‘So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2009’ swings into Everett
Published 3:38 pm Friday, November 20, 2009
“So You Think You Can Dance Tour 2009”: This heart-pounding, bass-thumping show brings together the athletic talents of Ade, Brandon, Evan, Janette, Jason, Jeanine, Kayla, Kupono, Melissa and Randi, so fans can watch their favorite finalists of Season Five up close.
The show promises popular routines as well as original pieces created specifically for this nationwide tour.
According to a prepared statement from the Fox show’s creator Simon Fuller, the popularity of “So You Think You Can Dance” has grown steadily and the national tour is a perfect way to showcase this unique type of talent and give a personal experience to fans.
“With the show premiering again this fall, the tour creates the unique opportunity for fans to watch the high-caliber dancing from their living room one night and then attend a live performance the following night,” Fuller said.
“So You Think You Can Dance” is at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Comcast Arena, 2000 Hewitt Ave., Everett. Tickets are $38.50, $48.50 and $56. Call 866-332-8499 or go to www.comcastarenaeverett.com.
“Equivocation”: The actors in this Seattle Repertory Theatre production have called “Equivocation” the kind of drama where audiences walk away challenged and a little bit angry — and that’s a good thing.
This new play, done in partnership with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, begins with the prime minister to King James, who commissions William Shakespeare to write a play about a thwarted attempt to kill the king. But when Will and the actors discover the government’s version isn’t true and isn’t particularly interesting, they must choose between losing their artistic integrity or losing their heads.
Directed by Bill Rauch, this play is written by Bill Cain, whose contemporary style has been described as a brilliant weave with threads of “King Lear” and “Macbeth.”
“Equivocation” plays at various times Wednesdays through Sundays through Dec. 13 at Seattle Repertory Theatre, 155 Mercer St., Seattle. Tickets start at $15. Call 206-443-2222, 877-900-9285 or go to www.seattlerep.org. Recommended for ages 14 and older for mature themes, stage violence and brief nudity.
“Pippi Longstocking”: Audiences will be pleased to know that this musical version is based on the original story of the precocious, pig-tailed Pippi and contains a familiar cast of characters including pirates, Keystone Cops, bumbling thieves, circus acts, gossipy “Tea Ladies,” a town of adoring villagers and Pippi’s monkey Mr. Nilsson.
Following a continued 60 years of popularity, Pippi comes alive again on stage displaying her unconventional, outspoken, independent and funny ways. She’s as irreverent and irrepressible as ever.
The production is presented by META Performing Arts through special arrangement with Samuel French, with original music from Denmark’s leading pop artist, Sebastian.
“Pippi Longstocking” opens for two weekends only at 7 tonight at McIntyre Hall, 2501 E. College Way, Mount Vernon. Show times are at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 29. There will also be a pay-what-you-can show at 2 p.m. Saturday. This show is festival seating only with doors opening at 1p.m. Tickets for other performances start at $15. Call 360-416-7727 or go to www.mcintyrehall.org.
Theresa Goffredo: 425-339-3424; goffredo@heraldnet.com.
