Performing Arts
Spring Arts Preview: Theater
Stages across the region are hosting everything from intimate productions to beloved Broadway favorites.
This spring’s theater lineup runs the gamut—from a Tony-winning drama at Seattle Rep to a velvet-roped cabaret in Capitol Hill and the return of one of Broadway’s biggest musicals. These productions offer a look at the range of work happening on local stages right now. Hurricane Diane Written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Madeleine George, Hurricane…
Becoming Bruce Lee
Seattle Children’s Theatre’s 'Young Dragon' traces how five formative years in Seattle shaped a global icon and reminds young audiences that excellence is built, not born.
The dragon first appears as a flicker. Bruce Lee is not yet the untouchable icon of posters and slow-motion flying kicks. He’s a teenager with a temper, wrestling with a little hot dragon inside him—the fire that flares before he knows what to do with it. It’s a feeling many kids (and adults) in the…
Under the Big Top With ECHO
Cirque du Soleil’s latest show brings live music, astonishing feats of the human body, and circus magic to Marymoor Park.
The moment the lights dropped inside the Big Top, I squeezed my 11-year-old daughter’s arm. The collective thrill of being packed into the circus tent felt palpable, and you could tell everyone was thinking the same thing. Center stage sat a massive cube. What was it going to do? Crack open? Spit people out? We…
From the Emergency Room to ‘The Pitt’
Bellevue-raised nurse Ned Brower brings real-life experience to one of TV’s most medically accurate dramas.
HBO’s The Pitt, now in its second season, has distinguished itself as one of television’s most realistic medical dramas, earning awards like an Emmy and Golden Globe for Best Drama Series. The show has received widespread praise for its clinical accuracy and emotional intensity. Created by ER alums Noah Wyle, John Wells, and R. Scott…
Autumn Arts: Theater
Catch the plays that will define Seattle stages this fall.
This fall, Seattle’s stages are packed with productions that reflect the urgency of our moment, as well as the escapism we sometimes crave. Independent theaters continue to tackle political and social issues head-on, while larger companies are bringing ambitious regional debuts and classics reimagined for today. It’s a season that makes clear how central theater…
Arts Story: Forgotten Voices
A world premiere production by a local playwright and actor looks at the history of Black theater in America
Breakout: “History of Theatre: About, By, For and Near” runs from Jan. 28 through Feb. 12 at Kreielsheimer Place, 700 Union St. in Seattle. When actor-playwright Reginald André Jackson started doing workshops for his upcoming play, “History of Theatre: About, By, For and Near,” which looks at the untold stories of African American thespianism, he…
Scott Shoemaker’s 8-Bit Diva Returns in ‘Ms. Pak-Man: Breakout!’
This new comedy-cabaret zooms through the arcade icon's checkered past with the penal system
This article appears in print in the April 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. Unfortunately, due to evolving public health concerns related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, Ms. Pak-Man: Breakout! has been cancelled. Through 4/11. $25–$35. 7 p.m. Re-bar, downtown; rebarseattle.com In terms of pop culture notoriety, Ms. Pak-Man is just as famous as any icon of stage…
Stories from Seattle: Playwright and Performer Sara Porkalob on Hope, Anger, and Her Missed Broadway Opportunity
"Just like that, my entire community lost their jobs."
This is part of a series of personal essays we’re calling Stories from Seattle, contributed by our community and designed to show how the coronavirus pandemic is impacting the lives of Seattleites. Want to share your story, coping mechanisms, wildest ideas? We’d love to hear. Please email: chelsea.lin@tigeroak.com. On April 5, I was planning to leave Seattle for…
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