Si vous voulez rire aux éclats et regarder une performance théâtrale vivante en français, la production de Le Prénom par Les Seagulls est parfaite. Bien que la pièce, qui a gagné le prix Molière, ait débuté en mars à Kirkland, il y aura deux autres occasions pour rire en Mai
How Not to Name a Baby!!!!!!
If you want to laugh uproariously, while improving your French, go to see Le Prénom, a French play in the original language, produced by Les Seagulls. On both fronts, laughing uproariously and improving your French, Le Prénom by Matthieu Delaport and Alexandre de la Pattelière, fits the bill. Although the show opened in March in Kirkland, there will be two more opportunities to laugh at this award-winning play, in May. ( N.B. le prénom means “first name” in French)
“Catch Me if You Can” was most recently a hit movie. A true-life story of a con man and the cop
Neo-Nazi Netwits and Teutonic Twits on Broadway
Any actor, who takes on the role of Max Bialystock in the The Producers, has a tough act to follow. But, Nathanial Jones in Seattle Musical Theatre’s current production of the musical adaptation at Magnuson Park, was every bit as irreverently funny and commanding as the original Max Bialystock-Zero Mostel. Under the direction of Alan Wilkie, author Mel Brooks’ comedic one-liners were delivered with rapier sharp timing, keeping the audience laughing the whole time.
Celebration of the life of the beloved PEGGY PLATT
Monday, April 16th @7:30pm
ACT Theatre in The Falls
700 Union St.
Seattle, WA 98101
To honor Peggy, in lieu of flowers or gifts, please make donations to Planned Parenthood.
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The biggest tribute I can pay to Peggy, was that she always graciously invited us to review her show, and all our writers fought for the privilege to be the one to review their Christmas show Ham for the Holidays. Here are some of the reviews.
https://www.dramainthehood.net/2016/12/ham-for-the-holidays-2016/
https://www.dramainthehood.net/2013/12/ham-for-the-holidays-close-encounters-of-the-pork-rind/
https://www.dramainthehood.net/2015/12/ham-for-the-holidays/
The story of Peter Pan is a well-remembered one spanning over 11 decades. In fact, J.M. Barrie introduced Peter as a
Lauren Yee’s The Great Leap at the Seattle Repertory Theatre explores the ways in which sports can overcome conflicting cultural
Artist’s Fall in Love with Despair
Red Rover’s new production at 18th and Union, Visiting Cezanne, explores many of the self-destructive as well as sustaining tendencies of artists, using a time traveling setting and plot. This vehicle brings together two discouraged artists and alters history.
Written by Duane Kelly, directed by Andrew McGinn, Visiting Cezanne introduces a contemporary frustrated American artist, Nora Baker, in the midst of a mid-life crisis, who is miraculously transported back to Paul Cezanne’s studio in Aix-en-Provence, circa 1900, i.e. six year’s before his death, in 1906
We can open a window of understanding of any culture by closely exploring the rituals they observe in family and religious gatherings. African American spiritual traditions rooted in both Christianity and Africa are celebrated in Regina Taylor’s Crowns. The terms “crowns” refers to the elaborate hats worn by black women to Sunday church services. “Crowns” takes us through a complete church ceremony from the procession to a closing funeral and features a collection of standard gospel tunes. Taproot has assembled a solid group of performers for this show to sing and dance with a contagious joy that is impossible to resist.
Successfully handling Shakespeare’s Merchant of Venice and its complex villain Shylock is one of the more daunting tasks in modern theater. The Bard’s intricate web work portraying bitter business machinations, the nature of antisemitism, pursuits of true love and conflicts between mercy and justice provide enough content for a half a dozen plots. A successful staging of Merchant must touch upon all of these facets and somehow link them into a coherent evening of theater. Prize winning director Desdemona Chiang and an outstanding cast more than meet this challenge in their stunning production at Seattle Shakespeare.
