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• Posted RENT Still Pays On Time to Seattlest
  Although the bohemian residents of Avenue A proclaim they're not going to pay "Rent," we would happily pay to hear them sing it again after Tuesday's solid opening night. Anthony Rapp and Adam Pascal are reprising their original 1996 Broadway roles as Mark and Roger in the famed rock opera by the late Jonathan Larson in RENT: The Broadway Tour.
• Posted NW New Works Fest, Week 1: The Mainstage to Seattlest
  Here's a glimpse of last weekend's mainstage works below; the festival closes this weekend at On the Boards with another round of entirely new works. Tickets and info here.
• Posted Not Hopelessly Devoted to Grease @ The 5th Ave to Seattlest
  If you just want a sing-along, Grease (at 5th Avenue Theatre through May 30, Tickets $22-83) will suit you fine. However, if you're looking for the character development or chemistry of the movie, this production will disappoint. Oh, and this Taylor Hicks guy (American Idol Season 6 winner), who's almost being touted as the show's star, makes nothing more than a glittery cameo.
• Commented on SIFF Knows Their Audience
  The app is very cool. The gala however is tomorrow night. Fun times....
• Posted Gutenberg!, The Madcap Musical @ ArtsWest to Seattlest
  Gutenberg, Johann. "German printer born around the year 1400. Detailed records of his life and work are scant." Or so the audience is told by the fictional playwrights Doug Simon and Bud Davenport, based on their internet research. With what little info they do know about the inventor of the printing press, the fictional friends write and compose Gutenberg! The Musical! (through May 17th at ArtsWest, Wed.-Sat., 7:30 p.m., Sun., 3 p.m. [no show on...