As a baby, Zuri the gorilla used to entertain his keepers at the Woodland Park Zoo by dancing. Now, a generation later and a country apart, Zola is the star of a YouTube break-dance video with more than 2 million views.
The City Council convenes a meeting to explore special incentives, as rising rents threaten a lively arts scene on the Hill. Will a complicated Cultural Overlay District be the answer?
A year shy of 100 and full of memories of Jimi Hendrix, Billie Holliday, Mark Morris, and On the Boards, the Central District landmark awaits a wrecking ball. Here's a short history of the many eras of the building – and Seattle culture.
Mel Brooks brings another of his films to stage. In a pre-Broadway engagement in Seattle, Young Frankenstein proves to be familiar ground with unfamiliar faces filling big shoes. But it's spectacular and fun.
The celebrated musical now playing at Seattle's 5th Avenue Theatre still has lots of the daring touches and extraordinary Jerome Robbins choreography, even if parts of it now look dated and cartoony. But it is the work of courageous outsiders in a conservative period of American history.
