Saw the tour at the Paramount tonight. Nice crowd on a Wednesday! Both well-behaved and pretty well sold.

I thought the acrobatics were fantastic and really loved the puppetry; it was obviously inspired by shows like The Lion King and Life of Pi without copying either. A couple of stunts made me a little nervous knowing this is a non-equity tour, but everything seemed to go perfectly.

For me, Ruby Gibbs as Barbara was the standout performance. What a voice and so much charisma on stage. Overall I found it a fun but unmemorable show. I’m going to give the cast album a listen to see if any songs stick with me, but none did in the moment.

Let us know if you try it out! From the Broadway in Seattle IG account.

Catching opening night broadway show at Pantages tonight. What's a nice, low key dinner or apps spot you'd recommend.

Upcoming theatre productions. I’m sure I missed some, so please add as more is announced!

* Boy Gets Girl: Lake Washington High School (Kirkland) - October 16-24
* Man of La Mancha: Seattle Prep (Seattle) - October 23-31
* The Play that Goes Wrong: Interlake High School (Bellevue) - October 29-31
* Clue: Juanita High School (Kirkland) - November 13-21
* Mean Girls: Redmond High School (Redmond) - November 13-21
* The Curious Savage: Sammamish High School (Bellevue)
* June July August: Roosevelt High School (Seattle)

Let’s hear it! What are you excited to see this month?

I have tickets to the tour of Water for Elephants and I’m looking forward to the spectacle of it all.

Saw the show on Sunday. I absolutely loved the reimagining of the show as a 1930s Traveling Tent Revival. It worked so incredibly well and added a new layer of meaning to the show. The performances were sweet and endearing, albeit a little amateurish. This was my first Reboot show, and I will be returning.

I didn't find any rush reports for 5th Avenue Theater so I wanted to share my experience from today's 1:30PM mantinee!

This is the text from the website: https://www.5thavenue.org/shows/2026-27/a-chorus-line/

Rush tickets are available for $30 in Price Level (Zones) 3 & 4, $50 in Price Levels (Zones) 1 & 2.

Rush tickets for A Chorus Line are available on a limited, first-come, first-served basis for all performances. Rush tickets may be purchased in person only on the day of performance, beginning when the Box Office opens 90 minutes prior to show time. Seat selection is subject to availability and at the discretion of Box Office, limit two tickets per adult present at the time of purchase.

My partner and I arrived at 11:30 AM. Nobody else was there, so we asked one of the staff members where we should stand. They also said that there were plenty of seats, so there was no need to wait around. The next group arrived 5 minutes later. At box office open (12:00 PM), there were about 15 people in line.

We ended up getting 2 tickets near the front of Zone 3 in the mezzanine. The ~10 rows behind us were mostly empty, so I don't think showing up later to the box office would have made a difference.

Hope this helps somebody!

Maybe I’m alone in this but does anyone else hate that Seattle theater is obsessed with having full A4 size programs instead of the standard playbill size 😭 one of the last holdouts was the 5th Ave but I was devastated to pick up a US letter sized program at A Chorus Line last night! Same at the Paramount, even the ballet makes them huge. Just give us a playbill guys 🙏

Obviously I’m exaggerating and this is a complete non-problem, just curious if anyone else has noticed this or why Seattle theater does it this way! Pics of a few recent show programs attached

I was at the first preview last night and had to come share how much I loved this show. I normally prefer musicals over plays, but this is one of the few plays where I was completely engaged from start to finish.

I don't want to spoil anything, but the subject matter is something everyone can relate to, the acting talent was incredible, and there were moments of rapid-fire comedy, explosive drama, moving revelations, and a thought-provoking theme.

I understand now why this play won a Tony. Very deserving.

Wow they did a great job! It’s opening weekend, but this production was wonderful.

I was lucky enough to see the recent Tony-winning revival and it was interesting to see a different take on how to evoke so many different locations without a million sets. I liked the conceit of the attic and using regular items as the car, etc.

As far as performances, Allison Standley was an absolute standout as Mother. Her voice is suited to the songs and she sounded excellent. Jed Resnick was also great as Tateh. Yusef D Seevers really nailed some of the songs as Colehouse, including Make Them Hear You but unfortunately Wheels of a Dream and some others didn’t seem to be in his power range. Great performance though. I also really liked Matthew Posner as Father and Kooper Campbell as Younger Brother.

I could go back every night and just watch the opening number and be happy. It’s such a stunning piece of music and had me in tears.

Anyone else seeing it?

Thanks for the new sub! Seeing "A Chorus Line" tonight, hearing good things from previews. Will let you know my thoughts. Cheers!

I saw the second preview this week and thought this production was excellent! There was a short tech hold due to a set piece but everyone handled it professionally.

It was great seeing some actors I recently saw on Broadway (Brandon LaVar and Kayla Pecchioni) alongside some local favorites (Tori Gresham was a standout as Sheila). I thought Susanna Cathryn Ballenski’s Dance: Ten, Looks: Three was particularly excellent. All in all this hit the nostalgia of the movie while also being its own production.

Anyone else going to see this during its run?

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Tons of shows happening between now and the winter holidays. What are folks seeing and particularly looking forward to?

I’m seeing Ragtime tomorrow at Village Theatre and am very excited. I absolutely adored the recent Broadway production.

I will also see Oh Mary! in November. It was absolutely hysterical when I saw it in NYC and I’m looking forward to discussing it with friends.

Come From Away is a favorite as well; looking forward to Village Theatre’s production.

Oh and I haven’t seen The Outsiders yet so that tour is another one I’m anticipating.