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Archives | Tuesday Oct 14, 2008
- 10/02/2008 - Magical history - Fort Nisqually Magical Candlelight tour is pure, historical theater
- 09/25/2008 - Nostalgia trip - Steve finds Arsenic and Old Lace not so old
- 09/18/2008 - Ham filled Hamlet - Olympia Little Theatre’s take is over the top
- 09/11/2008 - Niche Market - Lakewood Playhouse tackles Lucky Stiff's slapstick jokes with childlike exuberance.
- 09/04/2008 - Theater roundup - A preview of South Sound stage productions
- 08/28/2008 - Stocking stuffer - Harlequin stages a sock hop
- 08/21/2008 - The perfect musical - My Fair Lady has been charming audiences since its debut on Broadway in 1956 by Steve Dunkelberger
- 08/14/2008 - Where’s the ugly one? - The art of stripping
- 08/07/2008 - You're in with Urine - Musical makes you dance
- 07/31/2008 - A Twain worth riding - Twain production hits the mark
- 07/24/2008 - I’ve got chills - Tacoma Musical Playhouse knows the words.
- 07/17/2008 - Streetcar rolls again - Seattle theater stages a classic
- 07/10/2008 - The dating game - theater goes on an outing
- 07/03/2008 - Swinging from the sails - Pirates get punky
- 06/26/2008 - Olympia’s pickings - Washington Center announces its season.
- 06/19/2008 - Irish stew - Leenane boils over
- 06/12/2008 - Time warping - Harlequin brings movie classic to the stage
- 06/05/2008 - Fall arts anchor - Broadway Center plans broad season
- 05/29/2008 - Mind over manor - You’d be insane not to catch this performance
- 05/22/2008 - Doubleshot theater - NPA chugs down Doubleshot Festival, prepares to move
- 05/15/2008 - The spirit of man - The lunatic, the fat guy and the hooker arrive at the Capital Playhouse.
- 05/08/2008 - South Sound Lady - Centerstage goes back-to-back with Seattle theater
- 05/01/2008 - OLT stages Simon gem - Plus Elizabeth Lord explores relationships
- 04/24/2008 - One ugly family - Wandering tale proves worth the walk besides bumps.
- 04/17/2008 - Miss Saigon is booming - Vietnam War comes home in TMP show
- 04/10/2008 - Drugs and music and sex - Cabaret proves it’s always darkest before it goes completely black
- 04/03/2008 - Escape to the islands - Lakewood Players transported me into one of those Corona beach commercials.
- 03/27/2008 - Knee-deep in talent - Side Show proves talent must be in the Olympia water.
- 03/20/2008 - Theater connection - Capital Playhouse doubles your pleasure on stage.
- 03/13/2008 - Alan Bryce’s Nightmare - Centerstage Theater’s artistic director stages his Nightmare of a Married Man.
- 03/06/2008 - Elite undies - LaVon Hardison is a gem
- 02/28/2008 - Tough choices this week - Local stages are loaded with quality.
- 02/21/2008 - Northwest play slam - Northwest playwrights stage their noted works at Tacoma festival.
- 02/14/2008 - Half the life, triple the fun - Valentine fun at Lakewood Playhouse and Mark Twain in the house.
- 02/07/2008 - A turn of the screw - Don Juan blows into the Windy City.
