Actor/singer Dove Cameron grew up on Bainbridge Island before moving to Los Angeles. Now, she gets to showcase all her skills in this summer's freshest, most joyful new series, "Schmigadoon!…
Intiman Theatre's new chapter looks promising. It's moving into its new digs at Seattle Central College, and this fall opens its new season and welcomes the first class of students to the Te…
Making a life in the arts was always going to be hard. But not like this. Over 16 months of pandemic and social unrest, the Class of 2020 would watch almost all stage actors lose their jobs …
The global coronavirus outbreak has had a drastic effect on the performing arts, and opera, which is expensive, has suffered hugely. Many of Europe's major houses have received government he…
Though Washington state has fully reopened, it's not that easy for theaters, many of which aren't reopening until the fall or winter. Here's why it's complicated bringing theater back.
On July 9, writer/performer David Schmader brings his improbably wonderful annotated screening of the catastrophically bad, painfully misogynist movie, "Showgirls" " about the back-stabby wo…
Marcie Sillman, retired longtime KUOW arts reporter, and Vivian Phillips, a prominent Seattle arts advocate, have started a podcast, "DoubleXposure," to advocate for the essential role of ar…
Summer is finally here, and the Puget Sound area is waking up from a pandemic-fueled slumber. To assist you in finding something to spice up your days, here are some virtual or properly dist…
The Hazen Players drama club at Hazen High School in Renton finally made it back to the stage this spring but putting on a play during a pandemic hasn't been easy. The teens and their teache…
Summer is right around the corner, and the Puget Sound area is slowly waking up from a pandemic-fueled slumber. To assist you in finding something to spice up your days, here are some virtua…
The stakes could not be higher as the Las Vegas Strip tries to emerge from the shadow of the pandemic, and the first crop of shows faces a challenging reality: It is hard to open shows witho…
ELEVATE is a program from Seattle Theatre Group that showcases spoken-word performance from Black and brown artists. Its inaugural show, a filmed performance that will feature poetry and his…
Looking forward to the summer? Here's our roundup of events, activities, entertainment and more around the Seattle area.
After a year without in-person theater and performances, Seattle-area performing arts groups are taking advantage of the warmer weather and planning plays and performances outdoors.
Some fear being forgotten, and that struggling venues will concentrate on producing in-person shows and forgo online offerings, or cut their in-person services for disabled people.
Intiman's STARFISH Project offers free after-school technical theater training for high school students. This year's project is reaching its culmination with a filmed performance that will s…
With The Campfire Festival, The Williams Project is one of the first local theater groups to answer the call for a return to live theater, and it's answering it by taking theater back to a s…
The announcements of live, in-person fall seasons from Pacific Northwest Ballet and Seattle Opera represent an optimistic leap into the unknown, and an example of how local arts organization…
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is removing all capacity restrictions as of May 19, so theaters are planning to fully reopen in September. Whether or not patrons will fill the seats remains to be…
Stagehands are the behind-the-scenes wizards who build sets, rig lighting and help make theater magic. But the hit to live entertainment due to COVID-19 sent the community reeling, and its m…
Everyone is gearing up for a summer that will hopefully see some events reinstated as vaccination rates rise. Have a socially distanced or virtual event coming up? Submit it for inclusion in…
Take a nature walk, attend a virtual film festival or check out these other activities you can do this weekend.
A new initiative from Seattle's The Hansberry Project and Atlanta's True Colors Theatre Company aims to co-commission, co-develop and co-premiere new plays by Black writers. A virtual readin…
Most of Washington is in Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee's "Healthy Washington "Â Roadmap to Recovery" plan to reopen the state. Here's a breakdown of what you can and can't do under the rules …
Broadway theaters have been shuttered since the coronavirus pandemic struck in March of last year. The vaccination site will be open to workers in theater, film and TV. There is hope of reop…