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| Room Service at Taproot Theatre (Erik Stuhaug) |
February continues 2017’s eclectic offerings on Seattle
stages from classic comedy or musical to new work. Take a look at what’s
opening next month.
Room Service, Taproot Theatre, 2/1/17-3/4/17
Madcap mishaps and little lies take on lives of their own as
a theatrical troupe chases their dream of Broadway. Or Off-Broadway. Make that
Off-Off-Broadway. This hit comedy inspired a Marx Brothers classic film!
www.taproottheatre.org
Storyville Rising,
Seattle Immersive Theatre, 2/2/17-2/25/17
(21+)
Seattle Immersive Theatre teams up with System D Artists to
present Storyville Rising, a
fully-immersive theater/cabaret experience which recreates Storyville, the
infamous “red-light” district in New Orleans, from 1897-1917. This production
is an exploration of sex, race, power and privilege in Reconstruction-era America,
told through theater, historical narrative, live music, transgressive burlesque
and cabaret. Original text, as well as transcripts and interviews, tell the
story of the habitués of Storyville and the forces of “polite society” that
sought to shut it down.
www.seattleimmersivetheatre.org
When Love Speaks, Thalias Umbrella, 2/9/17-2/25/17 (at
Taproot Theatre)
When Love Speaks
is a sizzling hot verse play by David Wright, with an assist from his buddies
Will Shakespeare, Mighty Chris Marlowe, "The Benster" Jonson, Queen
Elizabeth (the First, of course), and many other wanton wordsmiths. Four people
meet at a resort at the edge of the world. They fall in and out of love, woo
and argue . . . all while speaking some of the best (and some of the worst!)
love poetry ever written.
The Pajama Game, 5th Avenue Theatre,
2/9/17-3/5/17 (open 2/16)
Seattle sweetheart Billie Wildrick stars as Katherine
"Babe" Williams in this Broadway hit making its 5th Avenue debut. A
labor furor over a 7 ½ cent pay raise at a pajama plant complicates the course
of true love for Sid Sorokin, the new factory superintendent, and Babe
Williams, the feisty firebrand heading the Union Grievance Committee. The show
that defined Fosse style with seductive dance numbers like “Steam Heat” and
“Hernando’s Hideaway,” this critically acclaimed musical won three Tony Awards
including Best Choreography and Best Musical when it opened in 1954.
www.5thavenue.org
Well, Seattle Repertory Theatre,
2/10/17-3/5/17 (open 2/14)
Sarah Rudinoff stars as playwright Lisa Kron in her
not-an-autobiography about not-her-mother. Why do some people stay sick while
others become well? And where do we find the road to recovery? Kron takes us on
a surprising and complicated journey exploring these questions in this
acclaimed comedy – which is not about her mom.
www.seattlerep.org
The Last Romance, Phoenix Theatre, 2/10/17-3/5/17
Joe DiPietro’s play about an ordinary day in Ralph’s life
when he decides to take a different direction on a walk. Meeting an elegant but
distant Carol, Ralph tries to regain happiness he thought he lost when his wife
passed away. Heartwarming comedy.
www.phoenixtheatreedmonds.org
Scary Mary and the
Nightmares Nine, Annex Theatre,
2/10/17-3/4/17
Playwright Amy Escobar debuts a new work. When a drop of
Mary’s blood falls down to the center of the Earth, something Evil and Ancient
wakes up in the shadows, and now the Hellish Horrors of the Dark have a taste
for her. Mary must go on an epic quest through nine different nightmares to
make a potion to put The Slither back to sleep and save her soul from its nasty
gnashing teeth. A fairy tale that creeps, crawls, and catapults its way through
the bizarre landscape of the imagination as Mary fights for her very life
amidst the ever-encroaching darkness.
www.annextheatre.org
Waning, Annex Theatre, 2/14/17-3/1/17 (Tue/Wed)
Kamaria Hallums-Harris also debuts a new work. At 17, Luna
is coming to terms with the harsh reality of what it means to be a young,
black, queer woman in America. It’s hard to find the words to claim her
identity and to claim her right to love and be loved. Dance, discovery, and
dark truths show that the words on the pages of history books are nothing
compared to weight of reality.
www.annextheatre.org
Bright Half Life,
New Century Theatre Company and Hansberry Project, 2/15/17-3/11/17
Time stops when you meet the love of your life. Vicky and
Erica are catapulted through a lifetime of love and heartbreak as they navigate
an ever-shifting present. Through courtship, children, marriage, conflict, and
the whisper of mortality, this kaleidoscopic journey is a depiction of the
fortitude and courage it takes to fight for love.
www.wearenctc.org
Little Women, Seattle Musical Theatre,
2/17/17-3/20/17
Louisa May Alcott’s timeless, captivating story is brought
to life in this exhilarating musical filled with beautiful music, dancing and
heart. Follow the adventures of sisters Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy March as they
grow up in Civil War America and deftly handle challenges, heartache,
everlasting love and fight for their dreams as they deal with issues still
relevant today.
www.seattlemusicaltheatre.org
Into the West, Seattle Children’s Theatre,
2/23/17-3/19/17 (ages 9+)
From the coast of
Ireland comes the spellbinding tale of two siblings and a white horse
called Tir Na n'Og. Ally and Fin are children of Travelers living with their
Pa, when the mysterious, otherworldly horse comes to them from the sea, filling
their lives (and tiny flat) with and trouble. Soon police are at the door to
take Tir Na n'Og away, but not even the law can keep these children from their
magnificent horse. Fearless as cowboys, Ally and Fin escape into the west in
this lively, suspenseful drama about love, loss and bravery, where they learn
that the greatest journeys in life take us beyond all imagination and into our
hearts.
www.sct.org
Defying Expectations -
a Showtunes Cabaret, Showtunes!
Theatre Company, 2/25, 26, 27/17 (at ACT Theatre)
A talented cast of six singers interpret songs and stories of people
overcoming the lines in society that divide us. In addition, the cast will be
challenged to defy their own personal expectations as performers. Hear your
favorite show tunes in a fresh way by Seattle's top professional talent. (At
press time, cast unknown.)
