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The 5th Avenue Theatre / 1308 5th Avenue / Seattle, WA 98101 Phone: (206)625-1418 / Fax: (206)292-9610 / www.5thavenuetheatre.org

SHOW LISTINGS, CHRONOLOGICAL ALPHABETICAL

1980 Annie,NationalTourI Do! I Do!,NationalTour StarringHowardKeel&JanePowellOn A Clear Day You Can See Forever, NationalTourStarringRobertGouletA Chorus Line,NationalTour

1981 The Winslow Boy,NationalTourAnnie,NationalTourWest Side Waltz,NationalTour StarringKatharineHepburnCamelot,NationalTour StarringRichardHarrisLittle Johnny Jones,NationalTour StarringDavidCassidyOn Golden Pond,NationalTour StarringJamesWhitmoreOklahoma!,NationalTourFiddler On The Roof,NationalTour StarringHerschelBernardi

1982 Pirates Of Penzance,NationalTour StarringPeterNoone&JamesBelushiSeven Brides For Seven Brothers, NationalTourStarringDebbieBooneColette,WorldPremiere StarringDianaRiggA Day In Hollywood, A Night In The Ukraine,NationalTourDoug Henning,NationalTourAnnie,NationalTourHello Dolly,NationalTour StarringCarolChanningA Chorus Line,NationalTourLena Horne: A Lady And Her Music, NationalTourEvita,NationalTourShow Boat,NationalTour StarringDonaldO’ConnorChildren Of A Lesser God,NationalTourSugar Babies,NationalTour

1983 On Your Toes,NationalTourWoman Of The Year, NationalTour StarringLaurenBacall

1984 Nine,NationalTourSugar Babies,NationalTour StarringAnnMiller,MickeyRooneyJerry’s Girls,NationalTour StarringCarolChanning, LeslieUggams&AndreaMcardleSteve & Eydie,NationalTour

1985 42nd Street,NationalTour

1986– NoMusicalsPresented/Produced;1988 OutsideRentalsOnly.

1989– Mame,StarringJulietProwse1990 The Unsinkable Molly Brown,

NationalTourStarringDebbieReynoldsThe Sound Of Music My Fair Lady Jesus Christ Superstar

1990– The Desert Song, StarringRichardWhite1991 Oliver!, StarringDavyJones

Les Misérables,NationalTourEvita

1991– Kopit & Yeston’s Phantom,1992 StarringRichardWhite

Here’s Love West Side Story Paint Your Wagon,StarringRoyClark

1992– Les Misérables,NationalTour1993 Annie Warbucks,

Pre-BroadwayWorldPremiereThe Phantom Of The Opera, ThirdNationalTouringCompany OriginatingInSeattleBrigadoon Sayonara

1993– The Will Rogers Follies,1994 NationalTourStarringMacDavis

Cinderella South Pacific Kismet,StarringPatriceMunsel

1994– Crazy For You,NationalTour1995 The Wizard Of Oz

Jekyll And Hyde, Pre-BroadwayWorldPremiereFollies

1995– Man Of La Mancha,StarringJohnCullum1996 The Music Man

Kiss Of The Spider Woman, NationalTour StarringChitaRivera42nd Street Fiddler On The Roof,NationalTour StarringTheodoreBikelCarousel,RoyalNationalTheatreProductionLes Misérables, NationalTour

1996– Music Of The Night,NationalTour1997 Me & My Girl

Singin’ In The Rain Disney’s Beauty And The Beast, NationalTourThe King And I,NationalTour

1997– Les Misérables,NationalTour1998 Peter Pan,NationalTour

StarringCathyRigbyHot Shoe Shuffle Victor/Victoria Two For The Show, StarringTommyTune&SandyDuncan

1999 Camelot Titanic,NationalTourGuys & Dolls Footloose,NationalTour

1999– Les Misérables,NationalTour2000 Grand Hotel

The Secret Garden Martin Guerre, Pre-BroadwayWorldPremiereThe Phantom Of The Opera, NationalTour

2000– Parade,NationalTour2001 Anything Goes

Barry Manilow’s Copacabana,NationalTour1776 Gypsy,StarringJudyKaye

2001– A Little Night Music2002 The Prince And The Pauper

Kiss Me, Kate,NationalTourThe Most Happy Fella Hair

2002– Hairspray, Pre-BroadwayWorldPremiere2003 Blast!,NationalTour

The Full Monty,NationalTourA Chorus Line My Fair Lady Les Misérables,NationalTourHair 42nd Street,NationalTour

2003– The Rocky Horror Show 2004 Flower Drum Song

The Wizard Of Oz A Funny Thing Happened On The Way to the Forum Dreamgirls Thoroughly Modern Millie,NationalTourYankee Doodle Dandy!,WorldPremiere

