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A review of Seattle Opera's production of Gian Carlo Menotti's "The Consul," starring many standout voices from the company's Young Artist Program and delivering a timely message about freed…
Also on next season's roster at the 5th Avenue in Seattle: the premiere of "Something Rotten!," a musical comedy; "A Chorus Line"; "Grease."
In an updated production of Donald Byrd's 1991 "The Minstrel Show," Seattle's Spectrum Dance Theater will tackle volatile racial issues, including blackface entertainment and the Trayvon Ma…
Mark Morris Dance Group brings songs of love and death to Seattle's Paramount Theatre, with mildly pleasurable results. Additional shows Feb. 15 and 16, 2014.
Seattle Repertory Theatre stages a sly, powerful production of David Ives' "Venus in Fur," a two-character piece about the interplay between a playwright and an actress, and domination and s…
Seattle Opera will stage Gian Carlo Menotti's thriller "The Consul" for the first time beginning Feb. 22, 2014. Here's a primer to help you prepare before you go.
The 2014 holiday staging of the Maurice Sendak/Kent Stowell "Nutcracker" will be its last, PNB announced Wednesday. It will be replaced in 2015 with a new version using George Balanchine's 1…
The irreverent musical 'The Book of Mormon' took in more than $2 million over eight shows in Atlanta. It returns to Seattle in July.
Seattle-born choreographer Mark Morris and his celebrated dance troupe bring new and old works to town: "Socrates," about the death of the Greek philosopher, and two sets of "love song walt…
A review of the gag-laden, all-local staging of "Monty Python's Spamalot" at the 5th Avenue Theatre.
Rachel Atkins' questing, compassionate new play, "Black Like Us," explores racial identity in three generations of Seattle women.
A review of "Mr. Pim Passes By," a seldom-seen comedy by A.A. Milne, playing at Taproot Theatre in Seattle.
The Broadway at the Paramount series has announced its 2014-15 series of touring musicals, which includes "Pippin," "Dirty Dancing" and other offerings.
'The Sleeping Beauty' provides a fairy-tale setting for the ageless gifts of Pacific Northwest Ballet principal ballerina Kaori Nakamura.
"The Equation," Charles Waxberg's world-premiere mystery-drama that runs on two tracks, plays through Feb. 15 at Seattle's Trinity Parish Church. It's being staged by Theatre 9/12.
A review of the Village Theatre production of Larry Shue's "The Foreigner," about a man who pretends to be a non-English speaker in the fruitless search for some privacy.
A review of ArtsWest's production of "The Little Dog Laughed," about an actor who must hide his homosexuality to preserve his career.
Gladys Rubinstein died Sunday (Jan. 26) at her home in California. She and her late husband, Sam Rubinstein, were generous donors and supporters of Seattle Opera, Seattle Symphony, Seattle A…
With its 2014-15 season, Seattle Opera says goodbye to Speight Jenkins, who's been director for 30 years, and welcomes Aidan Lang, who'll oversee a program of four operas that Jenkins planne…
A brief preview of "Spamalot," with previews Jan. 30-Feb. 5 and running Feb. 6-March 2 at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre, and a reminder that Jan. 27 is the last day to enter The Seattle Times…
Kaori Nakamura, a steady, sprightly presence at Pacific Northwest Ballet for 17 years, will retire at the end of this season.
"The Foreigner" and "The Nerd," two popular farces by the late Larry Shue, a sci-fi rom-com and an adoption drama are opening at theaters in the Seattle area the last week of January.
A review of Larry Kramer's 1980s play about the AIDS crisis, "The Normal Heart," being staged in Seattle by Strawberry Theatre Workshop.
