BWW Review: Fantastic Z's DEVIL BOYS FROM BEYOND a Bit Too Campy
Fantastic Z Theatre is closing out their season of gay comedy with the campy take on 50's sci-fi, Buddy Thomas and Kenneth Elliott's 'Devil Boys From Beyond'.
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BWW Review: Alien Charades in Gilded Armor in Forward Flux's THE WEDDING GIFT
What do you get when you cross a science fiction slavery parable with a game of charades? You get Forward Flux's production, 'The Wedding Gift' by Chisa Hutchinson.
BWW Review: Hell is Other College Students in Forward Flux's Harrowing THE SUMMER HOUSE
There lies an insidious nature beneath excessive indulgence, and three college students' summer break perfectly captures how dark too much fun can get in 'The Summer House'.
BWW Review: Schmeater's TRUMP THE KING Mimics Current Political Events a Bit Too Much
It would be fairly difficult to not know what's going on with the political campaign these days especially all the asinine things a certain candidate keeps saying which have been fodder for every news cycle and comedian for months.
BWW Review: WET's REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN. Hits Hard but Not Always Coherently
I've never been a fan of performance art as it tends to lose its message amidst the blur of being odd.
BWW Review: Off-Putting Narrative in a Pretty Box with Book-It's A TALE FOR THE TIME BEING
Dear Readers, Can you imagine reading your diary from when you were 16-years-old out loud, in front of an audience? Now, can you imagine doing it not for laughs, but to recreate those precious, documented moments with emotional integrity? Superimposing emotion over words such as 'My mom just does
BWW Review: STAGEright's TOXIC AVENGER – Fun but as Solid as Toxic Waste
There's nothing wrong with a bit of mindless fun at the theater.
BWW Review: Hard Hitting ROYALE at ACT Examines Consequences of Being First
Let me start, Dear Readers, by saying I have never had an appreciation for boxing.
BWW Review: Stark and Informative WEDDING BAND from Intiman
Alice Childress' 'Wedding Band' is an important show-but can feel a bit academic.
BWW Review: Strawberry Theatre Workshop's RHINOCEROS: Funny, but Too On The Nose
It makes sense that Strawberry Theater Workshop would put on a production of Eugene Ionesco's 'Rhinoceros' right now.
BWW Review: Sweet Yet Powerful WINTER'S TALE from Seattle Shakes
There are some productions of Shakespeare which need all the flashy costumes and sets and transplanting to non-traditional times and places in order to make the show shine.
BWW Review: BAD APPLES at ACT Shocks, Disturbs, Potentially Offends, and Kills It!
Are there any taboo subjects for musicals anymore? I mean we've had shows about serial killers and assassins, drug addicts and prisoners, demons and super powered psychotic teens, and even oversexed puppets.
BWW Review: Bountiful Storytelling in Surreal DUELS at 12th Avenue Arts
There are dozens of different ways to tell a story, and budding production team amador/stokes may have used all of them in their vibrant, surreal production "DUELS", currently playing at 12th Avenue Arts.
BWW Review: Frothy Fun from Sound Theatre Company's ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS
Do you have an allergy or aversion to laughter? If so, my condolences and this show might not be for you.
BWW Review: Sumptuous Feast for All Senses with Williams Project GLASS MENAGERIE
Tennessee Williams' 'The Glass Menagerie' is a tough piece to pull off with all its emotion and meaning in tact but luckily new to town company The Williams Project is more than up to the task.
Village Theatre's 16th Annual Village Originals Festival of New Musicals
Well it may have been hotter than blazes this past weekend but I managed to spend the weekend inside at one of my favorite events of the year, The Village Theatre Village Originals Festival of New Musicals.
BWW Review: Studio 18 Productions' Inaugural BONNIE & CLYDE Takes Too Long and Says Too Little
Have you ever seen a production where you thought that the actors where too good for the show? That's how it felt watching Studio 18 Production's inaugural show 'Bonnie & Clyde' at 12th Avenue Arts.
BWW CD Review: Seattle Symphony, Morlot, Pay Homage to Henri Dutilleux
Not many conductors have the privilege to be mentored by a living composer.
BWW Review: Searing BLUES FOR MISTER CHARLIE from The Williams Project
Dear Readers, I have some really great news for you.
BWW Review: Effortful SPRING AWAKENING at 12th Ave Arts Suffers From Technical Difficulties
'Spring Awakening' is a tough musical to take on: all of the performers need to be exceptional singers and dancers, while also finding that sweet spot of giving their character emotional honesty in its darkly funny narrative.
BWW Review: Banal Conversation with No Plot in ReAct's THE ALIENS
I'm seriously starting to believe that Annie Baker thinks she gets paid for her plays based on how long they are.
BWW Review: SCT's Uneven LAST DAYS OF JUDAS ISCARIOT Has Moments but Not Enough
It's tough when you see a play that has some really amazing moments but also sits there and screams, "My God I need an editor!" Such is the case with Stephen Adly Gurgis' "The Last Days of Judas Iscariot" currently performing at the Center Theatre from Sound Theatre Company.
BWW Review: Theater Schmeater's THE CROSSING : Great Singing, Wrong Focus
Rose-of-the-air Amelia Earhart is a very elusive historical figure.
BWW Review: Powerful Political and Historical Tension in ACT's World Premiere DAISY
In our current political climate where candidates regularly hurl insults at each other on things such as penis size it's hard to remember that politics used to be about the candidate's stand on issues as well.
BWW Review: Outrageously Fun GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE Hits 5th Ave
When you're catching the touring production of a show you saw with it's original cast on Broadway, you hope that the folks on tour will be up to par at least somewhat.
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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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Frida...A Self-Portrait Union Arts Center (6/06-6/28) |
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Wish You Were Here by Sanaz Toossi ArtsWest (6/11-7/05) |
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Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show Gorge Amphitheatre (7/24-7/25) |
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Theatresports: The Seattle Cup Unexpected Productions (6/05-6/27) |
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Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Paramount Theatre (8/22-9/12) |
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Professor Brian Cox Moore Theatre (1/16-1/16) |
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Titanic the Musical Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre (8/07-8/16) |