Review: SHUCKED at The Paramount Theatre Dear Readers, I want to talk to you about somewhat under the radar shows, and corn. Not all shows have that name recognition or known songs. Sometimes these new story, original musical gems come along...

My review of SHUCKED at the Paramount.
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Review: CHICAGO at The 5th Avenue Theatre Dear Readers, if you’re a die-hard musical theater nerd like me, there are certain shows that just feel like a warm hug. A comfort show that you can go to (and have) over and over that just make you h...

My review of CHICAGO at the 5th Avenue Theatre.
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Review: THE MANOR at MAP Theatre What did our critic think of THE MANOR at MAP Theatre?

My review of THE MANOR from MAP Theatre.
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Review: STAGE OF FOOLS at Seattle Public Theater Dear Readers, I love a good farce. Those door slammers with a controlled chaos as people try and get out of ridiculous situations. But they’re not easy to pull off. Sadly, the current offering from Se...

My review of STAGE OF FOOLS at Seattle Public Theater.
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Review: AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE at Union Arts Center Sometimes, Dear Readers, a play can come along that feels so topical, and so raw, that you may walk out of the theater feeling uneasy. And even more so when you realize that play was originally writte...

My review of AN ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE at Union Arts Center.
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Review: FANCY DANCER at The Seattle Rep & Seattle Children's Theatre Dear Readers, what did you want to be when you grew up? Firefighter? Doctor? Lawyer? Bathroom attendant? Dragon? All worthy goals. But how many of us made it there? Currently at the Seattle Rep, in co...

My review of FANCY DANCER from the Seattle Rep and Seattle Children's Theatre.
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Review: SUFFS at The 5th Avenue Theatre Dear Readers, lately it feels like our most basic and dearly held civil liberties are being stripped away. And so, it’s good for us to recall how we got some of those rights. Along comes “Suffs”, a ne...

My review of SUFFS at the 5th Avenue Theatre
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Review: SOME LIKE IT HOT at The Paramount Theatre Dear Readers, first off there were way too many empty seats at the Paramount last night for the new musical version of “Some Like It Hot”. Where were you all? Do you not like musicals? Do you not like...

My review of SOME LIKE IT HOT at The Paramount Theatre.
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Review: THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at The Seattle Rep Dear Readers, whether you want to admit it or not, we all love a little bit of schadenfreude to some extent. That joy we take out of something going wrong for someone else. And that’s where “The Play ...

My review of THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG at the Seattle Rep.
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Oooooh, you're so tall!

Review: JURASSIC PARKING LOT at Seattle Public Theater Dear Readers, hold onto your butts, they’re back! The mental patients of The Habit, the ones behind the hilarity of previous hits such as “A Very Die Hard Christmas” and “Titanish”, have once again re...

My review of JURASSIC PARKING LOT at Seattle Public Theater.
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Review: & JULIET at The Paramount Theatre Dear Readers, you should know by now my disdain for the Juke Box Musical. But, as egregious as they can be (I’m looking at you “Flashdance, The Musical”), sometimes they manage to pull it off. And why...

My review of & JULIET at The Paramount.
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THE PLAY THAT GOES WRONG and more lead Seattle’s 2025 Summer offerings It may be hot out and that bright ball may be up in the sky (I think it’s called the Sun), but there are still some amazing shows coming to Seattle and surrounding areas. Check out some of these kille...

2025 Seattle Summer Theater Preview
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Review: BYE BYE BIRDIE at The 5th Avenue Theatre Dear Readers, there are some shows that just hold a special place in your heart, even if they may not age as well as you hoped. Charles Strouse and Lee Adams’ classic “Bye Bye Birdie”, currently playi...

My review of BYE BYE BIRDIE at The 5th Avenue Theatre.
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Review: TWELFTH NIGHT at ACT And Seattle Shakespeare Company Dear Readers, Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” is a difficult show at best. On the one hand it’s a romantic comedy, filled with love and sex and music, and on the other hand it’s a story where some chara...

My review of TWELFTH NIGHT from ACT and Seattle Shakespeare Company.
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Review: DUEL REALITY at The Seattle Rep Dear Readers, if you were lucky enough to catch the circus arts troupe The 7 Fingers at the Rep back in 2023 with their thrilling “Passengers” show then you know how amazing they are, and you know why...

