Last Chance to Vote for the BroadwayWorld Seattle Awards
by BWW Special Coverage
- Dec 26, 2014
It's your last week to vote for the 2014 BroadwayWorld Seattle Regional Awards! Check out the latest live stats as of December 26th. Voting closes at the end of the year, in under one week!
5th Avenue Theatre to Welcome Over 70 Teens for SPAMALOT
by Tyler Peterson
- Mar 3, 2014
After The 5th Avenue Theatre wraps up its professional production of Monty Python's Spamalot, the curtain will rise again for an all-student production, featuring more than 70 students from across Washington State. The Rising Star Project: Spamalot is not only a brilliant artistic collaboration between some of the area's most promising up-and-coming young talent, but an educational program unlike any other in the country.
Nominees Announced for 2014 Gypsy Rose Lee Awards!
by Nicole Rosky
- Jan 10, 2014
Seattle Theater Writers, a critics' circle of local theater writers and reviewers, today announces the 2013 slate of nominees of the third annual Gypsy Rose Lee Awards, theater awards devoted to recognizing excellence across the economic spectrum of professional Seattle theaters.
BWW 2013 Seattle Critic's Choice Awards (Jay's Picks)
by Jay Irwin
- Dec 30, 2013
Holy Crap! That's really the most emphatic sentiment I can use to describe the internal battles I had when trying to pick my top picks for this past year. There were so many amazing performances and achievements that to pick just one was almost an impossibility (and as you'll see, WAS an impossibility for one category). But the battle is over and it's my distinct pleasure to announce my picks for the 2013 Broadway World Seattle Critic's Choice Awards (or Jay's Picks, if you prefer).
BWW Reviews: How Village's LES MISERABLES Made Me Remember Why I Love This Show
by Jay Irwin
- Nov 14, 2013
The year was 1996, it was the second time "Les Miserables" was coming through town and I was finally going to see it live. I sat there in the dark and let that incredible score and story flow through me and was such a weepy mess that my friends questioned if I was going to be alright. That experience cemented "Les Mis" as one of my favorites and although I've seen it several times since, no production has come close to that one. How could it, right? That is until now as the current production playing at Village Theatre stunned me by turning me into that weepy mess from 17 years ago all over again and reminded me just how good this show can be.
5th Annual Gregory Award Recipients Announced
by Molly Tracy
- Oct 29, 2013
Last night at the Neptune Theatre, the Puget Sound theatre community celebrated outstanding performances and talents with the largest audience ever! The 5th Annual Gregory Awards included a new house band, a surprised Laura Campbell, recipient of the Melissa Hines Award for outstanding theatre practitioner, a great line-up of local favorites and the following recipients by category:
Steven Tomkins to Direct LES MISERABLES at Village Theatre
by Tyler Peterson
- Oct 21, 2013
Village Theatre's Artistic Director Steve Tomkins 'dreamed a dream' many years ago when he first saw actor Greg Stone perform in Les Miserables. After directing Stone in Jesus Christ Superstar in 1993 Tomkins wondered, "Could I put together my 'dream cast,' that included Stone, and present this monstrous legendary mega-hit musical Les Miserables at Village Theatre?" Scheduling conflicts, rights issues and budget constraints stood in his way, but much like the character Jean Valjean, Tomkins persisted. Over a decade later the stage production rights became available for a short window of time (that window closes when the Broadway revival of Les Miserables opens in March of 2014) and Tomkins got to work putting the many pieces together for a Village Theatre production.
Photo Flash: First Look at Greg Stone in LES MISERABLES at the Village Theatre
by Kaitlin Milligan
- Oct 21, 2013
ISSAQUAH, WA –Village Theatre's Artistic Director Steve Tomkins 'dreamed a dream' many years ago when he first saw actor Greg Stone perform in Les Misérables. After directing Stone in Jesus Christ Superstar in 1993 Tomkins wondered, “Could I put together my 'dream cast,' that included Stone, and present this monstrous legendary mega-hit musical Les Misérables at Village Theatre?” Scheduling conflicts, rights issues and budget constraints stood in his way, but much like the character Jean Valjean, Tomkins persisted. Over a decade later the stage production rights became available for a short window of time (that window closes when the Broadway revival of Les Misérables opens in March of 2014) and Tomkins got to work putting the many pieces together for a Village Theatre production.
BWW Reviews: 5th Ave's PIRATES OF PENZANCE Does Honor to a Classic
by Jay Irwin
- Jul 19, 2013
I hope you will indulge me, Dear Reader, as I will not be reviewing the current production of "The Pirates of Penzance" at the 5th Avenue Theatre. Instead let's call this what it is, a thank you letter to the remarkable cast and crew at the 5th Avenue for infusing a musical theater classic with such heart, fun, humor, talent and beauty that even a diehard fan of the show found himself leaving the theater with a huge grin on his face and a renewed love for the piece. (I'm referring to myself, of course.)
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