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JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2019 57 club programs tickets April 6–May 26 Urinetown N ACT Theatre This Tony Award–winning musical is an outrageous satire set in a fictional future where a terrible 20-year drought has crippled the city's water supplies. The citizens must now use the public pay-per-use amenities owned and operated by Urine Good Company. Citizens who try to circumvent the fee by relieving themselves in the bushes risk being taken away to "Urinetown," a mysterious place where many have been sent but no one ever returns. With fee increases in the pipeline, the poor rise up to make the public amenities free for all to use. Urinetown is a hilarious tale of greed, corruption, love and revolution. X Sundays, May 5 & 19; 2 pm; $55 Other performances upon request April 19 Kenny G N Jazz Alley Seattle's own Grammy-winning saxophonist Kenny G comes to Jazz Alley to promote his album Brazilian Nights. In his career, Kenny G has grafted elements of R&B, pop and Latin to a jazz foundation—solidifying his reputation as the premier artist in contemporary jazz. Come enjoy Kenny up close and personal. Price is for ticket only; you must purchase a dinner entrée. Full menu and bar service available. X Friday, April 19; 6 pm dinner seating, 7:30 pm show; $70 (requires purchase of dinner entrée) May 16 & 18 School of Rock N Paramount Theatre Based on the hit film, this hilarious new musical follows Dewey Finn, a wannabe rock star posing as a substitute teacher who turns a class of straight-A students into a guitar- shredding, bass-slapping, mind-blowing rock band. This high-octane smash features 14 new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber, all the original songs from the movie, and musical theater's first-ever kids rock band playing their instruments live on stage. Vanity Fair raves, "Fists of all ages shall be pumping!" School of Rock is a New York Times Critics' pick and "An inspiring jolt of energy, joy and mad skillz!" (Entertainment Weekly). X Thursday, May 16; 7:30 pm; $77 Saturday, May 18; 2 pm; $86 June 13 & 15 Wicked Paramount Theatre Wicked, the Broadway sensation, looks at what happened in the Land of Oz from a different point of view. Long before Dorothy arrives, there is another girl, born with emerald- green skin—smart, fiery, misunderstood, and possessing an extraordinary talent. When she meets a bubbly blonde who is exceptionally popular, their initial rivalry turns into the unlikeliest of friendships … until the world decides to call one "good" and the other "wicked." With a thrilling score that includes the hits "Defying Gravity," "Popular," and "For Good," Wicked has been hailed by The New York Times as "the defining musical" of the early 2000s. X Thursday, June 13; 1 pm; $178 Thursday, June 13; 7:30 pm; $104–$178 Saturday, June 15; 2 pm; $125–$189