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Photo Flash: Swoon with a Sneak Peek at the Stars of Irving Berlin's HOLIDAY INN at The 5th Avenue Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2017
This winter The 5th Avenue Theatre will warm hearts with the West Coast premiere of the Broadway smash hit Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn. Just announced, the cast will ffeature the talents of Seattle stars and 5th Avenue favorites Eric Ankrim (How to Succeed..., First Date, Paint Your Wagon) as Jim Hardy, Sarah Rose Davis (The Pajama Game, How to Succeed...) as Linda Mason, Matt Owen (ELF, Spamalot, A Room with a View) as Ted Hanover and Taryn Darr (The Pajama Game, A Chorus Line) as Lila Dixon. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the leads in costume below!
Stars Announced for New Staging of Irving Berlin's HOLIDAY INN at The 5th Avenue Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2017
This winter The 5th Avenue Theatre will warm hearts with the West Coast premiere of the Broadway smash hit Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn.
Pierre Bensusan, France's Acoustic Guitar Wiz, In Concert at Hamilton Studio
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2017
On Friday, September 15, France's acoustic guitar master Pierre Bensusan will be presented in concert at  Hamilton Studio in Spokane, Washington - as part of the 30 date Fall leg of his 2017 USA Tour!  
Meet the 100-Person Cast of THE ODYSSEY at Seattle Rep
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2017
It's nearly here! An initiative and production years in the making comes to the Seattle Repertory Theatre Bagley Wright Theatre stage in just two short weeks in the form of a musical adaptation of The Odyssey, featuring an over-100-person cast.
Original Musical-Burlesque Production From Verlaine & McCann Comes to Seattle
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2017
Verlaine & McCann's annual celebration of wine, beauty, and frivolity is back and on stage in the form of Burlesco DiVino: Wine In Rome, an original musical-burlesque fantasia. Lily Verlaine and Jasper McCann are the Seattle-based producers who bring the city its holiday tradition, Land Of The Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker, a spectacle that has earned them national critical-acclaim for their commitment to professional-level classical dance talent and extraordinary production elements in their visual story telling.
THE LAST 5 YEARS Gets Reimagining with Piano Accompaniment at Taproot
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2017
Aaron Lamb and Katherine Strohmaier will present Jason Robert Brown's beloved off-Broadway musical The Last 5 Years, this September 21 through October 2 in the Taproot Theatre's Isaac Studio Black Box. Linda Whitney, Artistic Director for Olympia, WA-based Harlequin Productions, will direct.
Photo Flash: First Look at WAIT UNTIL DARK at Lakewood Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2017
The Lakewood Playhouse will present the opening show of its 79th Season: the suspenseful, high-energy psychological thriller WAIT UNTIL DARK by Frederick Knott. Performances will be September 8th through October 8th, 2017. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Hilarious and Unusual Improv AFTER WORDS Premieres at Unexpected Productions
by BWW News Desk - September 07, 2017
Get ready for a night of laughter, action and intertwined improv scenes. You will decide the title of the show 'after' all of the improv scenes are played out. 'After Words' explores interactions after they happen. 
Photo Flash: Sneak Peek at THE SOUND OF MUSIC, Coming to Seattle This September
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2017
A brand new production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC, produced by NETworks Presentations, is making its Seattle premiere from September 6 - 11 at The Paramount Theatre as part of a North American tour. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast in action below!
HAMILTON, LOVE NEVER DIES and More Slated for Broadway at The Paramount's 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2017
The 2017/2018 KeyBank Broadway at The Paramount season brings another year of superb entertainment to The Paramount Theatre, with a roster of shows that spans the ages, featuring familiar titles and brand new productions. Seattle Theatre Group is proud to announce the Broadway Musical, Hamilton, will play its premiere Seattle engagement and anchor the 2017/2018 KeyBank Broadway at The Paramount season. 
Cast Complete for PRIDE AND PREJUDICE Stage Adaptation at Seattle Rep
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2017
Seattle Repertory Theatre today announced the full ensemble cast of its highly anticipated West Coast premiere of Kate Hamill's (Bedlam's Sense & Sensibility) playful stage adaptation of arguably the most popular of Jane Austen's novels, Pride and Prejudice.
Y York's SYCORAX to Make World Premiere at 18th & Union
by BWW News Desk - September 05, 2017
Snowflake Avalanche and 18th & Union will present the world premiere of Y York's new play, SYCORAX, starring legendary Seattle actress Demene E. Hall.
Figaro! Figaro! Figaro! Seattle Opera Announces BARBER OF SEVILLE
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2017
Before trick-or-treating begins, start the fun this October with Seattle Opera's "riotously funny" (The Australian) The Barber of Seville. Following The Wicked Adventures of County Ory ('16), stage director Lindy Hume and Maestro Giacomo Sagripanti return to create yet another colorful, eye-catching production with toe-tapping melodies-including one of the most iconic overtures of all time. The performance also includes an appearance by Juilliard-trained burlesque sensation, Marc Kenison, who performs in Seattle and beyond as Waxie Moon. Kenison will bring his comedic and dance stylings to the highly physical role of Ambrogio.
