Burien’s Hi-Liners will be celebrating ‘Winterfest’ at the Community Center Annex on Thursday, Dec. 29th from 6 p.m. – 9 p.m., with a “magical evening of holiday cheer for the whole family!”

Here’s more from an announcement:

Imagine your favorite games – Ships and Sailors, Name Ball, a special version of Heads or Tails, a Cake Walk, Ring Toss – all played for Prizes!

Plus, SING ALONG WITH ALI! Gather around the piano to sing Holiday Favorites.

Not to Mention – A special performance by the Graduating Class of Hogwarts Academy and a 7:30 DVD premiere of the 2011 MainStage Production Chicago! (this production is PG-13, so non cast members must be over 12 or accompanied by a parent in the viewing room).

Scrip for food and games will be on sale at the door – 10 scrip for $5.

The Community Center Annex is located at 425 SW 144th Street.

More info available at the Hi-Liners website here.

Burien’s Hi-Liners will be holding their 7th annual fundraising Dinner Cabaret and Auction on Saturday night, Oct. 22nd at the Jerry Brockey Center at South Seattle Community College.

“It’s entertaining! It’s delicious! It’s important!” reads an email. “We need your support for our largest fundraising event to insure our survival for another year!”

The fun begins at 5:30 p.m. and continues with a silent auction, dinner and entertainment, followed by a live auction.

Tickets are $65 each, and registration ends Tuesday, Oct. 18th, so be sure to purchase your tickets online now – just click here.

Some of the items up for bid include:

• Lunch with Author Ann Rule for 4, includes personally autographed books!
• Broadway Revival Poster for “Cabaret” autographed by the cast including the late Natasha Richardson!
• Original Art provided by local artists!
• VIP Tickets to Mama Mia at the Paramount in March 2012!
• Walk on Roles in The Hi-Liners MainStage Show next September!
• Get entertained from a whole new angle, back stage at The Hi-Liners!

Event Timeline:

• 5:30pm — Check-in & Silent Auction
• 7:00pm — Dinner & Entertainment
• 8:00pm — Live Auction
• 9:30pm — Thank You’s & Checkout

Dinner Menu: “Northwest Surf ‘n Turf”

Entrée Choices:

• (1) Grilled Top Sirloin Steak and Salmon (2) Vegetarian Entrée
• Served with Salad and Mashed Potatoes
• Fresh Vegetables, Rolls and Butter
• Coffee, Tea, Beer, Wine and Soda
• And the Dessert Dash!

Here are the details:

WHAT: The Hi-Liners 7th Annual Dinner Cabaret and Auction.

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 – 5:30pm

WHERE: The Brockey Conference Center at South Seattle Community College, located at 6000 16^th Ave. SW in West Seattle.

COST: $65 per person, or $600 for a table of 10.

INFO: From an email:

Be our guest and get a sneak peek at what The Hi-Liners are planning for 2012!

With success come increased costs … rent at the Annex, salaries, major equipment costs such as air conditioners for the classrooms at the Annex, and scholarships. They have had more requests for scholarships in 2011 than ever before. Because of the generosity of prior donations, they were able to fulfill these requests. It is their intent, when funds are available, to never turn away a young actor because of financial need. They need your help to insure that the scholarships are always available.

Fundraising provides 20% of their operating budget. They are dependent upon your generosity to keep their doors open. Their Fall Dinner Cabaret and Auction is their major fundraising event of the year. We hope to raise $45,000 with your help. This year, they are returning to South Seattle Community College for their excellent cuisine and large stage. The entertainment, as it has every year, will be the highlight of the event! So please join them on October 22nd for an evening of excellent food, outstanding entertainment, and as always with The Hi-Liners-fun!

For more information about the Hi-Liners, please visit their website here.

“The cast, the sets, the costumes, the orchestra—all are receiving raves!” reads a note on the group’s website.

Tickets for the show are available at www.hi-liners.org.

If you have already seen it, call 206-617-2152 now and you can come back for the final weekend for half price!

“CHICAGO has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping-song after another; and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen,” reads a press release – click here for more info.

