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CTHULU: THE MUSICAL is Coming to Seattle This Summer
by BWW News Desk - July 21, 2017
???????After six weeks of sold-out performances in Oregon, Puppeteers for Fears, Oregon's only dedicated puppet musical horror troupe, will be bringing its original show, Cthulhu: the Musical, to Seattle for performances at 18th and Union July 21, 22 and 24.
CORIOLANUS: FIGHT LIKE A BITCH Will Play 12th Avenue Arts Mainstage This Fall
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2017
To live like a legend... sometimes you have to fight like a bitch. The country is at war, and the Senate cannot keep the peace within its own walls--- let alone on the battlefield. Enter Coriolanus: the country's most famous badass warrior. She returns home to face the greatest battle yet: to win the love of the people & run for office--- or face the dangerous consequences of defying society's expectations.
HAMLET Gets Diverse, Dynamic Staging by Freehold's Engaged Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 20, 2017
The genius of Shakespeare's plays is their ability to resonate in every age. The timelessness of HAMLET combined with Freehold's Engaged Theatre productions' intentionally dynamic and diverse staging means that any human can see a reflection of some part of themselves in the story, the characters, the music or movement.
Book-It Repertory Theatre Announces Fifth Title for the 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - July 19, 2017
Book-It Repertory Theatre is proud to announce its 2017-2018 season. Book-It has been adapting great literature into great theatre for 28 years and will produce five mainstage shows and three school-touring shows.
BWW Review: Sound Theatre Company's Unapologetic HOODOO LOVE Doesn't Romanticize
by Amelia Reynolds - July 19, 2017
Sound Theatre Company's 'Hoodoo Love' is an important piece that's neither romantic nor for the faint of heart. In collaboration with The Hansberry Project, the fabric of Katori Hall's depression-era tragedy is original blues music, folk magic, and the dismal realities of being a black woman in 1930's Tennessee.
Seattle Center Summer Playground Party Offers Tons of Pre-Teen Fun
by BWW News Desk - July 18, 2017
Seattle Center and Northwest Folklife Festival team up this August to present Summer Playground Party, an entertainment-packed free event designed just for preteens, 5 p.m. - 8 p.m., Saturday, August 5 and 19, in Next Fifty Plaza at Seattle Center. The events also serve as preludes for young people to Seattle Center Movies at the Mural, 9 p.m., at Mural Amphitheatre, featuring La La Land on Aug. 5 and Clue on Aug. 19.
The Laws of Physics are Negotiable in OVER & UNDER
by BWW News Desk - July 17, 2017
Soar through the skies and ride underground in Over & Under, two one-act plays that spin off into alternative lives; some mundane, some dramatic, some completely fantastical! Cumulus begins on an airplane, where conversations between strangers reveal the complex lives of its passengers; Turnstile begins on a subway car where a young girl, riding alone for the first time, finds her imagination sparked by overheard conversations. Featuring an unwanted proposal, a haunted hospital, singing rats, and an outer-space booty call, these two plays will take you places you didn't know you wanted to visit.
Mysterious Narrative Improv SPOKEN Returns to Unexpected Productions
by BWW News Desk - July 16, 2017
The night begins with just a few spoken words, and then a whole world is created in Spoken: Improvised Connections, a night of comedy, mystery and improv that tries to determine the ingredients of a single meeting between people.
BWW Review: Taproot's Sweet PERSUASION Brims with Potential
by Jay Irwin - July 15, 2017
There are certain things that spring to mind when thinking of a Jane Austen story. Blistering on again, off again romances. Sweeping emotions. And of course, Colin Firth emerging from a lake. Well the new musical adaptation of Jane Austen's "Persuasion", currently playing at Taproot Theatre, may not have Colin Firth but the romances and emotions are there in spades.
Brian Guehring Awarded Orlin Corey Medallion
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2017
Brian Guehring, the Rose Theater Education Director and Playwright-inResidence has been named a recipient of the Children's Theatre Foundation of America's (CFTA) Corey Medallion Award. 
BWW Review: Gripping and Beautiful FUN HOME at the 5th Avenue
by Jay Irwin - July 14, 2017
It's not a revival of an old classic. It doesn't have the cache of a recognizable movie title. And it's got a synopsis that may make some people weary. All of these reasons could be why there were far too many empty seats at last night's opening night of "Fun Home" at the 5th Avenue. And that fact of the open seats makes me incredibly sad as this Tony Winner for Best Musical deserves so much more attention as it's one of the most honest, raw and real musicals around today. I cannot urge you enough to see this show.
Bainbridge Performing Arts Announces August Events
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2017
All Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA) events are held at 200 Madison Avenue North, Bainbridge Island.
Seattle Playwrights Salon Presents LES LUMIERES Next Month
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2017
Seattle Playwrights Salon presents a staged reading of Les Lumieres by Judy Jacobs on Friday August 11 at 7 p.m. at the Conservatory, 5813 Airport Way South, Seattle 98108. Admission is free! Beer, wine, cider, and food available for purchase before and after the show, and during intermission.
Bellingham TheatreWorks Presents SANDCASTLE
by BWW News Desk - July 14, 2017
Bellingham TheatreWorks presents the world premiere of the RnB inspired world of Sandcastle. Andreas and Rowen are married & stranded on a desert island when they finally decide it is best if they break up. This dark comedy by local playwright, Teague Parker, showcases a world of two people left with nothing but each other and their imagination.
