Must see entertainment in Downtown, Pike Place & Waterfront

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    A Contemporary Theatre

    One of the three big theater companies in the city, the ACT fills its $30 million home at Kreielsheimer Pl with performances by Seattle's best thespians…

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    Benaroya Concert Hall

    With a bill of almost $120 million in construction costs, it’s no wonder the Benaroya Concert Hall, the primary venue of the Seattle Symphony, oozes…

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    Triple Door

    This club downstairs from the Wild Ginger restaurant is a Seattle mainstay with a liberal booking policy that includes country and rock as well as jazz,…

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    Seattle Symphony

    A major regional ensemble, the Seattle Symphony orchestra plays at the Benaroya Concert Hall, which you'll find downtown at 2nd Ave and University St.

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    Paramount Theater

    Saved from demolition and listed as a historic monument in the mid-1970s, the Paramount Theater dates back to 1928 and was restored to its Jazz Age finery…

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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 then closed in 1979…

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    Showbox

    This cavernous 1137-capacity showroom – which hosts mostly national touring acts, ranging from indie rock to hip-hop – reinvents itself every few years…

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    Market Theater

    The Market Theater is Seattle's bona fide improv comedy theater with shows staged by Unexpected Productions. It was patrons queuing for this theater who…