Thursday, January 29, 2015

Annex Theatre opens 28th season with 'Zapoi!'

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson writes:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 07:53PM
Tuesday, January 20, 2015

ACT receives 5 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards

The fourth annual Gypsy Rose Lee Awards for Seattle theater excellence have been announced, with the most honors (5) going to ACT Theatre.

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 06:41PM
Thursday, December 18, 2014

Hot ticket: Seattle Rep adds a performance of 'All the Way'

Due to popular demand, Seattle Repertory Theatre has added a New Year's Eve performance of "All the Way," the first installment in Robert Schenkkan's two-part drama about the tumultuous pre…

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 02:49PM
Saturday, December 13, 2014

'Something Rotten' may skip Seattle en route to Broadway

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson writes:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 06:43PM
Friday, December 5, 2014

Let the 'Messiah' season begin

We just had snow, Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Giving Tuesday.

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 09:01AM
Thursday, December 4, 2014

Arts news: New Century season, Kirkland actor in 'Peter Pan'

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson writes:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 07:27PM
Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Harvard Exit Theatre reported to close in January

The Harvard Exit Theatre, a fixture on Seattle's art-house movie scene for decades, will close in January, reports the Capitol Hill Seattle Blog. The Harvard Exit -- a two-screen theater in …

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 07:53PM
Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Holiday theater season: Beware of ticket brokers

A timely reminder, as the holiday theater season begins: Beware of high-priced ticket brokers. It's perfectly legal in this state for a third-party ticket broker to buy blocks of tickets to,…

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 01:14PM
Friday, November 14, 2014

Theater news: Seattle Children's Theatre, Rain City Projects

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson writes:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 02:56PM
Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Book-It Rep hires new manager

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson writes:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 12:43AM
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

The 2014 Gregory Awards: Sound Theatre wins big

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson reports:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 08:01PM
Thursday, October 16, 2014

Something's up with 'Something Rotten'

From Misha Berson, theater critic:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 04:13PM
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Saturday, September 27, 2014

ArtsWest offers tickets to Balagan subscribers

From Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 01:57AM
Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Cirque du Soleil to return to Marymoor with 'Kurios'

The globe-trotting Cirque du Soleil will return to King County's Marymoor Park in Redmond in January 2015, with the local premiere of the  circus extravaganza “KURIOS – Cabinet of Curio…

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 03:49PM
Sunday, September 21, 2014

Balagan Theatre out of business

 Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson writes:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 11:34PM
Thursday, September 18, 2014

More 'Don Quixote' on Seattle stages

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson writes:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 03:49PM

PNB principal Carla Körbes announces retirement

A very sad surprise today for fans of Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Carla Körbes, who announced today that she is retiring at the end of the 2014-2015 season.  Körbes, who is …

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 02:33PM
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Playwright Samuel D. Hunter named MacArthur fellow

From Misha Berson, Seattle Times theater critic:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 06:43PM

R.I.P. Carolyn Keim, ACT Theatre costume shop director

From Misha Berson, Seattle Times theater critic:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 06:21PM
Thursday, September 11, 2014

Seattle Fringe Festival offers 22 inexpensive shows

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson reports:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 05:30PM
Thursday, September 4, 2014

Taproot Theatre reveals 2015 season by Misha Berson

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson writes:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 11:15PM
Thursday, August 21, 2014

Globe brings 'King Lear' to Seattle

The famed Globe Theatre of London will bring its scaled-down production of "King Lear" to the U.S. this fall, and play three performances at Seattle's Moore Theatre on Nov. 25-26. The pr…

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 09:11AM
Thursday, August 7, 2014

Theater news: The Rep taps Kaminski, Pocket Theatre opens

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson writes ...

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 08:34PM
Monday, August 4, 2014

News from ArtsWest, Balagan Theatre -- Part 2

Last week, we reported on some personnel and structural changes at ArtsWest and Balagan Theatre. Today, Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson has more news from these two local outfits. …

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 06:33PM
Friday, August 1, 2014

News from ArtsWest, Balagan Theatre

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson writes: After a nationwide search, the board of directors of ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery have chosen Mathew Wright as the West Seattle center’s…

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 05:47PM

A dog gets his day in 'Verona'

"I think Crab, my dog, be the sourest-natured dog that lives," complains Launce in Shakespeare's comedy "Two Gentlemen of Verona." The actor playing Launce in the current Wooden O outdoor pr…

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 08:30AM
Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Seattle Opera reports healthy financial news

Seattle Opera announced at its annual meeting Tuesday it expects that its 2013-14 season will have generated a surplus. Growth in donations and ticket sales contributed to the bright fiscal …

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 03:00PM

Met Opera dispute spills over into Seattle theaters

Things are getting heated between Metropolitan Opera leader Peter Gelb and the various unions that work in the storied New York opera house. Nearly all of the unions' contracts expire July 3…

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 08:01AM
Thursday, July 10, 2014

New leader for Seattle Musical Theatre

From theater critic Misha Berson:   Seattle Musical Theatre has appointed local director and producer Roy Arauz as its new artistic director. Arauz brings wide experience as a theater arti…

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 04:51PM
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Seattle-area musicals figure big in NY festival

Seattle Times theater critic Misha Berson writes:

SOURCE: blogs.seattletimes.com at 07:53PM

All that Chat

2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 11, 2024: Oh, Mary! - Lyceum Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 15, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 01, 2025: Glengarry Glen Ross
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre
TBA: Titanic