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The 5th Avenue Theatre will kick off the city-wide Seattle Celebrates Bernstein! Festival with a free event on Monday, March 22 at 7pm.

Performers Greg McCormick Allen, Anne Allgood, Candice Donehoo, Mary Jo DuGaw, Brandon O'Neill, Matt Owen, Sarah Rudinoff, Billie Wildrick and guest artists Laura Griffith, Joe Aaron Reid, and the Seattle Women's Chorus will selections from Leonard Bernstein works such as West Side Story, Wonderful Town, Trouble In Tahiti, Mass, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, On The Town and Candide.

The evening will also include the backstage histories of the latter two shows, which 5th Avenue will be presenting this season. In addition, the event will provide a sneak peek of the potpourri of concerts, theatrical performances, lectures, film screenings and special events that make up this unique, first-of-its-kind arts festival.

For TheaterMania's previous story on the Seattle Celebrates Bernstein! Festival, click here.

For more information, visit www.5thavenue.org or www.seattlecelebratesbernstein.org.