***Please note the the door time has changed from 4:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. The show time remains 6 p.m. Thank you!

All Things Equal
The Life and Trials of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Starring Michelle Azar as Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Directed by Laley Lippard
Sunday, April 21, 2024
Doors 4:30 p.m. | Show 6 p.m.
Tickets start at $24 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $24
Balcony $34
Loge $49
Main Floor $64

This show is not included in 2023-2024 season tickets. No dinner service or concessions offered at this show. Bar will be open for 21+. No main floor seating 30 minutes after show start.

Written by Tony Award Winning playwright RUPERT HOLMES

Supreme Court Justice “RBG” welcomes a friend of the family to her cozy chambers to convey, over the course of ninety fascinating and often funny minutes, a sense of her life and its many trials: losing her mother the day before she graduated as valedictorian of her Brooklyn high school ... being one of only nine young women studying law at Harvard while also raising a daughter and helping her husband battle cancer ... fighting for women's rights in the nineteen-seventies before condescending all-male courts ... and taking courageous stands for human rights as a voice of reason amid a splintering and increasingly politicized Supreme Court. An evening with a great and compassionate icon of straight-thinking American justice emerges ... an RBG who is not only “notorious” but victorious as she takes a stand for ordinary people facing the many challenges of a changing world. Bring your scrunchies, your hankies, your humor and your heart to this entertaining and uplifting event!

THANK YOU to our generous show sponsors Dr. John & Kathy Lubetich!

Kitsap Opera 30th Anniversary Gala Fundraiser
Saturday, April 20, 2024
Event Begins 6 PM
Tickets: $75 (incl. fees)

This event is not included in Admiral Theatre season ticket packages. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Join Kitsap Opera for a Journey Through Italy--an evening of drinks, dinner, and operatic fan favorites performed by regional artists. Celebrating 30 years serving the peninsula, Kitsap Opera is showcasing pieces from previously performed operas, such as I Pagliacci, Marriage of Figaro, Barber of Seville, and more.

Founded in 1992 by Leone Cottrell-Adkins, the Kitsap Peninsula Opera Guild is a non-profit organization dedicated to hiring regional artists, educational outreach, and showcasing opera as an accessible, delightful art form with over 45 performances and events to its history. Under new management and as the Admiral Theatre’s first resident performing arts company, Kitsap Opera is bringing more programming than ever to the community which has been so diligently supportive over the last three decades.

The Music of Van Morrison featuring Backstreet Jellyroll
Fri., April 19, 2024
Doors 6:30 p.m. | Show 8 p.m.
Tickets start at $20 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $20
Balcony $24
Loge $30
Main Floor $35

This show is included in 2023-2024 full season tickets and half season package B. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Backstreet Jellyroll is a celebration of the powerful music from one of the most revered and significant songwriters of the rock era. Covering more than five decades of hits, this 11-piece band delivers music that ranges from a whisper to a roar, with a voice that is simultaneously gruff and ethereal.

The band is Steve Nagle (vocals), Graham Parsons (guitar), Bennett Pullen (bass), Kevin Blackwood (drums), Kelly Carpenter (keys), Betsy Wallwork (backing vocals), Chyna Riedel (backing vocals), Randy Paddock (sax), Jay Gillespie (sax), Chris Thomas (trumpet), and Roy Brown (trombone).

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Thank you to all of our 2023-2024 season and show sponsors! Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org

Season Sponsors:
GEICO Local Office - Kevin & Janice Krieger
Hill Worldwide Moving Services
KCTS 9 PBS Seattle / Cascade Public Media
Kitsap Bank
West Hills Auto Plex

Show Sponsors:
Patrick & Peggy Rammel

$5 Movie Night: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial
Wednesday, April 17, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743

Thank you to our Film Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this film. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Bremerton's Admiral Theatre proudly presents Steven Spielberg’s Oscar-winning 1982 classic E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. A lonely boy befriends a homesick alien stranded on Earth and attempts to help him find a way home. Meanwhile, a group of government scientists attempt to capture the benevolent visitor for research.

1982 | PG | Runtime 1 hr 55 min

This movie is generously sponsored by Melanie Rowe, Sr. Loan Officer at Mason-McDuffie Mortgage.

Stage Combat Workshop for Actors: Unarmed (Hand to Hand) and Swordplay
**Each session is limited to 12 actors / To register, click “Purchase Class” above to pay tuition and then scroll to bottom of this page to register.
Monday, April 15th, 2024
Two Sessions:
High School Students | Ages 14-18 | 4:30-6 p.m.
Adults | Ages 19 & Up | 6:30-8 p.m.
Class Tuition: $55 (incl. fees)

Every play or film seems to have something - a slap, a push, a fall, a struggle. Come learn the theatrical basics of unarmed combat and swordplay, along with SAFE ways to execute what is asked of the actor. We will cover the basics of this fighting style with an emphasis on safety, good partnering, and acting the action! This is a must-know for every actor, and yes, it’s great fun! Emphasis on safety, good partnering, acting the action, and a focus on intimacy technique as it applies to stage fighting. Swordplay will explore techniques of Single Sword, and how we adapt it to the theatricality of Stage Combat. Think Les Liaison Dangerous and the works of Richard Brinesley Sheridan. The fencing Salon vs. the reality of the duel, with a little ballet footwork thrown in. (This workshop is suitable for beginning actors or advanced)

“If a fight is to be exciting, believable and yet safe, everyone involved should be aware……that while aggression generated on stage or before the camera should appear to be real to the audience, those watching should only ever believe that the characters are in danger, never the performers.” -Keith Ducklin and John Waller – Worldwide Acclaimed Stage Combat Instructors.

