DID YOU KNOW?

• The 5th Avenue Theatre is a non-profit arts organization.
   
• Two productions that originated at The 5th Avenue Theatre have gone on to win the Tony Award for Best Musical -- Hairspray (2003) and Memphis (2010).
   
• Including the Tony Best Musical winners, The 5th has produced 10 new musicals in the last 11 years, four of which have gone on to have successful Broadway runs.
   
• The 5th Avenue attracts more than 250,000 patrons each year from the Pacific Northwest, across U.S., and around the world.
   
• The 5th Avenue Theatre is the largest theater employer in the Puget Sound region, annually employing as many as 600 actors, musicians, directors, choreographers, designers, technicians, stage hands, box office and support staff.
   
• During any given performance, between 30 and 50 people are working behind the scenes.
   
• Our education and outreach programs serve more than 61,000 students, professional performers, and audience members each season.