Seattle Travel Blog

Second Annual “This Is Halloween” From October 28th through the 31st at the Triple Door, catch the Can Can’s dazzling concoction of live music, cabaret, burlesque and film inspired by Tim Burton’s “Nightmare Before Christmas” and starring The Can Can Castaways, The Heavenly Spies, Orkestar...

The thing about plays with small casts is that there’s no room for weak links. Each character must be real, every single moment of the production. Shut those characters in an isolated cabin and force them to discuss life’s most awkward topics, and you’ve got a few roles to challenge...

The 1980 film with Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton was an instant hit, and over two decades later the story of three women getting revenge on their sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot of a boss still hits a sweet spot. The musical version of 9 to 5 opened April 7th at the 5th Avenue...

The 5th Avenue Theatre will be featuring the musical version of Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5, starring Dee Hoty, Diana DeGarmo and Mamie Parris, from April 5th through the 24th, 2011. The title tune of the original 1980s blockbuster movie is featured in the musical version, along with over a dozen...

The Seattle production of Next to Normal made its premiere Thursday, February 24 at the 5th Avenue Theatre, and I experienced this renowned, pop-rock, wickedly funny, and emotionally wrenching musical for the first time. Even before the show began, I admired the set; a three level structure that incorporated...

I read lots of types of books, and I enjoy lots of types of movies. Sometimes I want a mindless laugh. Sometimes I want to see stuff blow up. Sometimes I want to think and learn. Occasionally, I read a book that I know within seconds of turning the last page that I will be reading again, or I see a movie...

The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced the premiere of Disney’s Aladdin, a New Stage Musical, beginning July 7 and running until July 31, 2011. The musical, adapted from the 1992 animated film, will feature the Academy Award-winning score by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice, as well as never-before...

Looking for a laugh? How about a “howlingly funny” one? The 5th Avenue Theatre has announced that on January 29th and 30th, they will be hosting comic legend Lily Tomlin and her hilarious internal cast of characters in The Best of Lily Tomlin. Sister Boogie Woman, Ernestine the Phone Lady,...

I remember a month or so ago when I first saw a green bus barreling downtown with the advertisement stretched out on its side. The top half of a familiar, bespectacled blond head. The pink bunny ears. I ran home to tell my husband – “They’re doing a musical version of A Christmas Story!” Because...