In 2007, a retail store in Pullman was transformed into a 75-seat theater. Since then, the Regional Theatre of the Palouse has produced dozens of plays, musicals and revues, all in the name of entertaining and educating.
It’s not uncommon for directors to have multiple experiences working with a particular show. Jean Hardie, who is directing “Carousel,” the musical, opening Spokane Civic Theatre’s 77th season, for example, choreographed the show when it was produced at Civic 40 years ago.
We all have those friends who are way too comfortable sharing their opinion on how well, or not well, they think you’re doing for yourself. The friends that make you grimace a little as you grin while thinking “They mean well.”
Comedian Ali Siddiq needs no introduction. Or, at least, he doesn’t feel the need to introduce himself at the beginning of his sets. Siddiq simply sits in a chair placed in the middle of the stage and waits for the applause to die down. Once it’s quiet, he says, “Hey.”
For Spokane’s Kelsey Cook, much has changed since she was a student at Washington State University first discovering her comedic abilities. Now, the touring comedian will return home to bring her own style of humor to the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival, featuring Tom Segura, Shane Gillis, Kevin Hart and more.
Lonelier than she had ever been, Spokane native Rachae Thomas roller skated on the marble in her front yard, timing her jumps with the Disney songs she was belting, performing for her family’s maid, common in Kuwait. In her isolation, Thomas realized she was a performer.
Moms Unhinged is a national comedy troupe based in Colorado, with over 50 comedians. On Wednesday, three of them are performing at the Knitting Factory.
Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors” marks the third time director and choreographer Roger Welch has dealt with the danger looming in Mr. Mushnik’s flower shop.
The alter ego of nonbinary comedian and actor Christopher Delmar Caldwell – whose stage name is Caldwell Didicue – Bob the Drag Queen describes herself as “hilarious, beautiful, talented and … humble,” traits that helped Bob take the crown on the hit TV show “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” Season 8.
The Upside Down is coming to New York City. "Stranger Things: The First Shadow" will arrive on Broadway in 2025, Netflix and Sonia Friedman Productions said Tuesday. The stage show, based on the mythology and world of the hit Netflix series, will begin previews at the Marquis Theatre on March 28 ahead of opening night on April 22, making it eligible for next year's Tony Awards. "The First ...
There are passion projects, and then there are passion projects. For director Misty Shipman, Stage Left Theater’s production of “Pippin” is a passion project.
Written by Alan Janes, the jukebox musical, “Buddy: The Buddy Holly Story,” follows the rise of 1950s musical sensation Buddy Holly and his personal life, culminating in the 1959 plane crash which ended his life at just 22. The Spokane Valley Summer Theatre’s take on the show opened July 26 and runs through Aug. 11.
The best part of “Frozen” (running through Sunday at the First Interstate Center for the Arts) was when Elsa used her special moves to freeze everything. And it went boom! And the lights turned off.
I’ve never been much of a princess fan, so Disney’s “Frozen,” while funny and cute, hasn’t made it to the top of my favorite Disney films. However, that didn’t stop me from wanting to join my stepson in viewing the Broadway adaptation of the Elsa and Anna tale.
