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

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

Chris Janson
Friday, September 15, 2023
Doors 6:30 p.m. | Show 8 p.m.
Tickets start at $49 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $49
Balcony $69 - $74
Loge $74 - $89
Main Floor $89 - $159

**Just Announced: Joel Gibson Jr. opens from 7 - 7:30 PM.

This show is not included in 2023-2024 ticket packages. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open. All Ages. Bars for 21+.

Chris Janson, proud member of the Grand Ole Opry and multi-platinum songwriter and artist, is part of country’s new breed. In touch with the lighter side of life with self-penned No. 1s “Fix A Drink,” “Good Vibes,” and the triple platinum “Buy Me A Boat,” as well as the more thoughtful truths of “Done,” “Things You Can’t Live Without,” and the CMA Song of the Year nominee and ACM Video of the Year “Drunk Girl.” Both “Boat” and “Girl” were named to the Nashville Songwriters Association International’s prestigious “Songs I Wish I Wish I’d Written” list, which is why artists like Tim McGraw (“Truck Yeah,” “How I’ll Always Be”), Justin Moore (“Off The Beaten Path”), Cody Johnson (“Let’s Build A Fire”), and the iconic Hank Williams Jr. (“God Fearin’ Man,” “Those Days Are Gone”) reach for Janson’s songs for their own projects.

Beyond his artistry are his live shows, where all that heart-on-the-four-wheeler songwriting meets the fans where they come to rock. Rolling Stone proclaimed him “a live legacy in the making,” and Janson is a frequent presence at the nation’s biggest country festivals, tours, and unexpected sit-ins. For a man known for his outdoors lifestyle and collaborations with Bass Pro Shops and Cabela’s, making music from his own life has established the harmonica-forward multi-instrumentalist the go-to guy for young country for the last decade.

This show is exclusively sponsored by JoAnn Kahn

Lorrie Morgan
Saturday, June 3, 2023
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $24 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $24
Balcony $39
Loge $59
Main Floor $84

This show is included in 2022-2023 full season tickets and half season package A. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.

She is undeniably one of the most eloquently emotive vocalists of modern times, and Lorrie Morgan is set to perform at Bremerton’s Admiral Theatre on Saturday, June 3, 2023.

Lorrie Morgan, the first woman in her genre to begin her career with three consecutive Platinum albums, is back in the studio with award-winning producer Richard Landis, working on a new album. It is sure to be yet another collection showcasing the rainbow of emotions, from darkest heartache to bright, shiny humor, that is the hallmark of Morgan’s range.

"Where I am in my life right now, I'm not afraid to express what I feel," she says. “I'm not afraid to express my views on anything, especially on being a woman and my experiences in this business and in life.”

She has been a daughter, a bride, a mother, a divorcee, a widow, a single mother, a breadwinner and, ultimately, a survivor. In many ways, Lorrie is a living, breathing country song, and she knows what she sings.

Morgan is known for her lustrous vocal phrasing and the down-to-earth believability of her torchy performances. On records such as “A Picture of Me Without You" and "I Guess You Had to Be There," the ache is palpable. She is feisty and sassy on "Watch Me," "What Part of No" "Five Minutes" and "I Didn't Know My Own Strength." She has kicked up her stiletto heels in fun on her hits "Except for Monday" and "Go Away." On her epic "Something in Red" she is an honest, struggling everywoman.

In addition to the project with Landis, Lorrie is excited to be co-writing a second project in collaboration with Larry Gatlin.

Recently in Nashville, Morgan commanded a stage shared by the iconic Judy Collins, in a concert performance honoring the 30th anniversary of LA-based record label, Cleopatra Records. She continues to match any of her earlier efforts, with an emotional range and a stage presence that is as vibrant as ever.

She is a peerless song interpreter, drawing from a deep personal well that spans enormous tenderness to cheeky hutzpah. Whether covering a classic or sharing one of her own songs, Morgan is truly a song stylist in the grandest tradition.

Lorrie Morgan has been around great songs all her life. She is a Nashville native who is the daughter of Country Music Hall of Fame member George Morgan. She made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage at age 13, singing "Paper Roses." Her father died suddenly of a heart attack at age 51. She was l6 at the time and just beginning her musical career. Lorrie Morgan began making her own records shortly thereafter and was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry at just 24 years old.

Morgan married fellow country singer Keith Whitley in 1986. She was signed to RCA Records in 1987, and her onslaught of hits began the following year. Whitley's tragic death of an alcohol overdose in 1989 left her a widowed working mother. Their duet "Til a Tear Becomes a Rose" earned her a 1990 CMA award.

Her first three albums, Leave the Light On (1989), Something in Red (1991) and Watch Me (1992), all earned Platinum Record awards. Her Greatest Hits collection (1999) is also Platinum. War Paint (1994), Greater Need (1996) and Shakin' Things Up (1997) are all Gold Record winners.

