You can give credit to the memorable songs, the fun sneak peek into life “Under the Sea,” the spirited leading lady or all of the above as the reason “The Little Mermaid” has remained a beloved story since the release of the Disney film in 1998, the stage musical in 2007 and the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale on which they are both based.
Lindsay Weldon was on a walk with her son Henry when she received a text message from a theater friend that the Regional Theater of the Palouse in Pullman was looking for children Henry’s age to audition for their upcoming production of “Finding Neverland.”
In “The Trail to Oregon,” a family of farmers flee their burned home for prosperity out West. Those behind the production did not expect the musical comedy would hit so close to home.
When it came to choosing the next production for My Turn Theater, “Frozen Jr.” quickly rose to the top of the list for co-director Heather McHenry-Kroetch.
Usually when someone is called an “overnight success,” they’ve really been working for years, or even decades, to perfect their respective skill or talent.
“Purple Rain” finally has a Broadway date — and it won’t be the same show Minneapolis audiences saw. On Monday, — exactly 42 years to the day that Prince’s film premiered — the producers behind the stage adaptation of his film announced that the musical will debut at Broadway’s Majestic Theatre in spring 2027. Previews begin March 12 ahead of an official April 12 opening. ...
Comedian Brad Upton doesn’t need recommendations on where to eat in Spokane. He doesn’t need directions from the Spokane Comedy Club to, say, Riverfront Park. He doesn’t need help pronouncing “Spokane.”
Alyssa Day is not one to cry, but when the actor saw a production of “Next to Normal” at Spokane Civic Theatre years ago, she couldn’t help but sob through the entire second act.
From the prima donna to the vermin backstage, all the roles take on larger-than-life puppet forms in String & Shadow Puppet Theatre’s “Night at the Grand Opera.” The puppet show and its oversized characters come to the Olmsted Brothers Green in Kendall Yards on Saturday.
When Lucy Robertson learned she got the part of Nemo in Spokane Children’s Theatre’s production of “Finding Nemo Jr.,” she admits she did freak out, especially because she auditioned thinking she might get the role of Bubbles or Dory. But she said she did not jump up and down at the news.
