[ Michael Bowen ]
Bio:

Michael Bowen is a senior writer for The Inlander and a respected local theater critic. He also covers literature, jazz and classical music, and art, among other things. Since 2005, he has authored Stage Thrust, a local theater blog.

Finding Your Island

'In the Heights- provides a funhouse-mirror reflection of Spokane.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Marriage Clips

An Infinite Ache condenses 40 years of marriage into an hour and a half. And doesn’t waste a minute.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, April 4, 2012

Fiddling With Romance

Date night at the symphony! This weekend's concerts offer a serenade suitable for swooning.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, February 8, 2012

She Vas His Girlfriend

The musical version of Young Frankenstein makes jokes about broads even broader.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Systematic Sisters

Syncopate, harmonize, snap, twirl, belt - rehearsing the boogie-woogie music in Sisters of Swing ain’t easy.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Clocking In

The guy in front is sawing away at his cello, but what are he and all the other musicians thinking about?

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Five Cool Moves

Come Fly Away interprets Frank Sinatra’s songs with physical movement. Here are a couple of the moves to look for.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Invisible Terror

A ghost-less ghost story that haunts you with your own fears.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Smiling at Death

Have you ever been sad? Then let the music of orchestra and choir wash over you. Stop trying to figure it all out.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Like Humans Do

The latest from Interplayers asks what it means to laugh, to be normal, to be broken.

Michael Bowen
| Wednesday, September 28, 2011
 
 
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