The Broadway smash hit “The Book of Mormon” is coming to The Paramount Theater early next year. It’s part of the 2012/2013 KeyBank Broadway at The Paramount season announced this week.

2013 starts with “Mormon” on January 8. The winner of nine 2011 Tony Awards, tickets for the production in New York sell out three months in advance. The musical is the brainchild of “South Park” creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and “Avenue Q” co-creator Robert Lopez.

The musical’s story has two clean cut Mormon missionaries traveling to Uganda where they meet all sorts of characters that challenge …

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Tonight’s opening night of Disney’s “Beauty and The Beast” at The Paramount Theatre has been postponed due to weather, Seattle Theatre Group just announced.

Here’s the full statement:

Due to unforeseen weather circumstances in Snoqualmie and Stevens Pass, the Opening Night of our Seattle engagement of Disney’s Beauty and The Beast, has been postponed. The performance has been re-scheduled for Monday, February 27th, 7:30PM at The Paramount Theatre. Tickets from tonight’s performance will be valid and honored at Monday’s performance for the same seat locations. All other scheduled performances will proceed as planned.

Unfortunately, tickets for Tuesday night’s performance cannot

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English pantomimes have an image problem. Mention the term to the average person, as I recently did, and you get two responses “What’s that?” or “You mean mimes?”

I didn’t know what one was either until Alan Bryce started producing them at Federal Way’s Centerstage Theatre several years ago.

First, let’s get that word, pantomime, out of the way. There is no miming or wild gesturing. This is a musical mash-up of fairytale, song, jokes, dancing and audience participation. You’re never quite sure if you’re watching a kids’ show or adult content. In the end, it doesn’t matter. Just check the “All of the above” box and enjoy it.

That’s what I did when I attended Centerstage’s latest pantomime, “Pinocchio,” now playing through Dec. 23. Directed by Vanessa Miller, it was a rollicking, fast paced farce centered around the Pinocchio tale.

There were plenty of kids in attendance but plenty of humor was geared for an adult audience. It’s a cliché, I know, but this is really a production the whole family can enjoy.
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Tacoma Musical Playhouse is rolling out it’s sixth season of The Tacoma Children’s Musical Theater with “Pinkalicious” on October 29.

TMP’s fully-staged musicals based on classic children’s literature are performed by TMP’s regular adult performers.

The fun and seriously pink musical is based on the children’s books of the same name by Elizabeth and Victoria Kann.

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Casting has been announced for the 5th Avenue Theatre’s original production of “Aladdin” this July. The new stage musical is adapted from Disney’s Academy Award-winning animated feature film.

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