Geoffrey Alm
Fight Master | Certified Teacher | Choreographer

Geoffrey Alm studied in England with John Waller at the Drama Studio in 1977, in the summer of that year he passed the British Society of Fight Directors Certification test, adjudicated by William Hobbs. He has been teaching SAFD certification in Seattle since 1988, was a member of the 1st Teacher Certification class in 1987, and now teaches Stage Fighting at the Professional Actor's Training Program, for the University of Washington, as well as Cornish College for the Arts, Freehold Theatre Lab, and The Studios. In 1997 he was awarded the title of Fight Director. He has directed fights for over 300 Equity productions since 1986, locally as well as nationally. Regional credits include The Shakespeare Theatre, The Old Globe, McCarter Theatre, Kansas City Rep, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Cincinnati Playhouse, The Lincoln Center, Huntington Theatre Co., Arizona Theatre Company, and Montana Rep. Local credits include, Seattle Children's Theatre, Seattle Rep, Seattle Opera, 5th Avenue Theatre, A Contemporary Theatre, Village Theatre, Intiman Theatre Company, Seattle Public Theatre, Taproot Theatre Co., and Seattle Shakespeare Co. He is a proud Member of AEA, AFTRA-SAG, and SDC. Geof strives to bring a sense of curiosity and confidence to fight work, directing and empowering those he teaches to adeptly and effectively integrate their skill with the sword into their storytelling.

Richard Padro | Admiral Theatre Producing Artistic Director

Bremerton's Admiral Theatre Foundation and Producing Artistic Director Richard Padro proudly present new stage acting courses coming in 2024. Richard is a theatre arts educator, producer, actor and director with extensive stage, television and film credits. He has directed and produced children’s theatre, university theatre, and the award-winning television program, In The Public Interest, a documentary exploring the role of public broadcasting for children’s educational programming. He received his MFA in Acting from UC Irvine and his BA in Theatre Arts from SUNY New Paltz. He has taught acting and stagecraft and has interned at several theatre companies including the acclaimed South Coast Repertory. He acted as Director of Theatre Education for Coyote Rep in New York City, The Admiral Theatre Foundation in Bremerton, WA, Program Director for the Young Artists Theatre Camp at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts in Leavenworth WA, and was involved in the initial New York launch of StageCoach Theatre Arts, Brooklyn Heights in 2004, where he also acted as CEO and Artistic Director for five years. He is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild and Actors Equity Association.

Stage Combat Workshop for Actors: Unarmed (Hand to Hand) and Swordplay
**Each session is limited to 12 actors / To register, click “Purchase Class” above to pay tuition and then scroll to bottom of this page to register.
Monday, April 15th, 2024
Two Sessions:
High School Students | Ages 14-18 | 4:30-6 p.m.
Adults | Ages 19 & Up | 6:30-8 p.m.
Class Tuition: $55 (incl. fees)

Every play or film seems to have something - a slap, a push, a fall, a struggle. Come learn the theatrical basics of unarmed combat and swordplay, along with SAFE ways to execute what is asked of the actor. We will cover the basics of this fighting style with an emphasis on safety, good partnering, and acting the action! This is a must-know for every actor, and yes, it’s great fun! Emphasis on safety, good partnering, acting the action, and a focus on intimacy technique as it applies to stage fighting. Swordplay will explore techniques of Single Sword, and how we adapt it to the theatricality of Stage Combat. Think Les Liaison Dangerous and the works of Richard Brinesley Sheridan. The fencing Salon vs. the reality of the duel, with a little ballet footwork thrown in. (This workshop is suitable for beginning actors or advanced)

“If a fight is to be exciting, believable and yet safe, everyone involved should be aware……that while aggression generated on stage or before the camera should appear to be real to the audience, those watching should only ever believe that the characters are in danger, never the performers.” -Keith Ducklin and John Waller – Worldwide Acclaimed Stage Combat Instructors.

Geoffrey Alm
Fight Master | Certified Teacher | Choreographer

Geoffrey Alm studied in England with John Waller at the Drama Studio in 1977, in the summer of that year he passed the British Society of Fight Directors Certification test, adjudicated by William Hobbs. He has been teaching SAFD certification in Seattle since 1988, was a member of the 1st Teacher Certification class in 1987, and now teaches Stage Fighting at the Professional Actor's Training Program, for the University of Washington, as well as Cornish College for the Arts, Freehold Theatre Lab, and The Studios. In 1997 he was awarded the title of Fight Director. He has directed fights for over 300 Equity productions since 1986, locally as well as nationally. Regional credits include The Shakespeare Theatre, The Old Globe, McCarter Theatre, Kansas City Rep, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Cincinnati Playhouse, The Lincoln Center, Huntington Theatre Co., Arizona Theatre Company, and Montana Rep. Local credits include, Seattle Children's Theatre, Seattle Rep, Seattle Opera, 5th Avenue Theatre, A Contemporary Theatre, Village Theatre, Intiman Theatre Company, Seattle Public Theatre, Taproot Theatre Co., and Seattle Shakespeare Co. He is a proud Member of AEA, AFTRA-SAG, and SDC. Geof strives to bring a sense of curiosity and confidence to fight work, directing and empowering those he teaches to adeptly and effectively integrate their skill with the sword into their storytelling.

