The Must List: Carrie in Musical Form and the Seattle Opera’s Daughter of the Regiment
By Seattle Magazine Staff October 17, 2013
!–paging_filter–pstrongMust Be Afraid/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/15NdgOA” target=”_blank”brGet in the Spooky Spirit with Carrie: The Musical/abr(Through 10/26, times vary) — Check out the Broadway take on Stephen King’s unsettling tale, as interpreted by Seattle’s own Balagan Theatre. Prepare for pig’s blood on prom night!/p
pstrongMust Dine/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/19bSeG2” target=”_blank”brHave Dinner and Cocktails at Monsoon East/abrMonday (10/21, 6:30 p.m.) — Wine pairings are a given. But Monsoon’s sibling chefs Sophie and Eric Banh, along with bar manager Jon Christiansen, will prove food tastes great with cocktails, too, at this three-course dinner./p
pstrongMust Read/stronga href=”http://bit.ly/1bZChsv” target=”_blank”embrSeattle Health/em magazine is on Stands Now/abrThe fall/winter issue of Seattle Health magazine is officially on newsstands. Pick up your copy for the latest information on pregnancy and caring for your baby, plus a timely collection of local health care news you can use.brstrongbrMust Bravo!/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/1fDU4qJ” target=”_blank”brA Lighter Take on Opera: Daughter of the Regiment/abr(10/19 to 11/2, times vary) — It’s not always about horned helmets and blond braids. To wit: Seattle Opera’s production of The Daughter of the Regiment, a funny take on 19th-century composer Donizetti’s tomboy story, set in the 1940s and sung en français./p
pstrongMust See/stronga href=” http://bit.ly/19kfNe2” target=”_blank”brLocally Penned One-Woman Play Bo-nita Opens/abr(10/18 to 11/17, times vary) — Acclaimed Seattle playwright Elizabeth Heffron penned this funny yet harrowing story about a girl forced to grow up way too soon. Young local actress Hannah Mootz stars, channeling seven distinct characters in this tour-de-force role./p
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