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Meet Tony-Nominated, Bellevue-Born Roger Robinson

Robinson, who plays "conjure man" Bynum Walker in Joe Turner, is in his seventies, he's tall, and he'll look familiar if you are a dedicated fan of Kojak. Or Baretta. Or Quincy, M.E. Or Starsky & Hutch. A contract player for Universal in the '70s, Robinson played bit parts on dozens of T.V. shows.

"On October 1, when tickets went on sale for the Seattle premiere of Jersey Boys," the press release solemnly informs us, "all 5th Avenue Theatre box office records were broken."

Through April 29, Tickets $25-$72

Picture the scene: Seattlest staff hunched over our Underwoods, trying to crank out a Pulitzer piece before deadline, the offices wreathed in Dan's editorial smoke -- and the phone rings. "Hello? Hello! Hold the line!" It's the local theaters, the Rep and Intiman, begging for attention. Actors! So needy.

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