Richard Padro | Admiral Theatre Producing Artistic Director

Bremerton's Admiral Theatre Foundation and Producing Artistic Director Richard Padro proudly present new stage acting courses coming in 2024. Richard is a theatre arts educator, producer, actor and director with extensive stage, television and film credits. He has directed and produced children’s theatre, university theatre, and the award-winning television program, In The Public Interest, a documentary exploring the role of public broadcasting for children’s educational programming. He received his MFA in Acting from UC Irvine and his BA in Theatre Arts from SUNY New Paltz. He has taught acting and stagecraft and has interned at several theatre companies including the acclaimed South Coast Repertory. He acted as Director of Theatre Education for Coyote Rep in New York City, The Admiral Theatre Foundation in Bremerton, WA, Program Director for the Young Artists Theatre Camp at Icicle Creek Center for the Arts in Leavenworth WA, and was involved in the initial New York launch of StageCoach Theatre Arts, Brooklyn Heights in 2004, where he also acted as CEO and Artistic Director for five years. He is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild and Actors Equity Association.

Movie: The Rocky Horror Picture Show
Saturday, April 13, 2024
Doors 7:30 p.m. | Movie 9 p.m.
Tickets start at $23 (party pack and fees included)
Upper Balcony (row M-Q) $23
Balcony (rows E-L) $23
Loge (rows A-D) $32
Main Floor $32

Thank you to our Movie Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this movie. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Give yourself over to absolute pleasure when the mother of all cult classics hits the Admiral Theatre’s 50' big screen with crystal clear digital picture, concert sound, and the Northwest’s best shadow cast. Pull up your fishnets, starch your gold shorts, and become a creature of the night at the strangest, sexiest movie of all ages! (Rated R. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian). Costume contest with prizes on stage prior to the movie.

Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org

Uptown
Fri., April 12, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $31 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $31
Balcony $39
Loge $49
Main Floor $64

This show is included in 2023-2024 full season tickets, half season package A, and the Spotlight Series. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

From New York City, the epicenter of contemporary Pop and Soul, Uptown is a group of men who combine the smooth stylings of R&B with the fresh hits of today. The perfect mix of Bruno Mars caliber stage presence with the vocals of Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye. You’ve never seen anything like Uptown! Each member of the collective is a soloist, bringing a unique flavor of performance that will have any crowd on their feet dancing and singing along. Regardless of the genre or era of music, The Uptown Show exudes freshness and fun in a way that everyone will enjoy.

Choreography, Vocals and Stage Presence...You do not want to miss out on Uptown.

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Thank you to all of our 2023-2024 season and show sponsors! Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org

Season Sponsors:
GEICO Local Office - Kevin & Janice Krieger
Hill Worldwide Moving Services
KCTS 9 PBS Seattle / Cascade Public Media
Kitsap Bank
West Hills Auto Plex

Spotlight Series Sponsors:
Sheila & Charles Hart

Show Sponsors:
Bob & Patty Murphy

$5 Movie Night: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743

Thank you to our Film Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this film. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Bremerton's Admiral Theatre proudly presents the 1986 John Hughes’ classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. A charismatic high-school student convinces his repressed best friend to play hooky with him and his girlfriend and attempts to bring the young man out of his shell during a memorable day in Chicago.

1986 | PG-13 | Runtime 1 hr 43 min

Movie sponsorships available online for $200 (nonprofits) and $300 (for individuals and for profit businesses). Sponsorships come with 12 tickets and marketing benefits. admiraltheatre.org/events/ferrisbueller

Comedian Dennis Regan
Saturday, April 6, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Main Floor Seating Only $20

This show is included in our 2023-2024 Comedy Series sponsored by Mark & Sue Rufener. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Dennis Regan is an accomplished stand-up comedian specializing in CLEAN comedy. His television credits include multiple appearances on both the “Late Show with David Letterman” and “The Tonight Show” with Jay Leno, as well as A&E’s “Evening at the Improv,” Comedy Central and Showtime. He wrote for the Kevin James comedy “The King of Queens,” from its sixth season to its ninth and final season. Dennis was born and raised in Miami, Florida. He started doing stand-up comedy in his early thirties. Before that he had many different jobs. He bussed tables, bagged groceries, killed bugs, threw luggage, waited tables, painted houses, worked construction, and ran an asphalt business called “Tars and Stripes.” Starting out in small local comedy clubs, he soon moved to New York where he worked his way through the Manhattan comedy scene.

A true comedy veteran, Dennis has headlined most of the major comedy clubs in the States. Audiences all over the country have experienced his comedy, from nightclubs and cruise ships to colleges and corporations. He’s even performed at Carnegie Hall. His brother, Brian Regan is also a successful, in-demand comedian. Whether he’s entertaining millions on TV, thousands in concert, or just a few dozen at a private corporate event, Dennis has the experience and creativity to delight everyone in the audience.

