“His Girl Friday is a 1940 American screwball comedy film directed by Howard Hawks, starring Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell and featuring Ralph Bellamy and Gene Lockhart. It was released by Columbia Pictures. The plot centers on a newspaper editor named Walter Burns who is about to lose his ace reporter and ex-wife Hildy Johnson, […]
Don’t Miss Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Fantastic Production
The Dukesbay Theatre is in downtown Tacoma and several floors up from the very popular Grand Cinema. For more details and ticket purchases: dukesbay.org/ Our review team of three were delighted Thursday evening at Dukesbay’s production of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. The play was adapted by Jeffrey Hatcher from the novella “Strange Case of Dr. […]
Much Ado About Nothing is a Hilarious Triumph for Lakewood
Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is a comedy about love and misunderstanding. Love and deception is key. Benedick, Claudio and Don Pedro arrive at Leonato’s house in Messina. Beatrice and Benedick bicker with each other and Claudio, a soldier, falls in love with Leonato’s daughter, Hero. Much Ado About Nothing is read and studied all […]
Rock of Ages and Tacoma Little Theatre Reliving the Eighties – Review
Tacoma Little Theatre and The University of Washington-Tacoma Theatre Department have combined their efforts to present the hit musical Rock of Ages!. This rock filled production is directed by Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden, musically directed by Kim Davenport, and choreographed by Ashley Roy. Maria-Tania Bandes B. Weingarden (she/her) is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the […]
Professional World Premiere – Building Madness
The professional world premiere of Building Madness by Kate Danley runs March 17 – April 1 at the State Theater in downtown Olympia, WA. Directed by Scott Nolte, with scenic design by Jeannie Beirne, costume design by Melanie Ransom, wig and hair design by Mattthew Michael, lighting design by Savannah Van Leuvan, sound design by […]
The Good, The Bad, and Something Evil – Dr. Jekyll at Dukesbay
“Robert Louis Stevenson’s masterpiece of the duality of good and evil in man’s nature sprang from the darkest recesses of his own unconscious—during a nightmare from which his wife awakened him, alerted by his screams. More than a hundred years later, this tale of the mild-mannered Dr. Jekyll and the drug that unleashes his evil, […]
Two spirited live productions coming the first weekend in March
Shake off some of the 2023 winter cold with Rock of Ages and Much Ado About Nothing . . . They both open this coming weekend. In Tacoma and the Rest of Pierce County – Get ready to rock out as Tacoma Little Theatre and The University of Washington-Tacoma Theatre Department present the hit musical […]
Sweeney Todd, The Demon Barber of Fleet Street – Review
Before the play began we were warned that the first act would run an hour and a half, with a fifteen minute intermission followed by a second act of an hour. We had great seats in the middle of the middle row, but before the production began we changed our seats to the final row […]
Islands in the Sun – Vashon
I’ve been to McNeil Island a number of times when it was a penitentiary (as a guest). Peg and I have been to the Hawaiian Islands to videotape the first hockey game ever there, and then with friends on Maui for fun and games. We’ve been to Fox Island occasionally, but the island we see […]