The Sound on Stage

Stage Review - Godspell (inD Theatre) — The Sound on Stage InD Theatre’s Godspell may not convert every skeptic, but it doesn’t need to. It’s a production that embraces the dualities of belief and doubt, of faith and questioning, and it finds strength in that...

Our review of the InD Theatre production of Godspell, running on stage at Rolling Bay Hall on Bainbridge Island through November 2.

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Stage Review - Glengarry Glen Ross (SecondStory Rep) — The Sound on Stage This production understands the play’s emotional truth. The men in Glengarry Glen Ross are, at their core, tragic figures — desperate, flawed, and all too real. They are the casualties of an economic ...

Our review of the SecondStory Rep production of Glengarry Glen Ross, running through Sunday, October 12.

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Stage Review.- A Fox on the Fairway (Edmonds Driftwood Players) — The Sound on Stage With a well accomplished design and a cast that understands the multiple comedic aspects of a farce, A Fox on the Fairway doesn’t try to reinvent the genre; instead, it embraces its glorious nonsense,...

Our review of the Edmonds Driftwood Players production of A Fox on the Fairway, on stage in Edmonds through Sunday, October 12.

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Stage Review - The Roommate (ArtsWest) — The Sound on Stage The ArtsWest production of Jen Silverman’s The Roommate is engaging in its mix of humor and melancholy. It’s funny, but not in a sitcom way — the laughs come from recognition, from watching people our...

Our review of The Roommate, on stage at ArtsWest (@artswest.bsky.social) through October 19.

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Stage Review - The Story of Edgar Sawtelle (Book-It Repertory Theatre) — The Sound on Stage Book-It Repertory Theatre marks their return with a production that both reminds us why their unique take on theatre matters and promises great shows to come. Much like Book-It itself, their current p...

Our review of the Book-It Repertory Theatre production of The Story of Edgar Sawtelle, running on stage at the Broadway Performance Hall through October 12.

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Stage Review - The Coast Starlight (BAT Theatre) — The Sound on Stage The Coast Starlight captures the nature of rail travel, its highs, lows, contemplative nature, and sense of time passing. The Burien Actors Theatre’s production is a modest one that finds its strengt...

Our review of The Coast Starlight, from Burien Actors Theatre (@battheatre.bsky.social) and on stage at Kennedy Catholic High School through October 19.

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Stage Review - Fancy Dancer (Seattle Rep / Seattle Children’s Theatre) — The Sound on Stage Larissa FastHorse’s new play Fancy Dancer follows one young woman’s journey becoming more comfortable in her own skin through the discipline, liberation, and joy she finds through dance. This collabor...

Our review of Fancy Dancer, a co-production from Seattle Rep and Seattle Children’s Theatre, and running on stage through November 2.

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Stage Review - An Enemy of the People (Union Arts Center) — The Sound on Stage Union Arts Center’s An Enemy of the People doesn’t just restage a classic. It demands that we ask ourselves where we would stand if we were in that room, faced with the choice between truth and conven...

Our review for the Union Arts Center (@acttheatreseattle.bsky.social) production of An Enemy of the People, running through October 5.

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Dance Review - Jewels (Pacific Northwest Ballet) — The Sound on Stage Twenty years into Boal’s tenure as artistic director at the company, it is enjoyable to see a company that does Balanchine so well, right here in Seattle. Jewels sets a high bar that hopefully the res...

Our review of the Pacific Northwest Ballet production of George Balanchine’s Jewels, on stage at McCaw Hall through October 5.

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Stage Review - Brigadoon (Village Theatre) — The Sound on Stage Village Theatre’s Brigadoon is a feast for the senses and the heart. With its breathtaking set design, subtle and evocative lighting, powerful ensemble work, and a cast of standout performances, this ...

Our review of Brigadoon, on stage at Village Theatre in Issaquah.

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Stage Review - The Importance of Being Earnest (Taproot Theatre) — The Sound on Stage Oscar Wilde famously described The Importance of Being Earnest as “a trivial comedy for serious people,” and Taproot’s production captures that paradox beautifully. It offers abundant laughter, yes, b...

Our review of The Importance of Being Earnest, on stage at Taproot Theatre (@taproottheatre.bsky.social) through October 25.

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Stage Review - For Colored Boyz (The Underground Theatre) — The Sound on Stage Seattle’s The Underground Theatre brings the West Coast premiere of For Colored Boyz (on the verge of a nervous breakdown / when freedom ain’t enuff) to Base Camp Studios through September 21. This ra...

Our review of For Colored Boyz, from The Underground Theater, on stage at the Base Camp Studios in Seattle through September 21.

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Stage Review - The Revolutionists (Lakewood Playhouse) — The Sound on Stage At its core, The Revolutionists is about free speech, empowerment, self-determination, and the power of story. Its dialogue is modern, though its setting remains the turbulent days of the French Revolution, creating a bridge between past and present. Lakewood Playhouse’s production captures both the

Our review for the Lakewood Playhouse production of The Revolutionists, running through September 28.

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Stage Review - A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Kitsap Forest Theatre) — The Sound on Stage This Midsummer Night’s Dream at Kitsap Forest Theatre takes risks, and while not every risk fully lands, the sheer commitment of the production is undeniable. From costumes and props to music and move...

Our review of the Kitsap Forest Theater production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, running on stage through September 21.

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Stage Review - Little Women, the Musical (Renton Civic Theatre) — The Sound on Stage Renton Civic Theatre’s Little Women may not capture the full depth of Alcott’s novel, but the cast more than makes up for it with heartfelt performances and stunning vocals. At the center is Sonja Rose Usher’s radiant Jo March, whose energy and expressiveness drive the production. With strong ensemb

Our review of Little Women, the Musical, running on stage at Renton Civic Theatre through September 21.

