Theatre People, This Ballet’s For You
The theatre magic in Pacific Northwest Ballet’s ‘One Thousand Pieces’ is as prominent as the dances themselves. It makes for a great show. PNB’s latest contemporary mixed rep runs through March 24.
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REVIEW
Now Invading Bremerton’s Shores: A Rollicking Band of Deep Space Pirates
‘The Space Pirates of Penzance’, an original take on a musical classic, is a fun crossover of all sorts of geekery. It runs through April 6 at Enoch City Arts.
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It’s My Funeral, and I’ll Laugh If I Want To
As If Theatre Company deals in expansive topics through small and specific human stories. Its latest, a sharp British comedy, follows that theme but cranks up the laughs — a feat in a show about death. ‘Colder Than Here’ runs through March 30 in Kenmore.
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There’s Something Afoot at This (A-List) Party
Something’s Afoot, a spoofy-murdery-musical, runs at The 5th Avenue Theatre through March 24.
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With Science and Poetry, ‘Ada’ Unearths an Early Engine of Progress
Long before the computer as we know it, Ada Lovelace was busy dreaming it up. ‘Ada and the Engine’, Lauren Gunderson’s play about the early inventor, runs at Edmonds Driftwood Players through 3/17.
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The Thrust: Making History
Two very different plays take a look at the legacy of Shakespeare, while a world premiere sends us to the past to fix the present. They run on Seattle stages through late February.
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Swan Lake Is a Respite in Beauty (and Tragedy)
Pacific Northwest Ballet’s classic Swan Lake continues to enthrall. It runs through February 11.
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MJ Dazzles on Its Moonwalk Through the Paramount
His legacy is a complicated one, but there’s nothing unclear about the thunderous applause at this show: the Broadway touring musical MJ is a Thriller from the start. At Seattle’s Paramount Theatre through 12/17.
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Glimpse Through the Panes: At PNB, a Theatrical ‘Window’ to Love and Loss
Theatrical, affecting, timely. The slate of Pacific Northwest Ballet’s current triple-bill cover those and more; and the world premiere work by a Northwest-based choreographer is particularly stunning. Love & Loss runs through 11/12.
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This Is a Show About Women’s Issues. (Men, Take Note.)
Cynthia Kaplan has some things to say, about women, men, and genocide acceptance. And freedom, guns, and Christmas songs. Cindy of Arc performs at Intiman Theatre through 11/4.
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The Underground Returns in Hadestown Encore
The hit Broadway musical Hadestown returns to the Paramount for a quick run, following its red-hot first visit to Seattle on last year’s tour. It performs here through 11/5.
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Freedom Is Calling (Out of Dodge)
The world premiere of a Seattle playwright’s latest is among the best plays of the year. Last Drive to Dodge runs at Taproot Theatre through 10/21.
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The Thrust: Alcina Is Some Kinky Opera
Handel’s tale of island lust has some serious power dynamics on display in Seattle Opera’s bold staging. Alcina runs through 10/28 at McCaw Hall.
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The Thrust: War Is Hell
On ACT’s stage through November 5, the traveling hit Cambodian Rock Band digs into decades-old scars of war, with wrenching scenes layered in rock melodies. Earlier this month, Two Big Black Bags took on similar hauntings of war.
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PNB’s Season Opener Comes Out to Play
As if shaking the dust off any stodgy notions of the form, Pacific Northwest Ballet’s season-opener goes full-on play-time. The triple-bill Petite Mort runs through 10/1 at McCaw Hall.
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Part of Her World: The 5th’s ‘The Little Mermaid’ Brings the Magic of Disney’s Animated Classic
The under-the-sea classic dazzles with plenty of theatre magic and stand-out performances. The Little Mermaid performs at The 5th Avenue Theatre through 10/8.
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History, Her Story, and Their Story Square Off in Dream Hou$e
It’s a game show, a demolition, and a snapshot of grief. Also, it’s a very funny play. Welcome to the Dream Hou$e. Washington Ensemble Theatre’s production runs through 9/25.
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Fire Is Hard to Hold: The Tina Turner Musical
A mind-blowing performance leads the way in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical. The rest is a little less clear. The Broadway tour performs at The Paramount Theatre through 9/17.
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Dude, Where’s My Script?
When a script falls from the sky, it kicks off the careers of two of Hollywood’s biggest names — at least according to this celebrity satire. Matt & Ben performs at ArtsWest through 10/1.
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Fad, Fake, or Full Self? A New Play Splashes in Identity (and Invites the Same)
With ‘Deep Purple Wiggle’, Kent’s Theatre Battery continues a tradition of excellent productions, challenging theatre, and free admission. It runs through 9/10.
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‘Bethany’ Aims for the Stars
Bethany Sees the Stars, a premiere work from Copious Love Productions, considers escapism and otherworldly possibilities. It plays at West of Lenin through 9/9.
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In Two Unexpected Stagings, Seattle Opera Reinvents the Opera Stage
With a dazzling, futuristic Das Rheingold right on the tails of a lovely original parks show, Seattle Opera is flexing its creative might. Das Rheingold runs through 8/20.
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You Don’t Own Me: In The Six Wives Club, There’s Power in Numbers
The acclaimed “histo-remix” Six The Musical is a non-stop pop concert, with loads of substance packed into its addictive tracks. The national tour performs in Seattle through 7/23.
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You Belong to Me: In a Whirlwind Solo Performance, Sharon Lawrence Takes On a Legendary Publisher’s Past
The acclaimed actor performs in the standout solo show, The Shot, which imagines the pre-publisher days of Katharine Graham. The three-day run is at Whidbey Island Center for the Arts through 7/9.
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Freedom’s Just Another Word. Like Loneliness.
Sound Theatre Company excels in its latest production, a challenging piece fresh off its Broadway run. It performs through July 1.
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The Thrust: Hitting the Righteous Notes
At The 5th Avenue Theatre, Seattle Opera, and The Phoenix Theatre, three musically-driven shows invite you to pick a side.
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Old Webs Are Hard to Shed in All New Cells
Breaking free from social webs, even chosen ones, isn’t so easy in this queer, geeky, world premiere play. It runs through June 18.
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At Pacific Northwest Ballet, a Party of Premieres Closes the Semicentennial Season
Pacific Northwest Ballet closes its 50th anniversary season with a triple-bill of new works and a party on stage. It runs through June 11.
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Where Is Home — and How Far Away Can You Get From It?
When 20-something James returns to his childhood home, he kicks up more than just the dust in his aging father’s living room. Keiko Green’s ‘Hometown Boy’ runs through May 28 at Seattle Public Theater.
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The Small Stage Holds a Big Masterpiece at Redmond’s ‘Sunday in the Park with George’
The highly acclaimed, lesser-performed Sondheim work gets an exceptional staging at Redmond’s SecondStory Repertory. ‘Sunday in the Park with George’ performs through this Sunday.
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