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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 -

Review: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Village Theatre

September 18, 2022

Howard Ashman and Alan Menken’s “Little Shop of Horrors” is arguably one of those near perfect musicals.

Review: WHERE WE BELONG at Seattle Rep

September 15, 2022

The history of colonization of indigenous lands in this country and other countries is a sensitive subject that many shy away from.

Review: NONSENSE AND BEAUTY at Theatre22

September 10, 2022

What did our critic think of NONSENSE AND BEAUTY at Theatre22?

Review: THE HITCHCOCK HOTEL at The Can Can

September 8, 2022

The Can Can is back, Dear Readers, with their ode to all things that go bump and grind in the night, “The Hitchcock Hotel”.

Review: HAMILTON at The Paramount Theatre

August 5, 2022

The juggernaut, the glory, the hot ticket in town has returned.

Review: COME FROM AWAY at 5th Avenue Theatre

July 23, 2022

Dear Readers, if you feel you don’t want/need to see the musical “Come From Away”, currently playing at the 5th Avenue Theatre, I’m here to tell you, you’re wrong.

Review: TITANISH at Seattle Public Theater

July 16, 2022

The Habit has done it again! First, they wowed us with their hilarious sketch comedy, then branched out into sidesplitting playwrighting with the recurring “A Very Die Hard Christmas”, not to mention their “Indiana Jones” send up.

Review: HADESTOWN at The Paramount Theatre

July 13, 2022

Dear Readers, every now and again something comes through town that takes musical theater to a whole new level.

Review: LIZZIE from Just Us Girls & Co.

June 25, 2022

Dear Readers, if you’re not familiar with the rock musical “Lizzie” with music by Steven Cheslik-deMeyer and Alan Stevens Hewitt and Lyrics by Steven Cheslik-deMeyer and Tim Maner then I pity you.

Review: MIKU, AND THE GODS at ArtsWest

June 19, 2022

Metaphor in storytelling is fine.

BWW Review: BRUCE at The Seattle Rep

June 12, 2022

Dear Readers, I need to ask you a question.

BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! at Village Theatre

June 11, 2022

I am aware, Dear Readers, that for some the ABBA jukebox musical “Mamma Mia” is not for them.

BWW Review: PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL at The Paramount

June 8, 2022

Dear Readers, we’ve discussed this before.

BWW Review: THE PROM at The 5th Avenue Theatre

June 2, 2022

Dear Readers, as we enter Pride month, I can’t think of a more delightful way to celebrate than having the national tour of the gay romp “The Prom” come to us at the 5th Avenue Theatre.

BWW Review: THE NERD at Taproot Theatre

May 23, 2022

Larry Shue’s raucous comedy “The Nerd” was a staple of midrange to small theaters all over back in the 80’s and 90’s.

BWW Review: RIVERWOOD at Langston And Seattle Public Theater

May 22, 2022

In a joint production between Langston and Seattle Public Theater, local playwright Andrew Lee Creech brings us the World Premiere of his play “Riverwood”.

BWW Review: LOLA at The Can Can

May 16, 2022

Dear Readers, I think it’s time for me to come out to you all.

BWW Review: ALMA at ArtsWest

May 14, 2022

For many, the days following the election of Donald Trump to the White House were harrowing, fraught with uncertainty and angst but especially for undocumented immigrants whose livelihood seemed to be the focal rallying cry of the former President and his base.

BWW Review: AFTERWORDS at The 5th Avenue Theatre

May 12, 2022

Dear Readers, by now you know that one of my major pet peeves for any show is what I call “someone else’s therapy on stage”.

BWW Review: SWEAT at ACT

May 11, 2022

Lynn Nottage has swiftly established herself as one of the current darlings of the theater scene.

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