2004– Hairspray,NationalTour2005 Smokey Joe’s Café

Peter Pan,NationalTour StarringCathyRigbySingin’ In The Rain Miss Saigon Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, AConcertStagingPrincesses,Pre-BroadwayWorldPremiere

2005– The King And I,NationalTour2006 Sweeney Todd

The Sound of MusicThe Wedding Singer, Pre-BroadwayWorldPremiereWonderful Town Pippin Les Misérables,NationalTour

Show Chronology


SHOW LISTINGS, ALPHABETICAL CHRONOLOGICAL

1776(2000-01Season)42nd Street

(1985,1995-96,2002-03Seasons)A Chorus Line

(1980,1982,2002-03Seasons)A Day In Hollywood,

A Night In The Ukraine(1982Season)A Funny Thing Happened on the Way

to The Forum(2003-04Season)A Little Night Music(2001-02Season)Annie(1980,1981,1982Seasons)Annie Warbucks(1992-93Season)Anything Goes(2000-01Season)Beauty And The Beast,Disney’s

(1996-97Season)Blast!(2002-03Season)Brigadoon(1992-93Season)Camelot(1981,1999Seasons)Carousel(1995-96Season)Children Of A Lesser God(1982Season)Cinderella(1993-94Season)Colette(1982Season)Copacabana, Barry Manilow’s

(2000-01Season)Crazy For You(1994-95Season)The Desert Song(1990-91Season)Doug Henning(1982Season)Dreamgirls(2003-04Season)Evita(1982,1990-91Seasons)Fiddler On The Roof

(1981,1995-96Seasons)Flower Drum Song(2003-04Season)Follies(1994-95Season)Footloose(1999Season)The Full Monty(2002-03Season)Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

(2004-05Season)Grand Hotel(1999-00Season)Guys & Dolls(1999Season)Gypsy(2000-01Season)Hair(2001-02,2002-03Seasons)

Alphabetical Listing of Shows

Hairspray(2002-03,2004-05Seasons)Hello Dolly(1982Season)Here’s Love(1991-92Season)Hot Shoe Shuffle(1997-98Season)I Do! I Do!(1980Season)Jekyll & Hyde(1994-95Season)Jerry’s Girls(1984Season)Jesus Christ Superstar(1989-90Season)The King And I

(1996-97,2005-06Seasons)Kismet(1993-94Season)Kiss Me, Kate(2001-02Season)Kiss Of The Spider Woman

(1995-96Season)Lena Horne: A Lady And Her Music

(1982Season)Les Misérables

(1990-91,1992-93,1995-96,1997-98,1999-00,2002-03,2005-06Seasons)

Little Johnny Jones(1981Season)Mame(1989-90Season)Man Of La Mancha(1995-96Season)Martin Guerre(1999-00Season)Me & My Girl(1996-97Season)Miss Saigon(2004-05Season)The Most Happy Fella(2001-02Season)The Music Man(1995-96Season)Music Of The Night(1996-97Season)My Fair Lady(1989-90,2002-03Seasons)Nine(1984Season)Oklahoma!(1981Season)Oliver(1990-91Season)On A Clear Day You Can See Forever

(1980Season)On Golden Pond(1981Season)On Your Toes(1983Season)Paint Your Wagon(1991-92Season)Parade(2000-01Season)Peter Pan(1997-98,2004-05Seasons)

Phantom Of The Opera (1999-00,1992-93Seasons)

Phantom,Kopit & Yeston’s(1991-92Season)

Pippin(2005-06Season)Pirates Of Penzance(1982Season)The Prince And The Pauper

(2001-02Season)Princesses(2004-05Season)The Rocky Horror Show(2003-04Season)Sayonara(1992-93Season)The Secret Garden(1999-00Season)Seven Brides For Seven Brothers

(1982Season)Singin’ In The Rain

(1996-97,2004-05Seasons)Show Boat (1982Season)Smokey Joe’s Café(2004-05Season)The Sound Of Music(1989-90,2005-06

Seasons)South Pacific(1993-94Season)Steve & Eydie(1984Season)Sugar Babies (1982,1984Seasons)Sweeney Todd(2005-06Season)Thoroughly Modern Millie

(2003-04Season)Titanic(1999Season)Two For The Show(1997-98Season)The Unsinkable Molly Brown

(1989-90Season)Victor/Victoria(1997-98Season)The Wedding Singer(2005-06Season)West Side Story(1991-92Season)West Side Waltz(1981Season)The Will Rogers Follies(1993-94Season)The Winslow Boy(1981Season)The Wizard Of Oz

(1994-95,2003-04Seasons)Woman Of The Year(1983Season)Wonderful Town(2005-06Season)Yankee Doodle Dandy!(2003-04Season)

BUILDING HISTORY MUSICAL THEATER HISTORY


1924 PlanninganddesignbeginsforThe5thAvenueTheatre.

Oct.1925 Constructionbegins.ThetheaterisbuiltbytheMetropolitanBuildingCompanyonpropertyownedbytheUniversityofWashington.

