Theater
5th Avenue honors county high school productions
SEATTLE -- It's like the state tournament for theater kids. It's even a bit like Broadway's Tony awards.The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced the nominees for the 2012 awards honoring high school musical theater. Winners pick up their awards at a celebration June 4 at the Seattle theater.
Date: 05/30/2012 | Local News
Book-It Repertory's 23rd season mixes classics, new works
Book-It Repertory, the theater that bases its business on best-sellers, announced its 23rd season with a lineup that mixes classics with some newcomers:
Date: 05/25/2012 | Entertainment
Glacier Peak's 'Seussical' is up for 11 awards
Glacier Peak High School drama teacher Patti Wade used the word "spectacle" to describe the Snohomish school's production of the musical "Seussical.""I felt we had a very strong production, full of spectacle as well as an exceptionally talented cast and crew," Wade said.
Date: 05/21/2012 | Life
You should be warned
Village Theatre's 'It Shoulda Been You' isn't exactly G-rated
Date: 05/17/2012 | Entertainment
Village Theatre's famous progeny returns
"Million Dollar Quartet": This Tony Award-winner got its start on the Village Theatre stage in Issaquah and went on to be a smash hit on Broadway.The musical plays at the Paramount Theatre in Seattle, opening Tuesday for eight shows.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Entertainment
Stage Calendar
DanceSeattle• Pacific Northwest Ballet: “Coppelia”: A revival of the breathtaking June 2010 production. Features choreography by George Ballanchine and Alexandra Danilova. June 1 to 10. Tickets $28 to $168 at www.pnb.org or 206-441-2424.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Entertainment
'Push + Pull' at EdCC blends visual arts, music, dance
This is the kind of performance that stretches the envelope.As Edmonds Community College music department Chairman John Sanders describes, it's a "one of a kind improvisational" experience.
Date: 05/11/2012 | Entertainment
Cascade hits Broadway, puts on 'South Pacific'
EVERETT -- A Broadway-style musical with a big cast and an orchestra is such a resource-stretcher they only attempt it every other year at Cascade High School.Now's that moment.
Date: 05/10/2012 | Local News
Stage calendar
Dance SeattleIntrodanse: This Dutch group features works of a variety of choreographers to audiences around the world. 8 p.m. May 10 to May 12, $42, UW World Series at Meany Hall, Seattle: uwworldseries.org.TheaterSnohomish Country
Date: 05/04/2012 | Entertainment
"The Pitmen Painters" delivers like a fine piece of art
If you are looking for thoughtful, provoking and, at times, very humorous theater with a message then you will enjoy “The Pitmen Painters” at ACT Theatre.If you are an art lover, then your canvas will indeed be filled.
Date: 05/01/2012 | The Arts Seen
You 'Shoulda' see this
Village Theatre's hilarious new show in Everett
Date: 04/27/2012 | Entertainment
'Hate Mail' delivers laughs
Bad emails cause office mayhem in Everett production
Date: 04/27/2012 | Entertainment
"The Golden State" is comedy gold
It is so great to see the Phoenix Theatre step out of its comedic comfort zone and do something really racy, to see them put the ‘tit' back in titillating.
Date: 04/17/2012 | The Arts Seen
Beloved musical 'Cats' to create new memories in Seattle
"Cats": You can create a theater memory by attending the magical musical "Cats," which returns to The Paramount Theatre in Seattle on April 17.
Date: 04/13/2012 | Entertainment
Community Extra: Opportunities
Eat: Pancake breakfast benefits scholarships
Date: 04/03/2012 | Local News
'Golden State' updates Moliere to 21st century
"The Golden State": Setting Moliere in modern times in a hedonistic corner of Southern California is perfect placement for this farce about a miserly mom so obsessed with money that she'll do just about anything to make a buck.
Date: 03/30/2012 | Entertainment
The musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" rises to the top
Let's hope this particular J. Pierrepont Finch is going places, such as on stage again and again for our local community theater scene.
Date: 03/28/2012 | The Arts Seen
Front Porch: Check out Camano Island’s birds
Go birdingPeople can take a tour of bird-viewing areas on Sunday morning.
Date: 03/24/2012 | Local News
Abridgement troupe takes on 'Sports'
"The Complete World of Sports (abridged)": This fast-paced satire is more about sports than about the Bard and brings athletics to a comedic level.
Date: 03/23/2012 | Entertainment
Shakespeare will be back in Lynnwood
LYNNWOOD -- The city has reached an agreement with two production companies to continue Shakespeare in the Park this summer.