When I was young, I was on track to fulfill my dream of becoming an NFL quarterback. Unfortunately I blew my knee out when I was in kindergarten. I came down a little too hard on the teeter totter one day. Right then and there, I realized I was going to have to find another way to make a living. I reassessed my skills. I asked myself, “what are you good at?” The answers came easily. I liked daydreaming, goofing off, staring out the window, and cracking up my friends. Okay, I made up the part about being a quarterback. My knee is fine! The true story might not be quite as fascinating, but here it is:

I am a comedian. I wasn’t always though – I started doing stand-up comedy in my early thirties. I hit my first open mic night at Coconuts Comedy Club in north Miami in 1987. I did okay. Four months later, I won a local contest. A month after that, a club owner paid me $30 a set to do my ten minutes on the weekend. I loved it! I still love it! Can’t think of anything I would rather do for a living.

Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org

An Evening with Groucho starring Frank Ferrante
Friday, April 5, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $24 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $24
Balcony $34
Loge $44
Main Floor $54

This show is not included in 2023-2024 season tickets. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.

Dubbed "nothing short of masterful" by the Chicago Tribune, award-winning actor Frank Ferrante recreates his PBS, New York and London acclaimed stage portrayal of legendary comedian in this fast paced 90 minutes of hilarity. The two-act comedy consists of the best Groucho one-liners, anecdotes and songs including “Hooray for Captain Spalding,” and “Lydia, the Tattooed Lady.” The audience literally becomes part of the show as Ferrante ad-libs his way throughout the performance in grand Groucho style. Accompanied by his onstage pianist, Ferrante portrays the young Groucho of stage and film and reacquaints us with the likes of brothers Harpo, Chico, Zeppo and Gummo, Charlie Chaplin, W.C. Fields and Marx foil Margaret Dumont. A show perfect for all ages!

This show is generously sponsored by Miriam Rice, and Jim Smalley & Gail Buchanan

$5 Movie Night: Barbie
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743

Thank you to our Film Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this film. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Bremerton's Admiral Theatre is proud to present the global sensation Barbie! Barbie and Ken are having the time of their lives in the colorful and seemingly perfect world of Barbie Land. However, when they get a chance to go to the real world, they soon discover the joys and perils of living among humans.

2023 | PG-13 | Runtime 1 hr 54 min

This movie is generously sponsored by Jim Smalley & Gail Buchanan.

Good Co.
Friday, March 29, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $14 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $14
Balcony $19
Loge $24
Main Floor $39

This show is included in 2023-2024 full season tickets, half season package B, and the Music Series. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Traversing Funk, Pop, Electro Swing, and everything danceable, Good Co is the soundtrack for your next dance party.

Coming straight out of the Jazz Age, Good Co is bringing a growling speakeasy sound with an added dash of the electronic funk so desperately needed in today's hectic workaday world. Brassy, flashy, and always a little sassy, Good Co is reimagining the dance music of today by taking the sound and style of the past and flipping it on its head. Get ready for a brand new sound custom made to make you feel good.

Bandleader Carey Rayburn is originally from Seabeck, WA and is a graduate of Klahowya Secondary School and the UW forming Good Co. and becoming a Northwest touring act.

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Thank you to all of our 2023-2024 season and show sponsors! Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org.

Season Sponsors:
GEICO Local Office - Kevin & Janice Krieger
Hill Worldwide Moving Services
KCTS 9 PBS Seattle / Cascade Public Media
Kitsap Bank
West Hills Auto Plex

Music Series Sponsors:
Sheila & Charles Hart

Exclusive Show Sponsor:
Julia Nuti

$5 Movie Night: Oppenheimer
Wednesday, March 27, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743

Thank you to our Film Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this film. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Bremerton's Admiral Theatre proudly presents Christopher Nolan’s 2023 global box office hit Oppenheimer. Starring Cillian Murphy, Emily Blunt, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, and Alden Ehrenreich. J. Robert Oppenheimer played an integral role in developing the first atomic bomb. Throughout the development of the bomb, Oppenheimer struggled with justifying a creation that came to cause so much damage. He questions whether he owes it to scientific discovery to create something capable of so much power.

2023 | R | Runtime 3 hours

Movie sponsorships available below for $200 (nonprofits) and $300 (for individuals and for profit businesses). Sponsorships come with 12 tickets and marketing benefits.

Let's Go Science Show
Tuesday, March 26, 2024
Doors 9:30 AM | Show 10:00 AM (SOLD OUT)
Doors 12 Noon | Show 12:30 PM
Groups of 10 or more $7 per person
Singles $11 each

This show is part of our Stages For All Ages: School Day Series and is open to local schools and home school programs with advance purchase. Call the box office at 360-373-6743 to make a reservation. This show is best suited for grades K to 7. This show is generously sponsored by Kiwanis Club of Bremerton and Tom & Nancy Danaher.

The Let’s Go Science Show is a wacky look at “how things work” with Professor Smart and Dr. Knowitall. This fun-filled production teaches physics concepts through theatrically-based experiments and demonstrations. Lots of audience interaction with these two legends of the circus, great scenery and awesome lighting and illusions all make this one science lesson (with study guides available) that students won’t want to miss.

