“I Don’t Know if I Want to be Straight”
Six months after Exodus International, an organization whose mission was to “help” gay Christians become straight, not only shut down, but issued an apology, the world premiere of a play about the same subject, A Great Wilderness, opened at Seattle Rep.
For anyone who is suffering from the Seattle winter blues-this show is highly therapeutic.
Billed as Vaudeville, Ghost Light Theatrical’s comedy revue Dr Thaddeus Q. Ballard’s Musical Follies Comedy Revue, was very welcome on a stormy January day in Seattle.
For $35 a ticket one does not expect Bayreuth, but one does expect to be able to see the singers and the set
The rarely performed, The Rape of Lucretia by Benjamin Britten, is definitely for opera addicts; that is to say, for people so in love with operatic music that they will sit through any opera, even if the libretto is a dud, and even if, as was the case with the Vespertine Opera’s production at St. Mark’s Cathedral, the audience can not even see the singers on the stage.
All happy families are alike, each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. Leo Tolstoy
For Gay-themed shows, I usually send a 23-year old reviewer who moonlights as a drag-queen, but he was unavailable, so I covered The Total Family Massage. Clearly, I didn’t fit into the demographic for which this show was written.
My Life is One Long Freudian Slip
Me vs my Subconscious, an original solo show written and performed by Rebecca Goldberg, demonstrated that the best humor is that which says something profound about serious existential questions. Like Woody Allen, Me vs. My Subconscious was all about one person’s insecurities in life.
The Origin of Santa Claus explained by the Elves
Adapted by the book of the same name, by Paul S. Carr, Santa’s First Magical Ride-the Musical, is the only Christmas tale, which explains the secular origins of the American Santa Claus. Original Bluegrass Music, by director and adapter, Ricky Gene Powell adds a delightful musical dimension to the Santa legend.
The Seattle Theater Scene is a Nest of Vipers; unlike Tukwila Is only one of the many funny lines
Give the kids a Chance to Meet Santa and See a Show
” Santa’s First Magical Ride, the Musical,” is an original children’s Christmas show. It was adapted for the stage by Ricky Gene Powell and Paul s. Carr III, incorporating original bluegrass music with clogging choreography.
Entertaining Musical Version of Louisa May Alcott’s beloved Little Women
After suffering through several “gritty, raunchy, proudly & intentionally offensive” shows this fall, I was delighted to have a chance to review the “G” rated “Little Women-the Musical” at Artswest, this past weekend. Originally performed on Broadway in 2005, it was adapted from Louisa May Alcott’s beloved 19th Century semi-autobiographical novel, by Allan Knee, with Lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and Music by Jason Howland.
