After such a glorious summer, it can be hard to head into the fall’s shorter and colder days, but luckily our South Sound theater scene is full of great offerings from local and touring artists that will have you excited to grab some friends and/or family and enjoy a night out.
We are lucky to be able to welcome some touring shows this fall that should not be missed. First up, Tacoma City Theaters welcomes the iconic Kristen Chenowith, accompanied by Symphony Tacoma, to the Pantages Theater. Chenowith is known internationally from her Broadway roles in Wicked and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. You also won’t want to pass up Grammy® Award winner Aimee Mann at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts. Known as “one of the greatest songwriters of her generation,” Mann is touring with special guest Jonathan Coulton.
Some great classics are also on tap this fall. Based on the Jane Austen novel, Pride and Prejudice at the Harlequin Theater is a bold and new exploration of finding your match in a hilarious adaptation of the well-known love story. Join Jesus and his followers celebrating unity, spirituality, and community with an eclectic rock score in the hit musical Godspell at Lakewood Playhouse.
If you are looking for some chills, there are plenty to choose from this fall. Tacoma Arts Live (TAL) will be presenting the classic vampire tale Dracula directed by TAL’s Executive Director David Fischer. And things are sure to get a little gruesome at Harlequin Theater’s production of the Tony® Award-winning Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street, a co-production with the Olympia Symphony Orchestra with members of Masterworks Choral Ensemble.
Spine-tingling tales are the focus of The Land Has Spoken – Tales of Indigenous Horror where stories by the dark fiction writers Shane Hawk and Andrea L. Rogers will be told through radio-style drama with original compositions and eerie sound effects. Discover the murderer at Monkswell Manor from acclaimed mystery writer Agatha Christie as Tacoma Little Theater presents The Mousetrap.
For something a little less scary, audiences of all ages will enjoy Disney’s Coco Live-to-Film Concert at the Washington Center for the Performing Arts which will feature a screening of the complete film with Oscar® and Grammy®-winning composer Michael Giacchino’s musical score performed by the 20-member Orquesta Folclórica Nacional de México.
Finally, make sure to check out the Mexican acoustic rock duo Rodrigo y Gabriela performing at the Temple Theater. Covering a wide range of genres including metal, rock and flamenco, their pounding rhythms are hypnotic. Finally, John Hiatt’s legacy reaches far and wide across the Great American Songwriter’s landscape. The Indiana native has long been respected as one of the most respected and gifted songwriters of our time and you will not want to be missed the show at the Federal Way Performing Arts and Event Center.
For Additional Information
tacomacitytheaters.org
washingtoncenter.org
harlequinproductions.org
lakewoodplayhouse.org
tacomaartslive.org
olympiasymphony.org
tacomalittletheatre.com
templeconcerts.com
fwpaec.org
BY HILLARY RYAN