Bill Berry – NWTheatre

Into the Neon Wilds: The 5th’s Spin on a Classic

February 23, 2023March 8, 2023 Chase D. Anderson Bill Berry, Cayman Ilika, Eric Ankrim, Mari Nelson, Porscha Shaw, Sarah Russell, Seattle, Shaunyce Omar, Stephen Sondheim, The 5th Avenue Theatre

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.

DANCE REVIEW THEATRE

The 5th Avenue Theatre’s ‘West Side Story’ Is Poetry in Motion

June 10, 2019September 14, 2019 Dusty Somers Bill Berry, Spectrum Dance Theater, The 5th Avenue Theatre

In collaboration with Spectrum Dance Theater, The 5th has put up an exquisite staging of the classic Bernstein/Sondheim/Laurents musical, inspired by Shakepeare’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’. It runs through June 23.

REVIEW THEATRE

Our Modern Dystopias, pt. 1: ‘Urinetown’

April 24, 2019November 14, 2021 Chase D. Anderson 5th Avenue Theatre, ACT Theatre, Bill Berry, Greg Kotis, Mari Nelson, Mark Hollman, Seattle

In ‘Urinetown’ (ACT/5th Avenue, extended thru 6/2) and ‘Language Rooms’ (Pony World, thru 5/4), two very different shows grapple with similar themes, showing not-too-far-off modern dystopias in which the bounds of truth and loyalty are tested. Each does so with varying levels of success.