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Review: THE COLOR PURPLE at Village Theatre Dear Readers, when discussing the musical of Alice Walker’s classic novel “The Color Purple”, you must acknowledge the production’s own journey from the tepidly received original 2005 Broadway product...

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The Gamers: Attack of the Pwns Fantasy game heroes trapped in our world must defeat a corrupt politician and his private militia in the comedy series that's been running since 2001!

Gamers 2 is coming and yes, I'm in it again. If you can, any donations would be appreciated. Thanks!!!
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Review: SIX at The Paramount Theatre Dear Readers, It’s true, the Queens are back. The glorious rock show “Six” is back at the Paramount to melt our faces and maybe even teach us a little history. And while it’s still the same amazing sh...

My review of SIX at the Paramount.
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Review: HAMLET at The Seattle Rep Dear Readers, I want to set the not-so-wayback machine to January 2024 when I got to see the first preview of Eddie Izzard doing her one person “Hamlet” in New York. Now I want to emphasize, this was ...

My review of HAMLET starring Eddie Izzard at the Seattle Rep.
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Review: LAUGHS IN SPANISH at The Seattle Rep Dear Readers, it’s always a dangerous proposition for a playwright to put the emotion they want you to feel in the title of their play. One such show would be Alexis Scheer’s “Laughs in Spanish”, curr...

My review of LAUGHS IN SPANISH at the Seattle Rep.
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Review: PARADE at The 5th Avenue Theatre Dear Readers, we live in divisive times. That’s no news to anyone. Our society is extremely polarized with many basing beliefs on fear, misinformation, and xenophobia while those in charge propagate t...

My review of PARADE at the 5th Avenue Theatre.
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Review: LIFE OF PI at The Paramount Theatre Dear Readers, sometimes we get magic on stage. Whether that’s in the form of a captivating performance or some brilliant tech wizardry or maybe some stunning direction, this magic is what we yearn for...

My review of LIFE OF PI at The Paramount.
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Review: A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Taproot Theatre Dear Readers, in the past I’ve talked about plays that are essential for your theatrical education, plays that are just good for you. If those fluff plays out there are candy, then these essentials ar...

My review of A RAISIN IN THE SUN at Taproot Theatre.
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Review: CARNIVAL OF CURIOSITIES at The Can Can Rejoice Dear Readers, as the Carnival is in town. But not your average carnival. No. This is the Can Can and to celebrate their 20th anniversary (yes, they’ve been titillating for 20 years) they’ve br...

My review of CARNIVAL OF CURIOSITIES at The Can Can.
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Review: WAITRESS at The 5th Avenue Theatre Dear Readers, when the rights for local theaters to produce hit shows become available, or start to become available, you know every theater will be vying to be the first. One such show currently in t...

My review of WAITRESS at the 5th Avenue Theatre.
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Review: MOTHER RUSSIA at The Seattle Rep If you’re at all familiar with the plays of Lauren Yee, Dear Readers, then you know of her delightfully odd situations, rich characters and scintillating dialog. People are still talking about last se...

My review of MOTHER RUSSIA at the Seattle Rep.
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Review: LETTERS FROM MAX at Seattle Public Theater Dear Readers, I love a good play that can make me feel something. Not just tell me a story but immerse me in the subject. One such play is Sarah Ruhl’s “Letters From Max” currently playing at Seattle ...

My review of LETTERS FROM MAX at Seattle Public Theater.
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Review: THE LAST FIVE YEARS from ACT And The 5th Avenue Theatre Dear Readers, if you’re not familiar with the Jason Robert Brown love story, “The Last Five Years” currently being offered from ACT and The 5th Avenue Theatre, you could get a bit confused watching it...

My review of THE LAST FIVE YEARS from ACT and The 5th Avenue Theatre.
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Review: BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY at Seattle Rep Dear Readers, I’m all for a slice of life play showing the inequities in class, race, gender, etc. in the past and spotlighting how far we have not come. Such a play is Pearl Cleage’s “Blues for an Al...

My review of BLUES FOR AN ALABAMA SKY at the Seattle Rep.
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