I believe in censorship. I made a fortune out of it.”

Was one of Mae West’s less famous quotes probably because it was NOT a sexual double entendre. It does, however, refer to her 1926 play The Drag, which never opened on Broadway due to censorship as it deals with the reality of Gay life in 1920’s New York The Drag has been revived by Play Your Part productions at the Calamus Auditorium at Gay City in lower Capitol Hill, much to my delight.

Three sisters staying in Hazelhurt, Mississippi.

Hidden away among the vineyards and the beautiful scenery is one of Woodinville’s treasures; the Woodinville Repertory Theatre, a professional theatre, which has mounted a stellar and I do mean stellar production of Directed by Jane Ryan, with an outstanding cast including Gemma Quackenbush, Megan Becker, Lori Hunt, Niki Flynn, Connor Kinzer and Rob Girffin, it was one of the most entertaining plays I have seen in a long time.

Southern storyteller and solo performer Jim Loucks
brings Booger Red to Theatre Off Jackson

Solo performer and playwright Jim Loucks brings his Southern storytelling style to Theatre Off Jackson with his one-man show Booger Red June 27-29, 2019 (Theatre Off Jackson, 409 7th Ave S., Seattle, WA 98104). Booger Red is directed by Lisa Chess.

“They stood perplexed in top hats, as if round the carcass of a vulture. Bewildered crows.”

Berthold Brecht about Franz Wedekind’s funeral

The musical version of a once highly controversial play, Spring Awakening, by Franz Wedekind, opened at Garfield High School’s Quincy Jones Performing Arts Center this week. Although the musical version, with music by Duncan Sheik and lyrics by Steven Sater. won numerous Tony awards on Broadway, in my opinion, it was the sort of play that should never be adapted into a musical.

Benefit Concert for Stella, daughter of Hans Alwies and Amy Thone

On Wednesday May 22, musicians connected with Seattle’s theatre community will offer a benefit concert at the Royal Room in Columbia City to help with this effort. This will be a great event to bring our community together in celebration of this amazing family, who have touched so many of us in beautiful ways.

My Minister is out there, with my Mother!!!!!

It is a truth universally acknowledged that the way to save a weak play is to turn it into a musical. Why anyone would want to turn the material of the film, The Full Monty, which has a strong plot, based on human tragedy and social relevancy of a global nature, into a musical is beyond me. Yet three years after the 1997 film Terrance McNally and David Yazbeck did just that. This weekend Tacoma Musical Playhouse produced The Full Monty, the Musical.

Join The Funhouse Family and Theatre Off Jackson for Funhouse Tonight!, running for one weekend only, with a unique lineup of comedians, musicians, and special guests each night! Come for the entertainment, stay for the mysterious prizes.

strong>See ART in the original French, then in Translation

Sponsored by Tacoma Arts Live (formerly the Broadway Center for the Performing Arts) Theater on the Square will open ART by Yasmina Reza, using Christopher Hampton’s English translation. The English version will open exactly one week after Rue du Hazard’s French production opens in Kirkland. It makes for a great experience for theatre goers to see the show in the original French and then in translation.

Black Brilliance

The 16th Annual Langston Hughes African American Film Festival, opening Thursday April 25 and running through Sunday the 28th , will showcase stories from the African Diaspora through the lens of over 25 independent filmmakers.

Festival at 18th & Union Arts Space SpringShot is a grouping of live shows as fresh as a dewy morning in April. The series highlights diverse artists in a varied program that includes solo performance, magic, sketch comedy, clown, documentary theater, and more. Curated by José Amador, Andrew Lee Creech, and K. Brian Neel, SpringShot […]