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With two police officer parents and an adolescent in athletics, performer Jaylon C. Crump was reluctant to tell their parents they were interested in auditioning for “A Midsummer’s Night Dream” as a high school freshman.

Troy Nickerson and Chris Jensen first met more than 20 years ago when Jensen wrote theater reviews for Spokane’s short-lived, now-defunct progressive newspaper, “The Local Planet.” But the pair truly bonded years later, in 2015, when Nickerson directed Jensen in the controversial play “Equus” at Stage Left Theater.

Steve Rannazzisi of FX’s “The League” will be at the Spokane Comedy Club this weekend.

Grand Kyiv Ballet founder and artistic director Oleksandr Stoianov’s path into ballet started, surprisingly, with kickboxing.

Spokane playwright Pam Kingsley had a very good reason for not picking up her fellow book club member’s chosen book.

In many ways, Joe Gatto is a comedy veteran.

Every holiday season, performer Callahan Gillispie, who grew up near Sumner and Bonney Lake, would leave carrots in her yard for Santa’s reindeer.

Comedian and actor David Cross doesn’t need much convincing to take on a project.

The Spokane Symphony is bringing a timeless ballet to life with the State Street Ballet.

Just like seeing “A Christmas Carol” is a holiday tradition for many, producing the Charles Dickens novella in some form has become a holiday tradition for Spokane Civic Theatre.

The Herdman children are those kids your parents warned you about. The ones they see as a bad influence, who always seem to be up to no good.

Jenny Shotwell first joined forces with Ellen Travolta in 2021 as a pianist. Now, it's an all-Shotwell family affair for "The Sound of Christmas" at the Coeur d'Alene Resort, with Travolta as producer. Shotwell has extensive musical experience, but her costars have stage merits, including husband Dalton and children Clark, 9 and Skye, 6. They'll do nostalgic songs and touch on Coeur d'Alene's holiday history.

“Thank you for being a friend / Traveled down a road and back again / Your heart is true, you’re a pal and a confidant.”

Seventy-four members of the Christian Youth Theatre in North Idaho are taking to the stage to perform the 2011 Disney musical, “Newsies.”

From staff reports

When Kelly Prendergast was 10 years old, she traveled to New York for the first time and saw “Wicked” on Broadway. She knew right then and there that she belonged on stage.

As it gets colder, it’s easy to reminisce about the fun of summer barbecues with friends. The sun is shining, music playing in the background, conversations flowing – it’s the perfect way to spend the afternoon.

Since the 1843 publication of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol,” the story of the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge has become a holiday staple. Though not merry and bright from beginning to end, the story shows it’s never too late for redemption.

Rounding out the Bing Theater’s last presentation of Stage to Screen plays this year is “Prima Facie,” written by Suzie Miller and directed by Justin Martin.