Kelly Kitchens – NWTheatre

Chase D. Anderson April 15, 2022April 20, 2022 Be Russell, Dolly Parton, Karen Skrinde, Kelly Kitchens, Matt Posner, Naomi Morgan, Nathan Young, Patricia Resnick, Ricky Spaulding, Sarah Russell, Seattle, Showtunes Theatre Company, Tori Spero

Women Run the Show in ‘9 to 5’

Mega-talented cast and musicians shine in this Showtunes short run, a musical workplace comedy of sexism, revenge, and fresh thinking. It runs through April 16.

REVIEW SEASONAL THEATRE

Chase D. Anderson December 25, 2019July 7, 2022 Aaron Lamb, ACT Contemporary Theatre, Charles Dickens, Christmas shows, Gregory A. Falls, Harlequin Productions, John Longenbaugh, Kelly Kitchens, Olympia, Seattle, South Sound

Two ‘Social Justice Scrooges’ Stay Up Past Christmas

Two versions of ‘A Christmas Carol’ — one new and one classic — seek to highlight the social-justice message at the heart of the original. ‘Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Christmas Carol’ plays at Harlequin in Olympia through 12/31; and ‘A Christmas Carol’ plays at ACT Theatre in Seattle through 12/28.

REVIEW THEATRE

Chase D. Anderson November 5, 2019November 23, 2019 Andrew Shanks, Christian Quinto, Corey McDaniel, James Ijames, Jennifer Ewing, Jonelle Jordan, Kelly Kitchens, Larissa FastHorse, Martyn G. Krouse, Seattle Public Theater, Shermona Mitchell, Tayo Talabi, Theatre22, Tyler Rogers, Zenaida Rose Smith

Of ‘Racial Tourism’ and ‘Enlightened Allies’: Two Plays Dig Into Cultural Commodification

Two strong productions, on now from Theatre22 and Seattle Public Theater, dive into hot topics around race, culture, and appropriation. They’re both comedic, thought-provoking, and very well done. ‘White’ runs through 11/9, and ‘The Thanksgiving Play’ closes 11/16.