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Nostalgia is usually a sure bet, which is what Tacoma Musical Playhouse was banking on when it got the rights to Happy Days, A New Musical by Garry Marshall and Paul Williams. Based on the TV show, the stage production brings back all the main characters, Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs.
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Tacoma Musical Playhouse sets sail with an all-male cast in a musical based on Kipling's Captains Courageous and the classic 1937 film of the same name. Music by Frederick Freyer; book and lyrics by Patrick Cook. Under the heading of Tacoma Children's Musical Theater, TMP produces a play suitable for
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Tacoma Little Theatre is known for putting on consistently good productions. TLT chooses a variety of plays that appeal to a wide audience. The theater's current production, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, is one of the few TLT productions intended for a mature audience. Rated R
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Tacoma Little Theatre is known for putting on consistently good productions. TLT chooses a variety of plays that appeal to a wide audience. The theater's current production, Someone Who'll Watch Over Me, is one of the few TLT productions intended for a mature audience. Rated R for "explicit language and
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Tacoma Children's Musical Theater at Tacoma Musical Playhouse has the golden ticket for a musical for all ages. The stage version of Willy Wonka hits town, formatted for children. At an hour and a half (including intermission), it's the perfect length for young children. The play is
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Tacoma Children's Musical Theater at Tacoma Musical Playhouse has the golden ticket for a musical for all ages. The stage version of Willy Wonka hits town, formatted for children. At an hour and a half (including intermission), it's the perfect length for young children. The play is recommended for ages
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Neil Simon has been called the "world's most successful playwright," and he has the Academy Award and Tony nominations to back it up. Whether dramatic or comedic, Simon's writing strikes a chord with people everywhere. To the delight of its audience, Tacoma Little Theatre is currently running Simon's
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Neil Simon has been called the "world's most successful playwright," and he has the Academy Award and Tony nominations to back it up. Whether dramatic or comedic, Simon's writing strikes a chord with people everywhere. To the delight of its audience, Tacoma Little Theatre is currently running Simon's California Suite. Set
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According to the Merriam Webster online dictionary, Xanadu is an idyllic, exotic or luxurious place. How that translates into a roller disco is a question best answered by early-1980s pop stars and Tacoma Musical Playhouse. The musical Xanadu, on stage at TMP through Feb. 12, is based
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According to the Merriam Webster online dictionary, Xanadu is an idyllic, exotic or luxurious place. How that translates into a roller disco is a question best answered by early-1980s pop stars and Tacoma Musical Playhouse. The musical Xanadu, on stage at TMP through Feb. 12, is based on the Universal
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TACOMA STAGE FLIES HIGH WITH PETER PAN >>> Piers Chater Robinson's Peter Pan is adapted from the play by J.M. Barrie. The story strikes a chord with kids who don't want to grow up, as well as adults who wish they were responsibility-free like children.
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Piers Chater Robinson's Peter Pan is adapted from the play by J.M. Barrie. The story strikes a chord with kids who don't want to grow up, as well as adults who wish they were responsibility-free like children. Or people who just wish they could fly. Having only experienced Disney's version
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Going into Trinity Presbyterian Church to see the original play, Java Tacoma: Episode 38, by local (Federal Way) author Curtis B. Swanson, almost seems like the set up or start of a joke. "So this preacher, writer and actor walk into a bar ..." Instead, patrons walked into the fellowship hall and
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Going into Trinity Presbyterian Church to see the original play, Java Tacoma: Episode 38, by local (Federal Way) author Curtis B. Swanson, almost seems like the set up or start of a joke. "So this preacher, writer and actor walk into a bar ..." Instead, patrons walked into the fellowship
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Tacoma Musical Playhouse saved its most visually stunning production to close out the season. Cats opened to a packed house and earned a standing ovation from the majority of the patrons, despite some sound difficulties. Cats is based on T.S. Eliot's collection of poems Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats and
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Hello, Dolly! at Tacoma Musical Playhouse is visually impressive, and Director/Choreographer Jon Douglas Rake got some amazing dance moves out of his cast. The play, by Michael Stewart with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is based on the Thornton Wilder play The Matchmaker. Many people are familiar with the
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Hello, Dolly! at Tacoma Musical Playhouse is visually impressive, and Director/ Choreographer Jon Douglas Rake got some amazing dance moves out of his cast. The play, by Michael Stewart with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman, is based on Thornton Wilder's The Matchmaker. Of course, many people are familiar with
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Always, Patsy Cline is a musical for people that love music but are not particularly fond of musicals. It's more like a concert with a play interspersed between the songs. The story is about the beginning of the six-year friendship between country star Patsy Cline and Louise Seger. Walking into Tacoma
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Always, Patsy Cline is a musical for people that love music but are not particularly fond of musicals. It's more like a concert with a play interspersed between the songs. The story is about the beginning of the six-year friendship between country star Patsy Cline and Louise Seger.Walking into Tacoma
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Tacoma Musical Playhouse's production of Nine was everything Director and Choreographer Jon-Douglas Rake announced. Based on Fellini's film 8 1/2, it was indeed beautiful - the women, the acting, the set, the songs, the orchestra, the casting, all of it. TMP did a wonderful job producing a spectacle worth seeing.
