This Month in the South Sound: Fall Shows For Every Mood
Here’s a look at October shows around Tacoma and Olympia — including why it was picked and what about the production might surprise you, straight from the source.
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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/29)
It’s another happening week on Seattle-area stages, with fun musicals, intriguing dance works, and theatre both contemplative and spectacle. Here’s where to find it.
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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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/22)
It’s another peak performance weekend in the Seattle area, with a star lineup of Asian American artists, Spanish-translated works, a big-name slate of ballet, a premiere musical comedy, dance and solo performance, and more.
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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/15)
This week’s shows make up the first wave of a busy fall theatre season, with solo performance, a big new musical comedy, new productions of long-running classics, and more.
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Storytelling and Theatre Pack the Weekends at This New Festival
The first-ever Portable Performance Festival at 18th & Union is in full swing, with 20 or so shows in two weeks.
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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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/7)
September is an absurdly busy month in theatre, and this weekend marks the start of that cascade. Enjoy a wide
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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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This Week in Arts: Destination Theatre & Weekly Roundup (9/1)
This weekend, round out the summer theatre season with a few shows just a scenic day-trip away. Plus, in-town openings
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Bingo! – Show Suggestions for Fall’s Card
Whether or not you’re playing NWTheatre Bingo (and we hope you will!), find all sorts of show ideas by category below
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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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/24)
Shows are fewer as the summer season winds down but variety still abounds, with world premieres, musicals, drama, and adventure this week.
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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/18)
This week in Seattle-area theatre brings great variety, with ’90s throwback, locally grown storytelling, opera, mystery, and the last weekend of outdoor shows.
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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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/12)
Local storytelling and new works lead the charge in Seattle-area theatre this week, as other shows close out their run.
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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/5)
There’s plenty of theatre to catch over Seafair weekend — from national tours of acclaimed hits to plenty of parks shows and indoor ones, too.
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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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/26)
This week, beat the heat with theatre in a frigid auditorium or find a shady spot at one of the many park shows.
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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/22)
Will this week find you enjoying the stage out in the sun, or beating the heat in an air-conditioned theatre? With so many choices, feel free to do a mix of both.
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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/14)
Local-meets-global dance, a memoir-in-progress reading, Tony Award-dominating musical theatre, and a totally mysterious cast kick off a very busy weekend. Plus, openings, outdoor shows, and more.
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On Tour: Tony-Winning Traveling Tale ‘Hadestown’ Pulls Into the Paramount
In its first national tour, the blockbuster Broadway musical performs in Seattle on July 12-17. If you want tickets, you’d better get them now.
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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/6)
This week, outdoor theatre begins its month-long takeover, and the show that dominated the 2019 Tony Awards swoops into Seattle for a six-day run.
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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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (7/2)
This weekend cools down a hot theatre season, so enjoy a restful long weekend if you get one. But you can also rock out with a big queer musical in Olympia, and catch a handful of shows before they close.
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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (6/24)
This week has some great options for Pride, a variety of theatre and dance festivals, and some fun shows closing soon.
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The Thrust: Sex Through the Ages on Local Stages
The rock musical ‘Hair’ (at Renton Civic Theatre) and Lowbrow Opera Collective’s ‘#adulting2: here we go again’ (at 18th & Union) have some common themes. Both run through June 25.
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