Always…Patsy Cline: Weekend 4 of 5 at TLT

“You look taller on stage.” It never fails. I emerge from the dressing room—having shed my brunette wig, country-glam threads, and 3″ heels—and at least 1 person per show per weekend (sometimes 2 or 3)  is startled by my shortitude. But guess what? Short girls love big country, too… at least where Patsy Cline is [...]

ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE at TLT (PWYC Tonight 5/5!)

“Right from the start, most every heart that was ever broken always was because there was a man to blame”…so sayeth the heartfelt wisdom of country cross-over great, Miss Patsy Cline. For more pearls of Honky-Tonk Wisdom—and more than 25 songs—come on down to Tacoma Little Theatre to see ALWAYS…PATSY CLINE, running now through May [...]

Theatre: SLEUTH opens tonight @ TLT

This weekend Tacoma Little Theatre opens their 92nd season with SLEUTH! The 5-character mystery snagged the Tony Award for Best Play in 1970, while the ’72 movie version earned both its stars—two little-known actors named Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine—Oscar nominations for Best Actor. BEHIND THE SCENES The TLT production features Alan Wilkie and Christian [...]

PWYC: Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, 7/29!

Attention lovers of Shakespeare, Stoppard, the absurd, and one helluva good deal—Pay What You Can for TONIGHT’s performance of “Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead” at Lakewood Playhouse! $5? $10? $25? No offered ticket price is too small or too big! No one turned away… unless they run out of seats, so be sure to get [...]

Tacoma Theatre Blitz This Weekend!

Three very different shows opening in Tacoma this weekend: DOUBT- A PARABLE, MAJOR BARBARA,  THE GRAPES OF WRATH. Who says Tacoma’s not a theatre town? Well, me sometimes, but not for want of trying. Well, this weekend, Tacoma is setting out to prove me wrong. Support your homegrown artists this month, and see a show [...]

Dead Gentlemen at PLU, Tonight 7pm

Dead Gentlemen Productions returns to the scene of the crime… well, the first of them, anyhow. Tonight, Friday May 7th, four of the founding members of Dead Gentlemen Productions will return to Pacific Lutheran University, their alma mater, and the setting for their very first films and shorts. According to the DG website: Ben Dobyns, [...]

Mouths & Mics: Poetry in the 253, Sat 4/24

Don’t forget your Poetry fix this weekend!  “Mouths & Mics > Poetry in the 253″ 7 poets bring poetry alive with music, art, and their unique voices. At the end of the evening, the new Poet Laureate of Tacoma will be honored Saturday 4/24, 7pm, $7 tickets   *   WA State History Museum Auditorium Featured artists include: 2009-2010 Poet [...]

POETRY: New Open Mic Venue TONIGHT! Friday 4/16

Cafe Messina (744 Market) hosts new monthly open mic tonight, 7pm! Think of it as a preview of the Mouths & Mics event next week or think of it as one more way to get your poetry fix. Either way, come on down to Cafe Messina for tonight and every third Friday of the month [...]

Music: IGNEOUS ROCKS @ The Fan Club, 4/9-10

We have a Time Machine. We’re reaching waaay back in the archives AND fast-forwarding to brand-spankin’ new songs this weekend! Come join us this weekend for great music, tasty food, and lots of fun! IGNEOUS ROCKS at the Fan Club in Lakewood Friday 4/9 and Saturday 4/10 No Cover +21 Music from 8:30 pm to 12:30 am 8315 [...]

Music: Igneous Rocks @ The Fan Club, 2/26 & 2/27

That’s right everybody… you can’t keep a good bar down! After a few weeks with the lights out, Igneous Rocks is happy to help our friends at the Fan Club celebrate a grand “re-re-opening.” Come on down for great music, tasty food, and lots of fun! IGNEOUS ROCKS at the Fan Club in Lakewood Friday 2/26 [...]