If you haven’t seen the Oscar-winning movie in a while, or have yet to see the stage version, here’s a synopsis:

In the mid-’20s, Roxie Hart is a small-time chorus dancer married to a well-meaning dunderhead named Amos. Roxie is having an affair on the side with Fred Casley, a smooth talker who insists he can make her a star. However, Fred strings Roxie along a bit too far for his own good, and when she realizes that his promises are empty, she becomes enraged and murders Fred in cold blood. Roxie soon finds herself behind bars alongside Velma Kelly, a vaudeville star who used to perform with her sister until Velma discovered that her sister had been sleeping with her husband. Velma shot them both dead, and, after scheming prison matron “Mama” Morton hooks Velma up with hotshot lawyer Billy Flynn, Velma becomes the new Queen of the scandal sheets. Roxie is just shrewd enough to realize that her poor fortune could also bring her fame, so she convinces Amos to also hire Flynn. Soon Flynn is splashing Roxie’s story — or, more accurately, a highly melodramatic revision of Roxie’s story — all over the press, and Roxy and Velma are soon battling neck-to-neck over who can win greater fame through the headlines.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Burien’s Hi-Liner’s ‘Chicago, the Musical’

WHEN: Remaining showtimes are:

• Saturday, Sept. 24th at 7:30 p.m.
• Sundays, Sept. 25 at 1:30 p.m.

WHERE: Highline Performing Arts Center, located at 401 S. 152nd Street (next to Highline High School).

COST: Tickets are $15-$25, and group rates are available.

INFO: More info at www.hi-liners.org or by calling 206-617-2152.

VIDEO: Please note that the following is NOT from this specific Hi-Liner production, rather, it’s from the film version starring Richard Gere singing “All I Care About Is Love”:

Click here to view the embedded video.

‘Velma Kelly,’ played by Lauren Khalfayan, along with the rest of the Hi-Liners cast rehearse “All That Jazz.” Chicago opens at Burien’s Highline Performing Arts Center TONIGHT (Sat., Sept. 10th) and runs Sept. 11, 17, 18, 24, and 25. Tickets and info at www.hi-liners.org.

Burien’s Hi-Liners recently performed at the Highline Historical Society’s annual volunteer thank-you dinner at the home of John and Cyndi Upthegrove. They delighted guests with a preview of their upcoming show CHICAGO, which opens Sept. 10th at the Highline Performing Arts Center. Pictured above is Billy Flynn (played by Nick Watson) and his ladies performing “All I Care About Is Love.”

Tickets for the show are available at www.hi-liners.org.

“CHICAGO has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping-song after another; and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen,” reads a press release – click here for more info.

If you haven’t seen the Oscar-winning movie in a while, or have yet to see the stage version, here’s a synopsis:

In the mid-’20s, Roxie Hart is a small-time chorus dancer married to a well-meaning dunderhead named Amos. Roxie is having an affair on the side with Fred Casley, a smooth talker who insists he can make her a star. However, Fred strings Roxie along a bit too far for his own good, and when she realizes that his promises are empty, she becomes enraged and murders Fred in cold blood. Roxie soon finds herself behind bars alongside Velma Kelly, a vaudeville star who used to perform with her sister until Velma discovered that her sister had been sleeping with her husband. Velma shot them both dead, and, after scheming prison matron “Mama” Morton hooks Velma up with hotshot lawyer Billy Flynn, Velma becomes the new Queen of the scandal sheets. Roxie is just shrewd enough to realize that her poor fortune could also bring her fame, so she convinces Amos to also hire Flynn. Soon Flynn is splashing Roxie’s story — or, more accurately, a highly melodramatic revision of Roxie’s story — all over the press, and Roxy and Velma are soon battling neck-to-neck over who can win greater fame through the headlines.

We’re huge fans of the Hi-Liners, as we’ve seen them perform both on stage (read a review here) and at the Three Tree Point Fireworks Fund Donor’s Party, where they totally rocked the house by acting as screaming fans as guests entered on a red carpet (some say this was the best party 3TP has ever seen). This is a group chock full of youthful talent and energy, so we’re sure this is going to be an excellent production.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Burien’s Hi-Liner’s ‘Chicago, the Musical’

WHEN: Showtimes are:

• Saturdays: September 10, 17, 24 at 7:30
• Sundays: September 11, 18, 25 at 1:30

WHERE: Highline Performing Arts Center, located at 401 S. 152nd Street (next to Highline High School).

COST: Tickets are $15-$25, and group rates are available.

INFO: More info at www.hi-liners.org or by calling 206-617-2152.

