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CLUB PROGRAMS 206.464.3060 • clubprograms@wac.net Titanic: The Tony Award-Winning Broadway Musical in Concert Saturday, April 14 All aboard for this special, not-to-be-missed concert, filled with glorious music, a full orchestra, and cast of Broadway veterans and Seattle favorites. 100 years to the night after the Titanic met its infamous fate, embark on an adventurous night of enter- tainment and enjoy the sounds of this Tony Award-winning Best Musical without leav- Damn Yankees April 21–May 20 Just in time for baseball season, America's favorite pastime gets a Faustian twist in this devilishly sexy musical comedy. Joe Hardy, an aging Washington Senators fan obsessed with helping his team trump the Yanks, strikes a deal with the devil. In exchange for his soul, Joe becomes a young Mickey Mantle-esque ballplayer and is given the chance to help his hapless Senators. But when young Hardy shows signs of yearning for the wife he left behind, the devil sends in Lola, his vamp supreme. How far will Joe go to help his team win the pennant? This classic gem includes the memorable tunes, "Whatever Lola Wants," "Shoeless Joe from Hannibal, Mo." and "(You Gotta Have) Heart." This is the first time the Broadway and film hit is appearing on the 5th Avenue stage. Thursday, May 3; 8 pm; $85 Friday, May 4; 8 pm; $88, $96 Sunday, May 6; 1:30 pm; $88 Thursday, May 10; 8 pm; $85, $92 Other performances may be available upon request. Noncancelable/nonrefundable National Geographic Live! Bryan Smith: "Extreme Filmmaking" at Benaroya Hall Monday, May 21 Join Bryan Smith, an award-winning film- maker for the National Geographic Channel, as he shares gripping behind-the- scenes moments from his assignments to document extreme feats and high adven- ture in the world's most challenging environments. 7:30 pm; $26–$32; noncancelable/ nonrefundable THE 5TH AVENUE First Date at ACT Theatre April 3–May 20 One first date. Two people. And every single voice in their heads. Ever been on a 38 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | APRIL 2012 date and wondered what the other person was thinking? This new musical comedy, with its witty book and tuneful score, lets you peer inside the nervous and busy minds of two would-be lovebirds. Soho artist Casey and Wall Street trader Aaron are on that all-important first date. How can they know if they're right for each other when old boyfriends, ex-fiancées, assorted friends and relatives, and even the waiter keep offering unsolicited advice? This relationship may just have a chance— if only Casey and Aaron can make their inner voices shut up! This production is a collaboration of the 5th Avenue Theatre and ACT: A Contemporary Theatre. Friday, April 6; 8 pm; $54 Wednesday, May 9; 7:30 pm; $54 Wednesday, May 16; 7:30 pm; $54 Sunday, May 20; 2 pm; $54 Other performances may be available upon request. Noncancelable/nonrefundable ing the Port of Seattle. 8 pm; $54; noncancelable/nonrefundable NEW Les Misérables June 27–July 7 "When the beating of your heart Echoes the beating of the drums There is a life about to start When tomorrow comes!" sary tour returns for an encore engage- ment. Based on Victor Hugo's novel of the French Revolution, this is the heroic tale of a man's life journey through France in the 18th century and his struggle to live through both injustice and revolution. The glorious new staging has spectacular reimagined scenery inspired by Hugo's paintings. The show sells out wherever it goes because people around the world are swept away by the power, the passion and the triumph of the human spirit that is Les Misérables. Do not miss the limited return of the longest-running musical in Last summer's sold-out 25th anniver- the world. Thursday, June 28; 8 pm; $118, $135 Sunday, July 1; 1:30 pm; $132, $150 Tuesday, July 3; 7:30 pm; $118, $135 Thursday, July 5; 8 pm; $118, $135 Saturday, July 7; 8 pm; $132, $150 Noncancelable/nonrefundable July 21–August 19 NEW Rent Based on Puccini's classic opera "La Boheme," this revolutionary rock opera is set in the late 1980s in New York's gritty East Village. It is about a group of young bohemian filmmakers, songwriters, street musicians and performance artists who live in an industrial loft. They strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obsta- cles of romantic relationships, creative