainment is formed
1993
  • Première of the first Dutch open-ended musical, The Phantom of the Opera, in the Circustheater in Scheveningen, the Netherlands
1991
  • The Circustheater in Scheveningen, the Netherlands is bought and thoroughly renovated
  • Les Misérables the first large-scale international musical to be introduced to the Dutch market
1988
  • First musical production of Joop van den Ende: Barnum
1970
  • ‘Twee op de wip’, a play with Jeroen Krabbé and Willeke Alberti. The first Dutch production of Joop van den Ende Theaterproducties