After 75 years of offering classical music in Tacoma, the Tacoma Philharmonic is merging into the Broadway Center for Performing Arts, the nonprofit organization that manages the City of Tacoma’s downtown theaters.
“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.
One of the reasons Tacoma’s School of the Arts was started was to integrate arts with core academics in a setting that made sense: Tacoma’s downtown, the heart of its arts scene.
It's 7 a.m. on a Thursday, and Heidi Knickerbocker is heading to school. She has a much longer commute than most Tacoma high school students. Knickerbocker, from Port Orchard, has been carpooling to Tacoma's School of the Arts for more than two years because she believes it's giving her the best education offered in the region.
The first time Ashley Phan saw “The Nutcracker” ballet, it was in Seattle. Like many little girls, she saw the glorious costumes and magical Sendak-designed set of the Pacific Northwest Ballet production, and was hooked.
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.
The Lakewood Playhouse intends to name a new managing artistic director as early as next month.
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.
“Something Wicked This Way Comes,” now playing at Lakewood Playhouse, is a complex story that requires more skillful directing and acting, and complicated lighting and staging effects than many community theaters can handle.
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