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LAS VEGAS — Good lord, Vader. We’re seeing the flip side of the Dark Side. “The Empire Strips Back — A Burlesque Parody” opens May the 4th (be with you, yep) at the Rio. This is the saber-swinging “Star Wars” send-up in the space where the Chippendales once grooved. The Strip has the Sphere. This show has stripping “Stormies.” Fashioned after the generation-spanning sci-fi series, “Empire ...

Spokane Civic Theatre connoisseurs will recognize Jamie L. Suter’s name for her work in the theater’s costume department. They might be surprised however to see her name front and center as she moves into the role of director on “The Beauty Queen of Leenane.”

Since its founding in 1984, Cirque du Soleil has been known to push the boundaries of theater and acrobatics.

A leap from Spokane to Broadway came fast for Christopher Tamayo. The Central Valley High School graduate recently performed twice in a lead role for the musical comedy, "Maybe Happy Ending," at the Belasco Theatre. In the show centered on two lifelike robots, Oliver and Claire, Tamayo played Oliver March 29, stepping in for Darren Criss of "Glee" fame.

LOS ANGELES – This is a story about 60 kids who lost their homes, their theater, their whole neighborhoods to the Eaton fire as it raged through Altadena on a ferociously windy night one week into the new year.

When Aspire Community Theatre approached Thomas Gandy about directing a show in their 2024-25 season, they had a specific production in mind for him.

In December, the Grand Kyiv Ballet performed “The Snow Queen,” based on the story of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, in Spokane at the First Interstate Center for the Arts.

When actor Jeremy Piven is preparing to perform a standup comedy show, he knows at least a few in the audience are attending because they think they’ll see Ari Gold, the ruthless, rough-around-the-edges agent he played for eight seasons on HBO’s “Entourage.”

The last time he was in town, Australian puppet comedian Randy Feltface remembers ending the night next door to the Spokane Comedy Club at Gamers Arcade Bar and “basking in the glory of fresh air.”

There’s something special about seeing a play or musical in its infancy, perhaps at the workshop stage or shortly after its premiere. There’s something extra special then about seeing the world premiere of a piece.

Marissa Chaffee starts her shift by housing a Five Guys burger with pickles, mustard and ketchup. It’s 6:15 p.m. on a chilly March evening, and she’s perched in the seats of a tiny downtown Washington theater. There’s a side of fries, but she’s saving some of them to dunk into the witches’ brew: a concoction consisting of a High Noon (“Surprise me on the flavor,” she tells her stage manager), Snoop-Dogg-branded rosé and sour gummy worms.

Beth Taylor’s name has been tied to music and theatrical productions across the Inland Northwest for more than 20 years.

George Clooney‘s big Broadway debut in “Good Night, and Good Luck,” which opened April 3, has broken the weekly record for the highest-grossing play in history. 

Walking into the First Interstate Center for the Arts on Wednesday night, waiting for “Hamilton” to begin, it felt like I was the last person on Earth who hadn’t already seen the show live. After all, I had plenty of opportunities.

For comedian JB Smoove, stand-up comedy is the vehicle he uses to bounce from one creative outlet to another.

One of the oldest touring Shakespeare theater companies in the world is coming to Gonzaga University.

This weekend, Spokane Civic Theatre is offering a double dose of Shakespeare, kind of.

The last time performer Simon Longnight was on stage at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in Eugene, he was walking at his high school graduation.

While watching “The Price Is Right” with my grandmother in the late 1970s, I’d often yodel along to that catchy Cliff Hangers tune and laugh as the little guy with a pickax tumbled to his demise. Captivated by dollar bidders and fabulous showcases for decades, back in 2021, I attended “The Price is Right Live” at Northern Quest Resort and Casino. I wasn’t called to the stage, but tucked away my iconic name badge as a souvenir from the event.