Recommend For: Grades K through 7

Third World
Fri., March 22, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $24 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $24
Balcony $34
Loge $49
Main Floor $64

This show is included in 2023-2024 full season tickets and half season package A. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Celebrating 50 years, ‘Reggae Ambassadors’, THIRD WORLD is one of the longest-lived Reggae bands of all time, and one of Jamaica's most consistently popular crossover acts among international audiences. Mixing in elements of R&B, funk, pop, and rock and, later on, dancehall and rap, Third World’s style has been described as "reggae-fusion".

With 9 Grammy nominations and catalogue of charted smash hits (including “Now That We Found Love”, ”96 Degrees in the Shade” and “Try Jah Love”) spanning over four decades, sold-out tours, a vibrant and loyal fan base and inspirational messages, one may wonder, "Where did it all begin? What gives Third World the staying power so rare in the music industry?" Third World is more than just one of the top Reggae bands of all time, it is an institution that stands for producing and performing music that, while holding firm to the cultural and ancestral roots of its members, still pushes forward the cutting edge of music worldwide. It is an institution whose themes are positive, progressive and internationally relevant: an asset to any size festival / event.

Third World has performed to thousands of music fans on 6 of the 7 continents: TW toured & recorded with the late great Bob Marley, including opening for Marley’s first world tour in 1978, TW recorded and toured with master blaster Stevie Wonder, who produced 2 of their albums in the 80’s released with CBS, they toured America with legendary guitarist Santana, opened for the Jackson 5’s first concert in Jamaica, shared stages throughout the world with the U2, Sting, The Police, Whitney Houston, Wyclef Jean, Lauryn Hill, Jimmy Buffet, Eric Clapton, Marc Anthony, Gladys Knight, the Marley Brothers and more.

Third World’s hit songs have reached top 40 on the Billboard charts in the US, UK, Europe and Japan and received a platinum award in Japan. In 1986, Third World received the United Nations Peace Medal for their contribution of music and their lyrical prose. They performed on the MTV Amnesty International Concert at a sold out Giant Stadium in 1986, performed at the Rose Bowl with Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson, Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, the Welcome Home Nelson Mandala concert in 1990, and have been featured at major sporting events including the Lord’s Cricket Grounds in the UK in 2000, and Opening Ceremony for Cricket World Cup in 2007, America’s Cup Bermuda 2017. TW has entertained millions over the television with performances on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with David Letterman, Arsenio Hall Show, Soul Train, Top of the Pops, Shirley Bassie show and more! Third World has received the keys to the cities of Atlanta, Brooklyn, Atlantic City, Hartford and Key West. Additionally, the band has received accolades including multiple IRAWMA Awards, National Black Arts Excellence, Lifetime Achievement Awards from Reggae Sumfest, Jamaica Jazz & Blues, City of Miramar, Fl Icons and more.

Third World released a new studio LP, More Work To Be Done, August 2019, produced by Multi-Grammy winner, Damian “Jr Gong” Marley, the youngest son of the legendary Bob Marley, under the Ghetto Youth International imprint. The album has been nominated by the Recording Academy / Grammys for Best Reggae Album 2020.

We invite you to be entertained by the Reggae Ambassadors, THIRD WORLD!

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Thank you to all of our 2023-2024 season and show sponsors! Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org

Season Sponsors:
GEICO Local Office - Kevin & Janice Krieger
Hill Worldwide Moving Services
KCTS 9 PBS Seattle / Cascade Public Media
Kitsap Bank
West Hills Auto Plex

Show Sponsors:
Dr. Gordon & Caron Cromwell
Denise Farkas & Jennifer Christine
Commissioner Charlotte & Ray Garrido
Hutch-Con Construction Inc.

$5 Movie Night: Airplane!
Wednesday, March 20, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743

Thank you to our Film Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this film. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Surely we can’t be serious. We’re serious, and please don’t call us Shirley. Bremerton’s Admiral Theatre takes to the skies with the 1980 comedy masterpiece Airplane! Starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Lloyd Bridges, Leslie Nielsen, and Peter Graves. A traumatized ex-flier boards a plane hoping to win back his flight attendant girlfriend. Meanwhile, the pilots get food poisoning, and someone has to land the jet.

1980 | PG | Runtime 1 hr 28 min

Movie sponsorships available below for $200 (nonprofits) and $300 (for individuals and for profit businesses). Sponsorships come with 12 tickets and marketing benefits.

St. Patrick's 80s New Wave Dance Party
80s Concert w/ Prom Date Mixtape
Saturday, March 16, 2024
Doors 7 p.m. | Show 8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
Tickets start at $13 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $13
Balcony $18
Loge $23
Main Floor $28
*All seats include dance floor access. This show is not included in season tickets. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Prom Date Mixtape is the Ultimate Live 80s New Wave Experience and the Best 80s Tribute Band in the Pacific NW! And Bremerton's Admiral Theatre is the ONLY venue in Kitsap where you can see them.

***PLEASE READ*** This is a ST. PATRICK'S themed 80s tribute concert with dancing, a balloon drop, confetti cannons, black light, a costume contest (Green / Irish), drink specials, and free party favors at the door. There will be two sets between 8 - 11 p.m., with a 20-minute break for the band.

