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Here’s news from Seattle’s performing arts community and beyond.

Fall is just around the corner and with it a bevy of arts events.

2017 is not that far off either. The Seattle Art Museum is excited to showcase the work of Yayoi Kusama.

Brandon Ivie is on the hunt for the next great musical at Village Theatre.

Norm Lewis is on the hunt for windmills in 5th Avenue Theatre’s production of Man of La Mancha.

The 20th anniversary national tour of Rent will stop in Seattle.

Bryan Cranston, Marina Abramovi? and more are lined up for Seattle Arts & Lectures’ new season.

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper are teaming up for a A Star is Born remake.

Finally, here’s Dick Van Dyke singing at a Denny’s.

 

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Here’s news from Seattle’s performing arts community and beyond.

Seattle Opera is presenting Rossini’s comedic opera Count Ory. It’s “sensational” and “second to nun.” Before you attend McCaw Hall yourself, meet the cast!

Last weekend, lovers of art ascended to Paul Allen’s Seattle Art Fair. It’s a big deal. The New York Times covered it, here. If you missed it, some highlights. And if you still want to see art, might we suggest Out of Sight, currently up at King Street Station?

Talking of Paul Allen, he’s put together Upstream, a music festival to mentor and celebrate Seattle-area musicians.

Summer in Seattle means going outside. Why not watch Wooden O’s Hamlet at a local park? Or watch Pacific Northwest Ballet dancers at the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park?

Finally, Pat Benatar…the Broadway musical? Rock on.

 

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Here’s news from Seattle’s arts community and beyond.

Seattle Opera is presenting Count Ory, opening this weekend. The famed opera singer Lawrence Brownlee is returning to McCaw Hall‘s stage for a starring role. He’s profiled here and here.

The Pacific Northwest Ballet will be dancing amidst sculptures soon at the Seattle Art Museum’s Olympic Sculpture Park. 

There will be fine art aplenty this August. Some highlights can be found here.

There will be art at the annual Seattle Art Fair.

There will be the City Arts Summer Art Walk Awards soon. 

There will be the Mayor’s Arts Awards soon.

There’s wearable art on exhibit at the EMP Museum. 

There’s Warhol in Portland soon.

Talking about art, Stefano Catalani, a curator at the Bellevue Arts Museum is heading over to head the Gage Academy of Art. 

Famed composer Stephen Sondheim has a new musical in development.

Finally, classical composers produced great works when under extreme duress. 

Here’s news from Seattle’s performing arts community and beyond.

Taproot Theatre’s Big Fish continues its run. Learn more about the magical show here. You can also read an interview with the star of the show, Chris Ensweiler, here.

Are you excited about Seattle Opera’s coming season? Travis Vogt is. Their coming show is a Seattle Opera premiere of Rossini’s Count Ory.

Meet Seattle’s real life Billy Elliot. The production is currently being done at Village Theatre’s Everett location. 

How would it be to watch the Seattle Symphony perform The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring while…high?

Did you go to the Capitol Hill Block Party? A photo recap here and here. 

How about the Portland Opera…on a cart?

More women are making inroads to leadership roles in orchestras. 

Finally, can Pokemon Go transform our public spaces?

Here’s news from Seattle’s performing arts community and beyond.

Unfortunate news to report: the Seattle Shakespeare Company offices were recently flooded. If you care to help, you can. 

5th Avenue Theatre is presenting the Tony Award-winning The Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. Go behind-the-scenes with a photo essay here and hear about the show, here.

ACT is presenting Daisy, about a infamous political ad created in the 1960s. It’s discussed here and you can hear more about the show here.

Big Fish is going swimmingly at Taproot Theatre. According to Travis Vogt it’s better than the movie. Here’s an interview with Big Fish actor Sarah Russell. 

Here’s a glimpse at the Frye Art Museum’s programming for people living with dementia.

Could an art project help Seattle’s growing problem with homelessness? 

Can opera be an agent of change?

Finally, you can buy the original set of War Horse puppets. (You’re too late to get this original Bach score, however)

Here’s news from Seattle’s performing arts community and beyond.

