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"Making it through the night" - Michael Bradford speaks with SGN about Fathers and Sons
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
Fathers and Sons
By Michael Bradford
Directed by Valerie Curtis-Newton
Starring William Hall, Jr., Reginald Andre Jackson, Tracey A. Leigh, Wilbur Penn
The Hansberry Project at ACT
Through May 25
It's flat-out a disservice to think of this as a "black" play, just as it would b more
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Cho and Kids In The Hall, fun for the whole Gay family
by Richard Kennedy -
SGN A&E Writer
MARGARET CHO
W/ LIAM SULLIVAN
MAY 10
7 & 10 PM
PARAMOUNT THEATRE
$32.00-$42.00
KIDS IN THE HALL
MAY 15, 8 PM
WAMU THEATER
$33.50-$39.50
Margaret Cho is one of the hardest working celebs out there. Between live more
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The B-52s pump it up at the Showbox
by Richard Kennedy -
SGN A&E Writer
THE B-52S
MAY 7
THE SHOWBOX
(MARKET)
The summer concert season got an early kick-start this week when legendary party band The B-52s gave a sold-out performance at the Showbox. When I first heard their fantastic new album Funplex, I knew I would not more
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Bellini's I Puritani boasts two spectacular casts
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Bellini's I Puritani at Seattle Opera
May 3-4
McCaw Hall
Some of us, believe it or not, go to opera primarily for the singing. Some who go for other reasons left after the first act of I Puritani at Seattle Opera Saturday night, not because the singing was lacking b more
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American Pilot shocks and awes at Theater Schmeater
by Miryam Gordon -
SGN A&E Writer
AMERICAN PILOT
BY DAVID GREIG
DIRECTED BY DAVID GASSNER
STARRING JOSE AMADOR,
PAUL CUSTODIO, RYAN HIGGINS,
CHRIS MACDONALD,
CAROLYN MARIE MONROE,
LORI STEIN, DANIEL WOOD
THEATER SCHMEATER
THROUGH MAY 24
T more
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Nothing rotten about zombie Hamlet
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
Living Dead In Denmark
Directed by Lisa Glomb
Starring May Nguyen, Jose Abaoag, Marvin Newton
Tadd Alexander, Phillip Clarke, Miko Premo, Deniece Bleha
Benjamin Elterman, Bryan Bender, Andrew Nelson
Theatre Off Jackson
Through May 24< more
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Three hits and a miss for Paul Taylor Dance
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Paul Taylor Dance Company
Friday, May 2
Meany Theater
The Paul Taylor Dance Company has been around since 1954 (!) and can't pretend to the kind of freshness that Black Grace showed up recently at Meany Theater. But it remains a vital and athletic company that more
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Ædonis performs Expecto, the works of Gay composers
Expecto
May 10, Trinity Lutheran Church, Lynnwood, 7 PM
May 11, Trinity Lutheran Church, Tacoma, 3 PM
May 17, Holy Rosary Catholic Church, West Seattle, 8 PM
May 18, Queen Anne Christian Church, Seattle, 3 PM
$15-$20
In 2004, Eric Banks formed a small ensemble of singers from the Seat more
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Masterful evening with pianist Andsnes
by Rod Parke -
SGN A&E Writer
Piano Recital by Leif Ove Andsnes
Monday, April 28
Meany Theater
So confident, so right, so satisfying & the music that flowed from Leif Ove Andsnes (LIFE OVUH ANS-nes) impressed from the first notes as something special. Handsome, dignified, and a youthful more
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Sparkly Speed Racer will blow your mind
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
Speed Racer
Opening May 9
If I had a huge budget and was a Hollywood producer/director, and I wanted to make a film that was just pure fun - one that whole families could see - but that wouldn't be so goopy that even children would roll their eyes, what woul more
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Friendship is key ?in movingly hilarious Rambow
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
Son of Rambow
Opening May 9
Young Will Proudfoot (Bill Milner) has never seen a movie. His family members belong to a puritanical religious sect called The Brethren, and watching any sort of filmed entertainment or listening to music simply isn't allowe more
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SGN's 2008 summer movie extravaganza
by Sara Michelle Fetters -
SGN Contributing Writer
It may have taken awhile, but summer looks like it has finally arrived in Seattle.
I'm not talking about the weather - Double Dopplers and First Alerts Stations be damned - it's just as schizophrenic here in the Pacific Northwest as ever. No, I'm talking about at your local m more
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South embodies a sound all their own
by Albert Rodriguez -
SGN A&E Writer
South w/ multiple opening acts
Monday, May 12 - 8 PM
Nectar Lounge
$11
Excuse me if I come across a bit jaded, but every other rock band is starting to sound the same these days. True, it's hard to be original in an industry that glorifies c more
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Q-Scopes by Jack Fertig
ARIES (March 20 - April 19): Find some space where you can speak and act on first impulse. It's going to happen, so get it out of your system safely. Otherwise, be very careful to think about whatever you do and say. Staying out of trouble won't be easy!
TAURUS (April 20 - May 20): What seems an absolute necessity for the home more
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ACT Continues Late Night Cabarets in May
by E. Joyce Glasgow -
SGN A&E Writer
ACT is continuing its Central Heating Lab, Late Night Cabaret offerings every Saturday in May at 10:00 p.m. with Black and Tan - A Juke Joint. These performances are designed to compliment mainstage performances at ACT, in this case, the production of Fathers and Sons. Each Saturday will f more
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Emerald City Comicon not just for geeks anymore
by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer
Emerald City Comicon
May 10-11
Washington State Convention and Trade Center
Years ago, when I trekked up to Vancouver, BC to interview Jay O'barr (The Crow), pretty much the only other folks there were of the 9-to-12-year-old boy and a few girls more
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"Ooh La La! A May Day Spectacular" adds zing to Artwalk
by E. Joyce Glasgow -
SGN A&E Writer
Seattleites flooded the Harbor Steps on 1st Avenue downtown for a whimsical, dreamlike, two-hour interactive extravaganza by artist Lucia Neare on May Day, corresponding with First Thursday Artwalk. The event was sponsored by 4 Culture's Site Specific Performance Network and GGLO. This w more
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Ten Grands comes to Benaroya
Ten Grands
Saturday, May 17, 7 PM
Benaroya Hall
$36-$120
The Ten Grands program features ten grand pianos and ten concert pianists playing a variety of classical and modern pieces both simultaneously and individually. Traditionally presented just once a year at Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert H more
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