She sang "The Sad Cafe" on Common Threads: Songs of the Eagles, which was named the CMA Album of the Year in 1994. Country fans voted Lorrie Morgan their TNN/Music City News Female Vocalist of the Year in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1998. Lorrie Morgan maintained her recording pace in the new millennium, releasing collections in 2002, 2004, 2009 and 2010. In 2012 and 2013, Morgan starred and sparkled in the lavish Enchanted Christmas productions at the opulent Opryland Resort in Nashville. She took that show on the road in 2014.

Morgan has recorded in collaboration with her father, as well as Whitley, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Tammy Wynette, The Beach Boys, Dolly Parton, Andy Williams, the New World Philharmonic, and Pam Tillis. She has toured with George Jones and shared a stage with Jerry Lee Lewis, newly inducted into the Country Music Hall Fame along with Whitley.

Exclusively sponsored by Joanne Haselwood

The Music of Johnny Cash & The Carter Family
featuring Bucklin Hill Band and Skinny Blue
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $19 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $19
Balcony $31
Loge $39
Main Floor $44

This show is included in 2022-2023 full season tickets and half season package A. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.

Join us for a special tribute to the man in black featuring Bucklin Hill Band & Skinny Blue playing the greatest hits of Johnny Cash and the Carter Family.

This show is generously sponsored by Jeri Burgess, and Ron & Patty Wagner

Bucklin Hill Band
Saturday, July 30, 2022
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $15 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $15
Balcony $17
Loge $18
Main Floor $22

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

An accomplished group of showmen with years of professional musical experience. Members of Bucklin Hill played with legends such as Ray Charles, Rod Stewart & Papa John Creach, just to name a few. They have entertained audiences around the world, and their rich musical talent can be heard on TV and film.

Bucklin Hill is much more than just a country band. It’s a rich diversity of talent and musical backgrounds. The show feels like a country review, with a mix of styles from traditional to rock to bluegrass and much, much more!

This show is generously sponsored by Michael Huey, DMD

*Melissa Etheridge Fan Club, VIP, and venue presale begins Tuesday, October 26, 2021 at 2 p.m. PT. Tickets go on sale to the public on Tuesday, November 2, 2021 at 2 p.m. PT.

Melissa Etheridge: One Way Out Tour
Friday, April 1, 2022
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $69 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $69
Balcony $74
Loge $89
Main Floor $159

This show is included in full season tickets. No dinner service at this show. Concessions and the bars will be open.

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives
Saturday, September 18, 2021
Doors 6 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $32 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony $32
Balcony $42
Loge $57
Main Floor $82

This show is not included in season tickets.

Marty Stuart is a five-time GRAMMY winner, Country Music Hall of Fame (Class of 2020), platinum recording artist, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient from the Americana Music Association, Grand Ole Opry star, country music archivist, photographer, musician, and songwriter. Since starting out singing gospel as a child, Stuart has spent over four decades celebrating American roots music. His teenage years on tour with bluegrass legend Lester Flatt in the 70s were followed by six years in Johnny Cash's band in the 80s, and a chart-topping tenure as a solo artist in the 90s. Stuart hosts a Late Night Jam at The Ryman, a yearly tradition which kicks off the CMA Music Festival, with recent guests including Dolly Parton, Jerry Lee Lewis, Neko Case, Eric Church, Chris Stapleton, Maren Morris, Dan Auerbach and many more.

*Limited to 50% capacity at this time. Please be prepared to adhere to any state Covid guidelines in effect on day of show.

**Pre-sale begins Tuesday, June 1 @ 2 p.m. for season ticket holders, sponsors, and club members via the box office at deb@admiraltheatre.org and 360-373.6743. Public on-sale begins Tuesday, June 8 @ 2 p.m.

The Music of Johnny Cash & The Carter Family
featuring Bucklin Hill Band and Skinny Blue
Saturday, August 14, 2021
Doors 6:30 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $23 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony / Balcony $23
Loge $28
Main Floor $31

This show is not included in season tickets.

Join us for a special tribute to the man in black featuring Bucklin Hill Band & Skinny Blue playing the greatest hits of Johnny Cash and the Carter Family.

Sponsored by Michael Huey DMD

*Limited to 50% capacity at this time. Please be prepared to adhere to any state Covid guidelines in effect on day of show.

The Music of Johnny Cash & The Carter Family
featuring Bucklin Hill Band and Skinny Blue
Friday, August 13, 2021
Doors 6:30 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 14, 2021
Doors 6:30 p.m. | Show 7:30 p.m.
Tickets start at $23 (incl. fees)
Upper Balcony / Balcony $23
Loge $28
Main Floor $31

This show is not included in season tickets.

Join us for a special tribute to the man in black featuring Bucklin Hill Band & Skinny Blue playing the greatest hits of Johnny Cash and the Carter Family.

Sponsored by Michael Huey DMD