November 23, 2010
Contact Info for Publication:
206-625-1900 / 888-5TH-4TIX (584-4849) or www.5thavenue.org
24-Hour $30 Ticket Sale at 5th Avenue Theatre on Black Friday
Seattle Arts Groups Create Special Deals for Theater and Arts Patrons!
SEATTLE, WA – In honor of its 30th anniversary season, and just in time for holiday shopping, the 5th Avenue Theatre announces a “Black Friday” ticket sale! On Friday, November 26, tickets for two musical gems from the 2010-11 season – Guys & Dolls and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma! – will be on sale for just $30 each. Customers can purchase tickets in all seating sections and all performance dates that are still available.
Fast Facts about the 5th Avenue Theatre Black Friday Sale
· The 24-hour sale begins online at 12:10 AM Friday morning.
· The 5th Avenue Theatre Box Office, located at 1308 5th Avenue, will open at 8 AM on Friday to accommodate early-bird downtown holiday shoppers who want to purchase tickets in person.
· Tickets can also be purchased by phone by calling 206-625-1900 or toll-free at 888-5TH-4TIX (888-584-4849).
· The 5th Avenue Box Office will close at 8 PM, but the $30 tickets will be available online until midnight.
More Great Black Friday Deals
Traditionally the biggest shopping day of the holiday season, Black Friday is the day customers have also come to expect exceptional deals. With that in mind, arts groups all around Seattle are presenting Black Friday offers this year. Please contact the individual arts organizations for full details about their offers. Some of those offers include:
- Seattle Repertory Theatre (a $50 show voucher for $25)
- Arts West ($19.95 tickets for any show in the upcoming season)
- Seattle Theatre Group (50% tickets to select shows at The Moore and The Paramount)
- ACT Theatre (20% off 3, 6, 9 and 12-month Holiday Gift Giver ACTPasses)
- Pacific Northwest Ballet (15% off of select performances of The Nutcracker)
- Burke Museum (a 2-for-1 membership deal good until 12/14)
- Seattle Arts and Lectures “Learn to Love SAL” -- $80 for four lectures of your choice);
- and Seattle Art Museum (extending their hours until 9:00 PM, November 26)
More about the 5th Avenue Shows On Sale
The brilliant Guys & Dolls (plays May 11-June 5, 2011) combines the swinging music of Frank Loesser with Damon Runyon’s hilarious stories of the denizens of New York’s underworld, including fast-talking Nathan Detroit, his sexy and long-suffering girlfriend Miss Adelaide, the cool and clever gambler Sky Masterson, and the unlikely visitor Sarah Brown, an inner-city missionary unexpectedly swept off her feet by Sky. Featuring such treasured Loesser tunes as “Luck Be A Lady,” “Bushel And A Peck,” “If I Were A Bell,” “Sue Me,” and “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat,” Guys & Dolls is considered to be one of the greatest musicals of all time.
The Rodgers and Hammerstein masterpiece Oklahoma! (plays July 8-August 6, 2011) has influenced virtually every piece of musical theatre since its premiere. Set in Oklahoma Territory at the turn of the 20th century, it tells the story of two romances, that of cowboy Curly and spunky farm girl Laurey and their counterparts, the flirtatious Ado Annie and the ever-patient Will Parker. The classic score includes “Oh What a Beautiful Mornin’,” “I Cain’t Say No,” “Surrey with the Fringe on Top,” as well as its classic title song.
Special thanks to The 5th’s 2010-11 season co-sponsors Safeco Insurance and US Bank.
More about The 5th Avenue Theatre
The 5th Avenue Theatre is Seattle’s premier musical theater. Unique in its Chinese-inspired design, this exquisite theater opened in 1926 as a venue for vaudeville and film. In 1980, the non-profit 5th Avenue Theatre began producing and presenting top-quality live musical theater. Today, under the leadership of Executive Producer and Artistic Director David Armstrong, Managing Director Bernadine Griffin and Producing Director Bill Berry, The 5th Avenue Theatre attracts an annual attendance of more than 287,000 and ranks among the nation’s largest and most respected musical theater companies.
In addition to its main stage productions, The 5th Avenue Theatre is also committed to inspiring and encouraging the next generation of theater artists and theater goers through its extensive Educational Outreach Program which includes: The Adventure Musical Theatre Touring Company, The 5th Avenue High School Musical Theatre Awards, the Student Matinee Program, and Spotlight Nights. For more information about The 5th Avenue Theatre, its season and its programs, please visit 5thavenue.org.
For more information about the 2010-11 season and the 5th Avenue Theatre, please contact John Longenbaugh, Public Relations Manager, at jlongenbaugh@5thavenue.org or call (206) 625-1418, x274.
