PNB captures timeless Broadway magic with a trio of premieres and the return of last season's blockbuster hit TAKE FIVE...More or Less. George Balanchine's Slaughter on Tenth Avenue, created for the musical On Your Toes, offers a parody of Broadway, Russian ballet and the mob. Danced in front of a ferris wheel, Wheeldon's salute to Richard Rodgers "…is so enriching that one hungers for more: too good to be enough" (The New York Times). The legendary singing, finger-snapping teens of Robbins' long-anticipated West Side Story Suite are guaranteed to elicit "rockconcert cheers" (San Francisco Chronicle).
West Side Story Suite Music: Leonard Bernstein
Lyrics: Stephen Sondheim
Choreography: Jerome Robbins
Carousel (A Dance) Music: Richard Rodgers
Choreography: Christopher Wheeldon
TAKE FIVE … More or Less Music: Dave Brubeck & Paul Desmond
Choreography: Susan Stroman
Slaughter on Tenth Avenue Music: From On Your Toes by Richard Rodgers
Choreography: George Balanchine
Also: Catch the guest artists from 5th Avenue Theatre singing in the lobby during intermission!
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Carousel and West Side Story Suite at PNB's Broadway Festival
West Side Story Suite
PNB's Broadway Festival Begins March 12
Take Five...More or Less at PNB's Broadway Festival
Jeff Stanton, PNB Principal Dancer, on the Broadway Festival
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Special Events & Offers:
UNDER 25 FRIDAYS Friday, March 13 & Friday, March 20, 7:30 pm Under 25? Get 1 ticket for $15 or 2 for $25! For tickets call PNB's Box Office 206.441.2424 or visit 301 Mercer St. Under 25 Friday ticket offer is good March 13 & March 20 only. Subject to availability. Not valid on previously purchased tickets. Each attendee must present valid I.D. upon ticket retrieval.
PNB $5 FRIDAYS Friday, March 6, 2009, 6:00–7:00 pm, The Phelps Center Join us for an hour-long dance preview led by Artistic Director Peter Boal and featuring PNB dancers performing excerpts from PNB's Broadway Festival. PNB $5 Fridays offer an upbeat and up-close view of the Company preparing to put dance on stage. Tickets & More Information
PNB's Fourth Annual BACKSTAGE BASH Saturday, March 14, 2009, Post-Performance McCaw Hall, 321 Mercer Street, Seattle
When the curtain goes down...the party gets started! Join dancers backstage after the performance! More Information
THE SHOW MUST GO ON...IN THE LOBBY! First intermission, McCaw Hall Lobby BROADWAY FESTIVAL audiences will discover that the show doesn't end when they leave their seats; during the first intermission, patrons will be treated to a selection of Broadway show tunes performed in the McCaw Hall lobby by three of Seattle's most talented performers, familiar to audiences of the 5th Avenue Theatre. Billie Wildrick, Jeannette d'Armand, and Candice Donehoo will perform a short set of songs from the Broadway hits 42nd Street, Anything Goes, Crazy for You, and Funny Girl. It's standing-room-only in the lobby, so grab a glass of wine or a cup of coffee and saunter on over for a song.
TAKE PART IN ART FESTIVAL—Save 20% on Tickets! Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13, 2009, 7:30 pm As part of the Take Part in Art Festival, PNB is offering patrons 20% off BROADWAY FESTIVAL tickets for performances on Thursday, March 12 and Friday, March 13. Full Details
. Offer is subject to availability and is not valid on previously purchased tickets.
CONVERSATIONS WITH PNB — FREE Sunday, March 8, 2009, 2:00–3:00 pm An hour-long discussion about the Broadway Festival with PNB artists and guests in the casual atmosphere of the Elliott Bay Book Company reading room. Elliott Bay Bookstore, 101 S. Main Street, Seattle. More Information
BALLET PREVIEW — FREE Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 12:00–1:00 pm Join PNB for a free lunchtime preview lecture at the Central Seattle Public Library. Education Programs Manager Doug Fullington will offer insights about PNB's Broadway Festival, complete with video excerpts. More Information
LECTURE SERIES & DRESS REHEARSAL Wednesday, March 11, 2009 Lecture 6:00–6:50 pm, Norcliffe Room, McCaw Hall
Dress Rehearsal 7:00–9:30 pm, McCaw Hall
Join us for this engaging interview during the hour preceding the dress rehearsal. Attend the lecture only, or stay for the dress rehearsal. Tickets & More Information
SIFF BROADWAY FESTIVAL—PNB ticketholders save 20%
SIFF Cinema joins us in a salute to Broadway! SIFF will present a small sampling of films based on Broadway musicals: On Your Toes, Carousel, and West Side Story. Show your Pacific Northwest Ballet Broadway Festival ticket and receive a 20% discount off a regular priced SIFF Cinema ticket! (Ticket purchases must be made in person at the SIFF Cinema box office.) For more information, visit www.siff.net.
PNB Bookfair at Downtown Barnes & Noble Join Backstage Pass and Pacific Northwest Ballet at the downtown Barnes & Noble at 6th and Pine from March 6–8 for a PNB Bookfair! Enjoy Broadway- and ballet-themed displays, pink drinks in the café, raffles & giveaways, and an opportunity to give back to the ballet! Just tell your cashier that you're there to support the ballet, and a portion of the proceeds from your purchase will go directly to PNB. Also, you won't want to miss Ballerina Story Hour on Saturday, March 7th at 3pm!
Pre-Performance Lectures—FREE
Join Education Programs Manager Doug Fullington for a 30-minute introduction to each performance, including discussions of choreography, music, history, design and the process of bringing ballet to the stage. One hour before performances (except Nutcracker), Nesholm Family Lecture Hall, McCaw Hall, Free Admission.
Post-Performance Q&A—FREE
After the show, skip the traffic and enjoy a post-performance Q&A with Artistic Director Peter Boal and PNB dancers. Immediately following each performance (except Nutcracker), Norcliffe Room, McCaw Hall, Free Admission.
