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MPA's Free Theater In The Park Returns With MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING This Summer
by Grace Cutler - July 10, 2022
After last summer’s highly attended “Love’s Labour’s Lost”, Metropolitan Performing Arts is pleased to announce their fourth annual free theater in park series, Much Ado About Nothing. Shows are performed in different locations around Vancouver, WA.
Ballyhoo Theatre Presents A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD This Month
by Grace Cutler - July 09, 2022
Performances From July 15th to July 17th at The Phoenix Theatre.
Village Theatre Announces New Leadership With New Artistic Director and First-Ever Managing Director
by Grace Cutler - July 08, 2022
Village Theatre announces Adam Immerwahr (Washington DC’s Theater J) as its next Artistic Director and Laura Lee (Seattle’s ArtsWest) as its first-ever Managing Director.
Photos: First Look at SILENT SKY at Tacoma Little Theatre
by BWW News Desk - July 08, 2022
Tacoma Little Theatre will welcome Silent Sky to its stage after having been postponed earlier in the season.  Silent Sky is written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by pug Bujeaud.  Check out photos here!
Conductor Appointed Executive Director of Music Works Northwest
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2022
Armenian-American conductor Tigran Arakelyan appointed Executive Director of Music Works Northwest, one of the largest non-profit music education organizations in the Pacific Northwest.
Sound Theatre to Kick Off GASLIGHT PROJECT Series Featuring Cast Talkbacks, Comedy Sets & More
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2022
Summer is going to be gaslit - again. Months after a May 14 close of GASLIGHT (Angel Street)'s run, Sound Theatre will launch a “Gaslight Project,” a community-wide event series to explore expressions of “gaslighting” in a contemporary world.
Olympic Ballet Theatre Announces 2022-23 Performance Season
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2022
Celebrating the conclusion of its first post-pandemic performance season, Olympic Ballet Theatre (OBT) announces an exciting line-up of four productions in the upcoming season.
SEED Celebrates Rainier Arts Center's 100th Birthday
by BWW News Desk - July 06, 2022
The event includes live, outdoor performances on the Center's porch by local favorites ADEFUA Cultural Education Workshop and musical duo Ben Hunter & Joe Seamons, followed by refreshments from Chef Tarik Abdullah of Feed The People, and behind-the-scenes tours of the newly renovated and upgraded facility. 
Photos: First Look at Production Photos Of SILENT SKY This Month
by Grace Cutler - July 03, 2022
Tacoma Little Theatre welcomes welcome Silent Sky to its stage after having been postponed earlier in the season. Silent Sky is written by Lauren Gunderson and directed by pug Bujeaud.
KRAPP'S LAST TAPE By Samuel Beckett To Be Performed at 2+U in Seattle, WA
by Grace Cutler - July 02, 2022
Independent producer, director and actor Adam Kern will present a production of KRAPP’S LAST TAPE, by Samuel Beckett. The Production will play at The Studio at 2+U, an 1,100 sq. ft. workshop and presentation space in downtown Seattle.
COME FROM AWAY Returns To The 5th Avenue Theatre, July 20 - August 7
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2022
The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced the national tour of COME FROM AWAY, a Broadway musical about the true story of the small town that welcomed the world, will return to Seattle for a limited engagement from July 20 to August 7, 2022.
Twelfth Night Productions to Present RAGTIME THE MUSICAL at the Highline Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2022
Twelfth Night Productions has announced its summer production – Ragtime the Musical, playing at the Highline Performing Arts Center. 
Seattle's The Habit Comedy Presents Its Newest Pop Culture Parody TITANISH
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2022
Titanish is a new comedy presented by Seattle Public Theater and The Habit Comedy. Conceived by director Mark Siano, creator of the new Northwest holiday classic, A Very Die Hard Christmas, Titanish is a fast-paced 80 minute parody of the three hour film. It is written by Jeff Schell and Ryan Dobosh, the team that created the hit Indy Jones and Raiders of the Last Temple of the Doomed Ark. Titanish will prove to be an unsinkable comedy.
Teatro ZinZanni Announces its Return To Seattle
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2022
Teatro ZinZanni — home to whirlwind nights of international cirque, comedy, cabaret, and fine dining — announced that it is coming home, producing a special engagement from November 16, 2022 - February 19, 2023 within the century-old walls of the stunning SODO Park venue.