- 01/31/2008 - Leave your brain behind - Steve’s mom calls it in
- 01/24/2008 - Thinking man's play - Harlequin Productions stages “Under a Mantle of Stars”
- 01/17/2008 - Break the "Wind" - Olympia Little Theater stages inside comedic look at civil war epic
- 01/10/2008 - Beyond the headlines - Katrina examined on Puget Sound stages
- 01/03/2008 - What is old is new again - “The Neverending Story” receives a new life
- 12/27/2007 - Regarding 'My Regards' - Encore! Theater and the 5th Avenue Theatre let it ring
- 12/20/2007 - Jesus, beginning to end - Calendars has sense of humor with staging of modern passion play
- 12/13/2007 - Round Trapp - “Sound of music” hits the right note
- 12/06/2007 - Post shopping thrills - Checking in with South Sound theater
- 11/29/2007 - Laugh your ash off - Centerstage dusts off “Cinderella” with musical
- 11/22/2007 - Sparkle at the Stardust - “Operation Stardust” loaded with talent
- 11/15/2007 - 'Sleep' is not the key word - Tacoma Little Theatre staging of “Sleeping Beauty” is solid
- 11/08/2007 - Family affair - Seeking young audiences in the South Sound
- 11/01/2007 - Go "Into The Woods" - Family-friendly musical staged at the 5th avenue theatre
- 10/25/2007 - "Holes" has very few gaps - Here’s the dirt on lakewood’s latest play
- 10/18/2007 - 'Macbeth' is mac-daddy of darkness - Harlequin retains its crown as the king of creepy
- 10/11/2007 - A pie of a play - Capital Playhouse serves up a tasty treat
- 10/04/2007 - Buffalo invades Olympia - Saucy comedy “Moon Over Buffalo” clicks well
- 09/27/2007 - "Mame" is far from lame - Tacoma Little Theatre emerging from “transitional time”
- 09/20/2007 - Hail the all-powerful mouse - Disney’s “High School Musical” is far from Mickey Mouse performance
- 09/13/2007 - "Hollow" has no holes - Roster of solid performances make Christie classic worth seeing
- 09/06/2007 - Do not doubt ‘Doubt’ - South Puget Sound Community College confronts belief
- 08/30/2007 - The killer beside you - Harlequin stages a racy thriller
- 08/23/2007 - Theater roundup - A tour through Puget Sound stage shows
- 08/16/2007 - Play Buffet IX - Tacoma serves up bite-size theater
- 08/09/2007 - Odd creation - Paramount stages Brook’s “Young Frankenstein”
- 08/02/2007 - Disney's High School Musical - This one time at theater camp
- 07/26/2007 - Brighter lights - Ppgrades come to Tacoma Musical Playhouse
- 07/19/2007 - Gig Harbor dreamin’ - Encore! stages “A Midsummer Night’s” tale
- 07/12/2007 - ‘Beast’ is a feast - Tacoma Musical Playhouse stages Disney classic
- 07/05/2007 - Shrew for you - Theater Artists Olympia goes to hell to stage a play
- 06/28/2007 - It’s about the history - Enjoy a Jamestown history lesson in the meadow
- 06/21/2007 - Queen of rock - “Hedwig and the Angry Inch” needs to pep up
- 06/14/2007 - Whores galore - Tacoma Little Theatre stages tale of musical madam
- 06/07/2007 - Long flight - The Jets fly high in “West Side Story” revival
- 05/31/2007 - Seafaring singing scum - “The Pirates of Penzance” invades Lakewood
- 05/24/2007 - Playhouse for children - Tacoma Children’s Musical Theater fills a niche
- 05/17/2007 - Frantic splendor - Venti theater on a demitassa budget
- 05/10/2007 - The king and thigh - Olympia’s Harlequin Productions and Capital Playhouse stage winners
- 05/10/2007 - "Shadow Box" and "The Full Monty" - Steve Dunkelberger's picks of the week
- 05/03/2007 - Full frontal comedy - Tacoma Musical Playhouse scores another hit with ‘The Full Monty’
- 04/26/2007 - Domestic disputes - Who knew lesbians don't have daily tickle fights?
- 04/19/2007 - A slave to theater - Addy finds her way home
- 04/12/2007 - Robin rocks the Hood - Make merry with the Merry Men
- 04/05/2007 - Rock me, ‘Amadeus’ - Lakewood knows the score of Mozart play
- 03/08/2007 - It’s your college — enjoy - Community colleges are walking the talk / “Ruthless!”
- 03/01/2007 - Theater roundup - It's South Sound theater roundup time this week. There is a lot of good stuff going on in front of, as well as behind, the curtains of local theaters.
- 02/15/2007 - Frank portrayal - Lakewood Playhouse presents a realistic "Diary"
- 02/08/2007 - Love shorts - Capital Playhouse stages the modern-day mating game
- 01/25/2007 - Good night, and good luck - Seattle Children's Theatre show leaves you yearning for the book
