BWW Review: ACT's THINGS YOU CAN DO Needs Better Answers
The world is in a particularly tumultuous time right now, so having a play with a call to action feels especially necessary.
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The world is in a particularly tumultuous time right now, so having a play with a call to action feels especially necessary.
There are some productions where you hear the description and think to yourself, 'this is either going to be amazing, or a complete dumpster fire.
Back in 2013 Andrew Lippa sent his latest work off to Broadway.
There's nothing like a well done David Mamet play with its verbal sparring, clever dialog and constant exchange of power.
Break out your flip flops and Hawaiian shirts because it's time to head on down to the beach, "Twister Beach", the latest in culinary craziness from Mark Siano and Opal Peachey at Cafe Nordo.
If you happened to be in the vicinity of The Town Hall in Seattle last night, and not fortunate enough to be inside, then you may have noticed that the atmosphere was a little cooler, a little sexier, a little more poignant and basically fabulous.
I'll admit unfamiliarity with Lerner and Loewe's "Paint Your Wagon" before recently.
As a woman in the middle ages, there seemed to be only two options: be a mother, or a strumpet.
Sometimes you go to a show and you see what can only be described as a "Star Turn".
In this ever changing world we are getting more and more acceptable variations on love.
One of the reasons we love a good family drama is it appeals to that voyeur in us all.
That old idiom, "History is written by the victors" kept ringing in my head last night as I watched the National Touring Company of "Motown: The Musical" at the Paramount Theatre.
I'll admit I'm quite picky and protective about the works of Charles Busch.
There truly is nothing to not like about 'Billy Elliot' performing at Village Theatre.
Absolute truth is an elusive thing.
The Lerner and Loewe classic score will be performed with a new book by Pulitzer finalist Jon Marans.
Dear Readers, if you read my review for Part One of "The Brothers K", still playing at Book-It Repertory Theatre then you'll know the difficulties I had watching it what with all the onion cutting going on in the theater.
It's always fun to take a trip back to New Providence providing you can avoid getting on the bad side of the Yao family.
It's something most of us have to do at least 5 days a week, go to work.
A few months back another group in Seattle put up an immersive production of "Romeo and Juliet" that blew me away and finally gave me the chance to see a completely solid production that I liked.
I would say that I loved every second of Book-It Repertory Theatre's current adaptation of David James Duncan's 'The Brothers K, Part One: Strike Zones' if it weren't for all the damned onions someone was cutting in the theater.
One of the major problems with the Loman family in Arthur Miller's masterpiece "Death of a Salesman", currently closing out the season at ArtsWest, is that the family doesn't communicate with each other.
Picture it: New York City; the year, 2002.
Most often when you go see a play there is a very plain narrative, a beginning, a middle and an end to convey your story.
Back in 2013 the Seattle Rep gave us a lovely Christmas Present with R.
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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) |