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(Theater's) Not dead yet!
Monty Python's Spamalot is what musical theater should be
Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN A&E Writer
MONTY PYTHON'S
SPAMALOT
OCTOBER 10TH - 28TH
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
"I'm not dead, yet!" These four simple words are familiar to anyone who ever went to college or were friends with someone who did. These words conjure grungy British more
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Another funny, and sexy chapter from those 'Sex In Seattle' folks
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
Sex In Seattle, Episode 15: The Anatomy of Love
Directed by Shawn J. West
Starring Serin Ngai, Lisa Marie Nakamura, Kath Hsieh
Miko Premo, Jose Abaog, III, Travis Myers, Ulric Dihle
Paul Yoo, Justin Lockwood, Daniel Arreola, Aya Hashiguchi and Agast more
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Early Music Guild presents edgy Ensemble Clément Janequin
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Ensemble Clément
Janequin
October 20th
Town Hall
At first, I faulted the Ensemble Clément Janequin for lacking the smooth, immaculate sound of early music groups such as Chanticleer or the Tallis Scholars. Their sound, in the lively acoustics of Town Hall, was loud more
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Explore Paris and Loire Valley with Seattle Gay News, beginning in November
Now boarding for France!
OUTBOUND is pleased to bring
you exclusive, first-class travel
coverage of France beginning
November 2. Seattle Gay News
writer Albert Rodriguez recently
spent a week in the Loire Valley,
otherwise known as wine country,
and two full days in Paris. He has
lots of useful information to share
with you re more
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Fun With Farce
by Miryam Gordon - SGN A&E Writer
Cloud 9
by Caryl Churchill
directed by Mark Pinkosh
Balagan Theatre
through November 10, 2007
Farce is fiercely fun at Balagan Theatre, this production. Somehow, farce seems funnier in a British accent&
Jolly old England wasn't more
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Puppets & Dracula
by Miryam Gordon - SGN A&E Writer
Dracula: A Case Study
directed by Brian Kooser
Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab at Theatre Off Jackson
through November 3, 2007
Puppeteering is a unique art. It is hard to do well and the puppeteers of Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab are great manipulators. The pupp more
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The Earshot Jazz Festival Provides a Whirlwind of Great Jazz and World Music In and Around Seattle through November 4th
By E. Joyce Glasgow -
SGN Arts & Entertainment Writer
The annual Earshot Jazz Festival kicked off with a jam packed array of musical events on Oct. 20th and will be running through Nov. 4th. Not only are there a variety of different styles of jazz being presented, but also an interesting mix of world music from India and the Af more
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John Jasperse Expresses Wit, Humor, Innovation and a Vivid Imagination in his Misuse Liable to Prosecution at On the Boards
By E. Joyce Glasgow -
SGN Arts & Entertainment Writer
John Jasperse Company
Oct. 18-20, 2007, On the Boards
When I took my seat at On the Boards to see Misuse Liable to Prosecution, John Jasperse's newly created dance performance work, I was enthralled by the sight of the set, very creatively desi more
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Now that blockbuster season is over, Hollywood brings out the best films
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
We Own The Night
Directed by James Gray
Starring Joauquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall,
Eva Mendes
Opens October 12th
The Darjeeling Limited
Directed by Wes Anderson
Starring Owen Wilson, Jason Schwartzm more
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Book Marks
by Richard Labonte
Biting the Apple, by Lucy Jane Bledsoe. Carroll & Graf, 272 pages, $14.99 paper.
One-time track phenomenon Eve Glass, an Olympic contender in her teens, has lived an inauthentic life filled with false starts and private fears. To an adoring public, she's a former golden-girl athlete turned charismati more
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Good food, lively discussion and poetry, make for an outstanding evening of voices against the war at New Freeway Hall
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
Though the threatened windstorm had indeed disrupted power in some areas by the time the program started at New Freeway Hall last Thursday night (October 18th), those gathered didn't let the weather keep them from expressing themselves. Together with a meal fit for a night of bluste more
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Looking for some laughs? This show is guaranteed to fill the bill
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
Lard & Order: Pork Filled Intent
Theatre Off Jackson
October 19th-November 3rd
Always irreverent, but never boring, the Pork Filled Players have been making their audiences laugh for over five years now, and with their newest show, Lard &Order: P more
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They're spunky, they're fashionable, they're The Hives!
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
The Hives
Thursday, November 1 - 9pm
The Showbox (Sodo)
Up until 2002, the hippest thing to come from Sweden was IKEA. Then came The Hives. The spunky quintet, with a fashion-foot forward approach to garage punk, have become the Scandinavian symbol f more
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig
October 22, 2007
"Clean up your act, Capricorn!"
Mercury is turning retrograde, this time in Libra, bringing up flaws in contracts and long-simmering disagreements in partnerships. Pluto's influence can ask radical questions of simple disagreements, exposing deep problems. Clear the air, but let real solutions and more
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Pianist Murray Perahia back in top form at Benaroya Hall
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Dear me, another review about another marvelous performance - how boring! It was exciting to see that Murray Perahia's fingers appear to be back in top form after repeated troubles that caused a five-year hiatus in his career in the '90's and a cancellation of a tour last season.
Ind more
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The Earshot Jazz Festival Provides a Whirlwind of Great Jazz and World Music In and Around Seattle through November 4th
by E. Joyce Glasgow -
SGN A&E Writer
The annual Earshot Jazz Festival kicked off with a jam packed array of musical events on Oct. 20th and will be running through Nov. 4th. Not only are there a variety of different styles of jazz being presented, but also an interesting mix of world music from India and the African continent. more
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