Seattle playwrights and actors Candace and Sam Vance have created a new production for the holiday season. Le Club Noel takes place in a 1930’s Parisian cabaret surrounded by the incipient stages of World War II. The Nazis are knocking on Paris’s door and it will take a great inner strength of the play’s characters to soldier on and find some genuine Christmas warmth and joy amidst the looming darkness.
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.
“Most offensive Musical Balagan has done so far. If you want culture go f*** yourself.”
Is how the announcer started off the evening ten minutes late. By culture I think he meant something like Wagner. Strangely, the whole evening reminded me very much of a Wagner Opera-excellent music, appalling libretto. Gott sei Dank, it was much shorter than the average Wagner opera.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Hound of the Baskervilles was adapted for the stage by David Pichette and R. Hamilton
Unrealistic response to sexual abuse
“Buckshot”, Macha Monkey’s world premiere by local playwright, Courtney Meaker, is running at Cornish Playhouse STUDIO ( not to be confused with the Cornish Playhouse-the old Intiman space). Like many Seattle Fringe productions, it deals with a “hot” topic but neglects to present it realistically or with an effective dramatic structure.
Named for the small-town cave-explorer who was fatally trapped in the cavern he wanted to excavate and publicize and one
Serious Dose of Fun
Windfall productions produced two one-act plays by two of the “Greats” of the post World War II generation: Elaine May and Arthur Miller. Although Arthur Miller is more famous, as an American writer of international statute, Elaine May is perhaps more endearing to baby-boomers.
Jesus Wept!!!!!
The musicians, Owen Ross and Annie Jantzer, in Book-It’s new Circumbendibus series show Jesus’ Son were excellent. Adding live music with many different instruments and a vocalist was perhaps the only pleasant thing about this production.
