The latest reviews and critic recommendations from Seattle.
We get to be children again! Laugh at the fart jokes! Stare with wonder at the choreography! Giggle at the man playing an uptight Nanny! ArtsWest extends its hand, beckoning audience members to use their imagination in their delightful production of 'Peter and the Starcatcher.
Probably one of the most difficult shows in American musical theater to pull off right is Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street".
For 20 years The Habit has thrilled us with their hilarious sketch comedy antics.
Arguably one of the best movie musicals there is, "Singin' in the Rain" has always held a very special place in my heart.
Words truly cannot do Ghost Light Theatricals' 'The Big Bad' justice.
The theme running through the sophisticated, contemporary triple bill now in repertoire for PNB is that of yearning
Quarter-life crisis is the new midlife crisis, and the characters in The Annex Theatre's 'The Lost Girls' are suffering.
The Annex Theatre advertises their current production 'Unexpected Wilderness' to be a 'farcical romp'.
Either I'm getting soft in my old age or everyone has decided to bring out their big guns (theatrically) at the end of the year as this is the third show in two weeks that has absolutely floored me.
With their second production, Reboot Theatre Company hopes to charm its audience with this sweet little tuner "rebooted" by the company with its gender bent casting.
Dear Readers, there's not much I can tell you about Nassim Soleimanpour's searing play, 'White Rabbit Red Rabbit' currently having it's Northwest Premiere at 18th and Union from Radial Theater Project.
In the opening scene of 'The Pride,' we immediately understand two things about the men on stage: they are British, and they are uncomfortable.
One of my favorite things in seeing all the shows I do is to stumble upon one that I like to refer to as 'alchemy'.
Euripides' tragic title character in 'Medea' is one of those parts that actresses give their eye teeth (or even sacrifice their children) to play.
Powerful plays such as "Angels in America" and "The Normal Heart" have driven right to the heart of the AIDS epidemic by spotlighting the ignorance and bureaucracy at the center of the disease which allowed it to spiral out of control so quickly.
Sometimes some of the best shows out there are the cult followed ones, the ones that are really only known by niche groups or musical theater nerds.
The major problem I have seen with jukebox musicals is they may have the music to entertain with a nostalgic value but not the book.
Dale Wasserman, Mitch Leigh, and Joe Darion's "Man of La Mancha" is a bona fide classic.
I don't think I've ever seen a bad Teatro ZinZanni show.
My regular readers know of my distaste for performance art.
There are certain plays out there that remain enduring classics.
Who doesn't love a good ghost story? Myself, I've always been drawn to shows like 'The Twilight Zone' or 'American Horror Story'.
Hang with me here, Dear Readers, as there are only a few things I can tell you about Seattle Public Theater's current production of 'On Clover Road' lest I give away any surprises.
Henrik Ibsen's lesser-known drama 'Ghosts' should be just as prolific as 'A Doll's House.
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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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KIDSTAGE Anastasia the Musical Village Theatre's KIDSTAGE (8/14-8/23) |
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John Cameron Mitchell (Hedwig 25th Anniversary Movie Tour) Neptune Theatre (7/15-7/15) |
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2026 Night Nation Run - Seattle, WA Lumen Field (10/10-10/10) |
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Alison Krauss and Union Station Marymoor Live (8/22-8/22) |
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Wonderland Ballyhoo Theatre (7/17-7/25) |
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Theatresports: The Seattle Cup Unexpected Productions (6/05-6/27) |
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Wish You Were Here by Sanaz Toossi ArtsWest (6/11-7/05) |
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BLOOM FEST 2026 - Lavender Festival at Our Legacy Fields in Stanwood, July 18 and 19 Our Legacy Fields (7/18-7/18) |