Sept.24,1926 11monthslater,The5thAvenueTheatreopenstothepublic.NewspapersofthetimereportthattheopeningnightcrowdislargerthanthecrowdthatgatheredattheendofWorldWarIfortheArmisticecelebration.

1926–1930s Asthe“JewelintheCrown”ofSeattletheaters,The5thAvenueenjoysVaudeville’sheyday.TheFanchonandMarcocompany,whichtouredtheWestCoastoutofLosAngeles,providesmost5thAvenuestageshows,however,EddiePeabodyisanotherSeattlefavorite.

1930s–1970 Thetheaterthrivesasthepremierdowntownmoviepalace.JamesQ.Clemmer,anotableearlyfilmpromoter,hasanoutrageouspersonalityandoftendirectsusherstodressincostumesthatfitthethemeofthecurrentmovie.Healsoinstallsamammothmechanicaltalkingbearnamed“JimQ”inthelobbytoentertainthechildren.

1970s Withtheeconomicrecession,adventoftelevisionandmoviecomplexdevelopmentinthesuburbs,crowdsdwindleandthetheaterstrugglestostayopen.

1978 The5thAvenueTheatreclosesitsdoorstothepublic.

Jun.16,1980 Thenewlyrenovated5thAvenueTheatrere-opens.LegendaryactressHelenHayesdeclares“The5thAvenueTheatreisaNationalTreasure.”

Feb.28,2001 TheNisquallyEarthquakerocksThe5thAvenueTheatre.Atthetime,actorsareonstagerehearsingthemusical1776.Ofthedamagethetheatersuffers,noneisstructural,dueinlargeparttoitsingeniousconstruction(seeBuildingFacts).Theshowisthennicknamed1776.8! Thetheaterhassurvivedfourmajorearthquakes(registeringover6.0)withonlyminimaldamage.

Summer,2003 Floor-to-ceilingscaffoldingiserectedinsideThe5thAvenue’sauditoriumforthefirsttimesinceitsconstruction.Earthquakedamagerepaired.

Today The5thAvenueTheatrelooksforwardtoabrightfuture.

The History of The 5th Avenue Theatre Building

MUSICAL THEATER HISTORY BUILDING HISTORY


1979 WithaneyetowardbringingBroadwayentertainmenttoSeattleforthefirsttime,43communitybusinesslead-ersjointogethertoformthenon-profit5thAvenueTheatreAssociation.Theyraisethenecessaryfundsandthetheater’srenovationbegins.

Apr.14,1980 MarilynnSheldonbeginsher25-yearcareeratThe5thAvenueastheBoxOfficeTreasurerandispromotedtwoyearslatertoGeneralManager.Fiveyearsafterthatsheispromotedagain,thistimetoManagingDirector,aposi-tionshehasheldfor18years.

June16,1980 LegendaryactressHelenHayeschristensthestagewithakissanddeclaresThe5thAvenue“anationaltreasure”attheGrandOpeningGalaforthenewly-renovated5thAvenueTheatre.ThetheaterislistedontheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.

July3,1980 The5thAvenuelaunchesits25-yearhistoryofbringingtopqualitymusicalstoSeattle.TheNationalTourofAnnieisthefirstshowpresented.Itrunsasold-out10weeks.

1980–1989 The5thAvenueoperatesasSeattle’sexclusivemusicaltheaterroadhouse.

1983–1985 AneconomicrecessionresultsinashortageoftouringBroadwaymusicals.Manyofthecountry’sBroadwayhousesgo“dark.”The5thAvenueremainsopenbutreducesitsstaff.

1986–1989 The5thAvenuemakesitselfavailableforcommunityeventsandlocalpromoters.

1989–1999 The5thAvenuebeginsacollaborativepartnershipwithHouston’sTheatreUndertheStars(TUTS)andArtisticDirectorFrankYoung.Together,thetwotheaterssuccessfullyproduce10seasonsofmusicaltheaterthatincludebothnationaltoursandself-producedmusicals.

Oct.17,1989 Thefirst5thAvenue/TUTSself-producedmusicalispresented:Mame,starringrenowneddancerJulietProwse.

1991 TheNationalTourofLes MisérablesmakesitsSeattledebutatThe5thAvenue.Itattractsrecord-breakingcrowdsandreturnstoThe5thAvenueTheatresixmoretimesoverthenexteightyears.Morethan341,000theater-goershaveenjoyedthisblockbusterduringits169sell-outperformances.

