Washington State High Schools Glam it Up at The 16th Annual 5th Avenue Awards: Honoring High School Musical Theater
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2018
It was the most anticipated night of the year by high school theater programs across the state of Washington: The 16th Annual 5th Avenue Awards Honoring High School Musical Theater, proudly sponsored by Wells Fargo with additional support from Alaska Airlines. Presented at The 5th Avenue Theatre, nearly 2,000 teenagers, many in costumes representing their schools' musical theater productions, cheered for their peers as they performed musical excerpts and accepted awards honoring top student achievements in musical theater. The acclaimed event, directed this year by Kat Ramsburg, handed out awards in 21 categories ranging from Outstanding Overall Musical Production to Outstanding Lobby Display.
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2018
It was the most anticipated night of the year by high school theater programs across the state of Washington: The 16th Annual 5th Avenue Awards Honoring High School Musical Theater, proudly sponsored by Wells Fargo with additional support from Alaska Airlines. Presented at The 5th Avenue Theatre, nearly 2,000 teenagers, many in costumes representing their schools' musical theater productions, cheered for their peers as they performed musical excerpts and accepted awards honoring top student achievements in musical theater. The acclaimed event, directed this year by Kat Ramsburg, handed out awards in 21 categories ranging from Outstanding Overall Musical Production to Outstanding Lobby Display.
BWW Review: HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH at Arts West is Raw, Real, and Relevant.
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - June 11, 2018
Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Arts West is one of the least passive audience experiences I've ever had. The dialogue and lyrics are clever and full of plays on words and popular culture references. Keep your ears perked to catch all of it, and a few might still slip by. But more than just vocabulary practice, Hedwig challenges your perceptions of norms, your comfort zone, and the very size of your heart. It will move you, tear at you, sucker punch you, make you laugh, and hold you in rapture. The show will leave you exhausted but hopeful and infinitely better than when you entered the doors.
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - June 11, 2018
Hedwig and the Angry Inch at Arts West is one of the least passive audience experiences I've ever had. The dialogue and lyrics are clever and full of plays on words and popular culture references. Keep your ears perked to catch all of it, and a few might still slip by. But more than just vocabulary practice, Hedwig challenges your perceptions of norms, your comfort zone, and the very size of your heart. It will move you, tear at you, sucker punch you, make you laugh, and hold you in rapture. The show will leave you exhausted but hopeful and infinitely better than when you entered the doors.
BWW Review: Book-It Deliciously Paints the Original PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY
by Jay Irwin - June 10, 2018
If you think you know Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' you may want to think again. In fact, many only know the most basic plot based on its many references in popular culture throughout the years. But whether you're a novice or a die-hard Dorian Gray aficionado, you're in for a treat from Book-It as they've based their adaptation on the only recently published original manuscript that was deemed too racy for Victorian England. But it's here now complete with all its taboo subjects the way Wilde intended and Book-It's production is, in a word, delicious.
by Jay Irwin - June 10, 2018
If you think you know Oscar Wilde's 'The Picture of Dorian Gray' you may want to think again. In fact, many only know the most basic plot based on its many references in popular culture throughout the years. But whether you're a novice or a die-hard Dorian Gray aficionado, you're in for a treat from Book-It as they've based their adaptation on the only recently published original manuscript that was deemed too racy for Victorian England. But it's here now complete with all its taboo subjects the way Wilde intended and Book-It's production is, in a word, delicious.
BWW Review: 5th Ave's HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME Grows Up and Gets Dark
by Jay Irwin - June 09, 2018
Let me start, Dear Readers, by saying this is NOT the frothy Disney cartoon you may recall from your youth. Yes, it does contain many of the Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz songs from the 1996 Disney animated film but this show is more akin to the Victor Hugo novel than the cartoon. Gone are the silly, wise-cracking gargoyles whom you might find recreated in a Happy Meal, and amped up is the story of religious persecution, intolerance, sex, and betrayal. Leading me to wonder, what audience are they aiming for? Disney songs, filled out with heady albeit soaringly beautiful choral pieces, and a dark and gritty story that (spoiler alert) does not end well for everyone. And this is my biggest problem with the show, it can't make up its mind as to what it wants to be.
