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posted Friday, November 21, 2008 - Volume 36 Issue 47 |
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Arts and Entertainment
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The Color Purple in Seattle: BOOK - MOVIE - MUSICAL
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN Contributing Writer
In its two decades of life, The Color Purple has made many transitions. Originally a novel written by Alice Walker in 1982, it quickly rose to the best seller's list, became a Hollywood movie and is now in its third form of a Broadway musical. No matter which of its incarnations it assumes, it has come to both critical a more |
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Beauty and the Beast a magical presentation
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Beauty and the Beast
The Village Theater
Issaquah through January 4
Everett, January 4-February 1
Disney's movie Beauty and the Beast was a sensation when it was released because of the clarity and depth of the cartooning techniques. We take i more
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Jake Heggie's For a Look or a Touch now on CD
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
The fantasy was simply to have available a recording of one of the most moving operatic experiences I have known, namely out Gay composer Jake Haggie's half-hour opera, For a Look or a Touch. The CD is now available on the Naxos label, paired with Gerard Schwarz' In Memoriam (2005) and Lori Lai more
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Theatre Machine's provocative, tongue-in-cheek Vinegar Tom
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
Vinegar Tom
Stone Soup Theatre
November 6-15
In these times of economic insecurity in the marketplace, it's heartening to see a new theatre company launch themselves onto Seattle's fluctuating arts scene. It is especially heartening to see a favorite lik more
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CD gift guide: Holidays sound better with music
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Music makes the people come together, it mixes the bourgeoisie and the rebels, and when it starts you never wanna stop because it's going to drive you crazy. It's universal, trend-setting, helps people get through gym workouts, makes the time fly by faster on a cross-country flight, gets more
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The forgotten Solstice
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN Contributing Writer
The Winter Solstice is perhaps December's most overlooked holiday, and yet is steeped richly in culture as a cinnamon stick in hot apple cider. Often disregarded for its more popular name Yule, the Solstice does not have a set day; at least not by our current calendar's definit more
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Holliday sings at Fruitcake
with Seattle Men's Chorus
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Seattle Men's Chorus'
Fruitcake
with
Jennifer Holliday
December 7-8
Benaroya Hall
Jennifer Holliday, the breakout star from the 1980s musical, Dreamgirls, is coming to sing with the Seattle Men's Chorus for their annual holiday concerts more
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Florence: The cradle of Renaissance
by Shaun Michael K -
Special to the SGN
The moment I stepped off the train, I fell in love. Florence, Italy will do that to you. Like a sultry lover who continues to take your breath away each time you meet, the city is sexy, smart, and curvy in all the right places. It's almost as if you can hear the city whisper, "Can I buy more
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| MUSIC LOUNGE |
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BOM 2008, Katy Perry, Jason Mraz, Snow Patrol
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| BITS & BYTES |
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| OUTBOUND |
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Seattle's new Arctic Club Hotel is top of the line
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| WHERE IT'S AT |
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| MOVIE REVIEWS |
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SGN's winter movie previews
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Rabid fans make Twilight a wild adventure
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Final answer? Millionaire passes the test
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Obscene a refresher course on artistic freedom
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| INSIDE HOLLYWOOD |
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Deep Inside Hollywood
Kidman and Theron Go Out for Danish
Nicole Kidman and Charlize Theron both won Oscars for playing lesbians and for wearing fake noses - in The Hours and Monster, respectively - but the mind reels about what kind of prostheses will be required for their next movie. The Danish Girl will star the duo as real-life artists Einar more |
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Book Marks
by Richard Labonte -
SGN Contributing Writer
The Essential Dykes to Watch Out For
by Alison Bechdel
(Houghton Mifflin, $25)
First, for completists, the numbers: according to Bechdel, this hefty collection includes 390 of "the extant 527 episodes," including 69 strips previously uncollected - ever more
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Seattle choruses celebrate the holidays
Seattle Men's Chorus' Fruitcake
December 6-22, with special guest Jennifer Holliday December 7-8
Benaroya Hall
This year, Seattle Men's Chorus celebrates 10 years at Benaroya Hall, their beloved holiday home. The 2008 holiday concert, Fruitcake, is soaked in spirits with a bit of spice, nuts, and fruit tossed more
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