IYKYK this is Kitsap's biggest party! PDM has an action-packed night of TOTALLY RAD 80s HITS by Duran Duran, Billy Idol, INXS, Pat Benatar, Tears For Fears, The Go-Gos, A Flock Of Seagulls, The Fixx, Simple Minds, Eurythmics, Depeche Mode & MUCH MORE!

Named “The Greatest 80s Tribute Band in the Pacific Northwest” by KOMO TV 4’s Seattle Refined, Prom Date Mixtape delivers the most authentic and energetic renditions of your favorite decade-defining new wave, pop, and rock tunes that you will ever hear.

Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org

An Irish Rambling House
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $19 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $19
Balcony $24
Loge $39
Main Floor $49

This show is included in 2023-2024 full season tickets and half season package A. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

An energetic folk music and dance production that melds the traditions of American, Celtic, and Baroque. Grammy Winning Music. World Class Dancing.

In Ireland, the neighbors would pick a house to ramble to in the evenings to share music, dance, and story. It was these settings that bore their humor, charm, and a sense of community and togetherness which is what Rambling House exemplifies. It is a joyful culture that’s rich in spirit and warmth. Like a steaming mug of Irish coffee in a neighbor’s kitchen on a cold winter’s night, ‘An Irish Rambling House’ will warm the spirit with stories, music, song, and dance from the rich tradition of Ireland. Spend an evening with native Irish storyteller Tomáseen Foley, Grammy Award-winner William Coulter, native Irish fiddler and vocalist Eimear Arkins, Irish piper Brian Bigley, and Galway dancer Marcus Donnelly - some of the most gifted performers on either side of the Atlantic.

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Thank you to all of our 2023-2024 season and show sponsors! Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org

Season Sponsors:
GEICO Local Office - Kevin & Janice Krieger
Hill Worldwide Moving Services
KCTS 9 PBS Seattle / Cascade Public Media
Kitsap Bank
West Hills Auto Plex

Exclusive Show Sponsors:
Tim Ryan Construction (TRC)

$5 Movie Night: Darby O’Gill and the Little People (1959)
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743

Thank you to our Film Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this film. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Bremerton's Admiral Theatre is proud to present Walt Disney Pictures’ classic Darby O’Gill and the Little People on our 50 foot big screen with concert sound. Starring Albert Sharpe, Janet Munro, Sean Connery, Jimmy O'Dea, and Kieron Moore. An Irishman known for his tall tales befriends the King of the Leprechauns, but no one believes him.

1959 | G | Runtime 1 hr 33 min

Movie sponsorships available below for $200 (nonprofits) and $300 (for individuals and for profit businesses). Sponsorships come with 12 tickets and marketing benefits.

Cat Kid Comic Club The Musical
Saturday, March 9, 2024
Doors 11:30 AM | Show 12:30 PM
Tickets start at $10 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $10
Balcony $15
Loge $20
Main Floor $26

This show is not included in season ticket packages. No lunch service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

THANK YOU to our School Day Series sponsors DeBruyn Foundation at Kitsap Community Foundation! And THANK YOU to our show sponsors Tom & Nancy Danaher!

Cat Kid and Molly Pollywog have started an epic club to teach 21 rambunctious baby frogs how to make their own comics! Their fishy father Flippy is overjoyed that his kids will learn to unleash their creativity, but when the frogs’ constant bickering and outrageous imaginations send their comics comically off the rails, Flippy flips out! Will the club survive? Will the frogs ever get along? And will creativity finally save the day? All will be answered in this madcap musical based on Dav Pilkey’s irreverently hilarious book series.

This hilarious musical adaptation of Dav Pilkey’s Dog Man spin-off series, Cat Kid Comic Club, is written by Kevin Del Aguila and Brad Alexander - the team that brought you DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL!

Recommended For: Grades 1 through 5

Book and Lyrics by Kevin Del AguilaMusic by Brad AlexanderAdapted from the CAT KID COMIC CLUB series of books by Dav PilkeyDirected and Choreographed by Marlo Hunter

$5 Movie Night: Far and Away (1992)
Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743

Thank you to our Film Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this film. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Bremerton's Admiral Theatre is proud to present Ron Howard's 1992 epic Far and Away starring Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman. An impoverished 19th-century Irish tenant farmer has recently lost his home and his father and runs off to America with his landlord's daughter. They arrive in America with barely more than the clothes on their backs and struggle for the American dream.

1992 | PG-13 | Runtime 2 hr 20 min

Movie sponsorships available below for $200 (nonprofits) and $300 (for individuals and for profit businesses). Sponsorships come with 12 tickets and marketing benefits.

Trailblazing Women of Country: A Tribute to Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly
featuring Miko Marks and Kristina Train
Sat., March 2, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $24 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $24
Balcony $34
Loge $39
Main Floor $49

This show is included in 2023-2024 full season tickets, half season package A, and the Spotlight Series. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton revolutionized country music and blazed a trail for future generations of female artists. With their chart-topping hits and record-breaking sales, Patsy, Loretta, and Dolly wove threads of contemporary womanhood throughout the tapestry of country music, resulting in unprecedented commercial success and earning each a place in the Country Music Hall of Fame.

