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Performing Arts

While Seattle is well known as the birthplace of grunge, we’re also home to more traditional musical delights, such as one of the world’s most recorded symphony orchestras and our renowned Seattle Opera, both of which enchant audiences year after year with their compelling performances. This “City of Music” offers more than eighty clubs and venues presenting live music on a regular basis, allowing you to choose anything from a sizzling jazz trio to your new favorite rock band. We’re also recognized as one of the county’s great theatre centers.

Groups like Seattle Repertory Theatre, ACT and The 5th Avenue Theatre offer everything from world-premieres and new works to award-winning interpretations of the classics. The historic Paramount Theatre and the Moore Theatre host touring concerts and Broadway shows, while over fifty other theatres produce inspired work by emerging artists. And that’s just the beginning. From the grand artistry of Pacific Northwest Ballet to a poetry reading in the most intimate setting, Seattle will set the stage for you.

Upcoming Performing Arts Events

DADS

4/24/2025 through 5/3/2025

Hot off the tails of their last evening length performance “Boys! Boys! Boys!”, Drama Tops newest voyeuristic endeavor …

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Athena

4/10/2025 through 5/4/2025

Follow the journey of two seventeen-year-old fencers training for Nationals as they form a bond navigating the milestones …

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Maz Jobrani

4/17/2025

Maz Jobrani, also known as the Persian Pink Panther, takes the mic at The Neptune Theatre.

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Life of Pi

4/15/2025 through 4/20/2025

Told with jaw-dropping visuals, world class puppetry and exquisite stagecraft, Life of Pi creates a breathtaking journey that …

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Scott Thompson is Buddy Cole

4/21/2025

Scott Thompson from the ‘Kids in the Hall’ will perform his most famous character, lounge lizard ‘Buddy Cole’, …

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Golden

4/26/2025 through 5/11/2025

From the mind of celebrated Seattle writer Andrew Lee Creech comes a riveting world premiere that peels back …

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Mother Russia (or Periods of Collapse)

Now through 4/6/2025

This quirky and provocative world premiere comedy by Lauren Yee reveals what happens when old systems and strongmen …

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Duo Comedy Showcase

Now through 5/28/2025

On Wednesday evenings, watch as duos create hilarious, quick-witted, and seemingly impossible scenes right before your eyes – …

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Ziwe’s America

4/27/2025

Ziwe brings her tour to Seattle at The Neptune Theatre.

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