Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at The Paramount Theatre
With flipping acrobats, ginormous creatures, and vocal talent that will melt you, the 2026 national tour of Water for Elephants makes for a spectacular night out.
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Review: REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT at Sound Theatre Company
Magical realism as a genre offers the potential to portray emotion with the dream-like counter-logic that better explains how an emotion feels, as compared to what a strictly realistic portrayal may be capable of.
Review: EUREKA DAY at Seattle Rep
Dear Readers, if you’ve ever been a part of a committee or administrative association you know how painful they can be.
Review: RAGTIME at Village Theatre
Dear Readers, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bad production of “Ragtime” and the current production at Village Theatre is no exception.
Review: HAMLET at Union Arts Center
'This above all: to thine own self be true.
Review: OPENING NIGHT WITH YEFIM BRONFMAN at Benaroya Hall
This dazzling expertly executed program with its magnificent scores provided an intriguing foretaste of what is sure to be an exhilarating season to come
Review: A CHORUS LINE at The 5th Avenue Theatre
Dear Readers, I don’t mean to make anyone feel ancient but “A Chorus Line” is 51 years old! And the 5th Avenue Theatre dusting off the old girl for their current remount may feel like a bit of nostalgia.
Review: JURASSIC PARKING LOT at Seattle Public Theater on Green Lake
What’s better than roaring laughter and a night at the theater? How about laughing with roaring dinosaurs at the theater! The Habit Comedy is combining every element for a good time now through September 27 at the Seattle Public Theater on Green Lake, as Jurassic Parking Lot makes its colossal ret
Review: BLOOD/SUCKER at 12th Ave Arts
In Washington Ensemble Theatre’s Blood/Sucker, there’s something lurking in the shadows of the public high school, something that wants to suck the life out of all who roam the halls, teachers and students alike.
Review: HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD at Paramount Theatre
Dear Readers, when discussing the play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”, currently playing at the Paramount Theatre, we need to consider things in two time frames, B.
Review: FREAK THE MIGHTY at The Seattle Rep
Dear Readers, shows about overcoming adversity are not a new thing.
Review: HELL'S KITCHEN at Paramount Theatre
Alicia Keys can write the hell out of a song.
Review: AS YOU LIKE IT by Dacha Theatre
William Shakespeare’s work, undoubtedly, is an acquired taste.
Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Taproot Theatre
When I think of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, I don't think of camp.
Review: XIAN CONDUCTS BEETHOVEN 9 at Benaroya Hall
Xian’s performance was a joyful representation of Schiller’s text, ending the rousing evening with an affirmation of much-needed hope for us all.
Review: FRIDA...A SELF-PORTRAIT at Union Arts Center
One-person productions are typically autobiographical: the performer teaches the audience about themself, as themself.
Review: BLUE MAN GROUP at The Paramount Theatre
There’s a reason Blue Man Group has been beloved for nearly 40 years: their show is pure fun.
Review: WE AIN’T EVER GONNA BREAK UP: THE HYMON AND PARFUNKEL MUSICAL at Village Theatre
Dear Readers, the bio-musical is a tricky thing.
Review: THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA at Paramount Theatre
It’s almost unbelievable for me to admit that this was my first time seeing The Phantom of the Opera.
Review: CARMEN at McCaw Hall
The production, with its flamboyantly portrayed characters and colorful background, fulfilled the most crowd-pleasing elements of the work
Review: APPROPRIATE at The Seattle Rep
Dear Readers, why do we like shows about dysfunctional families? I posit that it’s one of two reasons.
Review: LES MISÉRABLES at The Paramount Theatre
Few shows carry the legacy and emotional weight of Les Misérables.
Review: GREASE at Village Theatre
Dear Readers, “Grease” may be the word at Village Theatre right now, but don’t expect to hear that song from the movie, as the movie does stray from the original stage show from Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey.
Review: MARY JANE at The Seattle Rep
Dear Readers, we’ve all had to, or will have to, deal with an ailing loved one.
Review: PATTI LUPONE: MATTERS OF THE HEART at Benaroya Hall
To no one's surprise, Patti LuPone delivers an extraordinary performance.
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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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URINETOWN at Tacoma Little Theatre Tacoma Little Theatre (3/26-4/18) |
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Nanay Pork Filled Productions (10/30-11/14) |
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Come From Away Village Theatre (1/02-1/24) |
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I Am My Own Wife Intiman Theatre (11/04-11/22) |
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A Picasso Theatre33 (10/16-10/25) |
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The Dina Martina Christmas Show Union Arts Center (12/04-12/24) |
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THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at Tacoma Little Theatre Tacoma Little Theatre (7/09-8/01) |
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And Then There Were None Village Theatre (1/12-2/14) |
