Book-It’s ‘The Picture of Dorian Gray’ nails the sensual and spooky mood
Oscar Wilde’s penchant for pithy aphorisms may be his most appreciated trait now, but “Dorian Gray” succeeds on a different level: florid, eerie and murky.
Dusty Somers
Dusty Somers is a lifelong Seattle native whose love of the arts has resulted in a distressingly large physical media collection. Right about now, he’s probably watching a movie, seeing a play or listening to a record.
Actors in ACT’s ‘The Wolves’ learn to balance the play’s soccer skills and intense emotions
The actors in Sarah DeLappe’s Pulitzer-finalist play about a high-school girls soccer team are learning soccer moves that they'll have to replicate every performance, while...
Langston Hughes African American Film Festival: Sharing stories for 15 years
LHAAFF celebrates its 15th anniversary and runs April 19-22. Short films and features from more than 30 countries will be screened, alongside parties and workshops.
‘Blockers’: Parental panic fuels raunchy, sentimental teen sex comedy
John Cena stars alongside Leslie Mann and Ike Barinholtz as parents determined to derail their daughters’ plans to have sex for the first time on...
Spotlight on: Brandon Ivie, director of ‘String’ at Village Theatre, is on a quest to find the best new musicals
In this new occasional feature in which we shine a spotlight on someone involved in arts and entertainment, Brandon Ivie, associate artistic director at Village...
Seattle Jewish Film Festival offers a ‘kaleidoscopic look’ at filmmaking
More than 30 films will be screened at the Seattle Jewish Film Festival, which runs March 10-18 and April 14-15 at various venues.
Seattle Asian American Film Festival showcases diversity
In its sixth year, the Seattle Asian American Film Festival will present 75 features and short films Feb. 22-25, mostly at Northwest Film Forum. It’s...
In Seattle Rep’s ‘Ibsen in Chicago,’ immigrants stage a strange new work of art in a strange new land
Based on real events, “Ibsen in Chicago” fictionalizes the premiere of Henrik Ibsen’s penetrating 1881 play “Ghosts,” staged by Scandinavian immigrants in Chicago.
‘Peerless’ at ArtsWest: An immensely entertaining, darkly comic riff on ‘Macbeth’
“Peerless,” with its darkly comic perspective on privilege, race and societal expectations, is now on stage at ArtsWest in a propulsive, immensely entertaining production directed...
Footlight Awards: The best and most notable in Seattle theater in 2017 VIEW
Three critics, dozens of plays and a fistful of trends. The Seattle Times looks at Seattle theater’s 2017 in review. (And did someone mention “Hamilton”...