1992 Numbersofsubscribersreachanall-timehighof36,040.The5thAvenueremainsoneofthemosthighlysub-scribedmusicaltheaterhousesinthecountry.

1995 Jekyll & Hydepremieresandbecomesthefirst5thAvenueproductiontoopenonBroadway.ItisproducedincollaborationwithHouston’sAlleyTheatreandTUTS.ItopensonBroadwayinApril,1997.

1999 DavidArmstrongdirectshisfirstmusicalatThe5thAvenue:The Secret Garden.

Aug.2000 DavidArmstrongjoinsThe5thAvenueasitsfirstresidentProducingArtisticDirector,launchinganeweraofcol-laborationwithleadingmusicaltheatercompaniesandproducersacrossthecountry.The5thAvenue’spartnershipwithTUTSdrawstoaclose.

June2002 The5thAvenueTheatreco-producestheworldpremieremusicalHairspray.ItmovesdirectlytoBroadwayandwinseightTonyAwards,includingBestMusical.The5thAvenuegainsnationalacclaimandestablishesareputationasanidealplacetopremierenewBroadway-boundmusicals.

Aug.2005 The5thAvenueTheatreco-producestheworldpremiereBroadway-boundmusicalPrincesses.

Sept.2005 The5thAvenueTheatrebeginsits25thAnniversarySeason.

Jan./Feb.2006 The5thAvenueTheatreco-producesthepre-BroadwayworldpremiereofThe Wedding Singeraspartofits2005-2006season.

May2006 Les MisérablesreturnsMay24thtoThe5thAvenueTheatreforaneighthtime.

The 5th Avenue Theatre’s Musical History

FACTS ABOUT THE BUILDING DETAILS ABOUT DESIGN


The5thAvenueTheatrewasbuiltin1926.ThisformervaudevilleandsilentmoviepalaceislistedintheNationalRegisterofHistoricPlaces.

ItisthefirstfacilityintheNorthwesttoreceivetheHeritageConservationandRecreationServiceAwardfromtheDepartmentoftheInterior.

Thetheater’sdesignstyleiscalled“ChineseTimberArchitecture.”ThedesignwasinspiredbythreestructuresinChina: -TheThroneRoominthe ForbiddenCity’sImperialPalace; -theTempleofHeavenlyPeace; -theSummerPalace.

Thearchitect,RobertC.Reamer,designedbothThe5thAvenueTheatreandtheItalian-styleSkinnerBuildingthathousesthetheater.HealsodesignedSpokane’sFoxTheatre,LakeQuinaultLodgeintheOlympicNationalForestandTheOldFaithfulInnatYellowstoneNationalPark.

ThechiefinteriordesignerwasGustavLiljestrom.LiljestromworkedforS.&G.GumpinSanFrancisco,animportanddecorcompanyfamousforitshotelandtheaterinteriors.

Thetheater’sconstructiontook11monthsandcost$1.5million(in1926).

Building Facts

TheGrandOpeningwasonSeptember24,1926.NewspapersatthetimesaidtheopeningnightcrowdwaslargerthanthecrowdgatheredfortheArmisticecelebrationattheendofWorldWarI.

With2115seats,The5thAvenueremainedoneofSeattle’spremiermoviepalacesuntil1978.Withtheeconomicrecession,adventoftelevisionandmoviecomplexdevelopmentinthesuburbs,crowdsdwindledandtheTheatrestruggledtostayopen.Possibleplansincluded: -divideitintoatriplexmovietheater; -convertitintoaChineserestaurant; -gutitandfillitinwithofficespace; -tearitdowntobuildashoppingcenter.

In1979,agroupof43communitylead-ersandbusinesspeopleformedthenon-profit5thAvenueTheatreAssociationandunderwrotea$2.6millionloantorenovatethetheater.ThismadeitsuitableagainforliveperformancesandfilledSeattle’sneedforatouringBroadwaymusicalvenue.

Therenovationwascompletedwithoutfederal,stateorlocalfunds,settingaprecedentacrossthecountry.

OnJune16,1980,attheGrandOpeningofthenewlyrenovated5thAvenueTheatre,reveredstageandscreenactressHelenHayesdeclared,“The5thAvenueTheatreisaNationalTreasure.”

Photo: Dick Busher

DETAILS ABOUT DESIGN FACTS ABOUT THE BUILDING


Nowoodisusedinthetheater’sinteriorexceptforstaircasebanistersandfurnish-ings.Thedecorationisallplaster,coveringasteelandcinder-blockbase.Plasterwascho-seninpartbecauseofthestrictearthquakeandfirecodesofthe1920s.Also,duetothewealthofcheaplabor,hundredofartisanswerehired.

