32 stories by "Moira Macdonald"
Organizations in Seattle and elsewhere are trying to address the affordability crisis for artists with programs tackling basic income, affordable housing and more.
Here are some potential accomplishments that might be achieved at this year's Oscar ceremony.
From the return of Bumbershoot and Cinerama to the Swift Quake and "Boys in the Boat" premiere, relive the biggest moments in Seattle arts & culture this year.
Mike Miles retired in January after 52 years of working at the Paramount, 40 of them as the theater's technical director. Here's what he's seen, from backstage, over the years.
"We're finding the play but the play is finding us": David Strathairn talks about performing a new translation of the classic Henrik Ibsen play "Ghosts."
As Washington and King County drop COVID-19 masking and vaccination requirements this month, what arts groups and venues are doing is varied.
After two years without a musical, Roosevelt High School's theater department is returning with something new: welcoming football players into the cast of "Mamma Mia!"
Fingers crossed and fervent wishes sent for the end of the pandemic, here are some of the arts-and-culture events we're looking forward to in the new year, from a Billie Eilish concert to na…
"The Nutcracker," at Pacific Northwest Ballet, is the latest local arts production to present a sensory-friendly performance, so that neurodiverse audience members can enjoy the show with th…
After months of canceling shows, finally, some Seattle-area performing-arts groups are welcoming in-person audiences this fall. Three artists show us what it takes to bring stages back to li…
The announcements of live, in-person fall seasons from Pacific Northwest Ballet and Seattle Opera represent an optimistic leap into the unknown, and an example of how local arts organization…
Viola Davis, Chadwick Boseman (in his final movie role) and the ensemble cast give masterful performances in Netflix's stellar version of playwright August Wilson's "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom…
Many nonprofit arts organizations, which depend on annual fundraising galas to draw big donations, instead hosted virtual galas this year. But can entirely virtual events generate the kind o…
How are local arts groups and musicians holding up and what do they have planned this fall, despite the restrictions? Here, they tell us in their own words, offering a snapshot of how some a…
The film, based on Ahamefule J. Oluo's autobiographical one-man musical show "Now I'm Fine" and by his "This American Life" story "The Wedding Crasher," will stream for 24 hours beginning at…
The coronavirus pandemic continues to devastate Seattle's arts and entertainment community, with Seattle Art Museum, ACT Theatre, Chihuly Garden & Glass and the Space Needle all experien…
Gov. Jay Inslee has banned event gatherings of more than 250 people in King, Snohomish and Pierce counties. King and Snohomish counties went further, prohibiting events under 250 people, unl…
From Bikini Kill's comeback tour kickoff to the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Sweat," our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month's most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.
For the musical "Frozen," an actor, by means of a nearly 50-pound design so elaborate that it's called a puppet rather than a costume, is transformed into a four-legged, hoofed and antlered …
From country star Blake Shelton's tour stop at the Tacoma Dome to the return of Dani Tirrell's "Black Bois," our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month's most buzzworthy arts and ente…
From Oscar-bait movie "1917" to the Broadway revival of "Fiddler on the Roof," our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month's most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.
From Deck the Hall Ball to "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" and many holiday shows, our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month's most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.
From concerts by Olympia-born Sleater-Kinney to a celebration of a new book by local author Lindy West, our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month's most buzzworthy arts and entertain…
This is a call to action: Let's go out and experience art and entertainment together, whenever and wherever we can. And let's just, when we do that, think about the person next to us.
From Elton John's farewell tour to the "Downton Abbey" movie, our Seattle Times arts writers dish on next month's most buzzworthy arts and entertainment events.
