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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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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Hairspray Is Back for a Nostalgic Spin
The touring Broadway hit Hairspray — which got its start right here in 2002, at The 5th Avenue Theatre — opened its Seattle run Tuesday at the Paramount Theatre. It performs through this weekend.
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Dear Evan Hansen: Cede the Mic
The Tony Award-winning Broadway hit embarks on its final tour, performing in Seattle for one week only. But the story isn’t as sweet as its music and lyrics.
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NWTheatre Awards: Companies, Trends, & Touring Shows of 2022
Recognizing companies, touring shows, a trend, and even a single scene that made 2022 a year to remember.
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3 Picks For You This Weekend
Top performances for January 27-29, picked just for you.
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If You Don’t Know Them By Now: The Temptations Musical Rocks the Jukebox Genre
The Broadway tour of Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations, a Motown hit-packed musical, performs at the Paramount Theatre through February 5.
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A New Year in Dance: What’s on Stage in Early 2023
Big dance spectacles take to the stage in Seattle and Tacoma this season.
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Moulin Rouge! The Musical Deserves the Exclamation Point
If you need the biggest, the grandest, the purest in spectacle, you need Moulin Rouge! The Musical. The tour performs at the Paramount Theatre through January 1.
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A Grab Bag of Love and Laughs With These Shows
These modern, endearing, and lighthearted shows (many of them family-friendly) are great picks for your December entertainment — whether they’re Christmas shows or not.
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Kiki & Herb Are From Another Era. And They’re Just Right for This One.
Defeated, victorious, and resilient. That’s Kiki DuRane, a throwback to another time, but right in tune with the mood of the present.
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Jonathan Van Ness: Dishing on the Page (And a Seattle Stage This Friday)
On screen, he’s the personality-forward, effervescent fifth of the Queer Eye team. Behind the glowing smiles and tresses, Jonathan Van Ness has a story to tell. Read about his new book here, ahead of his show at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre on 12/9.
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We’ll Have a Gay Ol’ Time!
Make your yuletide gay with these glittery, queer Christmas shows.
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Top Picks: Act Now on Seattle’s Very Special, Very Short-Run Christmas Shows
Even with Christmas still weeks away, plan for these fast-arrivals now. Here are the one-chance shows coming soon that you’d be sad to miss.
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‘Jagged Little Pill’ Is an Unlikely Coming-of-Age Story
The mostly-enjoyable jukebox musical of Alanis Morissette songs and “suburban despair” runs through 11/13 at The Paramount Theatre.
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‘Mockingbird’ and the Familiar Haunt of White Supremacy
Now through 10/16 at The Paramount, the national tour of Broadway’s ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ is a strong production of a mighty familiar relic. Plus, a new work at MAP Theatre, on through 10/22, casts White Supremacy as a horror villain.
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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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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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‘Black Bois’ Takes the Big Stage This Week, to Another Sold-Out House
Dani Tirrell’s ‘Black Bois’, which premiered in April 2018 at On the Boards, returns this year on Valentine’s Day at the Moore Theatre. It’s a multi-genre love letter to Black community, healing, and joy.
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Balanchine, Morris, and Byrd: A Delight in Three Nutcrackers
Three interpretations of ‘The Nutcracker’ on Seattle stages demonstrate its adaptability for the tastes — and moods — of new audiences. The invigorated classic epic (at Pacific Northwest Ballet, through 12/28), a sassy spin-off and an elegant workshop (at the Paramount Theatre and On the Boards, both through 12/15) are all delightful, and distinct.
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