Thecenterdomeintheauditoriumisasuspendedplasterceiling.Intheeventofanearthquake,thedomemovesindependentlysoastonotcrackthestructureofthebuild-ing.Thedomeissuspendedbysteelcablesfromthe7thflooroftheSkinnerBuilding,thebuildingwhichhousesthetheater.

Thefurniture,lampsandsignagearealloriginal.

Theinteriorispaintedwithoilpaint.Forthemostpart,theoriginalpaintstillexists.Duringtherestoration,inordertocleanthewallswithoutdamagingtheoriginalpaint,everywallsurfacewasvacuumedandrubbedwithlinseedoiltorestoreitsluster.

Therehavebeenafewchangesfromtheoriginaldécor:carpetsusedtoberichlypatterned;tapestriesusedtodecorateseveralwalls;mountain-scapemuralsthatonceadornedthebackwallofthelobbyarenowcoveredwithgreenpanels.

TheDogsofFohstatuesinthetheaterlobbywereoriginallyoutsidethefrontdoorsunderthemarquee.FohDogsareusuallyseeninamale/femalepairhowever,The5thAvenuehastwomales.

Thefocalpointoftheauditorium,thedome,isanexactreplicaofthedomehang-ingoverthethroneroomoftheImperialPalaceintheForbiddenCityinBeijing,

The Lobby and Auditorium Design

China—however,thisdomeistwicethesizeoforiginal.Also,thedragonintheoriginaldomeholdsasimple,goldenspherefromhismouth;The5thAvenue’sdragonholdsanornatechandelier.

Thechandeliersaremodeledaftertradition-alChineseweddingheaddresses.

ThedragonistheexclusivesymboloftheEmperorofChina.Heisanamalgamationofelevendifferentanimals;eachcreaturecontributesacharacteristictothe“ideal”emperor:

headofacamelhornsofadeereyesofarabbitearsofacow

neckofasnaketailofaserpentbellyofafrogscalesofacarp

talonsofahawkpalmofatiger

whiskersofacatfish

Itis18feet(roughlyequivalenttothreeadultslyingheadtotoe)fromthetipsofthedragon’swhiskerstoeachother.Amythsurroundsthedragon:hisfivetoesrepresentfiveevilspiritswhichhemustbattleandovercomeinordertoachieveperfectionandbeagoodrulertoChina.Whenheconquersthem,thePearlofPerfectionissuesforthfromhismouth.Thechandelierheholdsinhisteethiscalledthe“PearlofPerfection”Chandelier.

SurroundingthecentraldomeareHo-Hobirds.TheHo-Hobird,alsoknownasthePhoenix,istheexclusivesymboloftheEmpressofChina.Itresemblesawildswanfromthefrontandaunicornfrombehindandincorporatespartsofotheranimals:

throatofaswallowbillofafowl

neckofasnaketailofafish

foreheadofacranecrownofamandarindrake

stripesofadragonvaultedbackofatortoise

The5thAvenueTheatrehasadoptedtheHo-Hobirdasthetheater’slogo.

Theupperbalconyisdesignedtomakeyoufeellikeyou’reinagarden.ThewallsaredecoratedwithOrangeblossoms,Chrysan-themumsandLotusflowers.

Thesidesofthemainfloorfeaturehugedecorativegrills.Oneachgrill,aflockofHo-Hobirdsillustratesthechangingoftheseasons.TheWurlitzerorganpipeswereoncehousedbehindthesegrills,howevertheorganisnowgone;itwassoldinthe1970stoarestaurantinRedwoodCity,CA.

Photo: 5th Avenue Theatre archives

A LEADING NON-PROFIT EDUCATION AND OUTREACH


The2005-2006seasonmarkedthe25thAnniversaryofthenon-profit5thAvenueTheatre,which,in1980,beganproduc-ingandpresentingtop-qualitylivemusicaltheaterfortheculturalenrichmentoftheNorthwestcommunity.

The5thAvenueisSeattle’spremiernon-profitmusicaltheatercompany.Itisalsooneoftheleadingmusicaltheatercompa-niesinthecountry,collaboratingbothwithBroadwayproducersandothernon-profittheatersacrossthecountry.

The5thAvenueoffersitspatronsauniqueblendofself-produced,co-pro-ducedandnationaltouringmusicaltheaterproductions.

InSeattle,atownwheretheaterisanintegralpartoftheartscommunity,The5thAvenueistheonlymajortheatercompanydevotedtoproducingandpresentingmusi-caltheater,auniquelyAmericanartformandavitalpartofournationalheritage.

The5thAvenueoffersnearly150perfor-manceseachyear,attractingalmost250,000patronsfromourregion,aswellasfromacrossthecountryandabroad.

Great Reasons to Support The 5th Avenue

The5thAvenuehasthelargestsubscriberbaseofanytheaterinthePacificNorthwest,withnearly24,000loyalsubscribers.

