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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (11/1)
This month starts off with loads of great theatre options, from small-stage dramas to big touring musicals. Here’s what’s on this week.
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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/25)
Lots of treats take stage this weekend, with some spooky stuff, comedies, musicals, and more. Here’s what’s on this week.
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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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/18)
The spooky season is underway this weekend, along with loads more openings and short runs. Here’s what’s on this week.
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Tricks and Treats: Here Comes Halloween
Halloween is almost here, and so are these bawdy, fun, and spooky stage options.
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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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/11)
The spooky season gets underway this weekend, along with a whole slew of openings and short runs. Here’s what’s on this week.
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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (10/4)
The fall season is well underway, with plenty of openings, some spooky-season offerings, and plenty of intriguing short runs. Here’s what’s on this week.
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3 For Your Weekend: Sept. 28-Oct. 1
Don’t let the weather rain on your nights — head inside for some fantastic finds instead. Here are NWTheatre’s picks through the weekend.
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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/27)
The busy season is well underway, with great shows closing this weekend, new openings, and plenty of intriguing short runs. Here’s what’s on this week.
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On Book: ‘All the Fighting Parts’ Reads Fast, Hits Hard
Hannah V. Sawyerr’s new YA novel-in-verse champions survivors, brings empathy to the decision of whether to report, and delivers a compelling read with the art of a poet.
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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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/20)
The busy season is well underway, with lots of shows closing this weekend already and plenty more opening. Here’s what’s on this week.
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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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/13)
The big fall rush is underway, with plenty of musicals, comedies, and more to see. Here’s what’s on this week.
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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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (9/6)
The big fall rush gets underway this weekend, with a multitude of much-anticipated openings. Here’s what’s on this week.
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Bumbershoot Bounces Back Big in Its Opening Day
The music and arts festival Bumbershoot 2023 made a triumphant return. It runs through September 3.
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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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Living Sculptures: Stone Dancers Take to the Trees
In StoneDance’s Wander/Wonder, some of the region’s top dancers drew inspiration from installations in Coupeville’s Price Sculpture Forest.
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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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/30)
This weekend cools down considerably, but there’s still plenty to see, including some short runs and festivals to catch right now. Here’s what’s on this week.
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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/23)
Variety is the theme of the weekend, with a wide range of great shows on the menu. But don’t wait — a lot of these are short runs or closing soon. Here’s what’s on this week.
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Time to Get Away (Again): Late Summer Destinations in Dance & Theatre
This weekend is bursting with dance on Whidbey Island, puppets in Chimacum, and theatre in Port Townsend, with more to come later this month. Your destination stage is just a scenic daytrip away.
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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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This Week in Arts: Weekly Roundup (8/16)
Great shows continue, including the last wave of this summer’s outdoor shows. Here’s what’s on this week.
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