The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Seattle.
Dear Readers, after last week’s less than stellar “Hamlet” from Seattle Shakespeare Company’s “Drum and Colours” series, I was trepidatious to say the least, for this week’s premiere of “Shakespeare: Drum & Colours – As You Like It”.
Who? What? Where? Why? These are the questions I wish the current production of “Hamlet” from Seattle Shakespeare Company had been able to answer but sadly did not.
Take the genius that is Lin-Manuel Miranda, add in some delicious improv and shake well and you get the absolute joy that is “Freestyle Love Supreme” currently playing at the Seattle Rep.
Friendship, struggles, heartache, and triumph, JERSEY BOYS has it all.
Bold new production of Christoph Willibald Gluck’s iconic rendering of the classic Greek tragedy
Like so many others, Macha Theater Works was in their final rehearsals back in March of 2020 when the pandemic shut everything down.
There’s certainly a lot than can be said for Intiman Theatre’s current production of Charles Ludlam’s “The Mystery of Irma Vep”.
Seattle has been honored with a number of new works from Seattle based author and ACT Core Company member Yussef El Guindi.
There are two words that explain why “Disney’s Beauty and the Beast” worked so well as the stunning animated film it is and why it was able to be transferred so well to the stage, Howard Ashman.
In a world full of conflict, division, and uncertainty, there is a lot to worry about.
A one-woman show is not easy.
For a play to be a truly satisfying journey we need compelling characters, conflict between those characters and some kind of resolution to the conflict where the characters grow or are richer for the experience.
Dear Readers, some of you may remember the 1997 animated rendition of “Anastasia” that the current musical production at the Paramount is based on … loosely.
In life, Dear Readers, there are, if you’re lucky, moments of excitement and unbridled fun.
Dear Readers, before I talk about the current Seattle Rep production of Cheryl L.
If you’re familiar with Jason Robert Brown’s song cycle, “Songs for a New World” then you know it needs a few crucial elements to be a success.
Dear Readers, let’s set the way-back machine to 1976, when a fledgling theater, ACT, put up their inaugural production of “A Christmas Carol”.
Seattle’s Can Can brings back it’s holiday festival of magic and pasties with their dazzling “Wonderland”.
Everyone has their holiday traditions, Dear Readers.
In Seattle we are blessed with an abundance of theatrical riches and none more welcome and prolific as composer and storyteller Justin Huertas.
With the return of theater, we now see the return of the holiday favorites.
BABETTE’S FEAST nourishes the soul and feeds the spirit.
Back in 2004, Tina Fey brought us the movie “Mean Girls”, a cute little teen comedy that could have been just another blip in a bevy of teen comedies were it not for the stellar writing of Ms.
Can Can keeps bringing the goods in show after show and their current show, “Masquerade” is no exception.
Like so many companies, Pony World Theatre was in the middle of rehearsals back in March of 2020 when everything shut down due to the pandemic.
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Eureka Day Leo K. Theater (9/24-11/15) |
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Our Town & Sanctuary City State Theater (10/02-11/01) |
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How to Dance in Ohio Ballyhoo Theatre (10/16-10/25) |
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Come From Away Village Theatre (1/02-1/24) |
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Noises Off Renton Civic Theatre (10/02-10/18) |
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Beowulf Intiman Theatre (4/04-4/11) |
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URINETOWN at Tacoma Little Theatre Tacoma Little Theatre (3/26-4/18) |
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Village Theatre Presents: We Have Some History Village Theatre (5/21-5/21) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Patricia Quinn The 5th Avenue Theatre (10/15-10/15) |
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RAGTIME Village Theatre (10/24-11/15) |