The5thAvenue’sannualticketrevenueis$10million,whichpoursnearly$40millionintothelocalcommunityeachyear(baseduponanationalstudybytheLeagueofAmericanTheatresandProducers).

The5thAvenuewasrenovatedin1980withoutgovernmentorpublicfundingandisanationalhistorictreasure.

The5thAvenuehasadedicatedBoardofDirectorscommittedtothepreservationofThe5thAvenueasanationaltreasureandaleaderintheworldofmusicaltheater.

Ticketpricesdonotcoveractualproductioncosts—The5thAvenuereliesonthegenerosityofitsaudiencestohelpclosethatgap.

In2005,The5thAvenuewasawardeda$600,000challengegrantfromTheSeattleFoundation.Thisgrantmatchesdollarfordollarallnewandincreasedgiftstothetheater.

Photo: TeamPhotogenic, Duell Fisher

The5thAvenueemploysmorethan600actors,musicians,designersandtechnicianseachyear—givingitthehighestnumberofregionaltheateremployeesinthePugetSoundarea.

WhenyouseeaperformanceatThe5thAvenue,yougenerallyseebetween25to30castmembersonstage.Whatyoudon’tseeare30to50backstagetechnicians,aswellasupto24musiciansintheorchestrapit.

For information on how you can support The 5th Avenue,

please visit our website at www.5thavenuetheatre.org

or call the Development Office at 206-625-1418.

EDUCATION AND OUTREACH A LEADING NON-PROFIT


Adventure Musical Theatre Touring Com-pany (AMT): Themusicalisthemostaccessibleandpopularoftheperformingarts.Itistheperfectchoiceforayoungper-son’sinitialencounterwiththeperformingarts.The5thAvenueintroduceschildrentomusicaltheaterbycommissioningandpro-ducingoriginal,age-appropriatemusicals.Annually,AMTvisitsover90Washingtongradeschools(K-8),Indianreservationsandjuvenilefacilitiesandreachesover35,000studentsbypresentingmorethan120performances.

Student Matinee Program:Selectproductionsaremadeavailabletostudentgroupsatadiscountedprice.Thesespecialmatinees,heldduringschoolhours,givemanySeattle-areaelementarythroughhighschoolstudentstheirfirstexperienceofliveprofessionaltheater.Annually,thisprogramreachesover4,000students.

The 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards: Thisprogramrecognizesandcelebratesoutstandingachievementsinhighschoolmusicaltheater.ApanelofadjudicatorsattendsandevaluatesmusicaltheaterproductionsatparticipatingWash-ingtonStatehighschools;Awardsaregivenin23categories.EachJune,a“Tony”-styleawardsshowisheldatThe5thAvenueTheatre.Annually,over50highschoolsparticipate,whichinvolvesmorethan6,000students;2,100studentspackthetheatereachJunefortheceremony.

Professional Training:Throughauditionanddanceworkshops,aswellasmasterclasses,The5thAvenueTheatrenurtureslocalmusicaltheatertalentinaprofessionalenvironmentwhilegeneratinganewpooloftalenttoenrichtheentireSeattleartscommunity.Annually,almost1,000peopleparticipateinworkshopsandclasses.

Spotlight Nights:Priortoeachsubscrip-tionmusical,The5thAvenuepresentsafreeone-night-onlybehind-the-scenesintroduc-tiontotheupcomingshow.LedbyDavidArmstrong,theProducingArtisticDirec-tor,guestspeakersandperformersdelveintothehistoricalbackground,technicalcomponentsand/orsocialissuesrelatingtoaparticularshow.Thisprogramincludesconversation,song,dance,interviewsandvideoclips.Annually,over8,000patronsandsubscribersattendtheseevents.

Ticket Give-Away Program:Severaltimeseachyear,The5thAvenuemakesselectproductionsaccessibletoallmembersoftheNorthwestcommunity,whatevertheirsocio-economiclevel.Annually,over1,200Northwestcommunityresidentsbenefitfromthisprogram.

Why It’s Important to Support The 5th AvenueExcited middle-schoolers attend a student matinee

performance of Les Misérables.

Photo: 5th Avenue Theatre archives.

AsoneoftheNorthwest’sleadingnon-profitartsorganizations,The5thAvenuestrivestomaintainastrongcommitmenttothecommu-nity.Oneofthewaysthetheatertouchespeopledirectlyisthroughitsmanyeducationandoutreachprograms.TheseprogramsassurethatinterestinmusicaltheaterremainsvibrantandexposenewanddiverseaudiencestothisuniquelyAmericanartform.Lastyear,morethan55,000studentsandadultsweremesmerizedandinspiredthroughtheseprograms.The5thAvenueisdedicatedtomakinganinvestmentinthenextgenerationoftheater-goersthroughthefol-lowingeducationandoutreachinitiatives:

Education and Outreach Programs

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP IMPACT AS AN EMPLOYER


Marilynn Sheldon, Managing Director

MarilynnSheldonhasbeenwithThe5thAvenueTheatreforover25yearsandhasbroughtmorethan125productionstoitsexquisitestage.SheiscommittedtothepreservationoftheTheatreanditsstatusasahistorictreasure.