Date: 03/22/2012 | Local News
'How to Succeed in Business' still resonates 50 years later
"How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying": There's probably no better time to poke fun at corporate America than right now, what with news of bailouts, the Occupy Wall Street movement and the out-of-control behavior of CEOs.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Entertainment
'Pirates' updated for 2012
Village Theatre gives classic a new look
Date: 03/16/2012 | Entertainment
5th Avenue's 2012-13 schedule packed with blockbusters
You might think the 5th Avenue Theatre's new 2012-13 season is just too good to be true.But if you're a fan of such Broadway blockbuster musicals as "Jersey Boys" you better pinch yourself, because it's coming back.
Date: 03/16/2012 | Entertainment
‘Grease’ is the word for Stanwood family
STANWOOD -- John and Ronda Russell met as theater majors in college.The stage is still in their blood, but now it's about volunteering to help with local community and high school productions, including the current production of the rock-and-roll musical "Grease" at Stanwood High School.
Date: 03/15/2012 | Local News
Edmonds theater tour offers look backstage
The curtain is up and the stage is set for visitors to try on costumes, look behind the scenes and take home a gift at the Driftwood Players open house Sunday.
Date: 03/12/2012 | Life
Cirque du Soleil should warn patrons of parking problems
Question: I need some help. My friend and her husband have been extremely good to me this past year. It has been a difficult year for me personally and they have opened their home to me, and their friendship has been unmerited.
Date: 03/10/2012 | Life
Jackson High stages Neil Simon’s ‘Rumors’
MILL CREEK -- The Henry M. Jackson High School Theatre Society is set to perform its spring play.Performances of the show, "Rumors" by Neil Simon are scheduled at 7 tonight, Saturday and March 15-17 at the high school. The show opened on Thursday night.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Local News
Tickets on sale
Comcast ArenaDierks Bentley: 8 p.m. April 21; $25 to $35Tickets at comcastarenaeverett.com or 866-332-8499historic everett theatreHometown Hootenanny: 7:30 p.m. March 10, $16.50, $13 and $5.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Entertainment
2 fun plays for the family
See 'Frog Prince,' 'Junie B. Jones' in Everett
Date: 03/09/2012 | Entertainment
‘Big River’ launces Village Theater’s schedule
Village Theatre's new 2012-13 season -- set to open in October in Everett -- has audience-appealing entertainment: powerhouse musicals, a murder mystery and something new.The lineup:
Date: 03/09/2012 | Entertainment
Capitol Steps bring musical beltway humor to Bothell
"Capitol Steps, Election Year 2012": The Capitol Steps brings you satirical politics and a song. Make that several songs.Capitol Steps is a Washington-based troupe of Congressional staffers turned songwriters.
Date: 03/09/2012 | Entertainment
Village Theatre announces new 2012-13 season
Set to open in October in Everett, Village Theatre's new 2012-2013 season has what audiences have been asking for – a lineup of powerhouse musicals, a murder mystery and something new.
Date: 03/07/2012 | The Arts Seen
Arlington High stages a beaut of a ‘Beauty'
ARLINGTON -- People in this small city have come to rely on the musical theater productions at Arlington High School. It's low-cost, high-quality entertainment.
Date: 03/07/2012 | Local News
Teatro Zinzanni’s ‘Caliente’ delights but the drab dinner disappoints
"Caliente," the latest Teatro Zinzanni show, brings some of the weighty issues of race, immigration, corporate raiding and unemployment to the century-old spiegeltent.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Entertainment
A spot-on 'Odd Couple'
Village Theatre delivers on Neil Simon classic
Date: 03/02/2012 | Entertainment
See 'The Nerd' in Monroe, 'Lonely Planet' in Edmonds
"The Nerd": Rick Wright, a talented and funny actor himself, is directing Larry Shue's hilarious "The Nerd" for this Sky Performing Arts production.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Entertainment
Tickets on sale
Comcast ArenaDierks Bentley: 8 p.m. April 21; $25 to $35.Tickets at comcastarenaeverett.com or 866-332-8499.historic everett theatreHometown Hootenanny: 7:30 p.m. March 10, $16.50, $13 and $5.
Date: 03/02/2012 | Entertainment
Village Theatre presents the powerful "Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters" Sunday in Everett
"Mufaro's Beautiful Daughters" brings the thrill and wonder of Zimbabwe to the stage.
