Review: THE MOORS at Seattle Public Theater
by Jay Irwin - March 23, 2024
We’ve had a recent spate of the murderous, dark comedies, Dear Reader. First there was “Blood Countess” from MAP Theatre and then the 5th Avenue gave us “Something’s Afoot” and is soon to give us “Clue”. And now Seattle Public Theater has joined in with Jen Silverman’s “The Moors”. And like the othe...
Review: THE BED TRICK at the Center Theatre At Seattle Center
by Shelley Dean - March 24, 2024
Best friends, betrayals, love, and lust - Keiko Green’s new work, The Bed Trick, has it all. Seattle Shakespeare's first new commissioned work is set to be a complete hit. Skillfully directed by Makaela Milburn, the dorm window blinds have opened at the Center Theatre at Seattle Center....
Review: PLAY/WRITE at Planet M Records
by Erica Miner - March 22, 2024
What did our critic think of PLAY/WRITE at Planet M Records?
There is much to unpack here in the way of unique sounds, colors and vibrations...
Review: STEW at ACT Theatre
by Jay Irwin - March 22, 2024
I like to think, Dear Reader, that I don’t need to have the meaning/plot/message of a show spoon fed to me. But sometimes, as with Zora Howard’s “Stew” currently playing at ACT, I could use a bit of clarity. I’m not saying the show was completely confusing, not by a long shot, just a few elements in...
Review: THE FANTASTICKS at Village Theatre
by Jay Irwin - March 16, 2024
Pop quiz, Dear Readers. What is the world’s longest running musical? No, it’s not “Phantom”, that’s the longest running Broadway musical. But if we include Off-Broadway we get the longest run of 42 years and 17,162 performances with Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt’s “The Fantasticks”. And while the cur...
Review: NOIR at The Can Can
by Jay Irwin - March 11, 2024
Dear Readers, I cannot imagine a time when anyone, let alone me, would have a bad time at The Can Can. I honestly am not even certain what that show would look like. They’d need to change up everything they are by having bad and out of shape singers and dancers, performing a lame story and songs, wh...
Review: ANYONE CAN WHISTLE at Theatre Off Jackson
by Shelley Dean - March 10, 2024
It takes a special group of actors and a stellar production crew to turn a show infamously known as one of Stephen Sondheim's biggest “flops” into a hit. Luckily for Seattle audiences, Reboot Theatre has opened a fresh, spunky, and wildly entertaining production of Anyone Can Whistle. Hilariously di...
Review: SOMETHING'S AFOOT at The 5th Avenue Theatre
by Jay Irwin - March 09, 2024
Curating a season is not an easy thing, especially for a large, professional theater. You want to strike that delicate balance of diversity, entertainment, cutting edge, and most of all audience appeal. But when the 5th Avenue Theater announced they were doing “Something’s Afoot”, an old show often ...
Review: SANCTUARY CITY at The Seattle Rep
by Jay Irwin - March 07, 2024
Dear Readers, I want to share with you one of the issues I come up against while writing these reviews. How much of the story to tell you. Especially with shows such as “Sanctuary City” by Martyna Majok, currently playing at the Seattle Rep, I want you to experience it somewhat blind, and let this b...