Trailblazing Women of Country, will entertain and inspire audiences during this pivotal moment in our nation’s history, featuring soloists, Miko Marks, CMT’s 2022, “Next Woman of Country”; and Nashville based singer, Kristina Train, supported by a 5-member all-female band.

Cline, Lynn, and Parton harnessed country music’s rich storytelling tradition to offer their uniquely empowered—and unmistakably female—perspective on issues faced by women of their day. Their shared legacy of musical excellence, earthy glamour, and unapologetic authenticity continues to resonate with listeners of all ages and backgrounds in the 21st century.

Patsy’s assured contralto affirms that a woman can be heartbroken and sure of herself at the same time (“Crazy,” “Walkin’ After Midnight”); Loretta Lynn’s songs exalt autonomy attained through contraception (“The Pill”) and self-respect (“Don’t Come Home A-Drinkin’ with Lovin’ On Your Mind”); and Dolly Parton demonstrates that a woman can ascend the career ladder (“9-to-5”) while never losing sight of her roots (“Coat of Many Colors”).

Through their singular voices and artistry, Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton defied restrictive gender norms, proving that women can be at once beautiful and strong, vulnerable, and powerful.

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Thank you to all of our 2023-2024 season and show sponsors! Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org

Season Sponsors:
GEICO Local Office - Kevin & Janice Krieger
Hill Worldwide Moving Services
KCTS 9 PBS Seattle / Cascade Public Media
Kitsap Bank
West Hills Auto Plex

Spotlight Series Sponsors:
Sheila & Charles Hart

Show Sponsors:
Jeri Burgess
Ron & Patty Wagner

Comedian Bengt Washburn
Friday, March 1, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Main Floor Seating Only $20

This show is included in our 2023-2024 Comedy Series sponsored by Mark & Sue Rufener. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Bengt Washburn has been doing standup for longer than he wants to tell anyone. He won the San Francisco International Comedy Competition way back in 2001.

Bengt can be heard on XM radio, and has been a guest on Bob and Tom, NPR and other places. He has made appearances on Craig Ferguson and Conan O’Brien. He also did 5 minutes on Comedy Central. He has a few comedy CDs and a couple of DryBar Comedy Specials which have millions of views. He has also two self produced comedy specials. Most people who sit down and listen to him find him to be very very funny. Yes, we wrote very twice. He is that good.

Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org

Dinosaur World Live
Thursday, February 29, 2024
Doors 5:30 p.m. | Show 7 p.m.
Tickets start at $19 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $19
Balcony $22
Loge $31
Main Floor $37

*Age guidance: 3+ | Running Time: 50 mins + 15 min post show meet & greet with the Dinosaurs

This show is not included in 2023-2024 season tickets. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.

Looking for fun days out with the kids? Dare to experience the dangers and delights of Dinosaur World Live in this roarsome interactive show for all the family!

Discover a pre-historic world of astonishing (and remarkably life-like) dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including every child's favourite flesh-eating giant, the Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan, Microraptor and Segnosaurus!

A special meet and greet after the show offers all our brave explorers the chance to make a new dinosaur friend. Don’t miss this entertaining and mind-expanding jurassic adventure, live on stage.

Book now before tickets become extinct!

$5 Movie Night: Lee Daniels' The Butler
Presented by the Admiral Theatre Foundation and NAACP Bremerton Branch - Unit 1134
Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743

Thank you to our Film Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this film. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Bremerton's Admiral Theatre and NAACP Bremerton Branch - Unit 1134 are proud to present Lee Daniels' award-winning 2013 film The Butler for Black History Month. Starring Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Terrence Howard. A black butler working at the White House serves eight U.S. presidents over the course of three decades, and finds his personal life deeply affected by the sweeping social changes he witnesses from his prestigious job.

2013 | PG-13 | Runtime 2 hr 12 min

Movie sponsorships available for $200 (nonprofits) and $300 (for individuals and for profit businesses). Sponsorships come with 12 tickets and marketing benefits. To purchase, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org

An Evening with Eli Young Band
Sat., February 24, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7 p.m.
Tickets start at $38 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $38
Balcony $48
Loge $78
Main Floor $108

This show is included in 2023-2024 full season tickets and half season package B. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+. This is the band’s only Western Washington tour stop - don’t miss out!

ELI YOUNG BAND has always been unique in modern Country music – a true band of brothers who play their own instruments, write their own songs and cling fast to their Texas roots. With LOVE TALKING out now via The Valory Music Co., they embrace what makes them different once and for all.

Overall, lead singer Mike Eli found himself writing more than 150 songs in the time since the GRAMMY-nominated band released THIS IS ELI YOUNG BAND: GREATEST HITS in 2019. On LOVE TALKING, he joins forces with Nashville stalwarts Jimmy Robbins, Laura Veltz, Josh Osborne, Jon Nite and more. Also finding a home on the album is the sentimental “Lucky For Me” and tongue-in-cheek “Break Up In A Bar.”

“We really wanted to find the positivity in what we got out of the last two years, so that was one of the main goals for this album,” notes Eli. “There was a lot of unknown that was written into some of the music we created during that time, but we all lived it so deeply; we wanted to offer something uplifting with our music.”

