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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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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 -

Can’t Stop the Beat: SMT’s HAIRSPRAY Rehearsal Blog – Part 2

September 30, 2011

So it's been a short yet productive week for me.

BWW Reviews: BONSOIR LILIANE! At Teatro ZinZanni

September 27, 2011

One part circus, one part play, one part performance art and a dash of improv for good measure, put all that together and you have Teatro ZinZanni.

Can’t Stop the Beat: SMT’s HAIRSPRAY rehearsal blog – Part 1

September 19, 2011

In June of 2002 I had an experience that would alter my perception on how good musical theater could be.

BWW Reviews: TAKE ME AMERICA at Village Theatre

September 18, 2011

Not since "Contact: The Musical" have I seen such an ill conceived new musical roll into town.

BWW Reviews: MARY STUART at ACT

September 16, 2011

Political intrigue, shifting loyalties and two powerhouses vying for victory over the other while advisors whisper their own agendas in their ears.

BWW Reviews: THE PAJAMA GAME at Seattle Musical Theatre

September 10, 2011

Seattle Musical Theatre is starting off their new season of musicals through the decades with the 50's tuner, "The Pajama Game" by George Abbott, Richard Bissell, Richard Adler and Jerry Ross and direction from local theater veteran David Edward Hughes.

BWW Interviews: Spotlight on David Edward Hughes & Harry Turpin from SMT’s PAJAMA GAME

August 29, 2011

Seattle Musical Theatre is not only bringing back a "humdinger" of an old classic but also has two local theater veterans at the helm.

BWW Reviews: PORGY AND BESS at the Seattle Opera

August 20, 2011

Right from the first few notes of the overture, whether you're familiar with the show or not, a musical theater lover's ears will register the familiar lilt of a Gershwin melody reminiscent of "Rhapsody in Blue" and cause you to settle in your seat a little more with a contended sigh.

BWW Reviews: PROJECT: B-MOVIE from Wing-It Productions

August 19, 2011

Look out! The aliens are coming! … or the monsters … or the mysterious virus … or the woodchucks? Well which is it? That's one of the questions Wing-It productions is attempting to answer with their latest improv show "Project: B-Movie".

BWW Reviews: NEW VOICES 11 from Contemporary Classics

August 16, 2011

Last night the incredible talent from Contemporary Classics stepped up to the mic once more for the 11th installment of their wildly popular "New Voices" series, spotlighting new works from composers around the country.

BWW Reviews: LES MISERABLES at the 5th Avenue Theatre

August 12, 2011

There's really nothing like the first time you see one of your favorite shows.

BWW Reviews: IN THE NEXT ROOM, OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY at ACT

August 5, 2011

Right off the bat let's just get out there what Sarah Ruhl's "In the Next Room, or the Vibrator Play" is about.

BWW Reviews: PORGY AND BESS at the Seattle Opera

July 31, 2011

BWW Reviews: THE STRANGE MISADVENTURES OF PATTY … at Annex Theatre

July 31, 2011

If there's one thing that irritates me more than anything else it's someone else's therapy on stage.

BWW Reviews: ADVENTURES IN MATING at Theater Schmeater

July 24, 2011

Do you remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books like "The Cave of Time" from when you were a kid? The kind that would give you choices on how the story would continue like, "If you continue toward the ranch, turn to page 8.

BWW Reviews: ALADDIN at the 5th Avenue Theatre - Very Disney Park

July 22, 2011

Take a much beloved Disney hit animated musical written by the incomparable Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice and turn it into a big flashy Broadway musical directed by recent Tony award winner Casey Nicholaw fresh off 'The Book of Mormon'.

BWW Reviews: MELANCHOLY PLAY from STAGEright

July 19, 2011

One of Seattle's younger theater companies is really starting to show its maturity.

BWW Reviews: PROJECT: B-MOVIE from Wing-It Productions

July 2, 2011

BWW Reviews: PILGRIMS MUSA AND SHERI IN THE NEW WORLD at ACT

June 24, 2011

There are very few new and original stories in the world today.

BWW Reviews: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at the Boxcar Theatre

June 21, 2011

In this world that we call theater, there are three main things devotees look for.

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