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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 TheatreACT 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

Soundwaves

Now through 12/6/2024

From July through December on the first and third Fridays each month, The Rendezvous will host a music …

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George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker

11/29/2024 through 12/28/2024

Join PNB for the Northwest’s favorite festive tradition, featuring all the sparkle and joy you’ve come to expect. …

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Loose Cannons Improv Comedy Show

Now through 11/21/2024

On Thursday evenings experience a night of unscripted comedy that will keep you entertained from start to finish.

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Noel Coward’s Blithe Spirit

11/29/2024 through 12/22/2024

Filled with sparkling wit and hysterical hauntings, Noel Coward’s irreverent classic comedy will provide an otherworldly alternative to …

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Snowed In (Again)

11/21/2024 through 12/22/2024

Inspired by classic holiday TV specials and musicals about putting on a musical, witness this new Seattle theater …

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Lore Podcast

11/22/2024

Lore is an award-winning, critically acclaimed podcast about true life scary stories.

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Mary Poppins

11/22/2024 through 12/22/2024

With a spoon full of sugar, Mary Poppins flies across the stage with the precocious Banks children in …

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Israeli Chamber Project with Hila Baggio

12/3/2024

The Israeli Chamber Project celebrates the 150th anniversary of Arnold Schoenberg’s birth with a semi-staged production of his …

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Max Fosh

11/7/2024

YouTuber and comedian Max Fosh takes his show Loophole to The Neptune Theatre.

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