Carolyn Lamberson

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100 years ago today in Spokane: Relief in sight as rail union approves negotiation tactic

Tue., Sept. 13, 2022

A breakthrough was announced in the rail shop workers strike, after a union policy committee authorized the union head to negotiate individual “peace agreements” with all of the nation’s railroads.

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Jamie Ford takes very real story of first Chinese woman in the U.S. and imagines a new one

Sun., Sept. 11, 2022

In the beginning, there was Afong Moy.

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Spokane will be reading Lebo’s ‘Book of Difficult Fruit’ for Spokane Is Reading

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 23, 2022

Spokane’s annual community reading program has selected Kate Lebo’s ”The Book of Difficult Fruit” as this fall’s book for Spokane Is Reading.

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Spokane writers Kate Lebo, Kathryn Smith are finalists for the Washington State Book Awards

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 23, 2022

Kate Lebo’s well-regarded “The Book of Difficult Fruit” is receiving even more regard.

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‘Come From Away’ offers hope and heart mixed with humor

UPDATED: Sun., Aug. 14, 2022

There is something miraculous about “Come From Away,” the Tony-winning musical on tour and playing this week in Spokane.

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Spokane’s great fire of 1889 inspired ‘Fire Season,’ Leyna Krow’s new ‘hodgepodge’ of a novel

Sun., Aug. 7, 2022

On Aug. 4, 1889, much of what existed in downtown Spokane Falls burned to the ground.

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In ‘Come From Away,’ veteran Broadway actor Kevin Carolan finds the dream gig

UPDATED: Thu., Aug. 4, 2022

Kevin Carolan knew he wanted to be a part of “Come From Away” before it even opened on Broadway.

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Music in Manito returns with lovely tunes on a summer’s eve

UPDATED: Fri., July 15, 2022

Northwest BachFest’s annual outdoor concert series Music in Manito returns this week for two nights of performances, as part of a slate of five concerts.

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‘Hadestown’ shines behind excellent performances and deft balance of joy, sorrow

UPDATED: Wed., July 6, 2022

The ending of “Hadestown” is a gut punch.

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Want to connect with your teen this summer? Read the same books

Mon., July 4, 2022

Looking for ways to connect with your teen? Here’s one to try: Read their books, or the books meant for them, anyway.

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‘Mamma Mia’ brings joy at Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre returns from COVID-19 hiatus

UPDATED: Sun., July 3, 2022

There are so many things to like about "Mamma Mia," the opening show of Coeur d'Alene Summer Theatre's 55th season.

‘Home Is Where the Heart Is’: Summer Stories 2022

Sun., July 3, 2022

Welcome to the ninth edition of Summer Stories, The Spokesman-Review’s annual celebration of short fiction.

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‘On the road to ‘Hadestown,’ show’s new Orpheus finds his way to Spokane

Fri., July 1, 2022

For Chibueze Ihuoma, Tuesday’s opening of “Hadestown” in Spokane as part of the STCU Best of Broadway series is a pretty big deal.

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Finding truth and keeping it real: In Jess Walter’s new collection ‘The Angel of Rome,’ the Spokane author lets character shine through

UPDATED: Thu., July 14, 2022

The best fiction usually rings true.

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Icing on the cake: ‘Stars on Ice’ tour gives U.S. figure skaters a special way to cap an Olympic season

UPDATED: Fri., May 27, 2022

It's been 12 years since Jason Brown first came to Spokane and won a junior title at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships. Since 2010, the Illinois-raised skater has won a host of national and international metals, claimed the U.S. men's championship in 2015 and skated in two Olympic Games, winning team bronze.

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Family on the move: For married ‘Hamilton’ stars, life on the road comes with a portable crib, high chair

UPDATED: Mon., May 16, 2022

When you're an actor on tour, your life is lived out of suitcases and trunks shipped from city to city. Packing becomes science. For Donald Webber Jr. and Rebecca Covington, currently performing in "Hamilton" at First Interstate Center for the Arts, life on the road is a bit more complicated. 

100 years ago today in Spokane: Spokane jockey Albert Johnson rides Morvich to Kentucky Derby crown

Sat., May 14, 2022

Spokane jockey Albert Johnson rode to victory in the Kentucky Derby astride the great colt Morvich.

The Spokesman-Review hires James Hanlon to cover rural counties through Report for America program

UPDATED: Tue., May 10, 2022

The Spokesman-Review is proud to introduce James Hanlon as our new Report for America corps member.

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Review: ‘Hamilton’ continues to educate and entertain with its take on messy history

UPDATED: Fri., May 6, 2022

As I headed into the First Interstate Center for the Arts on Wednesday to see the national tour of “Hamilton,” running through May 22, I had two questions in mind. First was how the show would hold up after repeated viewings. I’d seen it in Seattle in 2018 and watched the film version of the original Broadway production.

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Spokane’s Mike Eickmeyer keeps the props ready to go for ‘Hamilton’ national tour

UPDATED: Mon., May 2, 2022

There are no exploding chandeliers in “Hamilton” and no boats or elaborate castles. There’s not even a set that changes from scene to scene. But that doesn’t mean there’s a lack of moving parts in the Tony Award-winning musical inspired by the life of Alexander Hamilton, the nation’s first treasury secretary.

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‘You’ll be back’: In playing King George III in ‘Hamilton,’ Rick Negron walks a line between tyranny and madness

UPDATED: Sat., April 30, 2022

With live theater shut down for 18 months and touring shows put on hold during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spokane run of Lin-Manuel Miranda's inspired and inspiring retelling of the American founding story, "Hamilton," was pushed back a year.

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History lessons: ‘Hamilton’ tells its story though real people

UPDATED: Thu., April 28, 2022

"Hamilton," which runs Tuesday through May 22 at First Interstate Center for the Arts, is based on Ron Chernow's 2004 biography of the first U.S. treasury secretary, Alexander Hamilton, the "ten dollar founding father" who was instrumental in creating the U.S. monetary system still in use today. 

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Julia Sweeney’s ‘Older and Wider’ takes a final bow at the Fox and will be filmed for posterity

UPDATED: Sat., March 26, 2022

When Julia Sweeney returns to Martin Woldson Theater at the Fox on Saturday, it most likely will be the final time she takes a stage to do one of her one-woman shows. After two previous monologues, "God Said Ha!'" and "Letting Go of God," the actress/comic/writer is happy to let "Older and Wider" be the final word.

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Review: ‘Wicked’ brings humor, heart and spectacle to an age-old tale

UPDATED: Sat., March 12, 2022

As Elphaba, Talia Suskauer brings an intriguing combination of awkwardness and determination to the future Wicked Witch of the West. We empathize with her because we can see she is kind and loveable. And Suskauer has a lovely voice, too, fully on display when she's singing the lovely first-act number.

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Something ‘Wicked’ this way returns: Beloved musical will defy gravity once again through March 27 at First Interstate Center

UPDATED: Fri., March 11, 2022

We all know the Wicked Witch of the West. You know, the scary-looking, gravely voiced crone famous for her "I'll get you, my pretty. And your little dog, too," from the classic 1939 movie "The Wizard of Oz." But there's more to the story. "Wicked" is the hit Broadway musical making its third visit to Spokane.