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Bumbershoot 2013 has a variety of theater shows in store, including Matt Smith's autobiographical monologue "My Last Year with the Nuns" and a variety show of stage combat.
White River Valley Museum's new exhibit, "Grease Was the Word," explores the evolution of car culture in the 1950s and '60s, with a focus on Auburn. The exhibit runs through Nov. 10.
A preview of Will Eno's "Middletown," a modern take on "Our Town" that will have its local premiere at ACT, directed by John Langs.
A review of the touring version of the musical "Sister Act," based on the movie of the same name, at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle through Aug. 25, 2013.
What is it about nuns that make people laugh? The gags in "Sister Act" certainly do " thanks to a very secular performer taking refuge among robed, unwordly nuns. The musical comedy opens in…
The (very adult) robust staging of "The Wild Party" by Sound Theatre Company shows what a small troupe can do. Through Aug. 25, 2013.
ACT has released its slate of performances for the 2013-14 season, which includes "Little Shop of Horrors," the Seattle premiere of a recession-themed work and "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and…
Greenwood's Taproot Theatre will include a "Jane Eyre" musical, an A.A. Milne play and a comedy about a barbershop quartet in its 2014 season.
The new musical comedy "First Date," which debuted in Seattle in 2012, has opened on Broadway to mixed notices.
"Precious Little" ponders questions about the difficulties of communication, as experienced by a single, pregnant linguist. At Annex Theatre through Aug. 31, 2013.
A review of the stirring, Aug. 5, 2013, performance of Wagner's "Die Walküre," part of Seattle Opera's every-four-years staging of the entire cycle of "Der Ring des Nibelungen."
A review of opening night of Seattle Opera's production of Wagner's complete "Ring" cycle " "Das Rheingold." Performances continue Aug. 12-17 and Aug. 20-25, 2013.
Director Stephen Wadsworth, at the helm of Seattle Opera's acclaimed "green" production of Wagner's complete "Ring" cycle of operas, discusses the essence of the 4-part spectacle, and how to…
There are some shows running now and soon at local theaters you may have overlooked " an improv evening based on Seattle history, a revue of Tom Lehrer songs, and more.
Theater producer Robyn Goodman walked into the popular Broadway restaurant Angus McIndoe in mid-2003 and bumped into Nathan Lane, sipping wine.
A review of the comedy "Lysistrata," an ancient tale being staged by the 2013 Intiman Theatre Festival. Sheila Daniels directs.
The current offerings at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival in Ashland include favorites such as "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "King Lear," but also daring new works that are worth a look, wr…
A talk with Stu Rasmussen, transgender mayor of Silverton, Ore. " who happens to be the subject of "Stu for Silverton," a new musical about his life by Intiman Theatre.
A review of "Stu for Silverton," an appealing musical based on the real mayor of Silverton, Ore. " the nation's first openly transgender mayor " premiering at the Intiman Theatre Festival.
A review of "Rapture, Blister, Burn," Gina Gionfriddo's 2012 comedy about the continuing evolution of feminism, at ACT Theatre through Aug. 11, 2013.
A review of the beloved operetta "The Pirates of Penzance," being given a Northwest twist at 5th Avenue Theatre through Aug. 4, 2013.
Christopher Zinovitch, who served as the artistic director of the West Seattle cultural center ArtsWest since 2011, will be replaced.
Reviews of Seattle Shakespeare Company/Wooden O's 2013 free outdoor productions of "Henry V" and "The Tempest."
A review of Dario Fo's protest comedy, "We Won't Pay! We Won't Pay!," the first of four shows to open in the 2013 Intiman Theatre Festival.
The annual Seattle Outdoor Theatre Festival (July 13-14, 2013) ushers in the theater-in-the-parks season in and around Seattle. There is plenty to see, and much of it is free.
