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influx of funding and a heritage award saved it in 1980, and now it's Seattle's premier
theater for Broadway musical revivals. It's worth going just for a look at the architec-
ture.
Tickets are available by phone or at the theater box office.
PARAMOUNT THEATER THEATER
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( 206-682-1414; www.stgpresents.org ; 911 Pine St; 10) A theater with a checkered his-
tory, the Paramount dates from 1928 and was originally conceived as a movie house
with back-up from the popular vaudeville acts of the day. It continued as a cinema until
1971 (Bruce Lee was briefly an usher), whereupon it became a rock venue, lost money
and degenerated into a tatty shadow of its former self (notwithstanding, Pink Floyd and
the Grateful Dead both played legendary shows here).
Saved from demolition and listed as a historic monument in the mid-'70s, it was re-
stored to its Jazz Age finery in 1995 and has since operated as an esteemed multi-per-
formance venue (rock, comedy, theater), though its forte is touring Broadway shows.
SEATTLE SYMPHONY CLASSICAL MUSIC
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( www.seattlesymphony.org ; University St) A major regional ensemble. It plays at the
Benaroya Concert Hall, which you'll find downtown at 2nd Ave and University St.
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