Eli founded the band with guitarist James Young, bassist Jon Jones and drummer Chris Thompson at the University of North Texas in 2000, steadily building a grassroots fanbase that propelled four No. 1 singles and gave the band an edgy, romantically-charged identity (4X PLATINUM “Crazy Girl,” 2X PLATINUM “Even If It Breaks Your Heart” and PLATINUM “Love Ain’t” and “Drunk Last Night “).

The trailblazing group has come a long way since with a dynamic career thus far producing Billboard's No. 1 Country Song of the Year and ACM Award for Song of the Year with “Crazy Girl,” plus racking up over 2 billion streams to earn Pandora Billionaire status. Multiple CMA, CMT, ACA and Teen Choice Award nominations along with over 3 billion streams of their career catalogue offer an undeniable of EYB’s unique connection with fans. Even through sonic evolutions and changes to the Country industry, their obsessive following has continued to grow.

What they’re good at has always been the same – organic, live-show focused Country dripping with authenticity and perfected in sold-out clubs, amphitheaters and stadiums coast-to-coast. Confident in their soulful, hearts-on-fire brand of Country, the title track of their forthcoming album is impacting Country radio and playlists now as they head out on a 51-city tour of the same name. EYB has also shared the stage with Kenny Chesney, Rascal Flatts, Tim McGraw, Jason Aldean, Toby Keith, Chris Young, Darius Rucker and Dave Matthews Band, plus performed on national television shows such as TODAY, Conan, Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and FOX & Friends.

"We've passed the 20-year mark as a band. And there's something about that which makes you reflect on everything that we've already done. And now, it feels like we are entering a new chapter. This new music feels full of energy and full of life," Eli recently shared with People.com.

“We still look at each other as college buddies – not business partners,” says Young. “We get to share our lives with each other and we’ve done some really cool stuff, and our music has been the greatest byproduct of that.”

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Thank you to all of our 2023-2024 season and show sponsors! Sponsorships available. For details, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org

Season Sponsors:
GEICO Local Office - Kevin & Janice Krieger
Hill Worldwide Moving Services
KCTS 9 PBS Seattle / Cascade Public Media
Kitsap Bank
West Hills Auto Plex

Show Sponsors:
Hutch-Con Construction Inc.
Drs. Rose & Dale Holdren
JoAnn Kahn

$5 Movie Night: Selma
Presented by the Admiral Theatre Foundation and NAACP Bremerton Branch - Unit 1134
Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Movie 7 p.m.
General Admission $5 (incl. fees)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743

Thank you to our Film Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service at this film. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Bremerton's Admiral Theatre and NAACP Bremerton Branch - Unit 1134 are proud to present Ava DuVernay's Academy Award-winning 2014 film Selma for Black History Month. Starring David Oyelowo, Carmen Ejogo, Tom Wilkinson, Cuba Gooding Jr., and Alessandro Nivola. The marches from Selma, Ala., to Montgomery to secure voting rights for black Americans are depicted in this docudrama set during the U.S. Civil Rights Movement, and which focuses on the actions of Martin Luther King Jr.

2014 | PG-13 | Runtime 2 hr 8 min

Movie sponsorships available for $200 (nonprofits) and $300 (for individuals and for profit businesses). Sponsorships come with 12 tickets and marketing benefits. To purchase, contact Development Director Nita Hartley at 360.932.3051 or nita@admiraltheatre.org

Be My Valentine: Dinner & A Movie
Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Wednesday, February 14, 2024
Doors 5:30 p.m. | Film 7 p.m.
Film Only $5 (Balcony) | Dinner $60 (Main Floor) (all reserved seating)
Family packs of 5+ $20 via the box office at 360.373.6743 (Balcony)

Thank you to our Film Series Sponsors Caffé Perfetto and Sound CPA’s! No dinner service in the balcony. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.

This event is generously sponsored by Kitsap Bank

Dinner Menu:

Wild Northwest Salmon with Dill Aioli
Wild Rice Pilaf Hybrid Blend
Grilled Asparagus
Classic Dinner Salad (choice of red wine vinaigrette or ranch dressing)
Fresh Dinner Rolls & Butter

Dessert
Tiramisu

*Vegetarian option available upon request
Portobello Mushroom with Italian Vegetables & Balsamic Reduction

Living Voices: The Right To Dream
Tuesday, February 13, 2024
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7 p.m.
Free Admission
Watch The Right To Dream Trailer
Download The Right To Dream Study Guide

Living Voices brings life to history

How do we ensure equal rights for all citizens?

Discover the struggle and sacrifice for Black civil rights, through the efforts of a young African American activist coming of age during the civil rights movement.

In the 1960s, Raymond and Ruby risk their lives to fight racism and help lead African Americans to equality and the right to vote in the South through their involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.

Recommended Audiences
6th Grade Through Adult

Curriculum Connections
Civil Rights | US History | Civics/Government | Ethnic Studies | African American Studies | Literature | Theatre | Media - Film

Common Core Standard
Literacy in History/Social Studies | Speaking & Listening | Reading

Endorsements & Affiliations
National Civil Rights Museum, African American Research Library & Cultural Center, Northwest African American Museum