Seattle-Area Performance & Art
With world premiere opera and musicals, ever-changing director’s choice reveals, intimate two-person dramas, and several comedies closing soon, this weekend is bursting with great theatre. Here’s what’s on this week.
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Women run the show in these very funny plays, which start from a place of “couldn’t get worse” but deliver tenderness and easy laughs. Three of them are on Puget Sound-area stages through April 2.
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From small companies to the biggest stages, new musicals to comedy to ballet, the area’s theatres are all lit up. Here’s what’s on this week.
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Loads more openings take stage this weekend, with musicals, dance, comedies, and locally-made new works. Here’s what’s happening this week.
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Dancers are lighting up stages all over town, making this a great month to discover your new favorite work. We invited companies to tell us what makes their spring performances special.
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From small companies to the biggest stages, comedies to opera, the area’s theatres are all lit up. Here’s what’s on this week.
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The Tony Award-winning Broadway hit embarks on its final tour, performing in Seattle for one week only. But the story isn’t as sweet as its music and lyrics.
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There are a lot of shows you could see this weekend and not go wrong, but a few shows really stand out — and they’re closing soon. Here’s what I’d focus on if I ran your agenda. (For performances March 4 & 5)
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Stages are awash with openings this weekend, bringing dance, community theatre, musicals, and more. Here’s what’s on this week.
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College productions, dance, big-stage musicals, and a solo show by a famous Seattle stage alum — there’s a lot of theatre to catch. Here’s what’s on this week.
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The 5th’s modern, farcical production leans into the humor of the classic Sondheim fairy-tale mashup with a star-filled cast. It runs through March 5.
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Lauren Weedman talks about her upcoming show at the Triple Door, her very funny storytelling, her love for Seattle, and, yes, her appearances on the TV show Abbott Elementary.
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This week brought an exceptional debut from Seda Iranian Theatre Ensemble, standout work at a bi-annual theatre festival, and another strong production at an intimate stage in the shadow of the Cascades (on through 2/26).
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Musicals, dramas, modern romance, and the occasional murder mystery — there’s a lot of theatre around town to satisfy any taste. Here’s what’s on this week.
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Recognizing companies, touring shows, a trend, and even a single scene that made 2022 a year to remember.
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The season is in full swing, with plenty more openings, a theatre festival, and loads of current runs to catch before they close. Here’s what’s on this week.
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A bi-annual contest of community theatre companies throughout the state heads to Tacoma this weekend, with five theatre companies performing over two days.
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There’s plenty on the calendar. This weekend, check out two shows in Seattle, or head out of town.
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The stages are busy this weekend with tons of openings, along with plenty of current runs to catch before they close. Here’s what’s on this week.
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Top performances for January 27-29, picked just for you.
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The Broadway tour of Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations, a Motown hit-packed musical, performs at the Paramount Theatre through February 5.
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The Can Can Culinary Cabaret presents the ultimately feel-good House of Hearts, as Seattle Opera mounts a gorgeous concert-style telling of the classic tale of temptation and betrayal in Samson and Delilah.
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‘The World’s a Stage: Becoming Othello, A Black Girl’s Journey’, Debra Ann Byrd’s solo show at Seattle Shakespeare Company, closes this weekend.
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Tons of show openings take the stage this weekend, along with touring shows of note; plus plenty of current runs to catch before they close. Here’s what’s on this week.
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Big dance spectacles take to the stage in Seattle and Tacoma this season.
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The stages are alive this weekend, with plenty of shows opening up along with short runs in theatre and dance. Here’s what’s on this week.
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There’s a good variety to choose from as the stages reawaken this year. Here’s what’s on this week.
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Whether you’ve resolved to read more this year or are simply looking for a companion to wait out the rain, check out these sweet books.
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It’s a slowed-down weekend for theatre, but there are some great shows to choose from nonetheless. Here’s what’s on this week.
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All around the Sound, theatre and dance companies treated viewers to a lot of great performances in 2022. Here’s what stood out to NWTheatre as the most powerful, most memorable, most spectacular of the year.
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