VIDEO: Please note that the following is NOT from this specific Hi-Liner production, rather, it’s from the film version starring Richard Gere singing “All I Care About Is Love”:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Organizers of last Friday’s first-ever ‘Pie Joust’ report to us that they’re missing the ‘Suit of Armor’ (pictured above) that graced Burien Town Square as a decorative prop.

According to Organizer John Nelson, the missing Knight was last seen in the entryway of Mick Kelly’s Irish Pub (435 SW 152nd Street), where it was moved shortly after the joust cleanup concluded.

“It departed the scene sometime between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. when the final person locked up,” Nelson said.

The prop, on loan from the Hi-Liners, cost $500.

“If we can’t find it, we will donate $500 to the Hi-Liners. Even though they said we don’t have to compensate them, we feel it is the only reasonable thing to do,” Nelson added.

If you’ve seen the missing Knight, or know where he is, please contact John Nelson ASAP at jonelson@btownies.com.

The Hi-Liners brings Chicago to Burien. Rehearsals are in full swing at the Annex for the September production. Here the Reporters are perfecting "We Both Reached for the Gun" from act one. Photo: Tina Giesbers

Burien’s Hi-Liners will be presenting ‘Chicago, the Musical’ starting Sept. 10th and continuing through Sept. 25th at the Highline Performing Arts Center, located at 401 S. 152nd Street.

“CHICAGO has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping-song after another; and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen,” reads a press release – click here for more info.

If you haven’t seen the Oscar-winning movie in a while, or have yet to see the stage version, here’s a synopsis:

In the mid-’20s, Roxie Hart is a small-time chorus dancer married to a well-meaning dunderhead named Amos. Roxie is having an affair on the side with Fred Casley, a smooth talker who insists he can make her a star. However, Fred strings Roxie along a bit too far for his own good, and when she realizes that his promises are empty, she becomes enraged and murders Fred in cold blood. Roxie soon finds herself behind bars alongside Velma Kelly, a vaudeville star who used to perform with her sister until Velma discovered that her sister had been sleeping with her husband. Velma shot them both dead, and, after scheming prison matron “Mama” Morton hooks Velma up with hotshot lawyer Billy Flynn, Velma becomes the new Queen of the scandal sheets. Roxie is just shrewd enough to realize that her poor fortune could also bring her fame, so she convinces Amos to also hire Flynn. Soon Flynn is splashing Roxie’s story — or, more accurately, a highly melodramatic revision of Roxie’s story — all over the press, and Roxy and Velma are soon battling neck-to-neck over who can win greater fame through the headlines.

We’re huge fans of the Hi-Liners, as we’ve seen them perform both on stage (read a review here) and at the Three Tree Point Fireworks Fund Donor’s Party, where they rocked the house by acting as screaming fans as guests entered on a red carpet (some say this was the best party that ‘hood has ever seen). This is a group chock full of youthful talent and energy, so we’re sure this is going to be an excellent production.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Burien’s Hi-Liner’s ‘Chicago, the Musical’

WHEN: Showtimes are:

• Saturdays: September 10, 17, 24 at 7:30
• Sundays: September 11, 18, 25 at 1:30

WHERE: Highline Performing Arts Center, located at 401 S. 152nd Street (next to Highline High School).

COST: Tickets are $15-$25, and group rates are available.

INFO: More info at www.hi-liners.org or by calling 206-617-2152.

VIDEOS: Please note that these are NOT scenes from this specific Hi-Liner production, but are great scenes from other versions and/or the film to give you an idea of the kind of music you might hear:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Burien’s Hi-Liners will be presenting ‘Chicago, the Musical’ starting Sept. 10th and continuing through Sept. 25th at the Highline Performing Arts Center, located at 401 S. 152nd Street.

Tickets go on sale Monday, Aug. 1st, so mark your calendar to help support this local group and get yourself (and your family/friends) in to what will surely be a great show – click here for more info.

“CHICAGO has everything that makes Broadway great: a universal tale of fame, fortune and all that jazz; one show-stopping-song after another; and the most astonishing dancing you’ve ever seen,” reads a press release.

