5th Avenue Theatre

The 5th Avenue Theatre is a performance venue inside a Renaissance Revival structure with Asian-inspired decorative elements and more than two thousand seats in downtown Seattle. Interior walls display elaborate plasterwork and carved wood panels, while the ceiling features decorative ornamentation.

The building opened in autumn 1926 as a movie palace with a large public turnout and showed films until the early seventies. After that, it was converted into a musical theatre where singing and dance performances have taken place since.

This performance space introduces new musicals before they open in other American cities, and many productions developed here reach wider audiences later. Visitors often see premieres where the singing, choreography and staging are still being tested and refined.

Wheelchair access is available, and the hall offers gender-neutral restrooms for all visitors. Opening hours are weekdays from ten in the morning until six in the evening, weekends starting at noon.

The University of Washington owns the building and the land, which were once part of its original campus. Today, the site is one of the largest employers in the theatre sector across the entire Puget Sound region.

Location: Seattle

Architects: Robert Reamer

Capacity: 2130

Address: 1308 5th Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101

Phone: +12066251900

Email: info@5thavenue.org

Website: https://5thavenue.org

GPS coordinates: 47.60917,-122.33398

Latest update: December 5, 2025 22:27