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Wicked
Returning to Seattle after its successful 2006 run, the touring production of Wicked fulfills nearly every convention necessary…
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The Shipment
Too often, new theater exploring identity politics asks little more of its audience than respect. We end up…
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Washington Composers Orchestra
Not a lot of big-bands are known for pushing stylistic boundaries. More often, theyre the county-fair band accustomed…
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Carol Burnett
Since Im not quite old enough to be a baby boomer (I was 3 during the Summer of…
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David Byrne
Or, More Songs About Buildings and Bike Lanes. The Bicycle Diaries (Viking, $25.95) of David Byrne convey some…
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The Creation of the World and Other Business
How often would you say youve laughed during an Arthur Miller production? If youre thinking along the lines…
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Fever
Given Peggy Lees extensive and influential career spanning multiple decades, an assignment to write a piece inspired by…
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Eric Elliott
You want to paint a hand? Well, if you realize that it is a hand, you’re fucked. Thats…
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Buddy Bunting
When artist Buddy Bunting spotted the distinctive illumination of prison lights while driving through Victorville, a town 60…
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Louisiana Creole Celebration
This years Arts Gumbo performance series (through Dec. 12) begins on a Cajun note with the Louisiana Creole…
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Charles P. LeWarne
Its a sign of how long youve lived in Seattle, or when you were a child here, as…
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Lewis Black
Americas preeminent political comic, Lewis Black, is awfully busy these days. Aside from touring, Black has a forthcoming…
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The Weekly Wire: The Weeks Recommended Events
Thursday 9/24 Dance: Artful Abridgement With a story as familiar as Romeo and Juliet (or Roméo et Juliette,…
News
You Need an Intern to Mind Your Manners for You
Dear Uptight Seattleite, Me and Kyle and the dogs took a walk Saturday and stopped at several yard…
Music
The Short List: The Weeks Recommended Shows
Memphis Radio Kings ~ Wednesday, September 23 A few years back, Memphis Radio Kings found itself at a…
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Yellow Terror
During his tenure at the University of Kansas, Roger Shimomura recently explained, I met a farmer who asked…
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Michelle de la Vega
Sometimes its better not to read the artists statement (Corollary: Its almost always better not to read the…
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Leschi Park
Beautiful and completely hidden from busy Lake Washington Blvd., Leschi Park is and has been the preferred rendezvous…
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Paul Bannick
First of all, lets consider the title of this ornithology/photo album: The Owl and the Woodpecker (Mountaineers Books,…