Review: SALOME at McCaw Hall
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Review: WATER FOR ELEPHANTS at The Paramount Theatre
With flipping acrobats, ginormous creatures, and vocal talent that will melt you, the 2026 national tour of Water for Elephants makes for a spectacular night out. Lucky for Seattle, the production is currently stopping at The Paramount Theatre. With artful tour direction by Ryan Emmons, this product…
Review: REFERENCES TO SALVADOR DALI MAKE ME HOT at Sound Theatre Company
Magical realism as a genre offers the potential to portray emotion with the dream-like counter-logic that better explains how an emotion feels, as compared to what a strictly realistic portrayal may be capable of. Losing a feeling of love in a lifelong commitment is a perfect example of the type of …
Review: EUREKA DAY at Seattle Rep
Dear Readers, if you’ve ever been a part of a committee or administrative association you know how painful they can be. With a clash of egos, agendas, and issues, committees and boards can be the lowest form of life. But fortunately for us, they can also be a source for hilarious entertainment. …
Review: RAGTIME at Village Theatre
Dear Readers, I don’t think I’ve ever seen a bad production of “Ragtime” and the current production at Village Theatre is no exception. That’s not to say it’s bullet proof, I’m sure a bad production has existed somewhere out there, but as long as you understand the heart of the show a…
Review: HAMLET at Union Arts Center
'This above all: to thine own self be true.' There have been dozens (maybe hundreds) of Shakespearean adaptations in Seattle in recent years, and it’s become rarer to see classic versions of source material. Ironically, a tried and true Hamlet, currently playing at Union Arts Center, feels refr…
Review: OPENING NIGHT WITH YEFIM BRONFMAN at Benaroya Hall
This dazzling expertly executed program with its magnificent scores provided an intriguing foretaste of what is sure to be an exhilarating season to come…
Review: A CHORUS LINE at The 5th Avenue Theatre
Dear Readers, I don’t mean to make anyone feel ancient but “A Chorus Line” is 51 years old! And the 5th Avenue Theatre dusting off the old girl for their current remount may feel like a bit of nostalgia. But if their spectacular production proves anything, it’s that “A Chorus Line” is …
Review: JURASSIC PARKING LOT at Seattle Public Theater on Green Lake
What’s better than roaring laughter and a night at the theater? How about laughing with roaring dinosaurs at the theater! The Habit Comedy is combining every element for a good time now through September 27 at the Seattle Public Theater on Green Lake, as Jurassic Parking Lot makes its colossal ret…
Review: BLOOD/SUCKER at 12th Ave Arts
In Washington Ensemble Theatre’s Blood/Sucker, there’s something lurking in the shadows of the public high school, something that wants to suck the life out of all who roam the halls, teachers and students alike. Is it gun violence? Internet trolls? Bullying? Racism? Transphobia? Food insecurity…
Past Shows
13 total · showing 1–10
Afterlife: Life and Death…Improvised
What lies at the threshold between life and death? How will we be remembered? Big questions, to be sure, but Unexpected Productions' "Afterlife: Life and Death...Improvised" tackles them with HUMOR. This interactive comedic production is an exploration of death, dying and how we...
Growing U.P. An Improvised Fundraiser
– Unexpected Productions is holding nothing back at its gala, “Growing UP: A Funny Improv Fundraiser,” on Nov. 17th 8:30 -10:00 (doors open at 7:00 for drinks and appetizers. Please join us as we have some laughs, win prizes, change a few lives and have fun. Put on your best red...
Musical: Stephen Sondheim Improvised
UP Improv celebrates the work of America’s most noted musical theater composer, Stephen Sondheim by creating his lost work. Sondheim created masterpieces, like Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, Company, along with creating the lyrics for Westside Story and Gypsy. With the audience...
Seattle SketchFest Fund Fight
Join us for the SketchFest Fund Fight at its new home at Unexpected Productions, happening Thursday, May 31 @ 7pm! This annual fundraiser is a laugh-jammed bracket-style comedy competition where the best, brightest, and newest comedy talent in Seattle fall over themselves to...
Mother’s Day Comedy Improv Show
Show mom you care with a raucous night all about moms, with stories and improv all inspired by that most smothering of figureheads. Willing moms get pulled on stage throughout the show as the improvisational wizards at Unexpected Productions delve into the hilarious joys and...
Improv Unplugged: Charged UP Comedy
For 35 years, Unexpected Productions Improv has presented shows that are edgy, thought-provoking and always spectacularly funny. Improv Unplugged is a culmination of 35 years’ experience from the most talented improvisers in the Puget Sound. This show is a wildly unpredictable...
A Thousand Words
A picture paints a thousand words and with your help, we plan on telling a thousand fun stories. Viewing a piece of art evokes emotions, from laughter to deep thoughts. It's personal and visceral. During this show, you'll choose from 100 different works of art, and you will help...
Cotton Gin
"Avenue Q" meets improv comedy in this adult puppet show at Unexpected Productions' Market Theater. Where do puppets hang out after their day jobs? Well, after singing songs and dancing at the children's theater, they head down to their local watering hole and pull up a bar...
Comedy of Love: A Valentine’s Day Improv
Whether you're "flying solo," out with friends, or looking to make a memory with your sweetie, we have the perfect Valentine's Day treat for anyone who loves to laugh. Explore the passions of the holiday through comedy improv and watch as veteran improvisers take on love, lust...
A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol
Unexpected Productions brings back its holiday favorite, A(n Improvised) Christmas Carol. Based on audience suggestions, your improvisers bend and twist Charles Dickens' tale of Ebeneezer Scrooge in all sorts of hilarious directions -- and each show is different. Where does...
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Eureka Day Leo K. Theater (9/24-11/15) |
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Our Town & Sanctuary City State Theater (10/02-11/01) |
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Village Theatre Presents: We Have Some History Village Theatre (5/21-5/21) |
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SIX (Boleyn Tour) Paramount Theatre (4/20-4/25) |
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Professor Brian Cox Moore Theatre (1/16-1/16) |
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Savage Saints Lakewood Playhouse (4/16-5/02) |
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Dear Evan Hansen Village Theatre (3/23-5/02) |
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Nanay Theatre Off Jackson (10/30-11/14) |
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A Klingon Christmas Carol TPS Center Theatre (12/04-1/02) |
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Love is Dead Village Theatre (6/01-7/03) |
