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Paradise Theatre announces seven family-friendly and diverse musicals for its 2015-2016 Season as they launch capital campaign 'Act Local' to save the arts on the Peninsula by creating a new performing arts and education center in Gig Harbor.

Women's Voices Theater Festival organizers today announced that First Lady of the United States of America Michelle Obama will serve as Honorary Chair of the Women's Voices Theater Festival, which unites more than 50 professional theater companies in the nation's capital region, September through Oc

Chandelier Productions teams up with Peace for the Streets by Kids from the Streets (PSKS), August 21st-29th at Broadway Performance Hall on Capitol Hill to deliver a two-weekend run of the Tony Award winning rock musical, Spring Awakening.

Dear readers, it had been about a year since my previous trip back to the Mothership (a.

A day-of-performance lottery for a limited number of orchestra seats will be held for WICKED, which is returning to The Paramount Theatre with performances from July 8 - August 2.

BPA Theatre School is pleased to offer two special audition workshops for adults today, July 1, and July 8.

Ouroboros Shadow Pictures, based in Oakland, CA, is one of the foremost touring shadow-theater companies in the United States.

Jennifer Jasper has been a fixture of the Northwest theater scene for more than two decades -- she is known for storytelling, directing, acting, emceeing and most recently playwriting.

The 2015 ACT New Play Award recipient is Moby Pomerance, for The Piano Men, a true story of an American spy working on the Manhattan Project.

ArtsWest is pleased to announce the launch of After Hours with Mathew Wright, its new summer cabaret series.

Comedian Georgia Ragsdale explores her Texas roots in a quirky, poignant childhood to coming-of-age theatrical memoir, FOLLOW YOU EVERYWHERE, running this weekend, June 26-28 at 12th Ave Arts Main Stage.

"This season is going to be an adventure set to music," says Vicki Richards, Executive Artistic Director of Paradise Theatre, Gig Harbor's only live theater and performing arts education center, "as we launch an entire season of musicals along with our capital campaign, 'Act Local'.

For the 2015-2016 Season, Seattle/Eastside area families will enjoy more engaging performances from Studio East and StoryBook Theater.

Mik Kuhlman comes to Seattle and West of Lenin to perform her latest solo theatre piece.

The July Project: Brendan Behan's The Hostage!

Inspired by the true story of University of Washington student Gordon Hirabayashi, Hold These Truths follows Gordon during the U.

Seattle drag artists Jinkx Monsoon (Jerick Hoffer) and Major Scales (Richard Andriessen) have been added to Seattle Rep's 2015-2016 season, bringing their new holiday show Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales: Unwrapped to the Leo K.

Theater Schmeater is proud to announce a co-production of a new workshop with celebrated author and composer Scott Warrender of his new musical Peanutty Goodness, directed by Billie Wildrick and with Warrender himself musically directing and playing the performances.

How do you come out with an anti-war novel without it becoming preachy or scolding? You let Kurt Vonnegut handle it.

Comedian Georgia Ragsdale explores her Texas roots in a quirky, poignant childhood to coming-of-age theatrical memoir, FOLLOW YOU EVERYWHERE, running June 26-28 at 12th Ave Arts Main Stage.

Most of us in some way still want to believe that magic is real.

Experience the thrilling 2013 Tony Award-winning musical PIPPIN - described as "An eye-popping, jaw-dropping, VISUALLY STUNNING extravaganza.

Playwright Dane Whitlock is quite fond of popular culture to the point of obsession (nay, mania!), having created shows like LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE-OKE and I TOTALLY KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST DONNA SUMMER.

BPA Theatre School is pleased to offer two special audition workshops for adults on July 1 and July 8.

The University of Washington School of Drama, under the leadership of Executive Director Todd London, is proud to announce its 75th Anniversary Season.