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August 2009

vol. 14, No. 34 Week of August 23, 2009

AK-WA Connection 2009: Things to do in Seattle: dramatic arts

The Emerald City offers visitors a potpourri of live entertainment, including some of the nation’s finest theatrical experiences

By Rose Ragsdale

For Alaska-Washington Connection

If you ever find yourself with a free evening or two in Seattle, keep in mind that the city is a veritable “mecca” in the Pacific Northwest for cultural and dramatic arts.

Or perhaps your company plans to convene its next meeting in Seattle, and is looking for an inspirational venue to highlight the gathering.

The Emerald City has a wealth of museums, theaters and other attractions to entertain leisure and business travelers in style. Whether big attractions such as Seattle Theatre Group’s Paramount Theatre, 5th Avenue Theatre or Museum of Flight; medium-size venues such as the Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Repertory Theatre or The Village Theatre; or cozy settings like Seattle Theatre Group’s Moore Theatre, Experience Music Project, Bellevue Arts Museum, Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Intiman Theatre, and Seattle’s Children’s Theatre, Seattle has something for everyone.

Other notable attractions include the Seattle Aquarium, Woodland Park Zoo and Pacific Science Center.

Here’s a summary of some of the best that Seattle has to offer in live entertainment:

5th Avenue Theatre, a magnificent historic attraction, first opened its doors in 1926. Following a spectacular $2.6 million renovation, the theatre reopened in 1980, more beautiful than ever. At the opening, actress Helen Hayes declared the ornate theater “a national treasure.” Today, 5th Avenue theatre produces a high-quality program of some 150 musical revivals, premieres of bound-for-Broadway shows, and touring Broadway musicals. The 2009-2010 season opened with the world premiere of “Catch Me If You Can,” (July 23 – Aug. 14); and features “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” (Oct. 13 – Nov. 1); “White Christmas” (Dec. 1 – Dec. 20); “South Pacific” (Jan. 29 – Feb. 18); “Legally Blonde” (Feb. 23 – March 14); “On The Town” (April 13 – May 2); and “Candide” May 25 – June 13, 2010 (5th Avenue Theatre Production).

The Seattle Opera, founded in 1963, is a leading American opera company. It presents the classics of the European repertoire as well as new works of American opera. Seattle Opera performs five operas per year. Verdi’s La Traviata (Oct. 17-31) is returning to Seattle Opera for the first time in 13 years.

Seattle Repertory Theatre, one of the largest and most renowned regional theatres in the country, produces a mix of classic comedies, recent Broadway hits and cutting-edge new dramas in two theatre spaces. Since its founding in 1963, many famous actors have “walked the boards at the Rep.” Winner of the 1990 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, Seattle Repertory Theatre has premiered plays by August Wilson, Neil Simon, John Patrick Shanley, Wendy Wasserstein, Sarah Ruhl and many others. Productions this fall feature “Equivocation” (Nov. 18-Dec. 13); an exciting collaboration with Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Broadway hit based on Alfred Hitchcock’s thriller The 39 Steps (Sept. 25-Oct. 18); and “Opus” (Oct. 30-Dec. 6), a “behind-the-music” look at a string quartet.

Intiman Theatre, one of the nation’s top theaters, is defined by a bold vision in the production of classics and new plays. Winner of a 2006 Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theatre, the Intiman’s work is characterized by exceptional acting, rigorous storytelling and luminous designs. Founded in 1972 by Margaret Booker, who named her company after a small theatre in Stockholm founded by Swedish playwright August Strindberg, the Intiman means “intimate” in Swedish. Featured productions this fall include “The Year of Magical Thinking” (Aug. 21-Sept. 20); “Abe Lincoln in Illinois” (Oct. 2-Nov. 15); and “Black Nativity” (Dec. 1-27).

Pacific Northwest Ballet, one of the largest and most highly regarded ballet companies in the United States, was founded in 1972. In July 2005, Peter Boal became artistic director, succeeding Kent Stowell and Francia Russell, who served as co-artistic directors since 1977. The company of 51 dancers presents more than 100 performances each year of full-length and mixed repertory ballets at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall and on tour around the globe. The Pacific Northwest Ballet will perform its cherished Stowell/Sendak “Nutcracker” Nov. 27–Dec. 30. The ballet also will perform Sept. 7 at Bumbershoot, Seattle’s music and arts festival, at the Seattle Center.






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