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Photo Flash: Meet the Cast of BIG FISH at Bainbridge Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - May 03, 2017
Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA) presents BIG FISH, running May 12 - 28. BIG FISH is a new Broadway musical featuring music and lyrics by Tony nominee Andrew Lippa (The Addams Family, The Wild Party) and a new book by esteemed screenwriter John August(Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). Scroll down to see the cast in character below!
New Century Theatre Company to Stage THE REALISTIC JONESES This Summer
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2017
New Century Theatre Company (NCTC) ends its 2017 10th Anniversary Season with Will Eno's The Realistic Joneses.
GUTENBERG THE MUSICAL Comes to The Jewelbox Theater
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2017
The hilarious musical spoof Gutenberg! The Musical! is coming to Seattle. Local theatre favorites Kate Jaeger and Matt Giles star as two aspiring playwrights performing a staged reading of their new passion project for potential producers: a big, splashy musical about printing press inventor Johann Gutenberg. Gutenberg! The Musical! will run May 12-22, 2017 at The Jewelbox Theater at The Rendezvous (2322 2nd Ave). Tickets can be purchased at Brown Paper Tickets (http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2930545.)
REBATEnsemble and Theatre Off Jackson presents RICHARD III
by BWW News Desk - May 02, 2017
Directed by Elizabeth Wu, in association with Theatre Off Jackson, presents William Shakespeare's RICHARD III
Seattle Public Theater Announces 2017-18 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2017
Gregory Award-winning Seattle Public Theater announced the lineup for its 2017-18 season yesterday. The six plays, including a newly-commissioned world premiere by local playwright Maggie Lee and the runaway broadway sensation Hand to God by Robert Askins, were chosen specifically by newly appointed co-producing Artistic Directors Kelly Kitchens and Annie Lareau as part of the organization's mission to produce compelling and socially relevant theater that sparks conversation, broadens consciousness, and inspires compassion.
Book-It Repertory Theatre Announces 2017-2018 Season
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 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.
Forward Flux to Present PILGRIMS by Claire Kiechel
by BWW News Desk - May 01, 2017
New for 2017, Forward Flux Productions is thrilled to introduce the Studio 45 workshop series, with the inaugural production of Pilgrims by Claire Kiechel, playing May 16 - 20th, 8pm, at West of Lenin Studio.
BWW Review: WET's CHERDONNA'S DOLL'S HOUSE Beats the Joke to Death then Quits
by Jay Irwin - April 29, 2017
If you're going to riff on a classic, then have something to add to the conversation. Sometimes it works beautifully such as the amazing 'Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead' or the current critically acclaimed Broadway hit 'A Doll's House, Part 2'. But without something new to add any kind of parody just becomes a self-indulgent pale rehash of the original. Such is the case with 'Cherdonna's Doll's House' currently playing from Washington Ensemble Theatre.
Deaf Spotlight Presents SKIN, a Theatrical Production in American Sign Language
by BWW News Desk - April 29, 2017
Deaf Spotlight is pleased to present its 3rd theatrical production, SKIN, this spring by an emerging playwright, Crystal L.M. Roberts. This play will be on stage for eight performances from May 4 - 7 and 12 - 13, 2017, at the 12th Ave Arts Mainstage in Seattle, Washington. SKIN will be directed by Alexandria Wailes who has over 15 years of acting, directing,  choreographing and a lifetime of dancing. 
BWW Review: Powerful and Poignant ODE at West of Lenin
by Jay Irwin - April 28, 2017
You may remember, Dear Readers, my lack of affinity for performance art. I usually just find it confusing and lacking much meaning, which ultimately makes me feel like I'm just not smart enough to get what they're trying to convey. So with that in mind you'll understand how well crafted Nike Imoru's "Ode" currently playing at West of Lenin must be as I not only got what she was trying to convey but was riveted.
Burien's Inaugural Pride Event Bows Saturday 6/3 at Town Square Park
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2017
Burien Pride is excited to announce the 1st annual Burien Pride Festival on June 3, 2017 from 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. The LGBTQ+ event is open to all ages and everyone is welcome.
Starry HERE LIES LOVE Extends Into June at Seattle Rep
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2017
Due to popular demand, Seattle Rep has announced an extension for Here Lies Love, now playing through June 18, 2017. 
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal for BIG FISH at Bainbridge Performing Arts
by BWW News Desk - April 26, 2017
Bainbridge Performing Arts (BPA) presents BIG FISH, running May 12 - 28. BIG FISH is a new Broadway musical featuring music and lyrics by Tony nominee Andrew Lippa (The Addams Family, The Wild Party) and a new book by esteemed screenwriter John August (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory). BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the company in rehearsal below!
