OPENING AND CURRENT RUNS
DEAD WOMAN HOME
Opening. A locally produced play about a United Nations aide who died in the bombing of the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad returns to Seattle after a four-week run in New York. Pamana Theatre Project at Freehold’s East Hall Theater, 1525 10th Ave, second floor, 325-6500. $10-$12. Preview performance Thurs Sept 9 at 8 pm. Opening Fri Sept 10 at 8 pm. Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through Oct 3.
SWING!
Opening. A musical about the titular music and dance form. Civic
Light Opera at Sand Point Way Community Center, 7400 Sand Point Way
NE, 363-2809. $25-$30. Opening Fri Sept 10 at 8 pm. Sat at 8 pm, Sun
at 2 pm. Through Sept 26.
THE FANTASTICKS
Opening. A boy, a girl, and some matchmaking parents. SecondStory Repertory, 16587 NE 74th St, Redmond, 425-881-6777. $18-$22. Preview performance Thurs Sept 9 at 8:15 pm. Opening Fri Sept 10 at 8:15 pm. Sat at 8:15 pm. Through Oct 9.
FLO & GLO
Opening. A play about two women who shovel snow on airplane runways in Antarctica. DO Group at JEM Arts Center, 6012 12th Ave S, 325-6500. $12.50. Preview performance Thurs Sept 9 at 8 pm. Opening Fri Sept 10 at 8 pm, with gala cabaret at 9:30 pm. Sat at 8 pm. Through Oct 2.
HAIRSPRAY
The Tony Award-winning musical about Baltimore big hair, circa 1962, returns to its Seattle birthplace. 5th Avenue Theatre, 1308 Fifth Ave, 292-2787. $20-$70. Thurs-Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 and 8 pm, Sun at 1:30 and 7 pm, Tues-Wed at 7:30 pm. Through Sept 26.
* HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH
Final week. Your last chance to see performance powerhouse Nick Garrison in the East German-transsexual role of a lifetime. Re-bar, 1114 Howell St, 325-6500. $22-$24. Fri-Sat at 8 pm. Through Sept 11.
I DO! I DO!
Michael and Agnes get hitched, grow old, and warble all the while. Rain City Players at Seattle Public Theater at the Bathhouse, 7312 W Greenlake Dr N, 325-6500. $12-$20. Preview performance Thurs Sept 2 at 7:30 pm. Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 pm. Through Sept 26.
IT’S NEVER TOO LATE TO SAVE THE WORLD
One night only. A touring comedic one-act about waking up from a perfect dream to a warning that the apocalypse is neigh. Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave. Tickets available at the door only, $15. Thurs Sept 9 at 8 pm.
JUMPERS
See review this issue. The Tom Stoppard play about moral philosophy and hasty burials. ACT Theatre, 700 Union St, 292-7676. $15-$54. Thurs at 2 and 7:30 pm, Fri-Sat at 8 pm, Sun at 2 and 7:30 pm, Tues-Wed at 7:30 pm. Through Sept 19.
KILROY WAS HERE
One weekend only. An exploration of the culture of war and its effect on the individual. One World Theater at Consolidated Works, 500 Boren Ave N, 264-1735. $10. Fri-Sat Sept 10-11 at 8 and 11 pm.
LOVE & TAXES
Josh Kornbluth’s one-man comedy about U.S. tax code. Intiman Playhouse, 201 Mercer St, Seattle Center, 269-1900. $10-$46. Preview performance Tues Sept 7 at 7:30 pm. Thurs at 7:30 pm, Fri at 8 pm, Sat at 2 pm, Sun at 2 and 7:30 pm, Tues-Wed at 7:30 pm. Through Oct 2.
ON THE VERGE
Opening. Eric Overmyer’s play about three women explorers bushwhacking their way through history and across continents. Northwest Actor’s Studio, 1100 E Pike St, 324-6328. $10-$12. Opening Fri Sept 10 at 8 pm. Sat at 8 pm. Through Oct 2.
THE STOPS
Final week. “The first act packs in all the raunchy irreverence you could ask from a revue about three ‘ladies’ (wink) who play the ‘organ’ (wink, wink), but the rest of the play is a disaster. ” (Annie Wagner) DramaQueen at Empty Space Theatre, 3509 Fremont Ave N, 325-6500. $17-$22. Thurs-Sat at 8 pm. Through Sept 11.
