Opening with a striptease while the theatre space resounds from the audience’s gales of laughter, Vanya and Sonia and Masha & Spike, (2013 Tony winner by Steven Durang) revealed precisely what The Phoenix Theatre (TPT) has in mind for audiences as it celebrates its 10th Season. How many times has Artfully Edmonds told readers how…
As anyone who follows this column knows, the range of events and performances that hit Edmonds venues is truly extraordinary. And, the coming week’s selections are certainly no exception. Just for starters we have the 2017 JUNO Award Winner and jazzy smooth trumpeter Bria Skonberg’s appearance on stage at Edmonds Center for the Arts, which…
Thursday evening’s Art Walk Edmonds will allow art gallery enthusiasts an opportunity to experience that soft chill in the air that foretells so many exciting autumn traditions and art events that Edmonds residents look forward to. Over the coming months there will be galas, the recognition of one more year being added to the legacies…
The Phoenix Theatre, located at 9673 Firdale Ave. in Edmonds’ Firdale Village, invites the Edmonds community to a “Wine and Rehearsal” party with the director and cast of its upcoming production. This popular feature of the playhouse that specializes in “comedy without all the drama” will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. The…
The circus is coming to town this week! Wenatchee Youth Circus (WYC), to be exact. It’s colossal! It’s colorful – why. . . it’s a mesmerizing array of booming, boisterous performance-art fun! Why all the exclamation marks? It is somewhat out of character for Artfully Edmonds; but like we pointed out – it’s the…
Friday, June 9 8 p.m. Crossing Delancey By Susan Sandler Directed by David Bailey The Phoenix Theatre 9673 Firdale Ave. Plays through Sunday, June 25 Looking for comedy, mixed with romance and “hotness”? You need look no further than The Phoenix Theatre’s (TPT) current run, Crossing Delancey. Starring Erica Bergman as Isabelle, Boyd Morrison as…
Edmonds Center for the Arts celebrated the “reveal” of its 11th season on Wednesday evening, treating hundreds of performing arts enthusiasts to a tantalizing taste of what the ECA team has in store for 2017-18; complimented by fruit platters, cross-cut sandwiches, cheese plates and boisterous banter. From the exotic to the frightening, from musical high-energy excitement to…
Tuesday, May 23 7 p.m. Crossing Delancey Directed by David Bailey Sneak Peek on Rehearsals! The Phoenix Theatre Upper level Firdale Shopping Plaza 9673 Firdale Ave. If you have ever wondered how actors and directors get ready for opening night, this is your opportunity to get a behind the scenes sneak peek. The Phoenix Theatre…
Sell Out Alert! The Phoenix Theater “Female of the Species” by Joanna Murray-Smith Director: Eric Lewis They’re making out at The Phoenix Theatre and – believe us – you will not want to miss it! Back stabbing, betrayal, gun play, partner-switcharoos, and if you’re watching the background scenes, quite a bit of making out on the…
Saturday/Sunday March 25/26 Friday/Saturday March 31/ April 1 The Phoenix Theatre does the Seattle Fringe Festival Eclectic Theatre 1214 10th Ave. Seattle’s Broadway district Askew By Debra Rich Gettleman Directed by Eric Lewis Only one beyond-the-pale theatre company was selected to show their stuff at Seattle FringeFest 2017 and that one premier group of actors…
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Shakespeare penned its reference into his verses, and what opera does not refer to it directly? Orchestras are formed, the bands play, and occasionally it — itself — is the main character of novels – such as Mitch Albom’s, The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto. And Edmonds abounds in it. Music! Music takes the lead…
Jazz performance education for young people is exploding in Edmonds right now, and many Edmonds-area students are preparing for the moments in their lives when they take the stage. With Unathi Machyo (Edmonds-Woodway High School) winning the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival “Solo Vocalist” award this past month; the DeMiero Jazz Fest for K-12 vocal jazz…
Foreground, background: These two complementary forces bring art into being. Whether it’s the artist, complemented by the gallery owner; the singer, complemented by a studio; or an actor, supported by their director; volunteers of museums, playhouses and arts festivals, no foreground artist can reach star power success without curators, teachers, mentors, directors and volunteers. This…
The Last Romance by Joe DiPietro Directed by Eric Lewis The Phoenix Theatre Upper Level of the Firdale Shopping Plaza 9673 Firdale Ave. Joe DiPietro’s The Last Romance about two people looking for love in their later years is The Phoenix Theatre’s choice for Valentine’s Day. Before I sat down and settled myself into The…
As Valentine’s Day approaches Edmonds’ theatre companies, The Phoenix Theatre (TPT) and Driftwood Players (The Players) will be heating things up with romance and the Riviera. Romance steps up first in TPT’s production, The Last Romance by Joe DiPietro, a tribute to Valentine’s Day, which offers a dress rehearsal performance Thursday, Feb. 9. Then, on…
Are you ready for this wintry weather to slip away in favor of spring? In this week’s column we have events inspired by such sun-drenched locations as Bolivia, Cuba, Italy and the Caribbean Basin; in events that run the gamut from movies to music, to stage productions and more! Even with the warm cuddles of Valentine’s Day, and its romantic…
Moon Over Buffalo The Phoenix Theatre 9673 Firdale Ave. Plays through Sunday, Oct. 30 “Screamingly funny!” doesn’t even begin to describe the out-of-control, uproarious, side-splitting laughter that filled The Phoenix Theatre on opening night of its 9th season as the lights went up on Ken Ludwig’s Moon Over Buffalo. With the return of Eric…
Art Walk Edmonds ~ Featured Gallery Spaces The third week of each month Artfully Edmonds features, as its lead, the art exhibitions that readers can expect as they take in Art Walk Edmonds (AWE). August’s AWE has always been a bit of a show-off with its high-summer weather; the call of salt air wafting…
Edmonds Arts Festival Foundation (EAFF) board member Darlene McLellan tells Artfully Edmonds, “The EAFF is pleased to showcase the work of local artist Alice Owen at the Frances Anderson Center from Monday, Aug. 1 through Sept. 14.” Meet the Artist The EAFF has scheduled a “Meet the Artist” opportunity with Alice for the upcoming Art…
“Becky’s New Car” The Phoenix Theatre 9673 Firdale Ave. Directed by Ted Jaquith Playwright Steven Dietz Plays through Sunday, May 1 The Theatre? Christine Mosere now surpasses all local theatre divas thanks to her Broadway-quality performance as main character, Becky, in the Phoenix Theatre’s production “Becky’s New Car”. A part could not have been more…
