BWW Review: Showtunes' BOYS FROM SYRACUSE Confused About Twins but Not About Fun
I was speaking with a friend the other day about the current show from Showtunes Theatre Company, "The Boys from Syracuse".
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BWW Review: Problematic MERCHANT OF VENICE from Seattle Shakes
Seattle Shakespeare Company has never been one to shy away from a challenge and with their current production of "The Merchant of Venice" they certainly seem to have a challenge on their hands.
BWW Review: ACT and 5th Ave's RIDE THE CYCLONE - A Haunting Thrill Ride You Must Take
ACT and The 5th Avenue Theatre's current joint production, 'Ride the Cyclone', now playing at ACT, is one of those quirky little musicals that on the surface should not work.
BWW Review: Onward Ho's BIG ROCK - As Solid as Its Title
Ah, the family drama.
BWW Review: Village's STRING Plucks Some Good Notes but Feels Incomplete
I'm fortunate enough to have been to a few of the Village Originals Festival of New Musicals where they present concert stagings of new shows in workshop.
BWW Review: THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF NOW from Thalia's Umbrella a Sweet Twist on the RomCom
Many have wished they could alter the personality of their significant others in some way but it's usually something small.
BWW Review: ArtsWest's HIR Takes Gender/Family Issues to an Absurd Level, and That's Funny?
There seems to be a spate of plays getting a lot of critical acclaim these days that take on societal changes and amp them up to an extreme and absurd level.
BWW Review: Seattle Rep's HERSHEY FELDER AS IRVING BERLIN Spotlights an American Icon
Dear Readers, if you're anything like me you grew up with a love for old standards.
BWW Review: Sound Theatre's YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU a Roller Coaster of Commitment
Even before Sound Theatre Company's current production of "You Can't Take It With You" began, it showed promise with a stunning, well-appointed set by Robin Macartney.
BWW Review: Can Can's ROMEO + JULIET Sizzles
It may be cold outside but it is so very hot inside the Can Can with their dazzling production of "Romeo + Juliet".
BWW Review: Camp, Catharsis and Calisthenics with Woody Shticks' MANIAC at 18th & Union
There are not a lot of people that I would encourage folks pay to watch lip sync and exercise for an hour.
BWW Review: Book-It and Café Nordo's THE MALTESE FALCON Makes a Killer Night
It was a cold night in the City of Emeralds.
BWW Review: 5th Ave's MAMMA MIA Soars on Song but a Bit Light on Storytelling
Yes, it's that big frothy ABBA musical "Mamma Mia" back again to get all the Dancing Queens shakin' it in the aisles.
BWW Review: Seattle Rep's World Premiere IBSEN IN CHICAGO Tickles While It Captivates
When a show works, when all the elements come together from cast to crew, from set to script, it's just a joy to behold.
BWW Review: The Rumors Are True: Theatre9/12's YOU ARE RIGHT, IF YOU THINK Is Delightful
Luigi Pirandello's 1917 "Cosi e (se vi pare)", or "You Are Right, If You Think", playfully toys with subjectivity as one gossipy family tries to get at the truth.
BWW Review: Theater Schmeater's Potent SWALLOW: A Visceral Examination of Loneliness
Three isolated people deal with loneliness and its companion, despair, in the intensely felt and deeply moving 'Swallow', now performing at Theater Schmeater.
BWW Review: West of Lenin's AMERICAN HWANGAP Lacks Connection
Lloyd Sun's play, "American Hwangap", currently playing at West of Lenin in association with SIS Productions, by its very nature should be about connection and reconnection.
BWW Review: Seattle Public's VANISHING POINT Suffers Repetition and Melodic Inconsistency
Seattle Public Theater currently has a musical on their boards, "Vanishing Point", highlighting the stories of three remarkable women, evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson (Heather Hawkins), aviatrix Amelia Earhart (Cristin J.
BWW Review: ArtsWest's PEERLESS is a Well-Executed Tale of Modern Fury
Would you murder to get into college or could you at least empathize with someone who would? Peerless re-imagines the violent world of Macbeth as a modern struggle fought by anxious over-qualified teens for limited college admission spots.
BWW Review: Gin and Toxic Masculinity with Village Theatre's Brutal THE GIN GAME
'The Gin Game' is a two-act, two person play about two septuagenarians playing cards together, bored in their retirement home.
BWW Review: BOHEMIA Delights All the Senses
Whether or not you actually drink the absinthe (and there is plenty of it flowing) the green fairies are out in full force at the latest venture from Opal Peachey and Mark Siano, Bohemia , currently playing at The Triple Door.
BWW Review: Strawberry Theatre Workshop's Riveting FROST/NIXON a Must See
Peter Morgan's brilliant look at the dissection of one of the most powerful men in the country by one whom many considered a joke, 'Frost/Nixon', is enough of an enticement to want to see Strawberry Theatre Workshop's current production.
BWW Review: Seattle Rep's TWO TRAINS RUNNING Undercut with Quiet Strength
The Seattle Rep, fortunately for all of us, has long held a special relationship with the works of August Wilson.
BWW Review: WET's STRAIGHT WHITE MEN Examines Privilege but Takes the Long Way Around
As you enter the theater for Washington Ensemble Theatre's Straight White Men , currently playing at 12th Ave Arts, you are greeted with Hip Hop music with questionable lyrics amped up to the point that you can feel the bass in your filings.
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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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Come From Away Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre (7/17-7/26) |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Taproot Theatre (7/08-8/15) |
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Rock The Village The Village at Totem Lake (7/08-7/08) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Paramount Theatre (4/20-4/25) |
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Smoke on the Mountain Taproot Theatre (10/07-10/24) |
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Wonderland Ballyhoo Theatre (7/17-7/25) |
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KIDSTAGE Anastasia the Musical Village Theatre's KIDSTAGE (8/14-8/23) |
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BEDROOM FARCE at Tacoma Little Theatre Tacoma Little Theatre (7/10-7/26) |