The Thrust: They’re No Fools
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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REVIEW
From Digital to Here-and-Now, ‘Boundless’ Stages Dance for the New World
Out of the pandemic leap three new works — one created for the digital realm and two world premieres — in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s latest triple-bill, Boundless. It runs through March 26 (and streaming through April 3).
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For Malacarne, the World’s a (Moving) Stage
Earlier this month, Malacarne took to the rails, activating the Seattle Center Monorail as a dance floor for expectant watchers and unsuspecting travelers alike. The Center’s new multi-season project, Artists at the Center, will put on pop-up events throughout the year.
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Dear Evan Hansen: Cede the Mic
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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Into the Neon Wilds: The 5th’s Spin on a Classic
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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The Thrust: On Death and Youth and Vigor
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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Revenge Is Sweet in Ballet’s Preeminent Ghost Story
The classic story ballet ‘Giselle’ greets the future while keeping its history in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s stunning staging. It performs through 2/12, with a streaming version available 2/16-20.
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If You Don’t Know Them By Now: The Temptations Musical Rocks the Jukebox Genre
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 Thrust: That Girl Is Poiiiii-son
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 Thrust: Reclaiming Her Time
‘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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Moulin Rouge! The Musical Deserves the Exclamation Point
If you need the biggest, the grandest, the purest in spectacle, you need Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The tour performs at the Paramount Theatre through January 1.
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Kiki & Herb Are From Another Era. And They’re Just Right for This One.
Defeated, victorious, and resilient. That’s Kiki DuRane, a throwback to another time, but right in tune with the mood of the present.
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The Blue Men March and Paint to Their Own Drums. Bring the Kids.
In a symphony of percussion and paint, the Blue Man Group performs at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre through 11/27.
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The Thrust: Updating the Untouchable
Sacrosanct or sacrilege, two companies reboot theatrical classics with a variety-show feel. Reboot Theatre Company’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ runs through 11/19, and Pony World Theatre’s ‘Not / Our Town’ runs through 12/3.
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‘Jagged Little Pill’ Is an Unlikely Coming-of-Age Story
The mostly-enjoyable jukebox musical of Alanis Morissette songs and “suburban despair” runs through 11/13 at The Paramount Theatre.
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The Thrust: These Tragi-Comedies Look at What Remains
On stage now in the South Sound are two humor-laced shows with dark, almost mystical, elements. Harlequin Productions’ ‘Fun Home’ runs through 10/29; Dukesbay Productions’ ‘Java Tacoma’ closes 10/30.
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The Thrust: They Have the Recipes for Love and Murder
Beware the apothecary in two shows on now, with potions for love and death alike. The world premiere ‘La Tofana’s Poison Emporium’ from Macha Theatre Works and Seattle Opera’s Wagner epic ‘Tristan and Isolde’ both run through 10/29.
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‘This Is Halloween’ Is a Glammed Up and Hammed Up Delight
The super fun ‘This Is Halloween’, produced by the Can Can and performed at The Triple Door (through 10/31), is a delightful tradition for annual goers and first-timers alike. But The Triple Door’s inconsistent food is a definite downside.
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‘Mockingbird’ and the Familiar Haunt of White Supremacy
Now through 10/16 at The Paramount, the national tour of Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a strong production of a mighty familiar relic. Plus, a new work at MAP Theatre, on through 10/22, casts White Supremacy as a horror villain.
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In Renton, Foul-Mouthed Puppets Are the Stars
‘Sesame Street’-style characters meet grown-up situations in the throwback, puppet-filled Broadway hit ‘Avenue Q’. Renton Civic Theatre’s vibrant staging runs through 10/8.
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Trip With the Griswolds: Farcical Fun or Musical Dud?
A new musical comedy, inspired by the family of decades-old ‘National Lampoon’ films, premiered this month at The 5th Avenue Theatre. It runs through 10/2.
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Forage Into Fall with Nordo’s Wonderland Feasts
In a long-running cabaret and a game set for home play, Cafe Nordo delivers a happy and delicious Alice in Wonderland-themed feasts. Plus, more news in dinner theatre this year.
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The Thrust: These Shows Thrive on Carnal Instincts. And Nerds.
Delightfully campy, nerdy, sexy, and musical, new shows at the Can Can Culinary Cabaret and Village Theatre are likely to attract different audiences. Combined, they might be the most fun duo of the season.
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Pacific Northwest Ballet’s Journey Across Classic and Brand-New Is an Epic Yes
The triple-bill combines a lesser-known classic with a timely world premiere, then finishes with a mighty flourish. ‘Carmina Burana’ runs live through 10/2, then streams 10/6-10.
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The Thrust: ‘Almost, Maine’ and Spirited, Northshore
From a relative theatre desert to abuzz with stories, As If Theatre Company and HEART Repertory Theatre have enlivened a Kenmore stage.
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The Thrust: The Kids Aren’t Alright. But They’re Working on It.
Two plays on now in the South Sound explore death, life, and teenagehood. ‘This Flat Earth’ runs through 9/17 at Harlequin in Olympia; and ‘The Oregon Trail’ plays through 9/11 at Centerstage in Federal Way.
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On an Underground Stage, Stories of Pioneer Square Through the Ages
An underground new musical examines an old neighborhood’s storied past and vibrant present. People in the Square runs through 8/27 at The New Skid Road Theatre.
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Make America Cool Again: Hamilton’s Hype & Head-Scratching
Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s blockbuster, quintessentially American musical, runs through September 11 at The Paramount Theatre in Seattle.
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‘Come From Away’ Finds Joy When the Journey Goes Nowhere
The sweet, standout touring musical performs at Seattle’s 5th Avenue Theatre through 8/7.
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Harlequin’s ‘Hedwig’ Is One Hell of a Love Song
Harlequin’s latest brings great music, chemistry between actors, and transformations with a feeling that anything’s possible. Hedwig and the Angry
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