First Annual Upper Left Comedy Festival is Coming to Seattle's Northwest Film Forum
by Stephi Wild - Mar 28, 2022
Upper Left Comedy Festival is bringing three days of stand-up and performance events to multiple venues in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood. Upper Left Comedy Fest will feature PNW comedy favorites and nationally known acts like Ron Lynch, Derek Sheen, Andy Iwancio, Birungi, Emmett Montgomery and Monica Nevi.
Emmett Montgomery and 18th & Union Present SUGAR PLUM GARY
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 1, 2021
Make your holidays more delightfully ho-ho-horrific! Sugar Plum Gary is returning to 18th & Union for the fifth year to deliver the gift of Christmas fear and cheer for live and livestream audiences alike.
18th & Union Presents SUGAR PLUM GARY
by Stephi Wild - Nov 25, 2020
Sugar Plum Gary used to not believe in Christmas, until one magical Christmas Eve Santa came to visit the orphanage he grew up in, and he was the only survivor becoming possessed by the holiday spirit.
SUGAR PLUM GARY is Coming to Town
by BWW
News Desk - Dec 22, 2017
The orphanage Sugar Plum Gary lived in was visited by Santa Claus one night, and he was the only survivor. Now he's a Santanist, and he's here to spread the word about the true reason for the season.
SUGAR PLUM GARY is Coming to Town
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 12, 2017
The orphanage Sugar Plum Gary lived in was visited by Santa Claus one night, and he was the only survivor. Now he's a Santanist, and he's here to spread the word about the true reason for the season.
TRIPLE THREAT Returns with an Exciting New Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 12, 2017
TRIPLE THREAT w/ Kimball Allen, the 90-minute Seattle variety talk show, is coming back to the Triple Door main stage on July 6th, 2017, for another all-star lineup of performances. Official guest lineup:
Annex Theatre Launches 30th Season
by BWW
News Desk - Feb 10, 2017
Annex Theatre, the longest-running fringe theatre in Seattle, launches its 30th Anniversary Season in 2017. As a democratic collective of theatre artists dedicated to producing bold new work, Annex is proud to present new and familiar Seattle artists in eight exciting projects. Annex will also continue to host its long-running, cult-hit, monthly cabarets Spin the Bottle and Weird & Awesome with Emmett Montgomery.
Annex Theatre Launches 30th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 20, 2016
Annex Theatre, the longest-running fringe theatre in Seattle, launches its 30th Anniversary Season in 2017. As a democratic collective of theatre artists dedicated to producing bold new work, Annex is proud to present new and familiar Seattle artists in eight exciting projects. Annex will also continue to host its long-running, cult-hit, monthly cabarets Spin the Bottle and Weird & Awesome with Emmett Montgomery.
December at 18th & Union: an Elf, a Truck Driver, and a Guy in Red Underwear
by Rebecca Russo - Nov 23, 2016
18th & Union is pleased to announce a lineup of artistic visitations that are guaranteed to temper the icky sweetness of holiday kitsch. Three productions will run in rotating rep throughout December: The Santaland Diaries, by David Sedaris; The Slipknot, by TJ Dawe; and Emmett Montgomery's Sugar Plum Gary.
West of Lenin and The Panel Jumper Present THE PANEL JUMPER LIVE
by Ashlee Latimer - Oct 11, 2016
Join us for the third episode of our celebration of the magic of sequential storytelling-comic books! Produced in collaboration with West of Lenin, this one-night gala features the talents of composer-pianist Michael Owcharuk (The Bushwick Book Club, 14/48: The World's Quickest Theater Festival), a new short play by Scotto Moore (Duel of the Linguist Mages, A Mouse Who Knows Me and HP Lovecraft: Stand-Up Comedian!) directed by Jaime Roberts (Annex Theatre's Team of Heroes Trilogy) and featuring the acting talents of Mike Gilson, Tracy Leigh and Sarah Winsor, indulge your ears with the satirical song stylings of Ray Misra (AKA "Midgard, Wind, and Fire"), comedian and twisted toy collector Allison Lizotte (Weird and Awesome with Emmett Montgomery and Radio LARP), nerd-tastic burlesque by Miss Daisy O'Day, an all-new short film from The Panel Jumper that peeps under the shells of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a special live podcast recording with the crew of the Perfect Bound Podcast and special comic book industry guest, inker of Image/Skybound's The Walking Dead and Marvel's Daredevil and Amazing Spider-Man, Stefano Gaudiano!
2016 Bumbershoot Lineup Announced
by Tyler Peterson - Apr 26, 2016
Recognized by national media as one of the 'top 5 reasons to visit Seattle,' Bumbershoot today announced the official lineup for its 46th annual festival at the Seattle Center over Labor Day weekend, Friday Sept. 2 through Sunday Sept. 4. Headliners include Seattle natives and hip hop duo Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, alternative rock band Death Cab for Cutie, and critically acclaimed Norwegian producer KYGO, among others.
West of Lenin and The Panel Jumper Present THE PANEL JUMPER LIVE: CHAPTER 2
by Louisa Brady - Apr 16, 2016
Join us for the second episode of our celebration of the magic of sequential storytelling-comic books! Produced in collaboration with West of Lenin, this one-night gala features the talents of singer/songwriter Tai Shan (Bushwick Book Club), a new play by Gregory Award-winning playwright Wayne Rawley, a reading pairing world-famous comedian Emmett Montgomery (Last Comic Standing and Weird and Awesome with Emmett Montgomery) and Cole Hornaday, the wild and wonderful puppetry of Vox Fabuli, nerd-tastic burlesque by Daisy O'Day, a fresh piece of super hero satire from playwright Jim Jewell, an all-new The Panel Jumper film short, a special live podcast recording with the crew of the Perfect Bound Podcast and special comic book industry guest, David Lasky the Eisner Awarding-winning cartoonist of The Carter Family: Don't Forget This Song.