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The lively Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo will perform Saturday at Tacoma’s Pantages Theater. (COURTESY PHOTO)

Dancing with famous parody ballet anything but a drag

Ask Joshua Grant what the toughest thing was about dancing for five years with Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo and you won’t hear about the agony of strapping his feet into pointe shoes. Nor will it be lacing himself into a tutu, or learning the fine art of putting on stage makeup and false eyelashes – or even learning how to dance female ballet roles while being hysterically funny.

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Review: Characters allows ‘Suite’ actors to show off their chops

Published February 10th, 2012 - 12:05AM

The cast of Neil Simon’s “California Suite” at Tacoma Little Theatre is better than the script. Five actors play 11 different characters in four scenes, each scene a different story related only in that each story takes place in rooms 203 and 204 of the Beverly Hills Hotel in Los Angeles in 1976.

Hilarious antics keep laughs coming during Lakewood Playhouse production

Published January 27th, 2012 - 12:05AM

“Play It Again, Sam” at Lakewood Playhouse is in many respects a typical Woody Allen tale, full of urban angst and featuring a frustrated and bumbling Woody Allen avatar. It’s a small comedy of romantic absurdity filled with hyperbole and wittily pseudo-sophisticated dialogue.

Tonight’s Salish Sea Festival concert at Tacoma's Christ Episcopal Church canceled

Published January 17th, 2012 - 1:14PM

Tonight’s scheduled concert at Christ Episopal Church Tacoma is now cancelled, due to possible inclement weather. The concert was to be music of the court of Louis XIV, played by the Salish Sea Festival trio of early music specialists John Lenti, Jeffrey Cohan and Joanna Blendulf.

‘Timing right for a leadership change’ at Museum of Glass

Published January 4th, 2012 - 7:01AM

Timothy Close resigned Tuesday as executive director and CEO of the Museum of Glass after five and a half years in the post.

Revel in Yuletide traditions

Published December 16th, 2011 - 12:05AM

As Melissa Meztler walks into the basement of First United Methodist Church in downtown Tacoma, she’s carrying a pig. No, make that a goat – or is it a pig with antlers?

Tacoma's vacant spaces are full of storefront art surprises

Published December 9th, 2011 - 3:21AM

Storefront art surprises This time of year, Tacoma needs all the brightness it can get. Nights are long, days are dark, the recession isn’t over, and increasing numbers of businesses are closing shop. But at least we have public art – while it’s still part of Tacoma’s budget, at any rate.

Escape shopping madness at three free local fairs

Published December 9th, 2011 - 12:05AM

Yes, Christmas shopping costs money. But three local holiday fairs Saturday at Freighthouse Square, the Stadium District and the Tacoma Waldorf School offer many fun, free activities for kids in and around the shopping madness.

Watch ‘Peter Pan,’ at Tacoma Musical Playhouse and you will believe

Published December 2nd, 2011 - 12:05AM

The musical “Peter Pan” appeals to children of all ages and to adults who want to recapture the wonder of childhood, if only for a couple of hours.

Lakewood Playhouse to replace director

Published November 20th, 2011 - 12:05AM

The Lakewood Playhouse intends to name a new managing artistic director as early as next month. The previous director, Marcus Walker, died March 11 of melanoma after serving 10 years in the job.

Comedians' show Sunday will raise money for ailing Tacoma humorist

Published November 11th, 2011 - 12:05AM

More than a dozen local and national comedians are coming together Sunday to help one of their own: Tacoma comedy veteran Debbie Wooten-Williams.

Must-see: Tacoma Little Theatre's 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde'

Published November 4th, 2011 - 12:05AM

This is the last weekend for “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” at Tacoma Little Theatre. If you haven’t seen it before, know at least this much: horror can be beautiful.

‘Turk in Italy’ sparkles

Published November 4th, 2011 - 12:05AM

Soldiers dressed as nuns to seduce women. A silken ladder that allows all kinds of nighttime frolics. A barber who disguises his amorous friend as a music teacher. It’s safe to say that Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera plots often are as silly as they come, allowing his singers to show off their vocal abilities unencumbered by any seriousness.

Asian group wants Tacoma to set aside land for $118 million project

Published October 19th, 2011 - 12:05AM

An ambitious idea for a massive cultural complex in Tacoma’s Brewery District hit hard reality Tuesday.

Actress Julie Andrews pays visit to Gig Harbor

Published October 16th, 2011 - 12:05AM

She didn’t arrive in a gilded carriage or wear a tiara, but royalty nonetheless came to Gig Harbor on Saturday. Hollywood royalty. Screen and stage legend Julie Andrews lent her star power to the Gig Harbor Film Festival when she accepted the event’s Lifetime Achievement Award on behalf of her late husband, film director Blake Edwards.