Polish Festival Seattle Celebrates Polish Culture And Invites Ukrainian Neighbors To Celebrate Together At Seattle Center
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2022
Seattle Center Festál continues with Polish Festival Seattle on Saturday, July 9 from 12 to 7 p.m. with a day full of programming in the Armory Food & Event Hall and the Mural Amphitheatre. Free and open to the public, Polish Festival Seattle is a joyful celebration of Polish culture, traditions and modern achievements.  
ArtsFund Distributes $2.1 Million In Grants And Passes $100 Million Granting Milestone
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2022
63 arts and cultural nonprofits in King and Pierce counties will receive operating support grants  totaling $2,112,900 thanks to ArtsFund's generous annual campaign donors. With this allocation, ArtsFund  surpasses a $100 million granting milestone – since its founding in 1969, ArtsFund has awarded $102,254,229 to  over 650 arts and cultural nonprofits. 
Seattle Opera Appoints Michaella Calzaretta Chorus Master & Head Of Music Staff
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2022
Seattle Opera announced today its new chorus master & head of music staff is Michaella Calzaretta, an experienced conductor acclaimed for her high standards and superb preparation skills.
New Nightlife Venue SUPERNOVA Celebrates Its One Year Anniversary
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2022
Since its launch a year ago, the nightlife hotspot has hosted some of the wildest parties Seattle has ever seen; a tropical beach party featuring 3000 lbs of sand, a living glitter bomb including kiddie pools filled with glitter, and, this weekend, a fully immersive floor to ceiling balloon installation to celebrate their anniversary. As a safe space for women/femme, LGTBQIA+ and BIPOC individuals, Supernova is redefining nightlife for the age of inclusion.
Recipients Announced for the 20th Anniversary of The 5th Avenue Theatre Awards: Honoring High School Musicals
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2022
The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced the recipients for the 20th Anniversary of The 5th Avenue Theatre Awards: Honoring High School Musicals, the highly anticipated award show sponsored by Wells Fargo, that streamed LIVE online at 7:00 PM on Sunday, June 26, 2022.
Review: LIZZIE from Just Us Girls & Co.
by Jay Irwin - June 25, 2022
Dear Readers, if you’re not familiar with the rock musical “Lizzie” with music by Steven Cheslik-deMeyer and Alan Stevens Hewitt and Lyrics by Steven Cheslik-deMeyer and Tim Maner then I pity you. This kick ass, girl power show has one of the most infectious scores that I’ve come across in years. But I can also offer you some good news, as theater company Just Us Girls & Co. have brought this rocking tale to Seattle and just in time it seems. Now some bad news, it’s only running for two weekends, so I implore you to get your tickets now!
Taking B(l)ack Pride Presents Seachella: A One-Day Festival at Seattle Center on July 25th
by Grace Cutler - June 25, 2022
Seattle Center hosts the third annual Taking B(l)ack Pride, a day-long event focused on empowering Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) queer and trans community members through a festival-like setting on Saturday, June 25th at the Mural Amphitheatre.
Review: THE BONESETTER'S DAUGHTER at Book-It Repertory Theatre
by Kelly Rogers Flynt - June 25, 2022
Memories, secrets, and what is believed to be true are held in a delicate balance in the hands of The Bonesetter’s Daughter at Book-It Repertory Theatre. There are the stories we tell and the stories we hide. Can you really know who you are if you don’t know the past? The bonds of mothers and daughters will be tested when all is revealed. Book-It Repertory Theatre takes you on a journey through three generations to discover the truth of a family’s roots.
Seattle Iranian Festival Celebrates Iranian Women During One-Day Festival At Seattle Center
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2022
Seattle Center Festál continues Saturday, June 25 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. in the Armory Food & Event Hall. Produced by the Iranian American Community Alliance (IACA), the 16th Annual Seattle Iranian Festival's theme is the “Celebration of Iranian Women.”  
Tony Award-Winning Musical HADESTOWN Comes To Seattle, July 12-17
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2022
Hadestown, the winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards including Best New Musical and the 2020 Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, will come to Seattle as part of the Premera Blue Cross Broadway at The Paramount Series.  The show will play The Paramount Theatre from July 12 – 17, 2022.
Pork Filled Productions Presents SHE DEVIL OF THE CHINA SEAS
by BWW News Desk - June 23, 2022
Pirate queen clashes with immortal sorceress in a mashup of true history, sword & sorcery and Marvel Comics in Pork Filled Productions' return to live theatre! Produced in association with Theatre Off Jackson, She Devil of the China Seas is by PFP head Roger W. Tang, directed by Kiefer Harrington, and plays August 11 to 27, 2022.

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