Gemma Wilson

This Week in Seattle Shows: Sarah Galvin, Elby Brosch and More

This Week in Seattle Shows: Sarah Galvin, Elby Brosch and More

Gear up for a week full of experimental craziness and journalistic excellence

Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor

Northern Lights: A Northwest Viewer’s Guide

Northern Lights: A Northwest Viewer’s Guide

From Alaska to Oregon, these stellar spots will show you the wonders of the night sky

This article appears in print in the January 2020 issue. Click here to subscribe. Man-made marvels are all well and good, but there’s something eternally, breathtakingly special about gazing up at a wide-open field of stars—and seeing the night sky streak with the shifting colors of the aurora borealis adds a mystical layer to an already magical experience….

This Week in Seattle Shows: ‘She Loves Me’ at Village Theatre, Natasha Marin’s Book Launch and More

This Week in Seattle Shows: ‘She Loves Me’ at Village Theatre, Natasha Marin’s Book Launch and More

Four standout local arts events you shouldn’t miss

Allison Standley in ‘She Loves Me’ at Village Theatre

Inherited Trauma, Family Legend and ‘Reparations’ at Sound Theatre Company

Inherited Trauma, Family Legend and ‘Reparations’ at Sound Theatre Company

An ambitious, intriguing world premiere play that still needs work

Brandon Jones Mooney, Tracy Michelle Hughes and Aishé Keita in ‘Reparations.’

This Week in Seattle Shows: ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ ‘Dance Nation’ at WET and More

This Week in Seattle Shows: ‘Fiddler on the Roof,’ ‘Dance Nation’ at WET and More

5 shows I’m (hopefully) seeing this week, and I think you should too

The cast of ‘Fiddler on the Roof’

5 Shows I’m (Hopefully) Seeing This Week, and I Think You Should Too

5 Shows I’m (Hopefully) Seeing This Week, and I Think You Should Too

‘Reparations’ at Sound Theatre Company, the first Joketeller’s Union of 2020 and more

Anne Allgood as Julia Child in ‘Bon Appétit: The Julia Child Show’ at The Rendezvous

Best of 2019: Seattle Chef and Restaurateur Melissa Miranda

Best of 2019: Seattle Chef and Restaurateur Melissa Miranda

Chef Melissa Miranda doesn’t just make killer food, she’s a force for good in the Seattle restaurant scene. From her new Beacon Hill Filipinx restaurant Musang, Miranda weighs in on the food and the community that inspire her

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue as part of our Best of 2019 cover story. Click here to subscribe. As told to Gemma Wilson The whole concept of Musang, from the beginning, was lutong bahay, which means “home-cooked.” So, to find a space in a house? Incredible. I want to highlight the ancestral houses in the…

Best of 2019: Seattle Museum and Art Space Openings

Best of 2019: Seattle Museum and Art Space Openings

The Burke Museum’s modern makeover celebrates transparency

HELLO, THERE: This massive mastodon skeleton greets visitors in the Burke’s new entrance hall

Best of 2019: 'Real Change' Turns 25

Best of 2019: ‘Real Change’ Turns 25

'Real Change' celebrates a quarter-century of making a meaningful difference

This article appears in print in the December 2019 issue as part of our Best of 2019 cover story. Click here to subscribe. The literal meaning of Real Change was impossible to ignore at a gala breakfast celebrating 25 years of our city’s street paper this fall. “Real Change got me out of homelessness, and I can’t ask for more…

The Walkable, Culture-rich City of Victoria Makes a Perfect Winter Escape

The Walkable, Culture-rich City of Victoria Makes a Perfect Winter Escape

Spend your next weekend getaway in the Great White North

Beacon Hill Park

‘Shout Sister Shout!’: Come for the Music, Stay for...Also the Music

‘Shout Sister Shout!’: Come for the Music, Stay for…Also the Music

A star turn by Carrie Compere buoys this overburdened bio-play of music legend Sister Rosetta Tharpe

Carrie Compere’s voice is enough to make you a believer, which would make her character in Shout Sister Shout!, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, very happy. The new Tharpe bio-play by Cheryl L. West, co-created with director Randy Johnson and now running at Seattle Rep, traces the arc of this musical visionary, from her days as a…

A ‘Beautiful’ Debut at Seattle’s Can Can Culinary Cabaret

A ‘Beautiful’ Debut at Seattle’s Can Can Culinary Cabaret

Singer Renee Holiday, née Shaprece, is back in town to share a story of transformation with Seattle audiences

Ladies and gentlemen, meet Renee Holiday. Deep in the plush crimson grotto that is the Can Can Culinary Cabaret in Pike Place Market, one of the most reliably fun venues in town, a new star is preparing to rise. You may know her as Shaprece, with the dreamy vocals and powerful stage presence—a singer who…

Solving a Problem Like ‘Miss Saigon’

Solving a Problem Like ‘Miss Saigon’

Should we keep reviving the smash-hit musical, set in the final days of the Vietnam War?

Emily Bautista and Anthony Festa as lead characters Kim and Chris in ‘Miss Saigon’

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