Seattle’s long-running circus-meets-cabaret dinner theater, Teatro Zinzanni, has hit a rough patch, with lawsuits and state wage complaints piling up after the company abruptly paused performances this winter. The sudden shutdown has left performers, service staff and local vendors chasing money they say they are still owed, while the company and its creditors wrestle over who gets paid and when.
Local caterer sues while lenders line up
Harried & Hungry, a Seattle catering company that worked with the theater, has filed a breach-of-contract lawsuit in King County Superior Court seeking at least $300,000. Court filings reviewed by reporters also show a separate outside lender has sued over unpaid sums tied to Teatro Zinzanni’s Chicago outpost……