Jay Irwin - Page 47

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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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 -

BWW Reviews: BACK BACK BACK at Seattle Public Theater

April 2, 2012

Currently up to bat at Seattle Public Theater we have a spotlight on one of the most recent scandals to rock America's pastime, steroids, with "Back Back Back" by Itamar Moses.

BWW Reviews: A FOOL’S PARADISE at the Seattle Rep

April 1, 2012

Saturday night I went to a party.

BWW Reviews: FIRST DATE at ACT

March 30, 2012

If you choose to take a date (first or otherwise) to the new World Premiere musical "First Date" currently being presented at ACT and co-produced through ACT and the 5th Avenue Theatre, you may end up getting quite sentimental and mushy towards your date as the evening wears on.

BWW Reviews: OR, at the Seattle Rep

March 29, 2012

Right from the moment we first meet Aphra (Kirsten Potter) at the top of the Seattle Rep's current production of "Or," by Liz Duffy Adams, we know we are in for one hell of a ride.

BWW Reviews: FREUD’S LAST SESSION at Taproot Theatre

March 26, 2012

Religion vs.

BWW Reviews: LARK EDEN at Theater Schmeater

March 19, 2012

A play is only as strong as its weakest link and when that link is the structure of the play then the rest will suffer immensely.

BWW Reviews: HOLY DAYS from New Century Theatre Company

March 17, 2012

I don't mean to be cruel, dear readers, but I'm about to tell you about one of the most gloriously simple and quietly profound shows that you'll probably not get to see.

BWW Reviews: IT SHOULDA BEEN YOU at Village Theatre

March 17, 2012

Village Theatre has a tradition of bringing up new musicals (often ones showcased in their Village Originals Festival) onto the Mainstage.

BWW Reviews: A SINGLE SHARD at Seattle Children’s Theatre

March 5, 2012

OK, so I'll admit I was hesitant to start reviewing at the Children's Theatre.

BWW Reviews: RED at the Seattle Rep

March 2, 2012

Theatrically the questions of "What is art?" and "Can art be commercialized" are not new ones.

BWW Reviews: PYGMALION from Seattle Shakespeare Company

February 26, 2012

There are some authors who just have a complete mastery of storytelling and the English language so that their works live on forever.

BWW Reviews: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at the Paramount

February 24, 2012

Anyone who knows me knows of my love for Howard Ashman.

BWW Reviews: WEB from STAGEright is a Stunner

February 20, 2012

It's not easy coming up with a new twist on a beloved classic especially a beloved children's classic such as E.

BWW Reviews: TARTUFFE at Taproot Theatre

February 19, 2012

A con-man who expounds on his own piety only to eventually be discovered as the most unscrupulous hypocrite of them all.

BWW Reviews: OKLAHOMA at the 5th Avenue Theatre

February 13, 2012

What do you do with a dated overdone musical that every High School on earth has done in order to make it fresh for a professional run? Well, you could pair up with a local dance theater to punch up those outrageous dance sequences to give the audience something new.

BWW Reviews: A CHORUS LINE at Seattle Musical Theatre

February 11, 2012

For musical theaters "A Chorus Line" is pretty much the holy grail of musicals.

BWW Reviews: I AM MY OWN WIFE at The Seattle Rep

February 10, 2012

A German transvestite walks into a bar in communist occupied East Berlin.

BWW Reviews: A SHADE OF GREEN from Theatre 9/12

February 6, 2012

The word riveting just doesn't seem to cover the experience of watching the World Premiere of Charles Waxberg's, "A Shade of Green" currently being offered from Theatre 9/12.

BWW Critic’s Choice Awards (Jay’s Picks)

February 5, 2012

The Seattle theater scene has presented us with some amazing shows this last season and I felt it necessary to recognize some of the incredible talent and shows I was fortunate enough to see.

BWW Reviews: ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD at Seattle Public Theater

January 28, 2012

When tackling a play such as "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead", as is currently being tackled by Seattle Public Theater, you need to make sure you have two powerhouse actors in the titular roles, especially when putting in the twist of casting women rather than the traditional men in the roles

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