Seattle Symphony Presents An Evening With Bill Cosby

Seattle Symphony presents legendary comedian Bill Cosby for two shows on Saturday, Jan. 27, at 4 and 8 p.m. Both performances will take place in the S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium at Benaroya Hall.

From stand-up comic to actor to musician, Bill Cosby has dominated the world of entertainment with his particular brand of Chaplinesque humor and social commentary. He has recorded 21 albums (three of them musical), as well as six singles. Eight of the albums have been certified Gold Records by the Recording Industry Association of America. He is a five-time Grammy Award winner for Best Comedy Album. Critics say Cosby's success on television "may have changed the game as well as the scores. Before his show hit the air, many viewers had rejected primetime television as an electronic guignol of crime, slime, glitz and glands."

After being discharged from the Navy, Cosby enrolled at Temple University on an athletic scholarship. He earned his master's degree in 1972 and his doctorate in education in 1977 from the University of Massachusetts. Besides his involvement with a host of charities, Cosby also is an active trustee of his alma mater, Temple University of Philadelphia, and the author of several books.

Single tickets from $25 to $70 can be purchased by calling the Seattle Symphony Ticket Office at (206) 215-4747 or toll-free at (866) 833-4747, faxing the Symphony at (206) 215-4748, ordering online at www.seattlesymphony.org with the "Select-Your-Own-Seat" option, or visiting the Seattle Symphony Ticket Office in Benaroya Hall at Third Avenue & Union Street, Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturday, 1 to 6 p.m.

Subscriptions are still available for Seattle Symphony performances. For group sales information, call (206) 215-4784. Student and senior rush discount tickets, subject to availability, go on sale in person at the Seattle Symphony Ticket Office at 6 p.m. prior to evening performances and two hours prior to afternoon performances. -- www.seattlesymphony.org