Woody Guthrie

Woody Sez: Guthrie's Still Talkin', Even Today

Woody Sez: Guthrie’s Still Talkin’, Even Today

Seattle Repertory's musical portrait of Woody Guthrie, 'Woody Sez', rings true for our times, too

Three quarters of a century before Facebook and Twitter, Woody Guthrie was writing and singing songs about the complex issues we tweet incessantly about today: big banks, corporations, immigrants, the working class, greedy politicians, war. In David Lutken’s Woody Sez, the music-filled portrait of the life, times and songs of America’s folk-singing hero, Lutken, who…

Greg Vandy Talks Woody Guthrie, Subject of Two January Stage Events

Greg Vandy Talks Woody Guthrie, Subject of Two January Stage Events

Local DJ, producer, music historian and author Greg Vandy asks a simple question: Who will sing Trump’s folk songs?

It’s not often two—count ’em, two!—Woody Guthrie-themed productions roll into town. This month, Seattle Repertory stages Woody Sez: The Life & Music of Woody Guthrie, a musical portrait of the life and work of the folk icon (which opens today and runs through the 29th of the month), and Centerstage Theatre presents Hard Travelin’ with Woody, a one-man (actor…

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