Ms.SheldonisequallydedicatedtothecontinuingdevelopmentoftheAmeri-canmusical.Shewasinstrumentalinthe

establishmentofThe5thAvenueMusicalTheatreCompany,theproducingarmoftheAssociation,andAdventureMusicalTheatre,theorganization’stouringoutreachprogram,whichpresentsoriginalmusicalsatschoolsthroughoutWashingtonstate.

ShehasservedonseveralboardsandisamemberoftheNationalAllianceforMusicalTheatre,theLeagueofAmericanTheatresandProducers,IndependentPresentersNetworkandWashingtonStateArtsAlliance.Ms.SheldonisalsoamemberofSeattleRotaryandCityClub.

David Armstrong, Producing Artistic Director

Sincejoiningtheorganizationin2000,DavidArmstronghasdirectedSweeney Todd, Yankee Doodle Dandy, The Rocky Horror Show, Hair, A Little Night Music, The Secret Garden, Anything GoesandtheconcertstagingofGentlemen Prefer BlondesforThe5thAvenue.

Asadirector,producer,writerandchoreog-rapher,hisworkhasbeenseeninNewYork

andLosAngelesandatmanyleadingregionaltheaters,includingtheKennedyCenter,ActorsTheatreofLouisville,BerkshireTheatreFestival,theRepertoryTheatreofSt.Louis,CaliforniaMusicalTheatre,PaperMillPlayhouseandFord’sTheatre.

From1990-1995,hewasArtisticDirectoroftheCohoesMusicHallinupstateNewYork.HiswritingincludesthebooksforthemusicalsThe Wonder Years(winnerofsevenLosAngelesDrama-LogueAwards),Gold Rush!, Yankee Doodle Dandy, Swing ShiftandanewmusicalversionofA Christmas Carol (whichhedirectedrecentlyinNewYork).Mr.Armstrongservesontheboardofthe

NationalAllianceforMusicalTheatre.

At The Helm: Marilynn Sheldon and David Armstrong

Annually,The5thAvenuecontractswithmorethan600actors,musicians,design-ersandtechnicians—makingitoneofthelargestartsemployersintheNorthwest.

Full/Part-TimeStaff ContractStaffActors - approx.140

Administration,Finance&HumanResources 6 -Artistic,Casting&OrchestralManagement 4 -

BoxOffice 5 4Choreographers - 6

Communications 5 -TheatricalDesigners - 12

Development 4 -Directors&AssistantDirectors - 12

Education&Outreach 1 -HouseManagers,Ushers&Ticket-takers 1 18

Musicians - approx.100Operations 1 -Production 5 -

StageHands,Wardrobe,Hair&Make-up - approx.300StageManagers&ProductionAssistants - 18

GRAND TOTAL MORE THAN 600

Tocontinuepresentingandproducingtopqualitymusicals,aswellasmaintainthetheateritself,therearedozensoftalentedfullandpart-timestaffemployedonapermanentbasis.

The 5th Avenue Theatre Annually Employs:

One of the Northwest’s Largest Arts Employers

Performers rehearse on The 5th Avenue stage.

Photo: Chris Bennion

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IMPACT AS AN EMPLOYER EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP


BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOUNDERS


The 5th Avenue Theatre Board of Directors

Dwayne J. Clark AegisAssistedLiving

Betsy A. Brooks AmericanExpress

Edward T. Cooney macy*s

Jack Faris WashingtonBiotechnology& BiomedicalAssociation

Steve Freimuth FenixHomes

Gary Fuller TwoDowntown

Wanda J. Herndon StarbucksCoffeeCompany

Mona Fandel

Steve Koehler Koehler&Company

Gary Locke DavisWrightTremaine,LLP

William W. Krippaehne Jr.

Anna T. Laszlo CircleSolutions,Inc.

