zinzanni is a circus dinner theater that began in the neighborhood of lower queen anne in seattle washington . 1 it has since expanded to a site on the waterfront at pier 29 on the embarcadero in san francisco california . teatro zinzanni was created by norman langill 2 and was once described as the moulin rouge meets cirque du soleil . 3 the show is a blend of european cabaret circus arts fine dining 4 and vaudeville performed in a belgian spiegeltent mirror tent . 5 6 until mid 2011 the show was produced by the seattle based non profit events company one reel . teatro zinzanni is now an independent company . teatro zinzanni began in seattle in october 1998 for an eight week run and ended up playing to sold out houses until it closed on december 31 1999 . it then moved its operation to san francisco opening there in march 2000 . in 2002 it reopened a permanent operation in seattle s belltown district . the operation has since moved to seattle s theatre district on mercer street across from seattle center . teatro zinzanni s san francisco location closed its operation on december 31 2011 due to the city s preparation for the america s cup but has plan to reopen at another location on the embarcadero after fund raising is complete . 7 the many performers in teatro zinzanni productions have included joan baez 8 duffy bishop 9 yamil borges martha davis of the rock group the motels 1 michael davis el vez 3 frank ferrante 10 11 geoff hoyle 11 sally kellerman 12 13 liliane montevecchi 10 maria muldaur 14 15 melanie stace 16 puddles pity party 17 and ann wilson of the rock group heart . 3 teatro zinzanni has produced two cds 18 the divas 10 with baez montevecchi kellerman thelma houston and others and omnium a collaboration of tz maestro norm durkee with martha davis . in addition to teatro zinzanni s evening dinner shows teatro zinzanni has introduced a variety of special projects including brunches 19 late night cabarets cabaret lunatique mezzo lunatico 19 a concert series mirror tent music children s family programming big top rock zirkus fantazmo 19 and offers year round education opportunities including day camps . 19 20 21 see also edit list of dinner theaters references edit a b charles campbell may 26 2005 . vaudeville lives in seattle . straight . retrieved 30 september 2011 . joe adcock june 28 2004 . the show goes on for teatro zinzanni . the seattle post intelligencer . retrieved 30 september 2011 . a b c seattle music map an insider s guide to seattle s music history on . seattle.gov . retrieved 30 september 2011 . m. sharon baker october 15 2007 . from the plate to the stage teatro zinzanni aims to dazzle diners . nation s restaurant news . retrieved 30 september 2011 . mark blankenship august 17 2007 . audiences get their circus kicks new alternative productions thriving in u.s . variety . retrieved 30 september 2011 . the famous spiegeltent . spiegeltent . retrieved 30 september 2011 . stephanie lee dec 6 2011 . america s cup winds of change on s.f. waterfront . san francisco chronicle . retrieved 7 december 2011 . steve winn october 12 2001 . now it s countess baez . the san francisco chronicle . retrieved 30 september 2011 . the duffy bishop band s biography free listening videos concerts stats and pictures at . last.fm . 2011 10 22 . retrieved 2016 02 28 . a b c gene stout may 18 2007 . newest zinzanni diva is rrrreally rrrraucous . the seattle post intelligencer . retrieved 30 september 2011 . a b pat craig august 30 2007 . zinzanni performers ready for anything . the contra costa times . retrieved 30 september 2011 . jesse hamlin july 6 2004 . actress and stage performer who s been there done that still wants more . the san francisco chronicle . retrieved 30 september 2011 . richard connema 2004 . sally kellerman headlines teatro zinzanni . talkin broadway . retrieved 30 september 2011 . matthew stafford march 14 2001 . cirque du supper . sf weekly . retrieved 30 september 2011 . digital interviews october 2000 . maria muldaur . retrieved 30 september 2011 . joel selvin august 18 2007 . review melanie stace is well worth getting to know better . the san francisco chronicle . retrieved 30 september 2011 . puddles pity party . archived from the original on september 14 2014 . retrieved september 26 2014 . listed in teatro zinzanni boutique catalog . a b c d misha berson march 14 2011 . seattle s teatro zinzanni woos wider audience with brunch kids shows and more . seattle times . retrieved 7 december 2011 . janet tu august 9 2009 . seattle arts groups get creative to attract younger generations . seattle times . retrieved 7 december 2011 . r.m. campbell august 13 2008 . camp zinzanni lets kids step into the ring . seattle p i. retrieved 7 december 2011 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to teatro zinzanni . official website one reel website . coordinates 37 48 18 n 122 24 09 w 37.80495 n 122.40253 w 37.80495 ; 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