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Berkeley's acclaimed Aurora Theatre Company announces the four plays chosen as winners for the Global Age Project (GAP), the company's new works initiative that promotes the creation of forward-looking theatre: The First Grade by Joel Drake Johnson; Birnham Woods by Wendy MacLeod; Right? by Dan Hoyl

Stephen Sondheim's exquisite musical about art, life, and what artists draw from both, Sunday in the Park with George, opens at The 5th Avenue Theatre on April 23rd.

Village Theatre Pied Piper announces its' on sale ticket dates for Kennedy Center Theatre for Young Audiences on Tour's imaginative production The Phantom Tollbooth.

Theatre Under The Stars Urban Professionals group, known as UP @ TUTS, will host a fabulously fashion forward event in conjunction with Legally Blonde The Musical! The Legally Blonde Mod Models & Pink Paws Fashion Show! Wednesday, February 4, 2009 from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm at Macy's Galleria at Hidalgo

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher, Managing Director Brian Colburn and Board President Susan J.

Intiman Theatre, under the leadership of Artistic Director Bartlett Sher and Managing Director Brian Colburn, announces that Abe Lincoln in Illinois will conclude its 2009 season - the year of the Lincoln Bicentennial - under the direction of Sheila Daniels, Intiman's Associate Director.

Seattle Theatre Group presents local dance companies, locust and Cruz Control in a split bill performance of two new works, 'crushed' and 'Dance of the Dead,' respectively at The Moore Theatre Friday, February 27, 2009 at 7:30pm.

Following up on its critically acclaimed inaugural production of The Adding Machine, Seattle's newest professional theatre company will present something completely different for Valentine's Day.

Taproot Theatre Company opens its 2009 Mainstage season in January with the regional premiere of Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder's celebrated play, Gee's Bend.

Village Theatre KIDSTAGE is proud to announce its winter line-up of exploratory and musical theatre classes for students of all ages, including but not limited to 'Creative Chronicles' for children as young as Pre-K, 'Musical Moves,' and a 'Broadway Foundations' class utilizing music from the silly

AUGUST: OSAGE COUNTY, the 2008 Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning play that tells the bitingly funny and sensationally entertaining tale of the Weston family of Pawhuska, Oklahoma, is coming to Seattle on Tuesday, October 27 for eight performances only starring Academy Award winner Estelle Parson

Up-and-coming Seattle director Braden Abraham (My Name is Rachel Corrie) stages Harold Pinter's love-triangle-with-a-twist Betrayal at Seattle Repertory Theatre, February 19-March 22, 2009.

Village Theatre KIDSTAGE Ensemble produces Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka, Jr.

Village Theatre is excited to announce that The Importance of Being Earnest will open in Issaquah at the Francis J.

Village Theatre announces its single ticket on sale dates for the fanciful comedy, The Importance of Being Earnest.

SIS Productions is excited to present the Northwest premiere of The Theory of Everything by Prince Gomolvilas running February 20-March 15, 2009 playing Fridays and Saturdays at 8pm and Sundays at 4pm.

Broadway Across America-Seattle hosts its second annual 'One Day Sale' on Broadway Season Tickets on Sunday, January 25 from 12pm to 3pm at The Paramount Theatre.

Seattle Theatre Group (STG) opens the historic Paramount Theatre on Tuesday, January 20, 2009 at 7:00am to the public for a free event celebrating the inauguration of the 44th President of the United States of America, Barack Obama.

Stone Soup presents Lee Blessing's Eleemosynary, an evocative play about love, personal identity and the importance of family.

Taproot Theatre Company opens its 2009 Mainstage season in January with the regional premiere of Elyzabeth Gregory Wilder's celebrated play, Gee's Bend.

To celebrate Inauguration Day, 5th Avenue Theatre is selling tickets for 'Memphis' and 'Hello, Dolly!' for only $20.

New York City Opera is proud to present the company premiere of Samuel Barber's Antony and Cleopatra in concert on January 15 and 16, 2009 at 8 PM in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium.

THE TURN OF THE SCREW by Jeffrey Hatcher, is adapted from the novel by Henry James and directed by Rita Giomi It will be performed at Center House Theatre at Seattle Center, Center House Lower Level Opens Tuesday, January 13, 2009 and Closes Saturday, January 31, 2009 Sun/Mon/Tues/Wed 7:30 PM

Macha Monkey Productions in partnership with Theatre Off Jackson presents Kid-Simple, a radio play in the flesh, a comedy by Jordan Harrison directed by Kristina Sutherland.

Seattle Shakespeare Company launches a new access program for patrons - the Groundlings.