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"Holes" has very few gaps

I must be honest. I was a little worried about “Holes” when I first saw the stage. In an effort for full disclosure, I’ll give you the full story: My daughter is showing signs of liking being on the stage as much as she does watching shows, so she auditioned for

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Halloween time

“The Object” Amber Pinchski is a cute little girl with a special gift. She can speak to the dead. You are invited to see her in action. Such is the scene for Centerstage Theater’s annual murder mystery fund-raiser. “The Object” previously has been performed only for The American Stage Festival in

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Halloween time

“The Object” Amber Pinchski is a cute little girl with a special gift. She can speak to the dead. You are invited to see her in action. Such is the scene for Centerstage Theater’s annual murder mystery fund-raiser. “The Object” previously has been performed only for The American Stage Festival in

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Two treats in Olympia

“Sweeney Todd” “Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is a great show with a compelling cast that draws audiences in as the efficient barber cuts a bit too close from time to time and turns his former customers into, well, just try to watch the show and then eat

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Two treats in Olympia

“Sweeney Todd” “Sweeney Todd: the Demon Barber of Fleet Street” is a great show with a compelling cast that draws audiences in as the efficient barber cuts a bit too close from time to time and turns his former customers into, well, just try to watch the show and then eat

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Beervana: Many have met at The Spar

Beer joints aren’t like regular businesses. People don’t laugh and share good times in hardware stores. But they do in beer joints. People don’t meet new friends or lovers among the racks of sweaters at the Gap. But they do at beer joints. People don’t feel at home in a

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Many have met at The Spar

Beer joints aren’t like regular businesses. People don’t laugh and share good times in hardware stores. But they do in beer joints. People don’t meet new friends or lovers among the racks of sweaters at the Gap. But they do at beer joints. People don’t feel at home in a

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'Macbeth' is mac-daddy of darkness

I still shudder when I think about the completely dark and wonderfully gripping version of "Dracula" Olympia\'s Harlequin Productions did a few years back. It was early 2004 if you don’t remember. The theater staged a version of the blood-sucking tale of Victorian oppression and sexual frustration about a decade

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'Macbeth' is mac-daddy of darkness

I still shudder when I think about the completely dark and wonderfully gripping version of "Dracula" Olympia\'s Harlequin Productions did a few years back. It was early 2004 if you don’t remember. The theater staged a version of the blood-sucking tale of Victorian oppression and sexual frustration about a decade

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Haunted House round up

A big bowl of spook can be found in Auburn. "The House of Terror Haunted House at the SuperMall" runs now through Halloween. This is a house where no expense was spared to clear the bladders and the bowels of those who attend. The price for The House of Terror

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Haunted House round up

A big bowl of spook can be found in Auburn. "The House of Terror Haunted House at the SuperMall" runs now through Halloween. This is a house where no expense was spared to clear the bladders and the bowels of those who attend. The price for The House of Terror

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Vep, Damn and a transgender

Vep! Centerstage Theater is staging “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” a musical comedy with the spirit of vaudeville. It runs through Sunday. [Knutzen Family Theatre, through Oct. 14, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $8-$25, 3200 S.W. Dash Point Rd., Federal Way, 253.661.1444] Damn! Tacoma Musical Playhouse is staging the musical classic “Damn Yankees,” 

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Vep, Damn and a transgender

Vep! Centerstage Theater is staging “The Mystery of Irma Vep,” a musical comedy with the spirit of vaudeville. It runs through Sunday. [Knutzen Family Theatre, through Oct. 14, 8 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $8-$25, 3200 S.W. Dash Point Rd., Federal Way, 253.661.1444] Damn! Tacoma Musical Playhouse is staging the musical classic “Damn Yankees,” 

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A pie of a play

There was a crime committed in downtown Olympia last weekend. There were two empty seats at Capital Playhouse’s production of “Sweeney Todd,” a tasteful play about a mass murderer who sees a business opportunity in the otherwise useless stack of corpses he has created. I guess you could consider the

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A pie of a play

There was a crime committed in downtown Olympia last weekend. There were two empty seats at Capital Playhouse’s production of “Sweeney Todd,” a tasteful play about a mass murderer who sees a business opportunity in the otherwise useless stack of corpses he has created. I guess you could consider the

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Stage best bets

Sweet! Olympia Sweet Adeline’s Women’s Chorus is set to stage its fall show, “Stranded In Paradise,“ this weekend. The musical story begins with a women’s chorus arriving in Hawaii for a vacation and performances. They soon learn that their tour company has folded and that they are responsible for finding their

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Stage best bets

Sweet! Olympia Sweet Adeline’s Women’s Chorus is set to stage its fall show, “Stranded In Paradise,“ this weekend. The musical story begins with a women’s chorus arriving in Hawaii for a vacation and performances. They soon learn that their tour company has folded and that they are responsible for finding their

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Buffalo invades Olympia

Olympia Little Theatre opened its season with “Moon Over Buffalo,” a quick-witted and saucy comedy by Ken Ludwig that brings the world of back east Buffalo, N.Y., to the West Coast. Set in the 1950s, the innuendo and slapstick-filled show centers on the world of George (played by Tom Sanders) and

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Buffalo invades Olympia

Olympia Little Theatre opened its season with “Moon Over Buffalo,” a quick-witted and saucy comedy by Ken Ludwig that brings the world of back east Buffalo, N.Y., to the West Coast. Set in the 1950s, the innuendo and slapstick-filled show centers on the world of George (played by Tom Sanders) and

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Three comedies

Still feeding Seymour Paradise Theatre is well into its run of “Little Shop of Horrors,” a doozy of a show about a run-down plant shop in New York that happens to find good fortune when a space plant finds its way into the shop’s stock. The only trouble is that the

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