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Seattle's queer community is 'homo for the holidays'

Seattle’s LGBT community has created a unique tradition of holiday shows with a twist. A prime example is Jingle All the Gay, a queer burlesque show about chosen family and creating your own holiday traditions. Chase Burns, editor of The Ticket for the Seattle Times, takes us
- Patricia Murphy
Reporter's Notebook: Teatro Zinzanni — a theatrical experience that feels truly post-pandemic

As an arts and culture reporter, I spend a lot of time going to galleries, theaters, concerts, events. And in these past few months, I’ve heard over and over again that the arts are “back.” But something still felt off. On Tuesday night, at Teatro Zinzanni, everything clicked back into place. And I had my first revelation that the arts are truly back.
- Mike Davis
2 shows in Seattle that should not be missed this holiday season

If you are a fan of live shows, we have entered the best part of the year. The holiday season is when venues around the city put on their best shows aimed at getting as many seats filled as possible.
- Mike Davis
'The Wiz' brings Black joy to the 5th Avenue Theatre

KUOW arts & culture reporter Mike Davis takes us backstage at the 5th Ave Theatre and inside their production of “The Wiz.”
- Jason Burrows
For the first time, James Baldwin's 'The Amen Corner' takes Seattle audiences to church

For the first time, James Baldwin's 1954 play "The Amen Corner" is being staged in Seattle, at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute.
- Libby Denkmann
'Choir Boy' explores life, love, and queer identity for Black teens

Oscar-winning playwright Tarell Alvin McCraney’s play “Choir Boy," showing at ACT Theatre, is a coming-of-age story where none of the characters actually come-of-age – and that is the play’s brilliance.
- Mike Davis
Choir Boy examines intimacy and friendship between Black teenagers

KUOW Arts and Culture reporter Mike Davis joins Soundside to share his interview with Jamil Jude, director of Choir Boy at ACT Theater. Jude spoke about how he used staging and stylistic choices to shape the way teenagers attending the elite Black male prep academy, Charles R. Drew, were perceived by the audience.
- Libby Denkmann
Remembering August Wilson's Seattle legacy

August Wilson's "Century Cycle," comprised of 10 plays detailing and exploring the life of African Americans throughout the 1900s, is famously set in his hometown of Pittsburgh. But for the last 15 years of his life Wilson lived in Seattle, drawing inspiration from café windows and conversations at the local IHOP.
- Libby Denkmann
After two long years, contemporary dance looks for a comeback

Dance is an intimate artform. When the pandemic hit, and in person interaction dwindled, choreographers, dancers, and producers went in search of what they could do without a dance floor, a stage, or an audience.
- Libby Denkmann
Craving live theater? Here are 3 recommendations for the weekend in Seattle

Kim Malcolm talks with Seattle Times arts and culture reporter Jerald Pierce about his theatre picks for the weekend.
- Kim Malcolm

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