Woody Guthrie
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
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…