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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

Six

5/6/2025 through 5/11/2025

From Tudor Queens to Pop Icons, the SIX wives of Henry VIII take the microphone to remix five …

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Athena

Now 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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Rep 5: Romeo et Juliette

Now through 4/20/2025

Jean-Christophe Maillot’s Romeo et Juliette distills the Shakespearean tragedy to its most moving, timeless core. Watch as young …

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TommyInnit – The Survival Tour

4/16/2025

TommyInnit will cover the ultimate survival guide to life. Covering everything from a zombie apocalypse to friends turning …

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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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Potted Potter

4/15/2025 through 4/20/2025

The Olivier Award nominated Potted Potter takes on the ultimate challenge of condensing all seven Harry Potter books …

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Complexions Contemporary Ballet

5/8/2025 through 5/10/2025

Led by dance icons Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, Complexions Contemporary Ballet exhilarates audiences with their singular reinvention …

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The 10th Annual Seattle Boylesque Festival

Now through 4/12/2025

Seattle Boylesque Festival returns to The Triple Door.

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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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