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Hair: The history of the first rock musical
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN Contributing Writer
Hair
November 28 -
December 4
The Paramount
Theatre
From its very first moment, the musical Hair was a thing of controversy. From its conception as a staged musical protest to the show's eventual appearance on the Broadway stage, Hair broke rules and records. It created the term 'r more |
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Kelli O'Hara a holiday gift for Seattle Men's Chorus
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN Contributing Writer
Kelli O'Hara w/SMC
Holiday Glee
November 27-28
Benaroya Hall
Kelli O'Hara is one of the new breeds of Broadway stars: the up-and-coming talent that seems to have no limits. She is a three-time Tony Award nominee and has held her own, starring more
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Beach Girl5 headed our way
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
Beach Girl5
Neighbours Nightclub
November 6
Brooke Adams, Dominique Domingo, Noreen Juliano, Many Jiroux, and Laura New are the five California girls that make up the pop music group Beach Girl5. BG5 is currently traveling the country to promote their da more
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Seattle Rep stages Albee's Pulitzer-winning Three Tall Women
by Milton W. Hamlin -
SGN Contributing Writer
Three Tall Women
Seattle Repertory
Theatre
Through
November 28
The Seattle Repertory Theatre continues its 2010-'11 season with its second family drama, Edward Albee's 1991 Pulitzer Prize-winning Three Tall Women. The season-opening work more
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Gorillaz irradiate Key Arena with visually stunning show
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
Gorillaz
November 2
Key Arena
The world's biggest virtual band made a real-life appearance this week at Key Arena, unveiling themselves in a performance that was cool, artistic, spunky, and big, of course.
Gorillaz, the musical-visual project hatc more
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Did it take George Harrison to bring us Ravi Shankar?
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
The first words, appropriately enough, on Raga: A Film Journey into the Soul of India are of Ravi Shankar counting out the un-western meter of a raga. His point throughout the 97-minute program is to educate. He attempts to convey some of the complexity of the Indian culture and its music. The result more
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Baltic States of ecstasy
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Kremerata Baltica
October 30th
Benaroya Hall
The 'Visiting Orchestra Series' presented by Seattle Symphony is almost always a good bet, and never more so than with this appearance by Kremerata Baltica. Founded by the Latvian violinist Gidon Kremer, these 27 young music more
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Hearts Are Monsters a strange premiere
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Hearts Are Monsters
The Jewelbox
Through November 20
Macha Monkey's newest production is a world premiere by local playwright Kelleen Conway Blanchard. Blanchard's previous plays include Edith's Head and Small Town. She loves the offbeat. Hearts Are Monsters i more
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Young soloist and conductor light up Benaroya Hall
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Seattle Symphony
October 30
Benaroya Hall
This must be an age of potentially great young conductors. Take Gustavo Dudamel, now head of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, for example. Add our guest conductor, Michael Francis; he demonstrated all the talents and none of more
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Joey Arias pays tribute to Billie Holiday and explores his Docufantasy
by E. Joyce Glasgow -
SGN A&E Writer
Joey Arias in Strange Fruit
October 12
Triple Door
Arias With A Twist: The Docufantasy
October 16
Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festiva
Joey Arias is a cause célèbre. How many of us can say that The New York Times has writ more
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Deck the Hall Ball, Feist, Best of Music 2010
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
The lineup for this year's 'Deck the Hall Ball' has been announced: Broken Bells, The Black Keys, Jimmy Eat World, Cake, Temper Trap, and Sleigh Bells fill the roster for the 2010 installment of The End's annual holiday shindig. This is the most impressive artist collective the radio station more
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