by Jay Irwin - June 09, 2018
Let me start, Dear Readers, by saying this is NOT the frothy Disney cartoon you may recall from your youth. Yes, it does contain many of the Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz songs from the 1996 Disney animated film but this show is more akin to the Victor Hugo novel than the cartoon. Gone are the silly, wise-cracking gargoyles whom you might find recreated in a Happy Meal, and amped up is the story of religious persecution, intolerance, sex, and betrayal. Leading me to wonder, what audience are they aiming for? Disney songs, filled out with heady albeit soaringly beautiful choral pieces, and a dark and gritty story that (spoiler alert) does not end well for everyone. And this is my biggest problem with the show, it can't make up its mind as to what it wants to be.
Experience The Culture Of Native Peoples At Spirit Of Indigenous People Today
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2018
Native peoples from tribes across the country gather to celebrate their unique cultures and traditions at Seattle Center Festal: Spirit of Indigenous People. All are invited to attend and partake in activities today, June 9 from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Seattle Center Armory and Mural Amphitheatre Stage.
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2018
Native peoples from tribes across the country gather to celebrate their unique cultures and traditions at Seattle Center Festal: Spirit of Indigenous People. All are invited to attend and partake in activities today, June 9 from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Seattle Center Armory and Mural Amphitheatre Stage.
BWW Review: Strawberry Theatre Workshop's HOW I LEARNED TO DRIVE Surprises
by Jay Irwin - June 08, 2018
One thing I've found with Paula Vogel's plays is that they never cease to surprise. You may think you know what you're in for but then she pulls back layer upon layer giving you so much more than you bargained for. This is certainly true with her Pulitzer Prize winning play "How I Learned to Drive", currently being offered from Strawberry Theatre Workshop at 12th Avenue Arts as you're given a truly horrifying subject and left unsure how to feel about those perpetrating it.
by Jay Irwin - June 08, 2018
One thing I've found with Paula Vogel's plays is that they never cease to surprise. You may think you know what you're in for but then she pulls back layer upon layer giving you so much more than you bargained for. This is certainly true with her Pulitzer Prize winning play "How I Learned to Drive", currently being offered from Strawberry Theatre Workshop at 12th Avenue Arts as you're given a truly horrifying subject and left unsure how to feel about those perpetrating it.
BWW Review: LES MISERABLES at the Paramount Theater is All That and A Bag of Chips
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - June 07, 2018
Masterpiece, classic, epic, monumental - it's hard to find a word that encapsulates this production of Les Miserables. It is a timeless story of love, courage, and redemption that reminds us of what it means to be human. With moments of pageantry and beautiful stillness, the audience is drawn into another world and time. Yet through it all, the cast keeps you close, in the very palms on their hands devouring every word and syllable like starving children. Les Miz is everything you want in a show. It is all that and a bag of chips.
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - June 07, 2018
Masterpiece, classic, epic, monumental - it's hard to find a word that encapsulates this production of Les Miserables. It is a timeless story of love, courage, and redemption that reminds us of what it means to be human. With moments of pageantry and beautiful stillness, the audience is drawn into another world and time. Yet through it all, the cast keeps you close, in the very palms on their hands devouring every word and syllable like starving children. Les Miz is everything you want in a show. It is all that and a bag of chips.
Seattle Center & KEXP Announce Concerts At The Mural Line Up
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
Mark your calendars: Concerts at the Mural is back for another summer of free concerts featuring top artists from our region and beyond. Presented by KEXP & Seattle Center, Concerts at the Mural brings music to the stage of Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center for live concerts starting at 5:30 p.m. each Friday in August.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
Mark your calendars: Concerts at the Mural is back for another summer of free concerts featuring top artists from our region and beyond. Presented by KEXP & Seattle Center, Concerts at the Mural brings music to the stage of Mural Amphitheatre at Seattle Center for live concerts starting at 5:30 p.m. each Friday in August.
