Theatre entertainment in Seattle
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5th Avenue Theater
Built in 1926 with an opulent Asian motif, the 5th Avenue opened as a vaudeville house; it was later turned into a movie theater and closed in 1979. An influx of funding and a heritage award saved it in 1980, and now it’s Seattle’s premier theater for Broadway musical revivals. It’s worth going just for a look at the architecture. Tickets are available by phone or at the box office at the theater.
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Annex Theater
Seattle’s main experimental-fringe theater group is the Annex. It has its offices inside the Capitol Hill Arts Center (800-838-3006; www.capitolhillsarts.com; 1621 12th Ave) and produces shows and a monthly cabaret at various locations, including the adorable, swanked-up Jewel Box Theater, which can be found at the Rendezvous in Belltown.
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Intiman Theater Company
Intiman Theater is Seattle’s mainstay for classic dramas and heavy-hitting, serious theater (by Henrik Ibsen and Langston Hughes, for example). The emeritus artistic director Bartlett Sher, who joined Intiman in 2000, amped up the edginess of the company’s schedule to include striking new work before handing the reins to current artistic director Kate Whoriskey in 2010.
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Seattle Repertory Theater
The Seattle Repertory Theater (the Rep) won a Tony Award in 1990 for Outstanding Regional Theater. The largest nonprofit resident theater outfit in the Pacific Northwest, it’s known for elaborate productions of big-name dramas and second-run Broadway hits.
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A Contemporary Theater (Act)
One of the three big companies in the city, ACT fills its $30-million home at Kreielsheimer Place with excellent performances featuring Seattle’s best thespians, and occasionally big-name actors, too. Tickets are available by phone or at the box office.
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Sunset Tavern
The Sunset is a Ballard bar that books great dirty-rock shows of local and touring bands, and frequently has free movie nights, including a series of B-grade kung-fu films most weeks.
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