Category: Musicals

Holiday Inn – Musical – 5th Avenue Theatre

Watched the stage production of Holiday Inn Movie with dad. Delightful old-fashioned Christmas-y musical featuring classic Irving Berlin songs. As always, loved the tap dancing! Thanks for the free tickets Seattle Men's Chorus and The 5th Avenue Theatre. — attending Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn at The 5th Avenue Theatre.
Watched the stage production of Holiday Inn Movie with dad. Delightful old-fashioned Christmas-y musical featuring classic Irving Berlin songs. As always, loved the tap dancing! Thanks for the free tickets Seattle Men’s Chorus and The 5th Avenue Theatre. — attending Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn at The 5th Avenue Theatre.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang – Musical – Bainbridge Performing Arts

Attended an afternoon matinee of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical) across Puget Sound with Raymund. Never saw the movie and didn't know it was kid-centric. ? Well performed but inwardly rolled my eyes several times. — attending Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Bainbridge Performing Arts.
Attended an afternoon matinee of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (musical) across Puget Sound with Raymund. Never saw the movie and didn’t know it was kid-centric. ? Well performed but inwardly rolled my eyes several times. — attending Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Bainbridge Performing Arts.

Disney’s Newsies – Musical – Village Theatre

Watched the stage adaptation of Newsies. For a musical that's very dance intensive, they didn't give enough room for the performers. Okay but not amazing.
Watched the stage adaptation of Newsies. For a musical that’s very dance intensive, they didn’t give enough room for the performers. Okay but not amazing.

Type: Musical

Recommendation: It’s worth seeing but like every Disney musical, it usually doesn’t inspire any awards. I’ve seen the official tour and (obviously) it was better than this local production, which was still alright.

Rating (Out of 5 Stars): 3.75 Stars

Story, Script, and Lyrics: Newsboys strike against “the man” to protest rising newspaper prices back in the day.

Cast and Theater Company: Typical Village Theatre good-quality theatrical production.

Venue and Set: Cramped stage during dance numbers. Great sets and scene changes though.

Music and Audio: Musicals should excel in “musical” quality but this show definitely focuses more on the dance aspect, which was unfortunate since the stage was crowded.

Price: $$ (Moderately Priced at $57-82)

Dates:

  • Issaquah: NOVEMBER 9 – DECEMBER 31, 2017
  • Everett: JANUARY 5 – 28, 2018

Seating: Assigned Seating

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Priscilla Queen of the Desert: The Musical – Mini Review – Bainbridge Performing Arts

Closing performance of Priscilla Queen of the Desert – The Musical with Paul, Andres, and Bobby. 4 queens traveled from Seattle to Bainbridge Island to see 3 drag queens travel through the Australian desert! It was no Kinky Boots, but it was still very fun.

Spring Awakening – Musical – Cornish College of the Arts

Free waitlist tickets to the sold-out performance of Spring Awakening with Paul. Talented promising actors. Novel economical staging elements. But too dark, emo, and angsty. Teenagers! Was I ever this dramatic?