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I have to start out this column by writing that I got one of the best note from a theater insider I have received in years, and the note came after I panned the show the writer represented. I liked the note because the writer, who I won't name out
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Curtain should drop on this show earlyBy Steve DunkelbergerTacoma Musical Playhouse is marking its sweet 16th year with its season opener, Curtains. The show, which is centered around Boston’s Colonial Theatre as it stages a new Broadway bound work — if only there were a few revisions. One of those
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The new theater season is here, and with it comes a bit of all things new, some classics and quite a bit of re-treading. First up to the stage at Lakewood Playhouse as it begins its 71st season is The Mousetrap, by the maven of murder mystery, Agatha Christie.
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The regular season for most theaters in the South Sound starts this week, so prepare yourself for a steady stream of theater now that the summer slump is over. Cue the sound of rejoicing. Also in the works is host of short-run shows at some of the smaller theater
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I don’t really know what to say about this show. It is brilliant and silly and true to life and absurd all at the same time. On balance, it was certainly a thinker of a play and that makes it a great play in my book. Mating Dance of
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The 5th Avenue Theatre hosted the world premiere of Catch Me If You Can, a Broadway-bound musical based on the true-life story of one of the best con artists of the modern age. The story was a book and then a movie that stared Leonardo DeCaprio and Tom Hanks. Now
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So much about enjoying beer has to do with the atmosphere, activities or munchies that go along with the particular brew. Summer beers mean hotdogs, burgers, sun worshipping and patio beer sipping. While the waterfronts in Tacoma, Ruston, Steilacoom and Olympia have a smattering of locations to sip beer while watching
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One of the fun things about seeing live theater, especially live theater from a troupe that is on the rise, is the discussions theatergoers have after the curtain falls and the parking lots empty. Such was the case with Educating Rita. The reoccurring refrain from those discussions about this show
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There are a few classic duos in the world. Rocky and Bullwinkle, Sonny and Cher, Joanie and Chachi. The South Sound has a version of its own classic duo of sorts, and it is taking to the stage at Capital Playhouse. The Olympia theater is staging A Little Night Music in
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If I followed my mother’s adage of not saying anything if I can’t say something nice, this would be a short column. Well actually, there were some high points in Harlequin Productions’ The American Pilot. But not many. Scott C. Brown, Elliot Weiner and Amy Hill delivered solid performances. No surprise
