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Theater Review: A Year with Frog and Toad - The Musical

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Theater Review: A Year with Frog and Toad - The Musical

Tis the season for the playhouses to be rolling out their family fare in the hopes of spreading cheer and hooking the next generation of potential theatergoers. Instead of choosing a straight up Christmas tale this year, Lakewood Playhouse chose to go the more reflective route. A Year with Frog

Theater Review: It's beginning to look a lot like solstice

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Theater Review: It's beginning to look a lot like solstice

With the days getting increasingly shorter, the anticipation for the longest night of the year and the steady and glorious return of the sun will soon culminate in the winter solstice. Some will throw parties, others will sleep and people who don't experience a 4 p.m. (or earlier) sunset may

Through Nov. 30: "Little Women"

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Through Nov. 30: "Little Women"

With 150 years of popularity, it's no wonder that Louisa May Alcott's Little Women was the number one patron pick for plays to be performed during the 2014/2015 season at Lakewood Playhouse. The script highlights most of the major plot points of the novel and takes the audience on

Theater Review: "Little Women"

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Theater Review: "Little Women"

With 150 years of popularity, it's no wonder that Louisa May Alcott's Little Women was the number one patron pick for plays to be performed during the 2014/2015 season at Lakewood Playhouse. The script highlights most of the major plot points of the novel and takes the audience on a

Through Oct. 12: "Busytown"

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Through Oct. 12: "Busytown"

The musical opens with the "Busytown Theme," which introduces the characters in a cute and energetic way. Very quickly, Huckle Cat (one of the roles played by the fabulous Kate Ayers) wonders "What Do People Do All Day" and several numbers answer that question and lead us

Theater Review: Olympia Family Theater scores with "Busytown"

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Theater Review: Olympia Family Theater scores with "Busytown"

Olympia Family Theater has joined the ranks of recent Tacoma and Olympia companies to make physical changes to their space. As of Sept. 1, they have finally found a permanent home in the old Capital Playhouse theater. They are currently fundraising to update the sound, put in new carpet in

Through Oct. 5: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

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Through Oct. 5: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

First off, it's A Midsummer Night's Dream, not Midsummer's or Midsummers. Er, not that you would know anyone who doesn't actually know the correct way to say the title of this particular Shakespeare comedy. Secondly, Shakespeare can be a bit inaccessible for the average Joe and

Theater Review: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

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Theater Review: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

First off, it's A Midsummer Night's Dream, not Midsummer's or Midsummers. Er, not that you would know anyone who doesn't actually know the correct way to say the title of this particular Shakespeare comedy. Secondly, Shakespeare can be a bit inaccessible for the average Joe and many a community theater

Theater Review: "And Then There Were None"

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Theater Review: "And Then There Were None"

Lakewood Playhouse opens their 76th season with a bang with Agatha Christie's And Then There Were None. With such an ominous title (and with Christie's legacy), director Rick Hornor and the ensemble cast had their work cut out for them pulling this classic "whodunnit" together. Creating suspense while giving enough

Theater Review: "The Maids" cleans up King's Books

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Theater Review: "The Maids" cleans up King's Books

"Good acting in a humble house" is the motto of Marilyn Bennett's Toy Boat Theatre. Back from a two-and-a-half-year hiatus, Bennett brings Jean Genet's play, The Maids, to life among the stacks at King's Books. An affiliated event of the 2014 Tacoma Pride Festival, The Maids, is a dark, assuredly

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Live Radio Show: "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" this weekend at Lakewood Playhouse

Critics aren't often invited to preview a rehearsal which is why I was pleasantly surprised that director James Venturini allowed me to take a peek at their tech rehearsal for Lakewood Playhouse's upcoming show, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. This particular show is Lakewood Playhouse's 7th Annual Live Radio Show

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Space invaders in Lakewood

People are gullible. Maybe not all people and maybe not in all situations but given the right set of circumstances, people will believe almost anything. Sunday, Oct. 30, 1938, Martians invaded the earth. Millions of earthlings panicked as they heard the details of the attack unfold on the radio. Even

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Modern Kin's "Abandon" track drops today

Drew Grow and the Pastors' Wives are no strangers to Tacoma. They have played shows put on by The Warehouse, Notes From Home, Broadway Center's Fall Free for All and First Night. What many may not know is they have reconfigured their band, stripping down to their three core members

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Preview: Tacoma Musical Playhouse 2012-13 season

APPLAUSE >>> After reviewing the majority of shows at Tacoma Musical Playhouse this season, I wasn't sure I would be interested in taking on quite as many during the 2012-2013 season. That was until I got the list of their upcoming shows. While I probably won't end up at all of

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TONIGHT: Occupy Neverland

TACOMA STAGE FLIES HIGH WITH PETER PAN >>> Piers Chater Robinson's Peter Pan is adapted from the play by J.M. Barrie. The story strikes a chord with kids who don't want to grow up, as well as adults who wish they were responsibility-free like children. Or people who

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THEATER REVIEW: “Always, Patsy Cline”

ONE OF TACOMA LITTLE THEATRE'S BEST PRODUCTIONS OF THE YEAR >>>   Always, Patsy Cline is a musical for people that love music but are not particularly fond of musicals. It's more like a concert with a play interspersed between the songs. The story is about the beginning of the six-year friendship

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