Date: 02/24/2012 | The Arts Seen
Kenya Safari Acrobats swing into Edmonds
The term "acrobats" hardly seems to cover it.The Kenya Safari Acrobats perform a nonstop spectacle of gravity-defying human pyramids, balancing, limbo dancing -- with fire -- hurling through hoops and eye-popping contortions.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Entertainment
Tickets on sale
Comcast ArenaHarlem Globetrotters: 7 p.m. Feb. 25; $23 to $128.Tickets at comcastarenaeverett.com or 866-332-8499.historic everett theatreHow to Succeed in Business: March 16 to April 1; $23.50 adults, $20.50 students and military.
Date: 02/24/2012 | Entertainment
The play’s the thing to help kids work through tough situations
Today's middle school kids face perils unheard of a generation ago. Sexting and online bullying compound the dangers during an already risky age -- early adolescence."It's scary," said David Kline, a high school teacher.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Local News
Tickets on sale
Comcast ArenaHarlem Globetrotters: 7 p.m. Feb. 25; $23 to $128.Tickets at comcastarenaeverett.com or 866-332-8499.historic everett theatre
Date: 02/17/2012 | Entertainment
‘Beauty and the Beast’ musical playing at Paramount
"Beauty and the Beast": Disney's "Beauty and the Beast" is on tour and makes a stop at Seattle's Paramount Theatre starting Tuesday.
Date: 02/17/2012 | Entertainment
This Phoenix Theatre comedy delivers a divine amount of laughs
If you are scouting around for something to do this weekend, check out Lucille Ball at The Phoenix Theatre in Edmonds.Okay. It's not the real Lucille Ball. But watching the talented and red-haired Kayti Barnett on stage, you will be reminded of America's comic sweetheart.
Date: 02/16/2012 | The Arts Seen
Hunt for art treasure in Great Northwest Glass Quest in Stanwood, Camano Island
Are you ready for a treasure hunt?The Great Northwest Glass Quest takes place Friday through Feb. 26.During glass quest, "clueballs" are hidden at a variety of host businesses and in community sites around the Stanwood-Camano area.
Date: 02/13/2012 | Life
New Idaho theater located in grain silo
MOSCOW, Idaho -- David Harlan has taken the concept of theater-in-the-round to the next level. He's converted an old grain silo in this college town into a live theater space.
Date: 02/11/2012 | Northwest
Driftwood Players promise a realistic take on 'M*A*S*H'
"M*A*S*H": Director Jonathan Reis said this Driftwood Players production of life in a mobile army surgical hospital unit during the Korean War is truly action-packed.
Date: 02/10/2012 | Entertainment
Tickets on sale
Comcast Arena• Harlem Globetrotters: 7 p.m. Feb. 25; $23 to $128.Tickets at comcastarenaeverett.com or 866-332-8499.Historic Everett Theatre• The House presents Grace Amazing with Trip Lee & Jimmy Needham: 7 p.m. Feb. 10, $10 to $25.
Date: 02/10/2012 | Entertainment
'Lily's Crossing' a story of an unlikely friendship
Village Theatre's Pied Piper program presents a play for young people about a lonely young American girl who changes her outlook on life when she makes friends with a Hungarian refugee.
Date: 02/06/2012 | Life
Ben Gazzara, veteran actor of stage and screen, dies at 81
A New York native of Sicilian heritage, Ben Gazzara was a strongly masculine, subtly menacing screen presence with a gravelly voice that one writer described as "saloon-cured" and another said could strip paint at 50 paces.
Date: 02/03/2012 | Entertainment
Tickets on sale
Tickets on saleComcast ArenaHarlem Globetrotters: 7 p.m. Feb. 25; $23 to $128Tickets at comcastarenaeverett.com or 866-332-8499historic everett theatre
Date: 02/03/2012 | Entertainment
'Thunderbolts' tickles funny bone
"Thunderbolts and Dunderheads": Nothing says it's time to party like a toga. Remember "Animal House"?In "Thunderbolts and Dunderheads," this toga party takes place way farther back in time, back to the mythical days of gods and goddesses.
Date: 02/03/2012 | Entertainment
'Catechism' performance rescheduled for Feb. 11 at Northshore in Bothell
The Sister is back in class.Northshore Performing Arts Center has rescheduled the performance of "The Late Nite Catechism 3 -- Til' Death Do Us Part" to Feb. 11.The Jan. 21 performance was canceled because of snow.
Date: 02/03/2012 | Entertainment
Tickets on sale
Comcast ArenaHarlem Globetrotters: 7 p.m. Feb. 25; $23 to $128.Tickets at comcastarenaeverett.com or 866-332-8499.Historic Everett Theatre
Date: 01/27/2012 | Entertainment
‘Smokestack Arias’ puts stories of Everett Massacre to music
Wayne Horvitz admits he's more fascinated by the characters who formed our American history -- the outlaws, the destiny-changers -- than he is drawn to the blow by blow.So there will be characters a plenty in "Smokestack Arias," all female but all diverse.