If you haven’t seen the Oscar-winning movie in a while, or have yet to see the stage version, here’s a synopsis:

In the mid-’20s, Roxie Hart is a small-time chorus dancer married to a well-meaning dunderhead named Amos. Roxie is having an affair on the side with Fred Casley, a smooth talker who insists he can make her a star. However, Fred strings Roxie along a bit too far for his own good, and when she realizes that his promises are empty, she becomes enraged and murders Fred in cold blood. Roxie soon finds herself behind bars alongside Velma Kelly, a vaudeville star who used to perform with her sister until Velma discovered that her sister had been sleeping with her husband. Velma shot them both dead, and, after scheming prison matron “Mama” Morton hooks Velma up with hotshot lawyer Billy Flynn, Velma becomes the new Queen of the scandal sheets. Roxie is just shrewd enough to realize that her poor fortune could also bring her fame, so she convinces Amos to also hire Flynn. Soon Flynn is splashing Roxie’s story — or, more accurately, a highly melodramatic revision of Roxie’s story — all over the press, and Roxy and Velma are soon battling neck-to-neck over who can win greater fame through the headlines.

We’re huge fans of the Hi-Liners, as we’ve seen them perform both on stage (read a review here) and at the Three Tree Point Fireworks Fund Donor’s Party, where they rocked the house by acting as screaming fans as guests entered on a red carpet (some say this was the best party that ‘hood has ever seen). This is a group chock full of youthful talent and energy, so we’re sure this is going to be an excellent production.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Burien’s Hi-Liner’s ‘Chicago, the Musical’

WHEN: Showtimes are:

• Saturdays: September 10, 17, 24 at 7:30
• Sundays: September 11, 18, 25 at 1:30

WHERE: Highline Performing Arts Center, located at 401 S. 152nd Street (next to Highline High School).

COST: Tickets are $15-$25, and group rates are available.

INFO: More info at www.hi-liners.org or by calling 206-617-2152.

VIDEOS: Please note that these are NOT scenes from this specific Hi-Liner production, but are great scenes from other versions and/or the film to give you an idea of the kind of music you might hear:

Click here to view the embedded video.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Burien’s Hi-Liners will be performing their version of “Willy Wonka Junior” the weekend of July 15-17, beginning Friday, July 15th and continuing with five shows total through Sunday night, July 17th at The Annex (14501 4th Ave SW).

“Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world famous candy man and his quest to find an heir comes to life in this stage adaptation of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, which features the songs from the classic family film ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory,’” reads a press release. “The memorable score features “The Candy Man”, “Pure Imagination”, “Oompa Loompa” and ”I Want it Now” by Academy® and Grammy® award winners Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley, neatly fitted into a new script adapted under the auspices of the Dahl Estate. With a flexible cast size, featuring roles for children and a tour-de-force role in the title character.”

We’re big fans of the Hi-Liners, and find them to be a very talented, hard-working group of area youth, and we’re very thankful for the hard work they did performing at the recent Three Tree Point Fireworks Fund Donor Party!

Here are the details:

WHAT: Burien’s Hi-Liners perform “Willy Wonka Junior”

WHEN: Performances will be held:

• Friday, July 15 7:00pm
• Saturday, July 16 3:30pm
• Saturday, July 16 7:00pm
• Sunday, July 17 3:30pm
• Sunday, July 17 7:00pm

WHERE: The Annex, located at 14501 4th Ave SW in Burien (At the corner of 4th & 146th near the skate park).

TICKETS: Click HERE to purchase Tickets online.

INFO: For more info on the Hi-Liners, visit their website here.

Burien’s Hi-Liners will be holding ‘Improv-Aganza,’ a workshop taught by Hi-Liner teachers and friends, on Sunday, May 21st from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., with an Improv Show set for 6:30 p.m.

Cost is $20, or $5 to watch the 6:30 p.m. show, and the event will take place at The Burien Annex, located at 14501 4th Ave SW.

Here are the details:

WHAT: Hi-Liners ‘Improv-Aganza’ Workshop.

WHEN: Sunday, May 22nd from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., with an Improv Show at 6:30 p.m.

WHERE: The Burien Annex, located at 14501 4th Ave SW, Burien, WA 98166

INFO: Please RSVP if you are attending the workshop – info@hi-liners.org.

All payments received at the door

Improv & Pizza

An Improv Workshop Taught by Your Favorite Hi-Liner Teachers and Friends

A two-hour, on your feet, action packed workshop and pizza, all for only $20

PLUS the opportunity to perform in the First Ever Hi-Liners Improv-Aganza!

Featuring the Workshop Participants, Teachers and Special Guests!! ages 9 – 99 welcome

Just want to see the show? Only $5 for the Improv-Aganza Show.