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posted Friday, September 12, 2008 - Volume 36 Issue 37 |
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Arts and Entertainment
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Likeable Shrek at 5th Ave, needs work
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN A&E Writer
Shrek - The Musical
5th Avenue Theatre
Through September 21
In recent years, Seattle has hosted a number of Broadway-bound musicals at the Paramount in its Broadway Across America series, or at the 5th Avenue Theatre. Some, like Hairspray and last year's Young Frankenstein, have lasted on the Gr more |
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Ridiculous silliness - the musical!
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Gutenberg! The Musical!
Directed by Greg Carter
Erickson Theatre Off Broadway
Through September 27
"The musical!" is the new black. Here we have another "the musical" with Strawberry Workshop's production of Gutenberg! The Musical! If you see an more
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White Devil director harnessed McCarthyism
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
White Devil
Theater Schmeater
Through October 4
Listening to director Linda Lombardi talk about directing the 16th-century drama, White Devil (which opens September 12 at Theatre Schmeater), one gets the feeling that directing the show isn't so much more
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Poetry spit, hip-hop, and food at Ladies First
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
If you're like most Seattleites, you might remember a place called Hidmo's being mentioned both in the mainstream media, and in a more positive story done by Real Change newspaper. What hasn't been reported is that this small, out-of-the-way Eritrean restaurant also hosts a cutting-e more
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Private Lives light, enjoyable fare
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Private Lives
Directed by Susanna Wilson
SecondStory Repertory
Through September 27
Noel Coward is having a bit of a Seattle revival this year. SecondStory Repertory presents Private Lives, Coward's farce about a divorced couple who marry and book h more
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The Reel Spin: The DL Chronicles: Smart, sexy and seductive
by Ron Anders
SGN A&E Writer
In recent months, I seem to have been inundated with the here! Channel's large quota of entertaining guilty-pleasure DVDs: the skin-soaked soaps Dante's Cove and The Lair, among others - all intentionally campy spectacles. So, when I began watching The DL Chronicles, I didn't know what to more
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| MUSIC LOUNGE |
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Jeff Hanson on new album, Nip/Tuck and Gov. Sarah Palin
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| BITS & BYTES |
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Phantom returns, Miss Rose ukuleles at Sorrento
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| OUTBOUND |
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Fall travel issue to spotlight France, Provincetown, Whistler Mountaineer, Arctic Hotel
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| WHERE IT'S AT |
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Spiritualized, The Raconteurs highlight exciting week in live music
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| MOVIE REVIEWS |
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2008 fall film preview
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Written/produced in Seattle, Cthulhu terrific freshman effort
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Burn After Reading - one of the Coens' best
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| INSIDE HOLLYWOOD |
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Deep Inside Hollywood
Cynthia Nixon Dresses Up for Naked Sequel
Without making too much of a fuss about it, Cynthia Nixon is proving that actors can come out and still play straight characters. What's also notable about Nixon is how she'll go from blockbuster Hollywood movie to well-received stage appearance to TV guest-star role with the greatest o more |
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Book Marks
by Richard Labonte -
SGN Contributing Writer
So Many Ways to Sleep Badly
by Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
(City Lights Books, $14.95)
The unnamed narrator of this fabulously flamboyant novel turns tricks for money and, on client-free occasions, cruises adult movie theaters or the internet for blow more
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Excellent acting boosts timely Midnight Kiss
by Scott Rice -
SGN A&E Writer
In Search of a Midnight Kiss
Opening September 12
In Search of a Midnight Kiss, Alex Holdridge's third film, is the story of an angst-ridden near-30 Austin hipster, Wilson (Scoot McNairy), who arrives in Los Angeles with no car, no girlfriend, and very little cash. more
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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club never disappoints
by Jessica Price -
SGN A&E Writer
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
September 7
The Showbox (Market)
What is it about fuzzed-out guitars, a tough logo, and a bunch of black clothes lit by searing white light that makes a poor heart skip a beat? You can't really get any closer to teenage rebel rock turned adul more
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