BWW Review: Sound Theatre Company's Unapologetic HOODOO LOVE Doesn't Romanticize
Sound Theatre Company's 'Hoodoo Love' is an important piece that's neither romantic nor for the faint of heart.
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BWW Review: Taproot's Sweet PERSUASION Brims with Potential
There are certain things that spring to mind when thinking of a Jane Austen story.
BWW Review: Gripping and Beautiful FUN HOME at the 5th Avenue
It's not a revival of an old classic.
BWW Review: MAP Theatre's GREENSWARD Exposes the Cutthroat World of Grass
I always hated mowing the lawn as a kid but it was one of the chores with which I was saddled.
BWW Review: Intensity and Anger Abounds in Theatre22's DOWNSTAIRS
Some plays are light bits of fluff, perfect for an evening's entertainment filled with laughs and warm fuzzy feelings.
BWW Review: 5th Ave's Cute ROMY AND MICHELE Isn't Lyrical or Catchy
Take a silly yet beloved movie that breeds nostalgia in all who love it and turn it into a musical.
BWW Review: ACT's LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE Struts and Sashay's into Seattle
Are you adverse to fun or having a good time? If so, then just stop reading now and move on.
BWW Review: Fantastic.Z's Short Play Series FAMILY Modern and Sweet
Keeping it brief, since the show only runs through this Saturday, LGBTQ theater group Fantastic.
BWW Review: Tarnished CABARET at Paramount Shows How Good This Classic Can Be
The 1998 Sam Mendes staging of Kander and Ebb's classic "Cabaret" has come through the Paramount several times.
BWW Review: New Century's THE REALISTIC JONESES is Clever but Unsatisfying
Give me a good old fashioned play with a good old fashioned structure; a beginning, a middle and an end.
BWW Review: Powerful and Biting WELCOME TO BRAGGSVILLE Comes to Book-It
In our current society where the issues of race and education are everywhere it's refreshing when a story comes along that still brings up those issues and provokes the conversation but without lecturing.
BWW Review: ArtsWest's SWEENEY TODD Sounds Good but Inconsistent
The Sondheim classic "Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" is one of those shows that everyone wants to put their own stamp on.
BWW Review: Intiman's BARBECUE Sizzles with Familial and Racial Tension
It's going to be very tough, Dear Readers, to tell you about the latest offering from Intiman Theatre, 'Barbecue', as I don't want to give anything away.
BWW Review: MAIDEN VOYAGE at West of Lenin is All Greek to Me
A well-intentioned show is sometimes just that, and unfortunately, Parlay company's first full-length production 'Maiden Voyage' falls under that category.
BWW Review: SPT's Thoughtful GRAND CONCOURSE Crackles with Stunning Performances
It's always the quiet ones you have to look out for.
BWW Review: GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! Slays with Historical Fiction
Attention all you Broadway producers out there … or even you wanna-be producers … or just people who love to laugh, you'll want to head on down to the Jewelbox Theater at the Rendezvous to catch two comedy savants educate us with some historical fiction with "Gutenberg! The Musical!" But maybe
BWW Review: Village Has Your DREAMGIRLS, Boys. And They'll Make You Happy!
Back in the day when I was a mere fledgling musical theater geek I was introduced to the show 'Dreamgirls'.
BWW Review: Sweepingly Beautiful AN AMERICAN IN PARIS at Paramount
'An American in Paris' is one of those films that, when you mention it, people who have seen it give a contented little sigh.
BWW Review: Reboot Theater's PRIVATE LIVES Very Witty, Slightly Wonky
Elyot (Kit Lascher) and Sybil (Alysha Curry) are on honeymoon in the French Riviera.
BWW Review: Seattle Shakes Musical MIDSUMMER Hits Several Bad Notes
I've never been a fan of transplanting classic works such as Shakespeare to "new and exciting" locales and time periods but I have seen it work as long as the adaptation enhances the existing story somehow or at the very least makes sense with the story.
BWW Review: Seattle Children's Theatre's Gala Sparkles with Kelli O'Hara
Last night musical theatre nerds around the Seattle area may have felt a disturbance in the force as if there was a diva among us.
BWW Review: WET's CHERDONNA'S DOLL'S HOUSE Beats the Joke to Death then Quits
If you're going to riff on a classic, then have something to add to the conversation.
BWW Review: Powerful and Poignant ODE at West of Lenin
You may remember, Dear Readers, my lack of affinity for performance art.
BWW Review: Café Nordo's 'Twin Peaks' Homage LOST FALLS Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
Something as stylized as 'Twin Peaks' is really difficult to emulate, even in the form of homage.
BWW Review: Gripping FROZEN at ArtsWest Feels Like a Documentary at Times
First off, Dear Readers, let me explain that you will see no singing Ice Princesses or wacky snowmen in this show.
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15th Annual Festival of Shorts Wade James Theatre (6/25-6/28) |
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