Freehold Engaged Theatre To Tour Prisons, Parks And Hospitals
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
Freehold's Engaged Theatre, unique in our region, brings its professional production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, directed by Robin Lynn Smith, to prisons, hospitals and parks as well as a brief run at Raisbeck Performance Hall this summer, co-produced with the Cornish Theatre Department.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
Freehold's Engaged Theatre, unique in our region, brings its professional production of Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale, directed by Robin Lynn Smith, to prisons, hospitals and parks as well as a brief run at Raisbeck Performance Hall this summer, co-produced with the Cornish Theatre Department.
Uncensored Version Of THE PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY Comes to Book-It
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
Book-It Repertory Theatre brings The Picture of Dorian Gray to Seattle this June. Directed by Victor Pappas, the famously dark 1890 novel by Oscar Wilde was adapted for the stage by Judd Parkin.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
Book-It Repertory Theatre brings The Picture of Dorian Gray to Seattle this June. Directed by Victor Pappas, the famously dark 1890 novel by Oscar Wilde was adapted for the stage by Judd Parkin.
Final Days To Purchase Broadway At The Paramount Subscriptions
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
Friday, June 8 is the FINAL day to purchase a new subscription for the 2018/2019 KeyBank Broadway at The Paramount season. To purchase, visit https://seattle.broadway.com/season/.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
Friday, June 8 is the FINAL day to purchase a new subscription for the 2018/2019 KeyBank Broadway at The Paramount season. To purchase, visit https://seattle.broadway.com/season/.
Meme García To Perform New Version Of Solo Show House Of Sueños At 18th & Union
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
This month Seattle-based theatre artist Meme Garcia will perform a new version of her evocative solo show House of Sueños at 18th & Union. A story of the construction and deconstruction of a house that is full of memories, family, and Shakespeare, House of Sueños was previously produced by Wyrd Sisters Productions at 18th & Union in November 2017. Wiley Basho Gorn returns to direct, having previously collaborated with Garcia on last fall's successful sold-out run. Performances begin on June 15 and run through June 24 at 18th and Union (1406 18th Avenue) in the Central District. Tickets are on sale now at www.18thandunion.org.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
This month Seattle-based theatre artist Meme Garcia will perform a new version of her evocative solo show House of Sueños at 18th & Union. A story of the construction and deconstruction of a house that is full of memories, family, and Shakespeare, House of Sueños was previously produced by Wyrd Sisters Productions at 18th & Union in November 2017. Wiley Basho Gorn returns to direct, having previously collaborated with Garcia on last fall's successful sold-out run. Performances begin on June 15 and run through June 24 at 18th and Union (1406 18th Avenue) in the Central District. Tickets are on sale now at www.18thandunion.org.
Casting Complete For A Sensible Theatre Co's Production Of PAGEANT, The Musical
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
The cast is set for A Sensible Theatre Co.'s production of Pageant: The Musical, co-presented with ACTLab June 15 - July 8, 2018. This fabulous production will coincide with Seattle PRIDE 2018. The announcement took place during A Sensible Debutante Ball last week at FRED Wildlife Refuge on Capitol Hill, Seattle.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
The cast is set for A Sensible Theatre Co.'s production of Pageant: The Musical, co-presented with ACTLab June 15 - July 8, 2018. This fabulous production will coincide with Seattle PRIDE 2018. The announcement took place during A Sensible Debutante Ball last week at FRED Wildlife Refuge on Capitol Hill, Seattle.
Largest Filipino Cultural Festival Comes to Seattle Center, 6/2-3
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2018
Transform your cultural awareness at Seattle Center Festal: Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival, Today and Sunday, June 2-3 at Seattle Center Armory, Mural Amphitheatre and Center grounds. Philippine Consulate General and Philippine Tourism Director keynotes the festival's opening ceremony to kick-off the variety of activities and demonstrations rooted in the theme of "Salinlahi", also known as "generation."
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2018
Transform your cultural awareness at Seattle Center Festal: Pagdiriwang Philippine Festival, Today and Sunday, June 2-3 at Seattle Center Armory, Mural Amphitheatre and Center grounds. Philippine Consulate General and Philippine Tourism Director keynotes the festival's opening ceremony to kick-off the variety of activities and demonstrations rooted in the theme of "Salinlahi", also known as "generation."
5 LESBIANS EATING A QUICHE Comes to The Ballard Underground
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2018
No Men. No Meat. All Manners. It's 1956 and women of The Susan B Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their Annual Quiche Breakfast. Will they be able to keep their cool when communists threaten their idyllic town?
