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  • 5th Avenue Theatre

    Opening in 1926 as a vaudeville venue, 5th Avenue’s ornate imperial Chinese design was inspired by Beijing’s Forbidden City. It is Seattle’s premier home for nationally touring musical theater.

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  • ACT Theatre/Kreielsheimer Place

    Housed in the beautifully refurbished Kreielsheimer Place (formerly Eagles Auditorium), the long-running A Contemporary Theatre showcases contemporary playwrights. Inside, the cultural center contains four performance spaces, ACT’s administrative offices, rehearsal spaces, and scene and costume shops.

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  • Bagley Wright Theatre

    The large green building at the Seattle Center belongs to the non-profit Seattle Repertory Theatre. The Bagley Wright Hall is the flagship of the company’s three performance venues. The Rep won the 1990s Tony Award for Outstanding Regional Theater, confirming its reputation for producing classic and contemporary plays of high literary standards.

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  • Benaroya Hall
    Benaroya Hall

    This bastion of culture is the city’s first venue designed exclusively for music performances. It is also home to the Seattle Symphony. The 2,500-seat Mark Taper auditorium is known for its superior acoustics, while another 540-seat hall is used for smaller concerts.

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  • Broadway Performance Hall

    Victor Steinbrueck, who helped preserve Pike Place Market, was also instrumental in saving this auditorium from the wrecking ball. Its repertoire includes film festivals, music and dance recitals, and off-the-wall theater.

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  • Cinerama

    Paul Allen financed the restoration of this 808-seat movie house.

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  • Egyptian

    With its kitschy decor the theater housed the SIFF in the 1980s.

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  • Fremont Outdoor Cinema (Summers)

    Favorite for cult and classic movies.

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  • Grand Illusion

    They show the best of independent and avant-garde films.

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  • Harvard Exit

    Seattle’s first art movie house.

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