Nellie McKay (Solo) @ BALLARD HOMESTEAD

Name: Nellie McKay (Solo) @ BALLARD HOMESTEAD
Start: 2025-09-12T20:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-09-12T22:00:00-07:00
Location: Ballard Homestead

Schedule

Fri Sep 12 2025 at 08:00 pm to 10:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

Ballard Homestead | Seattle, WA

Nellie McKay: www.nelliemckay.com
Nellie McKay has released an eclectic bunch of critically acclaimed albums, her songs and sound ranging from jazz to pop to indefinable, and with her latest, HEY GUYS, WATCH THIS, ably assisted by The Carpenter Ants, she taps into the soulful sounds of West Virginia. Coming soon, the GET AWAY FROM ME demos on Omnivore Records.
She's won a Broadway Theatre World Award for Polly Peachum in The Threepenny Opera, co-created/starred in off-Broadway's Old Hats, created musical biographies of Barbara Graham, Rachel Carson, Joan Rivers, & Billy Tipton ('Best Concerts of the Year' - The New York Times).
As well as acting in the films PS I Love You & Downtown Express, Nellie provided music for Rumor Has It, Monster-In-Law, Last Holiday, Gasland, Private Life, & PS I Love You.
Her TV appearances include David Letterman, Conan O'Brien, Craig Ferguson, The View, and Jimmy Dore, and her music has been heard on Mad Men, Weeds, Boardwalk Empire, Grey's Anatomy, NCIS, and Nurse Jackie.
Most recently Nellie was nominated for an Ovation Award for her performance in Ethan Coen's A Play is a Poem at the Mark Taper Forum.
McKay is a recipient of PETA's Humanitarian Award for her dedication to animal rights,
& she is a vocal critic of endless war, capitalism, & the two-party system that sustains them.

@ Ballard Homestead
7:30p doors, 8p show
All ages, mostly seated
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EVENT & VENUE INFO:
-Ballard Homestead is partially ADA accessible. Please email [email protected] with questions and for accommodations. ballardhomestead.org/about
-Service animals as defined by the ADA are allowed. Service animals are defined as dogs that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for people with disabilities.
-Please limit photos during the show so as to not distract other attendees from the experience.
-Please enter quietly if the show has already begun.
-Please leave quietly, it's a very quiet neighborhood.
-Quiet Picnics Welcome. ie. please no crunchy packaging or loud chips, smelly foods, etc. We sometimes have a few tables out, or you can use the side yard if weather is nice.
-Light snacks & non-alcoholic beverages may be available for purchase, but no other food or bar service at Ballard Homestead shows.
-We have a mix of padded chairs, benches, and a little standing room in back for big shows.
-We are an all ages venue. Kids 10 & under are free at Abbey Arts concerts & arts events unless noted. Please request by emailing [email protected]
-Entering the venue indicates agreement to adhere to the Abbey Respect Policy. All are welcome. fremontabbey.org/respect