BWW Review: Seattle Rep's IN THE HEIGHTS Will Bring You Home
Before there was "Hamilton" there was "In the Heights".
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BWW Review: MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY at Taproot Theatre
Taproot Theatre's production of MISS BENNET: CHRISTMAS AT PEMBERLEY offers a holiday diversion of wit, charm, and heart.
BWW Review: JANE EYRE at Arts West
ArtsWest gives new life to an old story with its production of JANE EYRE.
BWW Review: Village's MATILDA Big on Talent and Charm but Short on Magic and Flow
A few years ago, Dear Readers, Seattle audiences were treated to the tour of Dennis Kelly and Tim Minchin's lovely musical version of Roald Dahl's "Matilda".
BWW Review: PARLIAMENT SQUARE at Pony World Theatre
PARLIAMENT SQUARE by Pony World Theatre pulls at your heart and gut but leaves your intellect unengaged.
BWW Review: Seattle Children's Theatre Amps Up the Awww Factor with THE VELVETEEN RABBIT
We all have those special toys that became real to us as children.
BWW Review: ARMS & THE MAN at Seattle Shakespeare
Seattle Shakespeare's ARMS & THE MAN visits the past and finds the present.
BWW Review: The Williams Project's A BRIGHT ROOM CALLED DAY - When Will We Learn?
Dear Readers, today I want to talk to you about one of the most exciting companies in town and their latest show, The Williams Project's 'A Bright Room Called Day' by Tony Kushner.
BWW Review: Seattle Rep Examines Raw America with Mike Daisey's A PEOPLE'S HISTORY
Welcome class, I'm going to need you to put your phones away and open your minds to learn about the history of our country.
BWW Review: Paramount Gets You ON YOUR FEET! with Gloria and Emilio Estefan
Who hasn't danced around their home to the fabulous tunes of Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine knowing that the 'Rhythm is Gonna Get You'? I know I have.
BWW Review: Can Can's THIS IS HALLOWEEN Gives a Bawdy Take on a Beloved Spooky Classic
I know I could get lynched for stating this out loud, but I was never that much of a fan of the original film "The Nightmare Before Christmas".
BWW Review: Lesser Known Players' CASA VALENTINA Feels Tentative at Best
One of our best living playwrights, in my opinion, is Mr.
BWW Review: ACT Negotiates a Stunningly Solid Piece with OSLO
In 1993 a few Norwegian politicians managed the impossible, to get the Israelis and Palestinians to negotiate a peace.
BWW Review: PFP and REBATEnsemble's NIGHT PARADE Lacks Focus or Intent
Dear Readers, if you've been reading my reviews for a while then you may know of my disdain for performance art.
BWW Review: FADE at Seattle Public Theater
FADE at Seattle Public Theater is a quiet little show that's worth making a lot of noise about.
BWW Review: SMT's LEGALLY BLONDE Could Be 'So Much Better'
Recently (and I do mean recently) another company in town did a concert staging of "Legally Blonde" utilizing actors of color in roles that they might not normally be cast including an African American "Elle".
BWW Review: COME FROM AWAY Nat'l Tour at 5th Ave Still One of the Best Shows I've Seen ... Ever!
Dear Readers, as many of you know, back in November of 2015 Seattle was blessed with being one of the first cities to see 'Come From Away' before it ventured on to be the hit it still is on Broadway.
BWW Review: Seattle Rep's A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS Shimmers with Tragic Beauty
Dear Readers, in the past you may have heard me refer to what I call "theatrical alchemy".
BWW Review: Fantastic.Z's SEVEN HOMELESS MAMMOTHS WANDER NEW ENGLAND Wanders a Bit Too Much
When any playwright sits down to their notepad/typewriter/computer I would hope they have pinned to their workspace a note which, in very large, bold letters reads, "Is this germane to the story I'm trying to tell or is it only interesting/funny to me?" Without that question we get plays like "Seve
BWW Review: Café Nordo's Spell Goes a Bit Awry in THE WITCHING HOUR
I'm certainly a fan of the creepy and the crawly and the things that go bump in the night which is one reason Halloween is my favorite holiday.
BWW Review: Forward Flux and Pratidhwani's A SMALL HISTORY OF AMAL, AGE 7 Sweet but Doesn't Connect
Dear Readers, I know you've heard me talk before about taking the air out of a scene or earning your pauses or pauses you could drive a truck through.
BWW Review: Showtunes Gives Us the LEGALLY BLONDE We Didn't Know We Needed
Showtunes is doing "Legally Blonde"? Don't they do obscure musicals that never get done? Yes, that's them, Dear Readers.
BWW Review: SKELETON CREW at Arts West
Skeleton Crew at ArtsWest Theatre is a double punch of grit and heart.
BWW Review: WET's EVERYTHING YOU TOUCH a Raw Blistering Look at Body Image
Over the years I've been to several plays that have cautionary signs in the lobby.
BWW Review: Village's THE NOTEWORTHY LIFE OF HOWARD BARNES Is Super Fun ... For Nerds
A few years back, on one of my trips back to the Mothership (New York), I was going to see one of the many incarnations of "Forbidden Broadway", a series I've loved for years.
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Million Dollar Quartet Harlequin Productions (6/19-7/19) |
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The Play That Goes Wrong Seattle Rep Theater (6/11-6/28) |
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LOLA Can Can (6/11-9/13) |
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Wooden O: Macbeth Union Arts Center (7/09-8/16) |
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Nikki Glaser First Interstate Center for the Arts (11/22-11/22) |
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And Then There Were None Village Theatre (1/12-2/14) |
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NW-CMA FEST The Social (9/05-9/05) |
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KIDSTAGE Hadestown: Teen Edition Village Theatre's KIDSTAGE (7/17-8/02) |
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Come From Away Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre (7/17-7/26) |
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Dear Evan Hansen Village Theatre (5/15-6/06) |