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Stage Review - Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play (Pork Filled Productions / SIS Productions) — The Sound on Stage Exotic Deadly is a fast-paced, laugh-out-loud satire about MSG and our fraught relationship with it. But it’s more than that. Keiko Green’s writing is so deft that the humor sweeps you away, only for ...

Our review for Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play, from Keiko Green (@keikogreen.bsky.social) and co-produced by Pork Filled Productions and SIS Productions.

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Stage Review - Jurassic Parking Lot (The Habit / Seattle Public Theatre) — The Sound on Stage Whether you’ve devoured all the Jurassic Park books and films or have just a passing familiarity with this franchise, Jurassic Parking Lot is a show that entertains. The Habit’s latest production hono...

Our review for Jurassic Parking Lot, on stage at Seattle Public Theatre through September 14, and co-produced by SPT and The Habit.

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Stage Review - POTUS (Harlequin Productions) — The Sound on Stage POTUS succeeds as both sharp satire and hilarious farce. It doesn’t ask you to parse policies or take a side — it just invites you to recognize the absurdity of power and laugh at the chaos. And in to...

Our review for POTUS, from Harlequin Productions, which closed this past weekend in Olympia.

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Stage Review - The Play That Goes Wrong (Seattle Rep) — The Sound on Stage The Play That Goes Wrong at Seattle Rep delivers exactly what its title promises and more — a night of mayhem, expertly executed. Seattle Rep has engineered a catastrophe that audiences will be deligh...

Our review of The Play that Goes Wrong, running on stage at Seattle Rep through September 28.

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Stage Review - Threepenny Opera — The Sound on Stage Theatre Battery’s Threepenny Opera is the kind of show that rivets you to your seat and haunts your thoughts long after the curtain falls. This production does an excellent job of showcasing both why ...

Our review for the Theatre Battery production of Threepenny Opera, running through September 7.

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YouTube video by The Sound on Stage Between the Pages - Exotic Deadly (Interview with Keiko Green)

Our interview with Keiko Green (@keikogreen.bsky.social), the latest episode in Between the Pages with The Sound on Stage, discussing her two plays opening this weekend in Seattle, Exotic Deadly: Or the MSG Play and Hell’s Canyon.

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Stage Review - Constellations (SecondStory Rep) — The Sound on Stage It seems there is no way to look around within the current zeitgeist without coming across any mention of a multiverse, a concept in which every choice we make, or don’t make, results in a new and dif...

Our review of the SecondStory Rep production of Constellations, running on stage in Redmond through September 7.

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Stage Review - Dance With Me (Dare to Dance Theatre/Theatre Off Jackson) — The Sound on Stage At every moment, Dance With Me presents an incredibly earnest account of the complex relationships between parents and children, falling in love, and the difficulties of both. But this sincerity comes...

Our review for Dance With Me, a co-production from Dare to Dance Seattle and the Theatre Off Jackson and running through August 23.

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YouTube video by The Sound on Stage Behind the Curtain - The Messenger (Bainbridge Performing Arts/Bitlab)

Our interview with Dinah Manoff and Rachel Noll James, previewing the staged reading of Dinah’s play The Messenger, running on stage at Bainbridge Performing Arts from August 15-17.

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Stage Review - Big Fish (Kitsap Forest Theatre) — The Sound on Stage Big Fish, the current musical production on stage at Kitsap Forest Theatre, is an ambitious and touching production. It’s a story about fathers and sons, about the stories we tell and the truths that...

Our review for last Saturday’s performance of Big Fish, from Kitsap Forest Theater and running on stage through August 17.

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YouTube video by The Sound on Stage Behind the Curtain - Ingvar! A Musical Furniture Saga (Latitude Theatre)

Our latest episode of Behind the Curtain with The Sound on Stage features the Latitude Theatre (@latitudetheatre.bsky.social) production of Ingvar! A Musical Furniture Saga.

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Stage Review - Ingvar! A Musical Furniture Saga (Latitude Theatre) — The Sound on Stage Ingvar! A Musical Furniture Saga is the must-see theatrical experience of the summer. There’s no sense in burying the lead when a show is good, and this one most certainly is. The story of IKEA foun...

Our review of Ingvar! A Musical Furniture Saga, presented by Latitude Theatre (@latitudetheatre.bsky.social), and running on stage through August 24.

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Stage Review - Mary Poppins (Tacoma Musical Playhouse) — The Sound on Stage Whether Mary Poppins is something that you’ve enjoyed casually, or if it’s a vital part of your musical theatre background, the foundational stories told first by author PL Travers, then in the Disney...

Our review for Mary Poppins, running on stage at Tacoma Musical Playhouse through August 3.

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Stage Review - Murder on the Links (Taproot Theatre) — The Sound on Stage The latest play on stage at Taproot Theatre is both a lampoon of and a tribute to the murder mystery genre popularized by Agatha Christie. Led by Richard Nguyen Sloniker as a just about perfect Hercul...

Our review for Murder on the Links, which has been extended through August 30 at Taproot Theatre (@taproottheatre.bsky.social).

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Stage Review - Lavender Melodrama (Olympic Theatre Arts) — The Sound on Stage A trip to Sequim is a nice day out on any weekend. The town’s weather is always temperate, it lacks the rain that the PNW is known for as a result of its rain shadow, and its personality is extremely...

Our review of Lavender Legacies, on stage at Olympic Theatre Arts through July 27.

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