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2018
No Men. No Meat. All Manners. It's 1956 and women of The Susan B Anthony Society for the Sisters of Gertrude Stein are having their Annual Quiche Breakfast. Will they be able to keep their cool when communists threaten their idyllic town?
Photo Flash: Tacoma Little Theater Heads to the Highlands with MACBETH
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Tacoma Little Theatre closes its 99th Season with William Shakespeare's classic, Macbeth, adapted and directed by pug Bujeaud.
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Tacoma Little Theatre closes its 99th Season with William Shakespeare's classic, Macbeth, adapted and directed by pug Bujeaud.
BWW Review: WILD HORSES at Intiman Theatre is a Wild Ride into Adolescent Memories
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - June 01, 2018
Wild Horses is a one-woman show that tells the story of one summer of her youth, a summer that changed everything. Summers used to be different. Kids and teens had to find their own ways to fill their time. With seemingly endless hours of opportunity and friends by our side, temptations and adventures awaited. Coming of age stories are always appealing because they are so relatable. The things we felt but didn't dare speak, the confusion and excitement of growing up - we've all been there. Playwright Allison Gregory takes us back to the summers of our youth. Although this story is specific, we know it; we can feel it too.
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - June 01, 2018
Wild Horses is a one-woman show that tells the story of one summer of her youth, a summer that changed everything. Summers used to be different. Kids and teens had to find their own ways to fill their time. With seemingly endless hours of opportunity and friends by our side, temptations and adventures awaited. Coming of age stories are always appealing because they are so relatable. The things we felt but didn't dare speak, the confusion and excitement of growing up - we've all been there. Playwright Allison Gregory takes us back to the summers of our youth. Although this story is specific, we know it; we can feel it too.
BPA Gallery Annnounces July First Friday Art Walk: 'Music Makers'
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Join us in the BPA Gallery July 6 for an artist reception and an enjoyable evening of art and friends. For his latest artistic endeavor, Mike Lisagor used shapes and color to reveal the emotional tones of musical instruments and the hands that manipulate them. Each image evolved from a photograph Mike took of Bainbridge High marching band members, fellow musicians, and street performers in Port Townsend and Banff, Canada. These 16 inch x 20 inch images are printed on canvas, each with a black one-inch siding.
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Join us in the BPA Gallery July 6 for an artist reception and an enjoyable evening of art and friends. For his latest artistic endeavor, Mike Lisagor used shapes and color to reveal the emotional tones of musical instruments and the hands that manipulate them. Each image evolved from a photograph Mike took of Bainbridge High marching band members, fellow musicians, and street performers in Port Townsend and Banff, Canada. These 16 inch x 20 inch images are printed on canvas, each with a black one-inch siding.
Romance Blossoms On Nature's Stage With BPA's ROMEO AND JULIET
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Make plans today for William Shakespeare's ROMEO & JULIET, Bainbridge Performing Arts' 6th Annual Summertime Shakespeare performance, appearing July 13 - 29 at The Bloedel Reserve. One of the Bard's most popular romantic tragedies, ROMEO & JULIET centers on a long feud between the Montague and Capulet families that disrupts the city of Verona and causes tragic results for Romeo and Juliet. Revenge, love, and a secret marriage force the young star-crossed lovers to grow up quickly - and fate causes them to take their own lives in despair.
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Make plans today for William Shakespeare's ROMEO & JULIET, Bainbridge Performing Arts' 6th Annual Summertime Shakespeare performance, appearing July 13 - 29 at The Bloedel Reserve. One of the Bard's most popular romantic tragedies, ROMEO & JULIET centers on a long feud between the Montague and Capulet families that disrupts the city of Verona and causes tragic results for Romeo and Juliet. Revenge, love, and a secret marriage force the young star-crossed lovers to grow up quickly - and fate causes them to take their own lives in despair.
STG Presents 20th Annual DANCE THIS!
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2018
STG's signature dance program, DANCE This celebrates the incredible milestone of 20 years with a program that brings together guest artists from New York and Mexico to share the stage with Seattle's diverse talent of dancers and choreographers. The celebration features scores of performers and invites them to share their culture through the art of dance with a public performance on Friday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. at The Paramount Theatre.
