Weekend review: blood and giggles

Tacomans took full advantage of the sun last weekend. The Tacoma Dodgeball game on Saturday was huge and lasted for about three hours. Fun and pain was had by all, even drawing a scout from Bremerton to check out the local talent following a thrown gauntlet. All are welcome next Saturday. Balls not required.

Inside fun included Tacoma Musical Playhouse’s staging of the 1980s flashback musical, The Wedding Singer. This film turned Broadway has it all. It has dancing, singing and 80s glam-rock tunes. What further made this show stand out was the great cast. Not only is TMP veteran Matt Posner on the playbill, albeit without his equally talented fiancé, Alison Monda, but the balance of the cast carried their own.

The uber stand out was Elise Campello as Julia Sullivan. She is such a full package of talent. She brings everything to the show and makes it a tour-de-force every time the lights come on the stage.

The Wedding Singer runs 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and at 2 p.m. Sundays through March 28. All performances will take place at Tacoma Musical Playhouse, 7116 Sixth Ave. in Tacoma. Tickets are $25 for adults, and $23 for students, seniors and military.

More fun will come next weekend. Fear not. There is always something to do in Tacoma.