Date: 01/27/2012 | Entertainment
British humor hilarious in Whidbey Playhouse's 'Busybody'
"Busybody": You know the type. In this case, it's the cleaning woman. Always putting her nose in the cops' business.The woman lives in the basement of the office building she cleans. But this time, she not only brings the cops her idea of evidence, she finds a body.
Date: 01/27/2012 | Entertainment
"Annie Get Your Gun" continues this weekend despite snow
Yes, the show must go on.Village Theatre's current musical "Annie Get Your Gun" continues performances this weekend at Everett Performing Arts Center despite the snow and slush.
Date: 01/20/2012 | The Arts Seen
Sister has new lessons at 'Late Nite Catechism'
Be prepared to answer questions when you are in Sister's classroom.Especially if you are engaged.During one recent Q and A, Sister asked a couple how long they had been dating before they became engaged. The woman answered four years.
Date: 01/20/2012 | Entertainment
Tickets on sale
Comcast Arena• Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever: 1 and 4 p.m. Jan. 22; $19 to $49.• Harlem Globetrotters: 7 p.m. Feb. 25; $23 to $128Tickets at comcastarenaeverett.com or 866-332-8499
Date: 01/20/2012 | Entertainment
Get free tickets to "Oklahoma!" at 5th Avenue Theatre, Saturday only
To celebrate great American musical theater, the 5th Avenue Theatre is giving away 2,100 free tickets starting at 8 a.m. Jan. 21 on a first-come, first-serve basis for a free performance of "Oklahoma!"
Date: 01/16/2012 | The Arts Seen
See 'Sympathy Jones' at Everett Civic Auditorium
EVERETT -- It's not too late to catch a performance of "Sympathy Jones: Super Secret Agent" at Everett Civic Auditorium.Everett High School's Drama Club offers the musical at 2 and 7 p.m. today. The auditorium is located across the street from the main school building, 2416 Colby Ave.
Date: 01/14/2012 | Local News
'Sonata' explores turning points in 5 women's lives
That casual remark we made years ago to someone. We simply never know what kind of impact such actions have on the people we meet.
Date: 01/13/2012 | Entertainment
Tickets on sale
Comcast ArenaDisney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever: 1 and 4 p.m. Jan. 22; $19 to $49.Harlem Globetrotters: 7 p.m. Feb. 25; $23 to $128Tickets at comcastarenaeverett.com or 866-332-8499historic everett theatre
Date: 01/13/2012 | Entertainment
Dance numbers, music is phenomenal in "West Side Story" at the Paramount
This week, there are three good reasons for staying up late on a school night.“West Side Story.”The national Broadway tour of one of the greatest musicals of all time is playing only this week through Sunday. It's totally worth a bag or two under your eyes.
Date: 01/11/2012 | The Arts Seen
The thriller "Deathtrap" is a fun ride
The new Everus Theatre in Snohomish, an artistic venture started by Rustin and Yvette Klein, successfully debuted their newest play, "Deathtrap" according to rave reviews coming in from the audience.
Date: 01/10/2012 | The Arts Seen
Village Theatre's "Annie Get Your Gun" hits the mark
I've got two words for you if you are on the fence about seeing Village Theatre's “Annie Get Your Gun.”Vicki Noon.Noon plays the plucky sharpshooter, Annie Oakley. Noon's performance is worth the price of admission.
Date: 01/09/2012 | The Arts Seen
Veteran thespian
Archbishop Murphy senior is playing Annie Oakley in musical
Date: 01/09/2012 | Life
Everus stages classic thriller 'Deathtrap'; 'West Side Story' revival arrives in Seattle
"Deathrap": The Everus Theatre's artistic director Rustin Klein called "Deathrap" a masterpiece of a thriller.Klein is directing "Deathtrap" which opens today and is the second theatrical production for Everus Theatre.
Date: 01/06/2012 | Entertainment
Tickets on sale
Comcast Arena"Disney's Phineas and Ferb: The Best LIVE Tour Ever": 1 and 4 p.m. Jan. 22; $19 to $49.Harlem Globetrotters: 7 p.m. Feb. 25; $23 to $128Tickets at comcastarenaeverett.com or 866-332-8499Historic Everett Theatre
Date: 01/06/2012 | Entertainment
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