ArtsWest Announces THE NANCE Featuring Richard Gray and Jeff Steitzer
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2017
ArtsWest's second production of its 2017-18 I AM Season, Douglas Carter Beane's THE NANCE, will feature renowned Seattle actors Richard Gray and Jeff Steitzer. THE NANCE, a musical play set in the raucous world of 1930s burlesque, plays at ArtsWest from October 26 through November 19, 2017.
PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT to Bring Fabulous Journey to BPA
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2017
Take a journey to the heart of FABULOUS! Based on the smash-hit movie, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT - THE MUSICAL recounts the heartwarming, uplifting adventure of three friends - Tick, Bernadette, and Adam, a glamorous Sydney-based performing trio, who take their show to the middle of the Australian outback. They hop aboard a battered old bus (nicknamed Priscilla) searching for love and friendship and end up reaching their wildest dreams.
The EDGE Improv to Bring Evening of Imagination to BPA This Fall
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2017
Perk up your fall harvest with a barrel of laughs, The EDGE Improv, and an evening of imagination on demand! You won't want to miss The EDGE Improv's October 7th performance at BPA, where the troupe's riotous antics have inspired rave reviews from shrewd onlookers since the beginning of time.
THE POE SHOW to Arrive Just in Time for Halloween at BPA
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2017
Join BPA Theatre School students for a one-act medley of some of Edgar Allan Poe's better-known short stories, including "The Telltale Heart" and "The Premature Burial." THE POE SHOW will be spooky, edgy, and dark - just in time for Halloween!
BPA Gallery Slates October First Friday Art Walk: LANDED
by BWW News Desk - September 01, 2017
Join us in the BPA Gallery October 6 for an artist reception and an enjoyable evening of art and friends.
PIGGYBACK: Comedy & Improv Combined Returns to Unexpected Productions
by BWW News Desk - August 31, 2017
 Stand-up comedy and improv are usually two separate types of comedy that you won't see in the same show, but Unexpected Productions' Piggyback brings them both together so you can enjoy two types of comedy in one hilarious night.
Bridget Young's New Monologue WILD ORPHAN BABY at BPA this September
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2017
Please join us September 30 for a special evening of laughs and musical entertainment, with proceeds benefitting Morrow Manor. Bridget Young's new monologue, Wild Orphan Baby, is a funny, poignant, and true story about growing up fast during hard times. The opening act features The Lonely Coast, a trio of folk music artists who perform mesmerizing close-harmony folk arrangements from Eastern Europe and the Americas.
National Geographic Live Series to Explore the Arctic, Space, the Grand Canyon and More at Benaroya Hall
by BWW News Desk - August 30, 2017
Subscriptions and single tickets are on sale now for the 21st Season of the Seattle National Geographic Live Speaker Series presented by the Seattle Symphony.
Mirror Stage Launches Its New Expand Upon Staged Reading Series With A Focus On Institutional Racism
by BWW News Desk - August 29, 2017
Sponsored in part by ArtsWA and the City of Seattle Office of Arts & Culture, Mirror Stage is thrilled to launch its new Expand Upon staged reading series responding to the community-selected theme 'Institutional Racism.' For this first round of Expand Upon, Mirror Stage commissioned Seattle playwrights Rachel Atkins and Seayoung Yim to each develop a short play using the same multi-generational, multi-racial cast. The plays will be presented in tandem, with a oderated discussion following every performance.
Venture INTO THE WOODS With Village Theatre
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2017
Kicking off Village Theatre's 2017-2018 Season is the Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning musical, Into the Woods. "Happily ever after" will be just the beginning in this musical collision of the original Grimm fairytales. When Cinderella, Jack, Rapunzel, Little Red, and more venture into the woods after their heart's desire, they get a lot more than they bargained for. As princes seduce and giants roam the land, stories get intertwined and the plot thickens. With a jaw-dropping design team and a stellar cast of Village Theatre favorites, Into the Woods is sure to take you "into the woods, to get the thing, that makes it worth the journeying."
Full Cast & Creative Team Announced for Forward Flux Productions Upcoming Double Feature
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2017
Forward Flux Productions is thrilled to share cast and creative team information for the upcoming Double Feature, playing September 19 - October 7 at West of Lenin in Fremont (203 N 36th St, Seattle, WA 98103)! This is the third year in a row that the company will present two new plays in the same space on the same night, back to back.
Meet the 100-Person Cast of THE ODYSSEY at Seattle Rep
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2017
It's nearly here! An initiative and production years in the making comes to the Seattle Repertory Theatre Bagley Wright Theatre stage in just two short weeks in the form of a musical adaptation of The Odyssey, featuring an over-100-person cast.

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