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Tiler Peck, (l) plays the young Marie in the Play “Marie.” The cast for “Marie” rehearses at 5th Avenue Theater Friday, March 15, 2019. Sets are onstage and performers are in costume rehearsing. “Marie” is a big-deal musical coming to the 5th Ave Theatre with big Broadway names and aspirations attached. 209622 209622
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Can 5th Avenue Theatre score another hit with Broadway-bound musical 'Marie, Dancing Still'?

“Marie, Dancing Still," a much-anticipated, Broadway-bound new show with some big names behind it, debuts this month at the 5th Ave, which has a new artistic director eager to make his mark with his first pre-Broadway pick.  VIEW

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Theater

Tiler Peck, (l) plays the young Marie in the Play “Marie.” The cast for “Marie” rehearses at 5th Avenue Theater Friday, March 15, 2019. Sets are onstage and performers are in costume rehearsing. “Marie” is a big-deal musical coming to the 5th Ave Theatre with big Broadway names and aspirations attached. 209622 209622

Can 5th Avenue Theatre score another hit with Broadway-bound musical 'Marie, Dancing Still'?  VIEW

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Christina Scheppelmann, currently artistic head of Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, will become Seattle Opera’s new leader in summer 2019.

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Visual Arts

All styles of art work is on display at the inaugural art exhibit of ARTS at King Street Station, a display of works by some 200 indigenous artists and others showcasing some 280 works. The gallery is on the 3rd floor shared by the Seattle Office of Arts and Culture. The show officially opens March 23 and is on view through August 2019. 209631

ARTS at King Street Station, and its inaugural exhibit, democratize what an arts space can be  VIEW

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Tiler Peck, (l) plays the young Marie in the Play “Marie.” The cast for “Marie” rehearses at 5th Avenue Theater Friday, March 15, 2019. Sets are onstage and performers are in costume rehearsing. “Marie” is a big-deal musical coming to the 5th Ave Theatre with big Broadway names and aspirations attached. 209622 209622

Can 5th Avenue Theatre score another hit with Broadway-bound musical 'Marie, Dancing Still'?  VIEW