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SEPTEMBER 2014 2014/15 SEASON A CHORUS LINE SEPT 3 - 28, 2014 KINKY BOOTS OCT 7 - 26, 2014 A CHRISTMAS STORY NOV 25 - DEC 31, 2014 RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN’S CAROUSEL FEB 5 - MAR 1, 2015 JACQUES BREL IS ALIVE AND WELL & LIVING IN PARIS MAR 7 - MAY 17, 2015 CO-PRESENTED AT ACT - A CONTEMPORARY THEATRE SOMETHING ROTTEN! 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Our mission is to advance and preserve America’s great indigenous art form Kenny Alhadeff Ann Ardizzone – The Musical. Clodagh Ash Les Biller • We are nationally renowned for our production and development of new musicals. Robert R. Braun, Jr. Since 2001, The 5th has premiered 16 new works, nine of which have subsequently Margaret Clapp opened on Broadway. They include Disney’s Aladdin; First Date; A Christmas Story, Larry Estrada The Musical; Scandalous; Shrek; Catch Me If You Can; The Wedding Singer; and Best Maria P. Ferrer Musical Tony Award-winners, Hairspray and Memphis. Gary J. Fuller Sarah Nash Gates • We are equally acclaimed for our vibrant new productions of musicals from the Cyrus Habib Christopher Heman “Golden Age of Broadway” and contemporary classics. These signature revivals Richard Kagan enthrall fans of these enduring works and introduce these great shows to new SaSa Kirkpatrick generations of musical theater lovers. William W. Krippaehne Jr. Tom Norwalk • The 5th is committed to achieving the highest standards of artistic excellence by Llewelyn G. Pritchard employing world-class performers and creative artists, utilizing full live orchestras, Gordon Prouty and staging exceptional and imaginative productions. The 5th places a special David Quinn emphasis on employing our amazing community of Puget Sound-based artists and Ann Ramsay-Jenkins technicians. Stephen P. Reynolds Norman B. Rice Robert A. Sexton • Our celebrated educational programs serve more than 74,000 young people each Elliot Silvers year through a host of projects including our Adventure Musical Theater Touring Kirk A. Soderquist Company, The 5th Avenue Awards, and the unique Rising Star Project. For adults, Heather Sullivan McKay we offer free-to-the-public events such as the popular Spotlight Night series, and Bonnie Towne pre-performance Show Talks with Albert Evans. Eric Trott Tom Walsh • We are the largest arts employer in the Pacific Northwest with more than 800 Tracy Wellens actors, singers, dancers, musicians, creative artists, theatrical technicians, and arts Kenneth Willman Michael Zyskowski professionals working for us each season. PAST CHAIRMEN • As a non-profit theater company supported by the community, we enjoy the OF THE BOARD patronage of more than 25,000 season subscribers (one of the largest theater Barbara L. Crowe (2011-2013) subscription bases in America). More than 300,000 audience members attend our Robert A. Sexton (2009-2011) performances each year. Norman B. Rice (2007-2009) Kenny Alhadeff (2004-2007) William W. Krippaehne Jr. (2002-2004) Bruce M. Pym (2000-2002) OUR HISTORIC THEATER John F. Behnke (1998-2000) Faye Sarkowsky (1996-98) A beautiful Seattle landmark, The 5th Avenue Theatre’s breathtaking design was Donald J. Covey (1994-96) inspired by ancient Imperial China’s most stunning architectural achievements, Kenneth L. Hatch (1992-94) including the magnificent Forbidden City. Built in 1926 for vaudeville and silent John D. Mangels (1990-92) Stanley M. Little, Jr. (1986-88) pictures, The 5th Avenue Theatre reigned for decades as Seattle’s favorite movie Robert F. Buck (1988-90) palace. In 1979, 43 companies and community leaders formed the non-profit 5th R. Milton Trafton (1983-86) Avenue Theatre Association. Their goal was to restore the theater to its original W.J. Pennington (1981-83) splendor. The 5th Avenue Theatre re-opened in 1980 as Seattle’s premier home for D.E. (Ned) Skinner (1979-81) musical theater. Founding Managing Director The 5th Avenue Theatre gratefully acknowledges our 43 original founders and sponsors. Marilynn Sheldon Please visit www.5thavenue.org for specific information on these important companies and individuals. 4 5TH AVENUE MUSICAL THEATRE COMPANY from the desk of David Armstrong The Season Executive Producer and Artistic Director Ahead! hen setting out to pick the perfect season, we aim In the spring, we will produce our 17th new musical with Wto embody our mission: to celebrate our great the world premiere of Something Rotten!. The Tony Award- indigenous art form, The Musical – past, present, and future. winning director and choreographer of The Book of Mormon With an array of shows ranging from a hotly-anticipated and Disney’s Aladdin, Casey Nicholaw returns to The 5th Broadway hit to a hilarious new world premiere, not to to helm this hilarious new show. The time is Renaissance mention celebrated contemporary classics and one of the England, where two brothers, Nick and Nigel Bottom, are immortal musicals from the Golden Age of Broadway, we desperate to write a hit play. But how can they when the believe that our 2014/15 season truly represents the breadth competition is the biggest star of the era, everyone’s favorite and depth of what Musical Theater has to offer. bard: William Shakespeare? They seek out a soothsayer who The season is off to a strong start with one singular gives our heroes a completely original idea from the future sensation, the multi-award-winning musical theater triumph, – and thus, the first ever musical is born. There is indeed A Chorus Line. As you are about to see, this is a musical for Something Rotten! – and it will have audiences rolling in the everyone who’s ever had a dream and put it all on the line. aisles. We’re thrilled to showcase Seattle’s most spectacularly talented The 5th Avenue closes its season with the one that you want! dancers in a production that recreates the thrilling original Grease is rolling in to The 5th Avenue Theatre, complete with staging by Michael Bennett. the T-Birds, the Pink Ladies, and of course, Greased Lightnin’. Next is the Seattle debut of the current Broadway smash, Audiences will be singing and dancing along to Jim Jacobs and Kinky Boots. Winner of six Tony Awards® including Best Warren Casey’s memorable pop hits including “Beauty School Musical, this inspirational story features a rocking, Tony- Dropout,” “Hopelessly Devoted to You,” and “You’re the One winning score by Cyndi Lauper, direction and Tony-winning that I Want.” choreography by Jerry Mitchell and a hilarious book by You won’t want to miss a single production this season, and four-time Tony winner Harvey Fierstein. Kinky Boots is an with affordable subscription options, you don’t have to. We are exhilarating new Broadway musical that will lift your spirits to giving A Chorus Line single ticket buyers the opportunity new high-heeled heights. to apply a $50 credit per-ticket to a 7-show subscription A Christmas Story, The Musical returns home for the holidays package, meaning you’ll save and won’t have to miss any of after two wildly successful seasons in New York and a national this season’s sensational shows.