Dinner Theater Meets Speed Theater at 14/48
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017
The 14/48 Projects is collaborating for the third consecutive summer with Cafe Nordo, Seattle's homegrown masters of innovative dinner theater, to present 14/48: Nordo - Food Theater Thunderdome in Nordo's Culinarium August 17-26, 2017. Two weekends, two different artistic teams, two unique experiences.
14/48 Heads North to a New Venue: The World's Quickest Theater Festival at Stage One Theater
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017
The 14/48 Projects adds yet another venue to the list for 14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival, taking their signature festival to Stage One Theater at North Seattle College July 28 & 29 and August 4 & 5, 2017.
Free Family Fun: COYOTE TAILS Comes to King County Parks
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017
The 14/48 Projects is headed back to Seattle parks once again this summer with Coyote Tails. Written by Zoey Cane Belyea with Consulting/Translations from Pilar O'Connell and directed by Emily Purington, this new play will be performed FREE in parks around Seattle starting July 15, 2017.
SOMETHING ROTTEN! Gets Northwest Premiere at The 5th Avenue Theatre this Fall
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2017
The completely original new musical Something Rotten!, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Aladdin), with music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner and Tony Award nominee Wayne Kirkpatrick and Golden Globe Award and Tony Award nominee Karey Kirkpatrick and a book by Tony Award nominees Karey Kirkpatrick and best-selling author John O'Farrell, begins performances at The 5th Avenue Theatre on September 12 (press opening Friday, September 15), and runs through October 1, 2017. Tickets start at $29 and will go on sale Wednesday, July 19. They can be purchased at www.5thavenue.org, by phone at 206-625-1900 or at the Box Office at 1308 5th Avenue in Downtown Seattle.
Feng Hsiang Dance Troup of Taiwan Appears in Special Seattle Center Performance
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2017
Seattle Center Festal is pleased to present Feng Hsiang Dance Troupe of Keelung, Taiwan, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m., Friday, July 28, in Seattle Center Armory. The lively, colorful performance is free and open to all.
Reginald Andre Jackson Stars in a Dynamic Staging of HAMLET
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2017
Director Robin Lynn Smith and a seasoned company including Seattle theatre veterans Reginald Andre Jacskon (Hamlet), Mary Ewald (Gertrude), Sunam Ellis (Horatio), Shawn Belyea (Claudius) and Peter Dylan O'Connor (Laertes) brings HAMLET to stirring life with live music composted by Kultur Shock member Srdjan "Gino" Yevdjevich and movement by Butoh dancer Vanessa Skantze.
Village Theatre Announces The 17th Annual FESTIVAL OF NEW MUSICALS
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2017
Village Theatre is excited to announce the lineup for The 17th Annual Festival of New Musicals, which will take place in Issaquah on August 11-13, 2017 and continues the theatre's dedication to the development of new work. This year, the Festival's five readings will include Nikola Tesla Drops the Beat, an electronic pop musical about one of the world's greatest inventors; Hart Island, a look at social justice and the people society has forgotten; Afterwords, a tale of art and love; Howl's Moving Castle, based on the novel by Diana Wynne Jones and animated feature by Hayao Miyazaki; and ZM, a hilarious romp through a zombie-filled future by the Tony Award-winning authors of Urinetown.
FUN HOME to Arrive at 5th Avenue Theatre This July; Cast Announced!
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2017
Producers Fox Theatricals (Kristin Caskey, Mike Isaacson) and Barbara Whitman are thrilled to announce the casting for the Seattle engagement of the first National Tour of Fun Home, the groundbreaking, Tony Award-winning Best Musical. The tour will premiere in Seattle at The 5th Avenue Theatre July 11-30, 2017.
The Williams Project presents BLUES FOR MISTER CHARLIE
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2017
The Williams Project, in partnership with Emerald City Bible Fellowship and Franklin High School, presents James Baldwin's classic American play Blues for Mister Charlie. Baldwin's rarely produced masterpiece explores race and violence in the United States with honesty, music, dark humor, and compassion. Blues for Mister Charlie will run September 6 - 10, 2017 at Emerald City Bible Fellowship and September 13 - 17, 2017 at Franklin High School. Opening night is September 7, 2017. Each performance of Blues for Mister Charlie will be followed by a facilitated discussion, featuring leadership from the community hosting the performance and Williams Project artists. All tickets are Pay-What-You-Can and available for reservation now through the online box office at thewilliamsproject.org/tickets. 
BWW Review: MAP Theatre's GREENSWARD Exposes the Cutthroat World of Grass
by Jay Irwin - July 08, 2017
I always hated mowing the lawn as a kid but it was one of the chores with which I was saddled. So, if someone told me they invented a grass that only needed mowing once a year I'd be all over that. But some might not appreciate this new revelation and do anything to stop it. This utterly absurd premise is the crux of new play written by Seattle favorite R. Hamilton Wright and being offered by MAP Theatre. And while the premise may be absurd what's not absurd is the clever writing and fantastic performances in a show that'll have you reeling with laughter.
Enjoy Pierogis, Polkas and Continuous Live Performance at Polish Festival Seattle
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2017
Seattle Center Festal: Polish Festival Seattle, 12 p.m.-8 p.m., Today, July 8, in Seattle Center Armory and Mural Amphitheatre, features authentic food and drink, live music and dance, exhibits, workshops, local merchants selling Polish items and children's activities that highlight Polish traditions and contemporary achievements.

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