Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber

Book and lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton

Cornish Playhouse

February 3, 4, 10 & 11

Directed by Kelly Kitchens

Music Directed by Nathan Young

Associate Directed by Katy Tabb

Click here for the digital program

Music and lyrics by Rich Gray

December 17 &18

Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center

Directed by Rich Gray

Music Directed by Claire Marx

Digital Program

Here is a link to all of videos from our 2020-2021 online concert series

Music and Lyrics by Adam Guettel

Book by Craig Lucas

Based on the Novel by Elizabeth Spencer

September 14-22, 2019

The Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center

Directed by Kelly Kitchens

Music Directed by Nathan Young

Music and Book by James Valcq

Lyrics and Book by Fred Alley

Based on the Film by Lee David Zlotoff

May 4-12, 2019

The Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center

Directed by Jessica Spencer

Music Directed by RJ Tancioco and Claire Marx

Music and Lyrics by Lawrence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin

Book by Heather Hach

Based on the novel by Amanda Brown and the Metro Goldwyn-Mayer Motion Picture

September 22-30, 2018

The Cornish Playhouse at Seattle Center

Directed by Faith Bennett Russell

Music Direction by Nathan Young

Choreographed by Jimmy Shields

Music by Richard Rodgers

Lyrics by Lorenz Hart

Book by George Abbott

Based on The Comedy of Errors by Shakespeare

March 23 & 25, 2018

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall

Directed by Steve Tomkins

Music Direction by Kim Douglass

Choreographed by Katy Tabb

Music and Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown

Book by Marsha Norman

Based on the Novel by Robert James Waller

March 28 – November 5, 2017

The Allen Theatre at ACT

Directed by Matt Wolfe

Music Directed by Nathan Young

Music and Lyrics by Meredith Willson

Book by Richard Morris

March 11 & 12, 2017

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall

Directed by Billie Wildrick

Music Directed by Nathan Young

Feb 25 – 27, 2017

The Bullitt Cabaret at ACT

Curated and Directed by Samuel Jarius Pettit

Music Direction by Justin Beal

Book by Janus Cercone and Warren Leight

Music by Allen Menken

Lyrics by Glenn Slater

December 3 & 4, 2016

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall

Directed by Matt Giles

Music Direction by Nathan Young

Book by James Lee Barrett, Peter Udell, and Phillip Rose

Music by Gary Geld

Lyrics by Peter Udell

October 22 & 23, 2016

The Allen Theatre at ACT

Directed by Matt Wolfe

Music Direction by RJ Tancioco

December 5 & 6, 2015

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall

Created & Directed by Scott Warrender

Music Direction by Kathy Sestrap

Music by Burton Lane

Book by E.Y. Harburg and Fred Saidy

Lyrics by E.Y. Harburg

March 19 & 20, 2016

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall

Directed by Eric Jensen

Music Direction by Corinna Lapid Munter

Choreographed by Katy Tabb

From The Book By Studs Terkel

Adapted by Stephen Schwartz and Nina Faso

May 7 & 8, 2016

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall

Directed By Timothy McCuen Piggee

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at 7:30pm

Frolik Kitchen and Cocktails

Created & Directed by Matt Wolfe

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Book and Lyrics by Tom Jones

Music by Harvey Schmidt

October 18 & 19, 2014

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall

Directed by David Bennett

Music Direction by Linda Dowdell

Monday, February 16th, 2015 at 7:30pm

Frolik Kitchen and Cocktails

Created & Directed by Matt Wolfe

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Book by Arthur Kopit

Music & Lyrics by Maury Yeston

Adapted form the Italian by Mario Fratti Based on Fellini’s 8 1⁄2

March 28/29, 2015

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall

Directed by David Hunter Koch

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

April 27, 2015

The Norcliff Founders Room at Benaroya Hall

Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter

Book by Arthur Kopit

Additional Lyrics by Susan Birkenhead

Based on the play “The Philadelphia Story” by Philip Barry

March 29 & 30, 2014

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall

Directed by David Hunter Koch

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Book, Music & Lyrics by Meredith Willson

December 14 & 15, 2013

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall

Directed by Allison Narver

Music Direction by Scott Warrender

Music & Lyrics by William Finn

Book by William Finn and James Lapine

February 8 and 9, 2013

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall

Directed by Victor Pappas

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Screenplay by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Songs by Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed

May 11 and 12, 2013

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Benaroya Hall

Directed by David Hunter Koch

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Conceived & Written by Martin Charnin

January 28 and 29, 2012

The Moore Theatre

Directed by Martin Charnin

Music Direction by Dwight Beckmeyer

Conceived & Written by Martin Charnin

May 5 and 6, 2012

The Moore Theatre

Directed by Martin Charnin

Music Direction by Suzanne Grant

Dialogue taken from the book “Irving Berlin, A Daughter’s Memoir” by Mary Ellin Barrett Script

