Conceived, compiled, directed and musically directed by prolific Centerstage! Resident Musical Director David Duvall, Tenderly is a concert with narration, not a dramatization of Clooney's s…
Amidst the mainstream musicals and plays dotting the Seattle theatre landscape at present, local playwright Keri Healey's noir thriller Torso sticks out like a sore thumb. Perhaps appropriat…
Director Christopher Zinovitch (also the ArtsWest Artistic director) showed good judgment in slotting the show for the company's 2011-2012 season, and has found a cast and star capable of ma…
The meaning of "hot" in show business terms could currently be a synonym for playwright/screenwriter John Logan.
The third time around for the tour of the Abba songbook smash "Mamma Mia!" may seem a bit frayed to the critical eye, but Chiquitita, the opening night embraced it like a long lost friend.
SecondStory Repertory, located in the Redmond Town Center about 20 minutes east of downtown Seattle, has been selling out most performances with the tantalizingly tawdry tale of murder and a…
Doug Wright is a compelling playwright who loves to write about fascinatingly bizarre folks, from the Marquis de Sade in Quills to the batty Beales of the musical Grey Gardens to the notorio…
With an African-American Jud Fry, and erotically charged choreography that has turned a few heads, the current production of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II's "Oklahoma!" has proven…
... in their debut performance at their new home, Capitol Hill's Erickson Theatre, director Eric Ankrim and his high-octane cast opened a production that, for my taste, was far more captiva…
Broadway Bound is but one of many fine training programs for youth in theatre in the greater Seattle area, but the company definitely scored this past weekend, with the support of ACT Theatr…
This production of "A Christmas Carol" is good enough to brave a trip downtown during the holiday frenzy, affordably priced, and short enough that it can be a delightful capper to a day of h…
A civilized if somewhat amusement, as I recall of 15 years back, is now often laugh-out-loud funny, thanks primarily to Wright's emphasis on the laughter, and his casting of three out of fou…
Playwright Annie Baker's comedy/drama about a community college creative drama class is small scale, quirky and obviously able to be produced economically, just like an indie movie.
Maybe it's just that noir ain't what it used to be, but this "Double Indemnity," which is definitely not camped up, just felt to me like a meandering exercise, all style and little substance.
After seeing her all-stops-out powerful performance as Aimee Semple McPherson in the new 5th Avenue musical "Saving Aimee" (which has set its sights on Broadway) there is nothing to do short…
Broadway director/choreographer and star Tommy Tune, too long away from the Great White Way, is far from complacent, as "Bonsoir Liliane!", his sparkling showcase for legendary singer/dancer…
Even with the Seattle fall theatre season so newly arrived, it seems safe to say that ACT Theatre has a must-see event on its hands with the Peter Oswald version of "Mary Stuart" which opene…
I found virtually no redeeming qualities or entertainment value in Village's season opener "Take Me America," an overly earnest yet all on the surface adaptation of the documentary film "Wel…
The 72-year-old legend is now in Seattle to direct "Bonsoir Liliane!," a Teatro ZinZanni spectacular, made all the more spectacular because it is a journey through the amazing life of past T…
Even if it is not intended for Broadway at this time, the 5th Avenue Theatre's production of Disney's Aladdin is as Broadway prototype a production as they come.
Menken talks about the Seattle production of Aladdin as well as his other numerous projects.
Seattle boy turned Broadway performer/choreographer Noah Racey has devised dazzling dance moments that help the show take flight while honoring the Michael Kidd model, and director Peter Rot…