Carolyn Lamberson

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‘The Whale’: Idaho-born playwright sees fiction as a safe place to combat personal demons

Sun., Dec. 11, 2022

Inside a dingy apartment in Moscow, Idaho, a man too big for this world swallows his pain and self-loathing, and eats himself to death.

Area stages full of holiday cheer this season

Fri., Nov. 25, 2022

Now that Thanksgiving is behind us, it’s time to deck the halls and take in some of the sights and sounds of the season. From classic plays and stirring music to glittery lights and cultural events, there’s a little something for everyone.

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From grief to joy: Ellen Travolta crosses Hallmark Christmas movie off her bucket list

Thu., Nov. 24, 2022

In the fall of 2017, Ellen Travolta was sad.

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Ellen Travolta puts a big bow on the holidays with ‘The Best of Christmas’ at CdA Resort

Thu., Nov. 24, 2022

After this many years, it seems like it’s not quite Christmas until Ellen Travolta gathers up a bunch of friends and puts on a show.

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Spokane’s Max Kumangai takes center stage as Hermes in ‘Hadestown’ on Broadway

Sun., Nov. 13, 2022

It’s been 14 years since North Central High School graduate Max Kumangai moved to New York City to carve out a career as an actor.

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Blue Man Group brings its ‘weird and cool’ touring act to the FICA

Thu., Nov. 10, 2022

There is something about being a Blue Man.

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GU’s Urban Art Center features works by Indigenous artsts in ‘Land Acknowledgments’

UPDATED: Thu., Nov. 3, 2022

Land acknowledgments have become almost perfunctory in recent years. It is the practice of beginning a public event by referencing and honoring Native American tribes whose people used to live on the lands where the event is held, before the colonization by white occupiers.

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New Duran Duran concert film ‘A Hollywood High’ to screen in CdA

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 2, 2022

Duran Duran is riding high.

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‘The Menu’ proves that a chef is the perfect modern movie villain

Wed., Nov. 2, 2022

There are well-known archetypes of movie bad guys, and each says something about the culture from which they sprang. Menacing Russians were a Cold War-era staple, and given the turn of world affairs, they’re enjoying a recent resurgence. Evil tech bros have been cast as villains for years, reflecting our modern unease with the men manipulating the machinery on which we’re ever more reliant.

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