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This January, Seattle Opera continues its recent tradition of offering concert presentations of rarely heard operas (Samson and Delilah in Concert '23, Les Troyens in Concert '25) with Richard Strauss's one-act pastoral tragedy, Daphne (1938).

Pacific Ballroom Dance announced the appointment of a new Executive Director, Tigran Arakelyan.

BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned to reveal the Top 15 performers in both age groups.

Who will make the Top 15 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? You'lll have to tune in tonight, November 21 (High School: 7pm ET, College: 9pm ET), to find out!

This holiday season, the beloved all-female Irish trio Everdream celebrates 10 years of music making with a return to the Pacific Northwest performing their popular show, A Celtic Christmas, in nine shows across Washington and Idaho.

Allen Family Philanthropies is providing nearly $7 million in funding for nonprofits leading eight projects at the Seattle Center campus.

Tickets for Cameron Mackintosh’s new production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s legendary musical, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA, for its engagement at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre

Voting is now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards.

This November, Annex Theatre and Curiosity Shop have partnered together to invite audiences to enter a world of mystery, marvels, and moral reckoning with Curiosity, an original new musical.

This December, Sugar Plum Gary will return to Annex Theatre for another round of joyfully twisted holiday storytelling and existential cheer.

Cameron Mackintosh’s production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg’s Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISÉRABLES is coming to Seattle’s Paramount Theatre.

Tacoma Little Theatre invites audiences to spend the holidays with Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, the story of an extraordinary girl who dares to take a stand and change her own destiny.

Cole Porter’s gold standard musical Anything Goes is a blast from the past, but Reboot Theatre’s Anything Goes blasts audiences directly into the future by putting the entire musical in space.

The Humans might be the perfect show to see in that strange, autumnal window between Halloween and Thanksgiving happening now, walking the line between a haunted house story and a family drama.

This December, don your gayest apparel and slip into the spirit of the season with Seattle Opera's brand-new holiday show, starring Seattle's own big, bold, belting diva Anita Spritzer and pianist Jay Rozendaal.

Disney’s The Lion King is coming to The Paramount Theatre stage.

Dear Readers, I want to talk to you about somewhat under the radar shows, and corn.

Seattle’s Intiman Theatre will present the world premiere of SHe Said, a rock musical by Jen Ayers, running January 14–February 1, 2026, at the Erickson Theatre.

Village Theatre has announced key artistic leadership updates, including a five-year contract renewal for Artistic Director Adam Immerwahr, the appointment of Aislinn Frantz-Nava as Associate Artistic Director, and Arika Matoba as Casting Director & Producing Associate.

Centerstage Theatre in Federal Way will present Red Riding Hood: A Holiday Panto from November 29 through December 21, 2025, at the Knutzen Family Theater.

At the theater’s entrance, audience members are handed a packet of tissues sealed with a photo of a frowning man in a birthday hat—Brendan Healy.

Seattle is never lacking outstanding theatre, whether epic Broadway shows, engrossing dramas or bold fringe offerings.

Dahveed Bullis has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Spartan Theatre Distinguished Alumni Award, an annual honor recognizing former SFCC Drama students who have made a significant impact in the arts and in their communities.

Early Music Seattle has announced Patricia García Gil as the inaugural artist of its new Emerging Artist Program, designed to spotlight the field's most exciting young talent.

SecondStory Repertory in Redmond will present Agatha Christie’s The Mousetrap from October 31 to November 16, 2025.