John Langs, ACT’s artistic director, sat down with King FM recently to discuss Daisy. Sean Devine, the playwright, sat down with us recently to discuss his work.

The Tony Award-winning The Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder is at 5th Avenue Theatre. Here’s a preview and here’s an interview with artistic director David Armstrong about the production.

Have you been to the Seattle Art Museum’s new Graphic Masters exhibition? A review.

Lin-Manuel Miranda just had his last Hamilton performance on Broadway. Go behind-the-scenes, here.

What is the world’s largest orchestra of all time? This one, that happened last week.

Finally, museums are seeing an uptick in attendance numbers. Why? Pokemon Go.

Here’s news from Seattle’s performing arts community and beyond.

ACT Theatre’s new play, Daisy, explores the commercial that changed U.S. politics. Here’s our interview with the playwright, Sean Devine. And here’s an interview with Daisy actor Bradford Farwell.

The Seattle Symphony‘s “Tuning Up!” summer festival came to a close. They performed John Luther Adams’s “In the White Silence.” It’s discussed here and reviewed here.

Intiman Theatre’s summer festival has one focus – the work of black women.

Seattle Chamber Music Society is celebrating their 35th summer festival. It’s discussed here.

Tech-soaked Seattle, Don Fels writes, needs artists.

Finally, Hamilton. There’s a PBS special about the show coming soon. Also, what have been the Broadway show’s ripple effects to the world at large? These ripples.

Here’s news from Seattle’s performing arts community and beyond.

Seattle Symphony‘s summer festival is in full swing. It’s been touted as a “imaginative tribute to American music.” 

As part of the symphony’s festival they’ll be exploring the meditative and environmentally aware compositions of John Luther Adams.

The Seattle Repertory Theatre has installed a hearing loop system, which enables patrons to hear throughout the theater building, not just in the seats.

ACT Theatre will premiere Daisy, a play about the making of the most notorious campaign commercial ever made. We talked to the playwright, Sean Devine.

5th Avenue Theatre will present A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder. The musical won 4 Tony Awards, including Best Musical. We talked to Mary VanArsdel, an actor in the production. 

Last weekend was the last performance the Seattle Men’s and Seattle Women’s Chorus will do with Dennis Coleman as artistic director. Bravo, Mr. Coleman, on your retirement.

The Pike Place Market is going through major renovations and will include public art. What’s cool is that you can be a part of it.

Congratulations to Don Shelton, the new editor of the Seattle Times.

Finally, here are some real-life ballerinas in front of some famous ballerina paintings.

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The Seattle Symphony is making a commitment to Seattle’s homeless population with their new Simple Gifts program. 

The Symphony’s new summer festival highlighting American music is trying to reach new audiences. 

It’s officially summer. Let’s take a look at what’s coming to Seattle’s stages sometime soon, both here and here. 

Paint Your Wagon plays at the 5th Avenue Theatre through this coming weekend. A historian’s take on the show.

In Seattle’s visual art world, women are running the show.

Will making art lower stress levels? Yes.

The movie version of the Broadway smash Wicked finally has a release date. It’s going to be awhile yet.

Finally, watch the music video Broadway for Orlando. 

Here’s some news from Seattle’s performing arts community and beyond!

Congratulations to the Tony Award winners. Or perhaps they should be called the Hamilton-y Awards.

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of Hamilton, gave a moving speech at the award show in light of the tragedy in Orlando. 

Hamilton ticket prices are now soaring on Broadway. Can’t afford tickets? Some highlights of the show. 

What Tony-nominated shows other than Hamilton (coming to the Paramount!) might come to Seattle? Find out here.

The 5th Avenue Theatre is presenting a refurbished Paint Your Wagon. It’s discussed here. We sent an artist to see the show, see her visual impression here. The show was reviewed here. 

The Seattle International Film Festival ended last weekend. What were audience’s favorite films? These.

The Seattle Art Museum’s Graphic Masters exhibit is a “finely mounted show.” 

Finally, if you haven’t gotten your fill of Hamilton, a zoo in Chicago has a camel you might like.