Continuity by Tom Briggs

Orchestrations & Vocal Arrangements by Donald Johnston

Conceived by Karen Baker

February 5 and 6, 2011

The Moore Theatre

Directed by Martin Charnin

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Music & Lyrics by George M. Cohan

Book by Michael Stewart and John & Francine Pascal

Lyrics and Musical Revisions by Mary Cohan

June 4 and 5, 2011

The Moore Theatre

Directed by David Hunter Koch

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Celebrating 10 Years of SHOWTUNES

Written by Martin Charnin

February 6, 2010

The Moore Theatre

Directed by Martin Charnin

Music Direction by Scott Warrender & Dwight Beckmeyer

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by James Goldman

June 5 and 6, 2010

The Moore Theatre

Directed by Victor Pappas

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Written and Directed by Martin Charnin

Part of The Seattle Celebrates Bernstein Festival

The Paramount Theatre Lobby

June 7, 2010

Music by Stephen Flaherty

Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens

Book by Terrence McNally

January 24 and 25, 2009

Kirkland Performance Center

Directed by Frances Leah King

Music Direction by John Allman

Music by Charles Strouse

Lyrics by Martin Charnin

Book by Thomas Meehan

October 11 and 12, 2008

Kirkland Performance Center

Directed by Martin Charnin

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Music by Burt Bacharach

Lyrics by Hal David

Book by Neil Simon

January 19 and 20, 2008

Kirkland Performance Center

Directed by David-Edward Hughes

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Choreography by Steve Tomkins

Book, Music & Lyrics by Noel Coward

May 3 and 4, 2008

Kirkland Performance Center

Directed and Choreographed by Jim Hutchison

Music Direction by Scott Warrender

Celebrating The Music of Richard Rodgers

Conceived, Written and Directed by Martin Charnin

October 6 and 7, 2007

Kirkland Performance Center

Music Direction by Dwight Beckmeyer and Mark Rabe

Music by Cy Coleman

Lyrics by Michael Stewart

Book by Mark Bramble

April 14 and 15, 2007

Kirkland Performance Center

Directed by Claudia Zahn

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Circus, Aerial and Musical Staging by Bobby Hedglin-Taylor

Music, Lyrics and Book by Charles Strouse

June 30, 2007

Directed by David-Edward Hughes

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Choreographer/Assistant Director Alison Lani Broda

Music by Charles Strouse

Lyrics by Lee Adams

Book by David Newman and Robert Benton

October 7 and 8, 2006

Kirkland Performance Center

Directed by David-Edward Hughes

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Choreography by Alison Lani Broda

Book by David Thompson

Music by John Kander

Lyrics by Fred Ebb

January 14 and 15, 2006

Kirkland Performance Center

Directed and Choreographed by Scot Charles Anderson

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Book and Lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green

Music by Cy Coleman

April 8 and 9, 2006

Kirkland Performance Center

Directed by Claudia Zahn

Music Direction by David Close

Choreography by Samuel Pettit

Book by Jerome Weidman and George Abbott

Music by Jerry Bock

Lyrics by Sheldon harnick

October 1 and 2, 2005

Kirkland Performance Center, Kirkland, WA

Directed by David Bennett

Music Direction by Bruce Monroe

Choreography by Kathryn Van Meter

Music by Richard Rodgers

Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Book by Arthur Laurents

August 23 and 24, 2003

Village Theatre, Issaquah, WA

Directed by David-Edward Hughes

Music Direction by Mark Rabe

Choreography by Steve Tomkins

Book by N. Richard Nath

Music by Harvey Schmidt

Lyrics by Tom Jones

February 9 and 10, 2002

Theatre at Meydenbauer, Bellevue, WA

Directed by Jeff Steitzer

Music Direction by Bruce Monroe

Choreography by Scot Charles Anderson

Music & Lyrics by Cole Porter

Book by Dwight Taylor & Reginald Lawrence

Revised book by Greg MacKellan

January 20, 2001

Meany Hall, University of Washington, Seattle

Directed by Claudia Zahn

Music Direction by Bruce Monroe and Mark Rabe

Choreography by Scot Charles Anderson

A “Sing-along with Showtunes!” Fundraiser

March 28, 2001

Crepe de Paris Cabaret, Seattle

A Benefit Performance for the New York Artists impacted by the tragedy of September 11, 2001

Monday, October 29, 2001 Town Hall, Seattle

Book by Arthur Laurents

Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

January 22, 2000

Town Hall, Seattle, WA

Directed by Victor Pappas

Music Direction by Bruce Monroe and Mark Rabe

Choreography by Oliver Woodall

Cabaret Benefit for Showtunes Theatre

Featuring special guest Julie Harris October 23, 2000

Town Hall, Seattle