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Born and raised in Seattle, WA, Jay has been a theater geek for years. He attends as many shows as he can around the country and loves taking in new exciting works.

Three-letter rating system on each review is as follows. They range from best to worst as WOW (A can’t miss), YAY (Too damn good), MEH+ (Good, with some great things going for it), MEH (Just OK), NAH (You can miss this one) and WTF (I think you can figure out my complex code there).

Jay is also an actor in the local Seattle scene. Follow me on Twitter @SeattleBdwyGeek or on Threads @jdirwin14 or BlueSky Social at @seattlebdwygeek.bsky.social. You can also check me out in my web series "The Gamers: The Shadow Menace" available on Amazon Prime.

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About Jay Irwin

First Show: First big show I saw here in Seattle was either 42nd Street or Hello Dolly with Carol Channing. Not sure which one was first. First Broadway show on Broadway was the original cast of Spamalot. Great way to start off my Broadway experiences especially since I hung by theb stage door (back when we could do that) and meet the entire cast.
Favorite Show: Little Shop of Horrors

Favorite Stories

BWW Reviews: FLASHDANCE at the Paramount - What? A Feeling? Nope. - Possibly one of the worst shows I've ever seen. And still one that I compare all bad shows to.
BWW Reviews: THE BROTHERS SIZE at the Seattle Rep - Possibly one of the best shows I've ever seen. I was blown away so much I took the time to come back and see it again, at full price.
BWW Reviews: LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE at the La Jolla Playhouse -
BWW Review: BRUCE at The Seattle Rep -
'Catch Me If You Can' at the 5th Avenue -

Latest Articles

BWW Review: ArtsWest's HIR Takes Gender/Family Issues to an Absurd Level, and That's Funny?

March 5, 2018

There seems to be a spate of plays getting a lot of critical acclaim these days that take on societal changes and amp them up to an extreme and absurd level.

BWW Review: Seattle Rep's HERSHEY FELDER AS IRVING BERLIN Spotlights an American Icon

March 1, 2018

Dear Readers, if you're anything like me you grew up with a love for old standards.

BWW Review: Sound Theatre's YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU a Roller Coaster of Commitment

February 25, 2018

Even before Sound Theatre Company's current production of "You Can't Take It With You" began, it showed promise with a stunning, well-appointed set by Robin Macartney.

BWW Review: Can Can's ROMEO + JULIET Sizzles

February 24, 2018

It may be cold outside but it is so very hot inside the Can Can with their dazzling production of "Romeo + Juliet".

BWW Review: HAMILTON at the Paramount Does Not Throw Away Its Shot

February 15, 2018

Yes, it's true.

BWW Review: Book-It and Café Nordo's THE MALTESE FALCON Makes a Killer Night

February 11, 2018

It was a cold night in the City of Emeralds.

BWW Review: 5th Ave's MAMMA MIA Soars on Song but a Bit Light on Storytelling

February 10, 2018

Yes, it's that big frothy ABBA musical "Mamma Mia" back again to get all the Dancing Queens shakin' it in the aisles.

BWW Review: Seattle Rep's World Premiere IBSEN IN CHICAGO Tickles While It Captivates

February 8, 2018

When a show works, when all the elements come together from cast to crew, from set to script, it's just a joy to behold.

BWW Review: West of Lenin's AMERICAN HWANGAP Lacks Connection

February 3, 2018

Lloyd Sun's play, "American Hwangap", currently playing at West of Lenin in association with SIS Productions, by its very nature should be about connection and reconnection.

BWW Review: Seattle Public's VANISHING POINT Suffers Repetition and Melodic Inconsistency

January 29, 2018

Seattle Public Theater currently has a musical on their boards, "Vanishing Point", highlighting the stories of three remarkable women, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson (Heather Hawkins), aviatrix Amelia Earhart (Cristin J.

BWW Review: BOHEMIA Delights All the Senses

January 21, 2018

Whether or not you actually drink the absinthe (and there is plenty of it flowing) the green fairies are out in full force at the latest venture from Opal Peachey and Mark Siano, Bohemia , currently playing at The Triple Door.

BWW Review: Strawberry Theatre Workshop's Riveting FROST/NIXON a Must See

January 19, 2018

Peter Morgan's brilliant look at the dissection of one of the most powerful men in the country by one whom many considered a joke, 'Frost/Nixon', is enough of an enticement to want to see Strawberry Theatre Workshop's current production.

BWW Review: Seattle Rep's TWO TRAINS RUNNING Undercut with Quiet Strength

January 18, 2018

The Seattle Rep, fortunately for all of us, has long held a special relationship with the works of August Wilson.

BWW Review: WET's STRAIGHT WHITE MEN Examines Privilege but Takes the Long Way Around

January 14, 2018

As you enter the theater for Washington Ensemble Theatre's Straight White Men , currently playing at 12th Ave Arts, you are greeted with Hip Hop music with questionable lyrics amped up to the point that you can feel the bass in your filings.

BWW Review: Cross Gender TIMON OF ATHENS from Seattle Shakes' Drags with Little Stakes

January 13, 2018

If you're going to put up Shakespeare (or any play really) with a different time or locale or, as is the case with the current Seattle Shakespeare Company production of Timon of Athens , with cross gender casting then have a reason for it.

BWW Review: I Believe! THE BOOK OF MORMON at the Paramount Still Shines

January 4, 2018

God's favorite musical is back! This is, I believe, the fourth time the tour of The Book of Mormon , that juggernaut musical from 2011 (the Hamilton of its day) from the warped minds of Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park fame and Robert Lopez who co-wrote Avenue Q (as well as that litt

BWW 2017 Seattle Critic's Choice Awards (Jay's Picks)

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