BWW Review: Café Nordo's 'Twin Peaks' Homage LOST FALLS Bites Off More Than It Can Chew
by Amelia Reynolds - April 26, 2017
Something as stylized as 'Twin Peaks' is really difficult to emulate, even in the form of homage. Cafe Nordo's 'Lost Falls' certainly looks the part: a rustic, log hotel from yesteryear populated by a sultry, young femme fatale, a woman with an imaginary friend, an unwaveringly optimistic detective with an affinity for the simpler things. The play looks the part, but the commitment to incorporating so many iconic nuances created a jam-packed tribute with little cohesiveness. Audience members need not feel required to have seen 'Twin Peaks' to enjoy the show, but it helps make sense of the surreal parody, because, unfortunately, the plot does not stand on its own.
Can Can's Chris Pink Named Mayor of Pike Place Market
by BWW News Desk - April 25, 2017
With great excitement, Can Can Kitchen and Cabaret today announced that its artistic director and founder Chris Pink has been named the new Mayor of Pike Place Market. A tradition decades old, Mr. Pink is the third Mayor in the succession and was selected by leaders within the Pike Place Market vendor family, including the very first Mayor, for his keen eye for fun and spectacle, and ability to accent the true wonders that make up the world-famous destination.
VIDEO: Watch Highlights of Seattle Rep's HERE LIES LOVE
by Christina Mancuso - April 24, 2017
Seattle Repertory Theatre is currently presenting the star-studded, immersive theatrical event, Here Lies Love. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
BWW Review: Gripping FROZEN at ArtsWest Feels Like a Documentary at Times
by Jay Irwin - April 23, 2017
First off, Dear Readers, let me explain that you will see no singing Ice Princesses or wacky snowmen in this show. This particular play called "Frozen", currently playing at ArtsWest, is about as far away from the Disney movie as it could be considering it deals with serial killers. And while the performances are quite powerful and it's a very interesting subject, at times it feels like a lecture on serial killers and other times a drama with some superfluous storylines.
BWW Previews: CHITRANGADA at Act Theatre, Seattle
by Zofeen Maqsood - April 23, 2017
Pratidhwani brings Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's Chitrangada to Seattle
Centerstage Announces World Premiere of CARDINAL SINS
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2017
Four years ago, the Centerstage Board commissioned its Artistic Director, Alan Bryce, to write three new shows. The first of these, For All That, was nominated for a Gregory Award as "Most Outstanding New Play of 2015". The second, Death on the Supermarket Shelf, about the Chicago Tylenol Murders of 1982, received critical acclaim. The third in the series, Cardinal Sins, opens on Saturday, May 13th.
BWW Review: 5th Avenue's THE SECRET GARDEN Has the Talent But Not the Feels
by Jay Irwin - April 22, 2017
Way back in 1991 a young fledgling theater geek saw a performance from the new musical "The Secret Garden" by Marsha Norman and Lucy Simon on the Tony awards and he became obsessed with it. He listened to the cast album over and over and fell completely in love with it when he saw the first national tour as it came through town. That young theater geek was, of course, me. And since then the show has managed to work its way into being one of my all-time favorites. I've seen several productions over the years, some good and some not so good. I've even been fortunate enough to be a part of a production. So you'll understand, Dear Readers, that I'm quite picky about this show. Well there's a new reworked version of the show currently playing at the 5th Avenue Theatre and the best thing I can say for it is that there's a lot of talent up on that stage. Unfortunately, there are also a lot of missteps including the rework that does nothing to improve the already wonderful show. If fact it saps much of the heart in favor of making it shorter.
Twelfth Night Productions Presents FIRST DATE
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2017
When blind date newbie Aaron is set up with serial-dater Casey, a casual drink at a busy New York restaurant turns into a hilarious high-stakes dinner. As the date unfolds in real time, the couple quickly finds that they are not alone on this unpredictable evening. In a delightful and unexpected twist, Casey and Aaron's inner critics take on a life of their own when other restaurant patrons transform into supportive best friends, manipulative exes and protective parents. Can this couple turn what could be a dating disaster into something special before the check arrives?
Seattle Center to Celebrate Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2017
Seattle Center Festal: Asian-Pacific Islander Heritage Month Celebration, 11:45 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sunday, May 7, in Seattle Center Armory, features live performances, martial arts, lei making, crafts and children's activities in celebration of the diversity of Asian-Pacific Islander communities in the region.
Photo Flash: Hilarity Ensues in Tacoma Little Theatre's EXIT LAUGHING
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2017
Tacoma Little Theatre presents the award winning new comedy, EXIT LAUGHING, directed by Rick Hornor.
Seattle Center's 2017 Summer Lineup Packed with Fun, Festive and Free Activities
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2017
Summer starts soon at Seattle Center. Northwest Folklife Festival, with Seattle Center Festal as its cultural focus in 2017, marks the true beginning of the season, which continues through the warm summer days and nights of September.
Review Roundup: HERE LIES LOVE at Seattle Rep
by Christina Mancuso - April 21, 2017
Seattle Repertory Theatre is currently presenting the star-studded, immersive theatrical event, Here Lies Love. For ticket reservations, call the Seattle Repertory Theatre Box Office at 206.443.2222 or toll-free at 877.900.9285, or go online at seattlerep.org.

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