Dance Review

Recommended: Coppélia

Pacific Northwest Ballet gives a fresh coat of paint to Balanchine’s comic story ballet.

06/08/2010 By Laura Dannen

Theater Review

Don’t Miss Mondays: Cancer: The Musical

Solo show explores Loss (with a capital L) at Washington Ensemble Theatre.

06/07/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film Review

Bad Idea Genes

Fusing too many genres—and ignoring the one that would have worked—leaves Splice DOA.

06/04/2010 By Matthew Halverson

Theater Review

Recommended: Candide

5th Avenue pays tribute to Leonard Bernstein with the right amount of wicked and wise in this comic operetta.

05/28/2010 By Laura Dannen

Theater Review

Recommended: Fiddler on the Roof

Harvey Fierstein is an ideal match as raspy, sassy Tevye.

05/26/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film Review

MacGruber Goes Boom

But not in a good way. Will Forte’s SNL skit is a bomb of cheap laughs and missed chances on the big screen.

05/21/2010 By Matthew Halverson

Theater

Recommended: The Trip to Bountiful

Home is where your annoying daughter-in-law isn’t. An elderly woman stages a great escape in this endearing drama.

05/20/2010 By Laura Dannen

Theater

Charley’s Aunt Is Looking Good

When in doubt, throw a man in a skirt.

05/20/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film Review

Why So Serious, Robin Hood?

Merry indeed: Russell Crowe is all scowls in Ridley Scott’s glimpse into Sherwood Forest.

05/14/2010 By Matthew Halverson

Theater Review

Dust Is Strange In All The Right Places

NCTC launches its sophomore season with a comedy about a mom, a daughter, and a chimp.

05/14/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film

Iron Man 2 Is a Screwball Comedy?

More laughs, fewer explosions in this all-star sequel.

05/07/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film

Review: Kick-Ass

Geeky superheroes exact revenge in this violent, but funny, comic-book adaptation.

04/16/2010 By Matthew Halverson

Theater

Review: RoboPop!

Man hates robot. Man…loves robot?

04/13/2010 By Laura Dannen

Film

Review: Date Night

Tina Fey and Steve Carell can make anything funny—even cliches.

04/09/2010 By Matthew Halverson

Theater

Review: Fences

Twenty-five years after its debut, August Wilson’s drama is as powerful as ever.

04/02/2010 By Laura Dannen

Theater

Review: Paradise Lost

Intiman Theatre takes a risk with Depression-era drama—and it pays off.

03/30/2010 By Laura Dannen

Dance

Review: 3 by Dove

PNB shows its wild side in this steamy performance of the late choreographer’s work.

03/24/2010

Theater

Review: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

One of Shakespeare’s earliest comedies gets a modern makeover at Center House Theatre.

03/22/2010 By Laura Dannen

Theater

Review: The Gypsy King

Village Theatre’s fractured fairy tale has recycled gags, but plenty of charm.

03/19/2010 By Laura Dannen

Theater

Review: Legally Blonde

The movie-turned-musical is all charm, sass, and squeals.

03/01/2010 By Laura Dannen

Seattle Met

Reviews

Recommended: Coppélia

Don’t Miss Mondays: Cancer: The Musical

Bad Idea Genes

Recommended: Candide

Recommended: Fiddler on the Roof

MacGruber Goes Boom

Recommended: The Trip to Bountiful

Charley’s Aunt Is Looking Good

Why So Serious, Robin Hood?

Dust Is Strange In All The Right Places

Iron Man 2 Is a Screwball Comedy?

Review: Kick-Ass

Review: RoboPop!

Review: Date Night

Review: Fences

Review: Paradise Lost

Review: 3 by Dove

Review: The Two Gentlemen of Verona

Review: The Gypsy King

Review: Legally Blonde