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It's not easy being green -
An interview with the lead of High School Musical On Tour
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN Contributing Writer
"I'm kind of green in the business," Arielle Jacobs says over the phone line from her Brooklyn residence. "But I love working with this cast." Playing the lead role of Gabriella in Disney's High School Musical On Tour, Arielle has been with the show since its stage premier in January 2007. During the phone interview her ex more
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SIFF unleashes a Battle cry
Seattle's mega International Film Festival returns
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
Okay, I admit it: Memorial Day weekend in Seattle is my favorite time of year. Better than Thanksgiving, better than Christmas - hell, it's even better than my birthday, and the reason for all this enthusiasm an more
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Conversation - not preaching - with Andrew Himes
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Revival! How I Got Saved, Got Lost, and Failed to Overthrow the Imperialist Bourgeoisie
Written and performed by Andrew Himes
Capitol Hill Arts Center
Through May 24
Andy Himes has figured out that, as it happens, he has lived an extraordinary life more
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Well - to your health
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Well
Directed by David Hsieh
Hugo House
Through June 1
This is a pretty good play, as written. The title, Well, refers to illness and getting well. The playwright, Lisa Kron, constructs this evening as a theatrical experiment that she's presenting on more
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Medea kills best
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
MEDEA KNOWS BEST
DIRECTED BY <
CLAYTIE MASON
NEBUNELE THEATER
THROUGH MAY 25
Take the classic Greek tragedy of Medea and mix it together with '50s television like Father Knows Best, and you get & well, it's the oddest retelling of a Greek myth.
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ArtsWest presents I Am My Own Wife
I Am My Own Wife
Directed by Christopher Zinovitch
ArtsWest Playhouse and Gallery
Through June 1
Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 7:30 PM
Sunday Matinees May 25 and June 1, 3:00 PM
ArtsWest is proud to present the Seattle Premiere of I Am My Own Wife. The Pulitzer Prize more
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ECSA Softball hits midseason form
by Nick Bowen -
Special to the SGN
Action for the top spots in each division and the guaranteed World Series berths continued this weekend as the Emerald City Softball Association reached the midpoint in league play. Competition has been fierce and the level of play reflects the World Series sprit that will carry teams into the l more
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Dierks Bentley rolls out the hits at intimate gathering
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Dierks Bentley
May 14
FSN Lounge (Qwest Field)
It wasn't large or long, fancy or formal. But it was an experience unlike any other.
Country star Dierks Bentley gathered a couple hundred of his fans for a rush-hour performance at Qwest Field more
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Central District Forum presents six artists
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
CREATION Project Showcase
Broadway Performance Hall
May 16-17
Want to celebrate the sun returning to Seattle (at least if you believe one weathercaster's prediction for this weekend) and get a mind full of culture at the same time? Then head over more
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Return to Narnia a familiar journey
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
Opening May 16
Only a year removed from their dramatic and triumphant victories in the land of Narnia, Lucy (Georgie Henley), Edmund (Skandar Keynes), Peter (William Moseley) and Susan (Anna Popplewell) P more
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The Reel Spin - Film noir: As colorful as black and white gets
by Ron Anders -
SGN A&E Writer
The shadow-filled streets, rain-soaked and menacing. The tough detective, world-weary and battle-scarred. The femme fatale, seductively duplicitous. The bad guy, embittered and ruthless. These elements converge on film in a world of underplayed passion, bullets and betrayal. Embraced by French f more
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SGN's 2008 summer movie extravaganza
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
It may have taken awhile, but summer looks like it has finally arrived in Seattle.
I'm not talking about the weather - Double Dopplers and First Alerts Stations be damned - it's just as schizophrenic here in the Pacific Northwest as ever. No, I'm talking about at your local m more
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Deep and passionate Brett Dennen
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Brett Dennen w/ Mason Jennings, Missy Higgins
May 17 - 8 PM
The Showbox (Market)
$25
Back when The Crocodile Café was up and running, I had drinks with singer-songwriter Brett Dennen on the afternoon the Hotel Café Tour pulled in for a sold more
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig
ARIES (March 20 - April 19): Mad impulses may show creative brilliance, but they're very likely to go awry. In artistic creativity, at least nobody is likely to get hurt. Still, it could happen. In contact sports and kinky explorations, be especially careful!
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): Your innovative vision for the community ma more
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