BWW Reviews: SCT's ROBIN HOOD Is Back to Thrill Us
Back in 2011 some friends told me about this amazing production of "Robin Hood" going on over at Seattle Children's Theatre and like a dolt I missed it.
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BWW Reviews: STAGEright's Minimalist INTO THE WOODS Alive with Character
All too often in musical theater the performers have pretty voices but do the standard "park and bark" and just belt out those tunes with no character or story behind it.
BWW Reviews: Sadly A FUNNY THING HAPPENED … On the Way to Being Funny at SMT
Sondheim's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" has been a go to for theaters for years.
BWW Reviews: SPT's SLOWGIRL Examines Consequences; Lacks Growth
Character studies of two disparate people thrown together are all well and good.
BWW Reviews: Seattle Rep's LIZARD BOY Has Come to Save Us!
It's always exciting when the new bit of awesomeness to hit the theater scene comes to Seattle first.
BWW Reviews: Contini's Ladies Make Showtunes' NINE Sublime
I've never quite understood why Maury Yeston and Arthur Kopit's "Nine" is so under produced regionally.
BWW Reviews: The Return of Hilarity with Theatre22's LIVE! FROM THE LAST NIGHT OF MY LIFE
Let's set the way back machine to September 2011 and we'll visit a time when Theatre Schmeater's production of a new play from Wayne Rawley kind of took Seattle by storm.
BWW Reviews: Abba-licious Fun at MAMMA MIA! at the Paramount
It has no huge morally important message to deliver.
BWW Reviews: Hard Hitting WE ARE PROUD … from Pony World Theatre
The current production from Pony World Theatre may not be everyone's cup of tea.
BWW Reviews: Theater Schmeater's THE MOST DESERVING Isn't
How do you decide what is deserving to be considered as art both monetarily and sociologically? Yes, it's all very subjective and depending on the person but for me, especially with theater, it needs to convey some sort of message or at least an engaging story.
BWW Reviews: Giddy Comedy Gold in Seattle Shakes' TARTUFFE
Moliere's "Tartuffe" is already a classic drink from the comedy well from which many have drawn.
BWW Reviews: NO WAY TO TREAT A LADY Brings Twisted Macabre Fun to Village
A serial killer being hunted by the police sounds like ripe fodder for a musical comedy, right? No? Well then you need to expand your perception and get out to Village Theatre to catch their current production of "No Way to Treat a Lady" which not only manages to amuse while it horrifies but also
BWW Reviews: NCTC's THE FLICK Drags Like a Bad RomCom
You know when you're in a store or restaurant or even a movie theater and you overhear the conversations of the workers and take that little peak into their lives? Well now there's a nearly three hour play about that, "The Flick" by Annie Baker currently performing from the folks at New Century The
BWW Reviews: 5th Ave and ACT's JACQUES BREL Delivers Edgy Beauty
Even Musical Theater nerds such as myself might not be familiar with “Jacques Brel Is Alive and Well & Living in Paris”, currently performing at ACT in a joint production with ACT and the 5th Avenue Theatre.
BWW Reviews: Seattle Rep's THE COMPARABLES Examines Powerful Women
What does it take for women to be accepted as equals and succeed in the business world? Do they just need to be as ruthless and cutthroat as men or is there another way? The Seattle Rep's world premiere of Laura Schellhardt's "The Comparables" takes a look at these very questions and while we may
BWW Reviews: Cultural Divides in ArtsWest's CHINGLISH
The message of a cultural divide, sometimes hilarious and sometimes tragic, is there in ArtsWest's current production of David Henry Hwang's "Chinglish" but it just needs to settle into a more concise telling of the story.
BWW Reviews: Arouet Gets Bleak with NINE and THE LONG ROAD
Arouet is currently presenting two very dark and bleak one act plays with "Nine" and "The Long Road".
BWW Reviews: ACT's SEVEN WAYS TO GET THERE Feels Anticlimactic
There are two main problems with doing a show about therapy, such as ACT's world premiere of "Seven Ways to Get There" currently playing.
BWW Reviews: Paramount's Fresh CINDERELLA is a Lovely Night
Sometimes a little retooling and freshening up of an old classic isn't such a bad thing.
BWW Reviews: 5th Avenue's CAROUSEL Lacks Emotion, Needs More Snow
If you read my previous review, Dear Readers, of SMT's production of 'Sweet Charity' you'll know that I already had the occasion this weekend of a show where the leading lady just didn't connect for me.
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