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Pride Idol week 8: Ricky rules
by Shaun Knittel -
SGN Associate Editor
There are moments during live shows when the audience and the entertainer are as one. The energy is palpable, the applause is genuine, and the performers can do no wrong. That is exactly what happened May 27, during the last qualifying round of competition to be 2012 Pride Idol. The 10 contestants were absolutely amazing and more |
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The bewitching Idina
Wicked star in solo performance at the Paramount
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN A&E Writer
IDINA MENZEL
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
June 2
Idina Menzel is a face that is quite familiar. Whether it's from her stage work in Rent, or as the green gal herself in Wicked, theatergoers know her well. Other audiences will recognize her from either the small more
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The new Gay-loved girl:
Greta Gerwig talks about her new film, her preference for Gay boyfriends, and filling Liza's shoes
by Chris Azzopardi -
SGN A&E Writer
It was only a matter of time before Greta Gerwig would enter Gay consciousness. Roles in the Arthur remake, with Ben Stiller in Greenberg, and as Natalie Portman's bestie in No Strings Attached made her a bona fide movie star, but it was Damsels in Distress - gleefully riffing on the power more
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Van Hughes: a true American 'idiot'
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN A&E Writer
AMERICAN IDIOT
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
June 5-10
Van Hughes doesn't mind being called an 'American idiot.' He first became one when performing in the hit Broadway musical of the same name, featuring the music of Green Day. Now he is traveling with the show's more
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Haunting Night at Seattle Public
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
THIS WIDE NIGHT
SEATTLE PUBLIC THEATER
Through June 10
This Wide Night, by British playwright Chloë Moss, now playing at Seattle Public Theater, is anything but wide. Indeed, the title seems more evocative of the characters' wished-for lives than the ones more
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Leaving Iowa: don't forget the map
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
LEAVING IOWA
TAPROOT THEATRE
Through June 16
As a child, were you ever forced into the back seat of the family car to go on a long road trip to some godforsaken place you had zero interest in? Of course the parents think it's going to be so educational! Tap more
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Hilary Hahn's wild side?
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
VIOLINIST HILARY HAHN WITH HAUSCHKA
NEPTUNE THEATRE
May 29
Several differences, apart from the medium, marked this live concert from the corresponding CD. Those differences made the concert, for me, unpleasant, while the CD is quite enjoyable. First of all, t more
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Franz Ferdinand returning to Seattle this fall
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2012 summer movie preview, part II
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Visually resplendent Snow White
is Theron's playground
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The shear madness of Michael Baldwin
Hair-raising 'whodunit' comes to Seattle
by Eric Andrews-Katz -
SGN A&E Writer
SHEAR MADNESS
MOORE THEATRE
Through June 24
Michael Kevin Baldwin has a vast resume of theater experience. He's acted Shakespeare and in The Diary of Anne Frank as well as the musicals Camelot and A Chorus Line. Currently, he is portraying Gay hairsty more
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Soikowski shows her full 'capacity' in new performance piece
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
at capacity
SOIKOWSKI RESEARCH / PERFORMANCE
(at Melrose Market Studios)
Through June 15
Rhonda J. Soikowski is a generative facilitator. This oblique title essentially means she facilitates theatrically expressive performances that are generated more
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A Dyke About Town: The Manhattans rock out
by Mercy Moosemuzzle -
SGN A&E Writer
The Manhattans
Reality joined Mercy for the Manhattans at Jazz Alley on May 24, because Cuteness was with Equality. Mercy found the rhythm and blues by the group that has played together for 50 years hot. Reality said, 'They never let up. I get worn out listening to them.' < more
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The Wall Live: Dark but not sarcastic
(OR)
Roger Waters: We still don't need no thought control
by Jessica Price -
SGN A&E Writer
THE WALL LIVE
KEY ARENA
May 24
Roger Waters brought his extraordinary production The Wall Live to a full house at Key Arena last week after breaking attendance records in South America, with nine sold-out shows in Buenos Aires (a record previously held b more
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Madonna tour kicks off in Tel Aviv, four months until Seattle show
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
We have lift-off! The massive MDNA world tour by Madonna was officially launched in Tel Aviv, Israel, on May 31. In the sold-out audience of 35,000 fans were 600 members of Israeli and Palestinian peace camps, all of whom received hand-delivered free tickets to the show by the pop icon. Also more |
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