Dan McConnell DDBSeattle

William J. Nichols NBBJ

Lonnie Pacelli

Bruce M. Pym HellerEhrman,LLP

Stephen P. Reynolds PugetSoundEnergy

Robert A. Sexton WellsFargo

Anita Waxman WaxmanWilliams

J. Tayloe Washburn FosterPepper&Shefelman

Sterling Wilson QPASS

Kenneth Alhadeff,Chairman

AlhadeffCompanies

Norman B. Rice,President

William K. Blethen, Jr.,Treasurer

TheSeattleTimes

Margaret C. Inouye,Secretary

PrestonGatesEllis,LLP

FOUNDERS BOARD OF DIRECTORS


AirborneFreightCorporationALPAC–Pepsi-Cola/Seven-UpMorrisandJoanAlhadeff

LongacresRaceTrackAmericanBuildingMaintenanceIndustriesTheBoeingCompanyBurlingtonNorthern,Inc.CrescentFoodsJamesR.EllisFirstInterstateBankofWashingtonFisherBroadcasting,Inc.JohnFlukeManufacturingCompany,Inc.FrederickandNelsonItemHouseDr.SolomonKatzKingBroadcastingCompanyKIRORadioandTVKOMORadioandTelevisionNordstrom,Inc.OverallLaundryServices,Inc.PACCARFoundationPacificNorthwestBankofWashingtonPacificNorthwestBellPay‘NSaveDrugstores

PeoplesNationalBankofWashingtonPhysio-ControlCorporationRainierNationalBankofWashingtonSAFECOCorporationFayeandHermanSarkowskySchoenfeldIndustries,Inc.Shuck’sAutoSupply,Inc.Seattle-FirstNationalBankTheSeattleTimesSimpsonTimberCompanySkinnerCorporationUNICOProperties,Inc.UnigardInsuranceGroupUnitedAirlines

WesternInternationalHotelsUnivarCorporationUrbanInvestment&DevelopmentCo./

FourSeasonsHotelsWashingtonEnergyCo.WashingtonMutualSavingsBank

FoundationWeisfield’sInc.WeyerhaeuserCompanyFoundation

The Founders:

Association members with renovation architect Richard F. McCann; left to right: David E. Skinner, Robert Buck,

McCann, Morris J. Alhadeff, James Ellis, W. J. Pennington.

Photo: 5th Avenue Theatre archives.

In 1979, a group of 43 community leaders and business people formed the non-profit 5th Avenue Theatre Association and underwrote a $2.6 million loan to renovate the theater. This made it suitable again for live performances and filled Seattle’s need for a touring Broadway musical venue. The 5th Avenue Theatre is deeply grateful for the commitment and vision of these community leaders.

OUR MISSION FACTS & FIGURES


The5thAvenueTheatreAssociationexiststodevelop,

produceandpresentlivemusicaltheaterforthecultural

enrichmentoftheNorthwestcommunityandtopre-

serve,maintainandoperatethehistoricandirreplaceable

5thAvenueTheatre.Toachievethismission,The

Associationstrivestoattainthehigheststandardsin

allaspectsofartisticendeavorsandfacilityoperations;

encouragethedevelopmentofthemusicaltheatergenre

asavitalpartofournationalheritage;andpreserveand

protecttheuniqueartistic,architecturalandhistoric

legacyofThe5thAvenueTheatre.

Mission Statement

Photo: John Granen

FACTS & FIGURES OUR MISSION


Contributed Income Sources

Income Breakdown

53%–Individuals

21%–Seattle Foundation/ Other Foundations

17%–Foundations, Corporations, Government

9%–Special Events

75%–Mainstage Production Ticket Revenue

14%–Other Earned Income

11%–Contributed Income

Production Expenses

56%–Wages, Taxes, Benefits

33%–Sets, Costumes, Royalties

11%–Marketing, PR, Promotions

Operating Expenses

47%–Production Costs

35%–Wages,Taxes, Benefits

7%–GeneralAdmin Expenses

5%–Facility/ Operations

4%–Fundraising Expenses

2%–Educational Programs

2004-2005 Operating Summary

Performances 150

Attendance 228,000

Subscribers 24,000

Donors 4,000

Subscribers 23%whoareDonors

Education/ 50,000 OutreachAttendance

ShowsProduced 65%(vs.Presented)

Employees 600+ (full/part-time)

Employeesfrom 95% PugetSound

BoardofDirectors 25

Budget $12 million

Subscriber Geography

The5thAvenuedrawspatronsfromfarandwideandhasoneofthelargestsubscriptionbasesinthecountry.Nearly24,000subscrib-erscomefromthePugetSoundareaandbeyond.

Operationschangefromyeartoyear;thefollowingfiguressummarizeourlastfiscalyear.

Quick Facts

5thAvenueincomeiseithercontributedor“earned.”

Contributionscomefromseveralsources.

Theaterisalivingartform;itisnotsuprising,therefore,toseethatthehighestproductionexpenseislabor.With-outtheaterartists,therewouldbenotheater.

30%–Seattle

25%–East

22%–South

11%–Islands& Peninsula

9%–North

3%–Eastof Mountains

The5thAvenuekeepsoverheadlow,allowingmostofitsbudgettobespentonproductions.

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