FESTIVALS, CABARET, & COMEDY
CINEOKE
One night only. Your favorite musical DVD provides the subtitles, you provide the lungs, and Sylvia O’Stayformore emcees. Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave. Tickets available at the door only, $5. Mon Sept 13 at 8 pm.
ELECTION SHOW 2004
Long-form improv about attack ads and the pursuit of elderly voters as the presidential candidates from the Whig and Bull-Moose parties face off. Wing-It Productions at Historic University Theater, 5510 University Way NE. Tickets available at the door only, $8-$10 (one dollar off with a voter registration card). Thurs-Fri at 8 pm. Through Oct 22.
TOM RHODES
One weekend only. Standup comedy at Comedy Underground, 222 S Main St, 628-0303. $6-$12. Thurs Sept 9 at 8:30 pm, Fri-Sat Sept 10-11 at 8:30 and 10:30 pm.
SKETCHFEST SEATTLE
See preview this issue. Two weekends only. A festival of original sketch comedy from local and national troupes. Capitol Hill Arts Center, 1621 12th Ave, 325-6500. $15 (per show). Riegel and Blatt (from L.A.) with Bald Faced Lie (Seattle), Thurs Sept 9 at 8 pm. FURIOSO! with Kazoo! (both Seattle!), Thurs Sept 9 at 10 pm. Riegel and Blatt with the Royal We (NYC), Fri Sept 10 at 8 pm. Elephant Larry (NYC) with the 3rd Floor (PDX), Fri Sept 10 at 10 pm. PUSH, an experimental sketch cabaret, Fri Sept 10 at midnight. Elephant Larry with Flaming Box of Stuff (Seattle), Sat Sept 11 at 8 pm. The 3rd Floor with the Royal We, Sat Sept 11 at 10 pm. Through Sept 18.
TAXI CABARET
Extended. A musical revue set in New York City. Cr*pe de Paris, 1333 Fifth Ave, 623-4111. $16 (show only), $42 (includes dinner). Fri-Sat at 8 pm. Through Sept 25.
LATE NIGHT
THE END OF INNOCENCE
One night only. An evening of cabaret, featuring tap dance and burlesque. Rendezvous, 2322 Second Ave. Tickets available at the door only, $5. Fri Sept 10 at 10:30 pm.
RED-EYE
Final week. “Although Red-Eye flirts very briefly with topical issues of terrorism and security (there’s a fake metal detector at the door), the play is far more concerned with upsetting the conventions of theater. There is no stage–audience members are seated alongside actors in rows of three, separated by a center aisle. The actors stand in turn and deliver monologues about their fleeting crushes or hazily defined illnesses while the flight attendant stands blankly by. ” (Annie Wagner) Velocity MainSpace Theater, 915 E Pine St, second floor, 728-0933. $7. Fri-Sat at 11 pm. Through Sept 11.
SISTERS OF SAL
One night only. Long-form improv comedy at ArtsWest Playhouse, 4711 California Ave SW, 938-0963. $5-$7. Sat Sept 11 at 10:30 pm.
TAXI CABARET
Extended. A musical revue set in New York City. Cr*pe de Paris, 1333 Fifth Ave, 623-4111. $16 (show only), $42 (includes dinner). Fri-Sat at 8 pm. Through Sept 25.
SPECIAL EVENTS
PINKK
One weekend only. See Stranger Suggests. Laura Curry’s performance installation about voyeurism kicks off the 2004-5 On the Boards season. On the Boards, 100 W Roy St. $10, tickets available at the door only. Opening party (21+ w/ ID required, featuring $1 tacos and cheap beer) Thurs Sept 9, 6-8 pm. Thurs-Sat at 8 and 9:30 pm, Sun at 8 pm.
SEATTLE OPERA SEASON PREVIEW
One night only. Perry Lorenzo of Seattle Opera presents highlights of Lohengrin, Rigoletto, Manon Lescaut, and more. Town Hall, 1119 Eighth Ave. Free, reservations not required. Wed Sept 15 at 7 pm.
LONG RUNS
DON’T TELL MOMMA at Thumper’s, 328-3800.
* THE HOKUM HALL VARIETY SHOW at Hokum Hall, 937-3613.
* JET CITY IMPROV at Historic University Theater, 352-8291.
LATE NIGHT CATECHISM from Seattle Theatre Project at ACT, 292-7676.
TEATRO ZINZANNI, 2301 Sixth Ave, 802-0015.
THEATRESPORTS at the Market Theater, 781-9273.
