Seattle & King County
Theater review: ACT's Rock 'n' Roll finds a groove
Tom Stoppard's latest play melds memory and mirth in ACT's strong re-imagining of the Broadway production.
Tom Stoppard's latest play melds memory and mirth in ACT's strong re-imagining of the Broadway production.
In one telling moment, a New Yorker confesses to 'grief envy' because no one she knew died on 9/11.
Theater Review: The Rep's new play melds Shakespeare, a regicidal plot, some score-settling English history, and modern themes, all enjoyably though not classically.
Bart Sher's production of Prayer for My Enemy is smooth, well-plotted, and admirably directed, but the use of heavy asides by the actors doesn't leave enough to the imagination of the audience.
In going from thriller novel to onstage comedy, the slapstick adaptation of Hitchcock's classic '39 Steps' tries just about everything to get a laugh, when maybe none was needed.