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2018
STG's signature dance program, DANCE This celebrates the incredible milestone of 20 years with a program that brings together guest artists from New York and Mexico to share the stage with Seattle's diverse talent of dancers and choreographers. The celebration features scores of performers and invites them to share their culture through the art of dance with a public performance on Friday, July 13 at 7:30 p.m. at The Paramount Theatre.
Experience The Culture Of Native Peoples At Spirit Of Indigenous People 6/9
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
Native peoples from tribes across the country gather to celebrate their unique cultures and traditions at Seattle Center Festal: Spirit of Indigenous People. All are invited to attend and partake in activities on Saturday, June 9 from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Seattle Center Armory and Mural Amphitheatre Stage.
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
Native peoples from tribes across the country gather to celebrate their unique cultures and traditions at Seattle Center Festal: Spirit of Indigenous People. All are invited to attend and partake in activities on Saturday, June 9 from 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. in Seattle Center Armory and Mural Amphitheatre Stage.
Seattle Men's Chorus Honors British Rock and Pop on Pride Weekend
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) takes the McCaw Hall stage on Pride weekend to honor 50 years of British rock and pop royalty in God Save the Queens. The British are coming! From the swinging '60s to today's biggest hits this British invasion is so lush and flashy it edges on revolutionary. God Save the Queens is a musical journey through the UK artists, generation by generation, that have reigned supreme, from The Beatles, Queen, and Elton John, to Coldplay, Adele and One Direction. Pop singer, performance artist, and finalist from "America's Got Talent" Prince Poppycock joins the chorus as their special guest.
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
Seattle Men's Chorus (SMC) takes the McCaw Hall stage on Pride weekend to honor 50 years of British rock and pop royalty in God Save the Queens. The British are coming! From the swinging '60s to today's biggest hits this British invasion is so lush and flashy it edges on revolutionary. God Save the Queens is a musical journey through the UK artists, generation by generation, that have reigned supreme, from The Beatles, Queen, and Elton John, to Coldplay, Adele and One Direction. Pop singer, performance artist, and finalist from "America's Got Talent" Prince Poppycock joins the chorus as their special guest.
ELLEN Selected For Seattle International Film Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2018
Ellen is based on true events and tells the story of a troubled relationship between a mother and her drug-addicted son, a relationship that eventually led to his murder. The film has the full approval of Ellen Pakkies, who still lives in the house where the murder took place. This well executed and hard-hitting film has been selected for Seattle International Film Festival and stars the award winning South African actress Jill Levenberg and Jarid Geduld (Black Sails).
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2018
Ellen is based on true events and tells the story of a troubled relationship between a mother and her drug-addicted son, a relationship that eventually led to his murder. The film has the full approval of Ellen Pakkies, who still lives in the house where the murder took place. This well executed and hard-hitting film has been selected for Seattle International Film Festival and stars the award winning South African actress Jill Levenberg and Jarid Geduld (Black Sails).
BWW Review: SMOKED! at Cafe Nordo Tames the Wild West
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - May 26, 2018
SMOKED! At Cafe Nordo is an immersion dinner theater experience into the Wild West. From smoking guns to smoked oxtail chili, this show delivers an authentic western feel. From the moment you walk into the door, you are part of the show's atmosphere. With good guys to root for, bad guys to boo and plenty of stiff drinks, Cafe Nordo delivers an evening of fun.
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - May 26, 2018
SMOKED! At Cafe Nordo is an immersion dinner theater experience into the Wild West. From smoking guns to smoked oxtail chili, this show delivers an authentic western feel. From the moment you walk into the door, you are part of the show's atmosphere. With good guys to root for, bad guys to boo and plenty of stiff drinks, Cafe Nordo delivers an evening of fun.
Photo Flash: Tacoma Little Theatre Presents MACBETH
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
Tacoma Little Theatre closes its 99th Season with William Shakespeare's classic, Macbeth, adapted and directed by pug Bujeaud.
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
Tacoma Little Theatre closes its 99th Season with William Shakespeare's classic, Macbeth, adapted and directed by pug Bujeaud.
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