PRESS QUOTES
One Reel & Norman Langill
One Reel founder Norman Langill gets ready to kick off Bumbershoot '02 at the Opening Ceremonies
“Langill is an iconoclastic showman, well known as the producer of events like Bumbershoot.” - The New York Times
“ZinZanni’s founder and artistic director, Norman Langill, has a broad theatrical resume that augers the diverse nature of his current enterprise.” - San Francisco Weekly
“All the enterprises that Langill has backed during the past 30 years were experiments at first: Bumbershoot, Fratelli Fireworks, The Traveling Boeing Chatauqua, WOMAD USA, the Goodwill Games Arts Festival, just to name a few.” - Seattle Post-Intelligencer
“Just think of Norman Langill as Seattle’s P.T. Barnum.” - Pacific Northwest Magazine
“…to name a single person who has had the deepest influence on our city's aesthetic and sense of community over the last 30 years, Langill—not Gerard Schwarz, not Speight Jenkins, not even Kurt Cobain—is that person.” - Seattle Weekly
Teatro ZinZanni
“The vaudevillian dinner cabaret has become this city’s [Seattle's] hottest ticket.” - The New York Times
“An amazing spectacle, part circus and part nightclub. Like the Kit Kat Club on acid.” - San Jose Mercury News
“A hearty, high-concept diversion. The gorgeous tent and performance highlights are giddy inspirations.” - San Francisco Chronicle
Bumbershoot
Black Eyed Peas checkin' out the crowd at Bumbershoot '03
“Bumbershoot is, to use the words of Abraham Lincoln, of the people, by the people and for the people, with a groovy vibe.” - The Seattle Times
“It is one of those events you go to that reminds you why you wanted to be an artist in the first place.” - Ben Harper
“Bumbershoot is one of the 10 best places to enjoy outdoor music.” - USA Today
“The mother of all arts festivals.” - Rolling Stone
“High-wire acrobatics, underground heroics, top-40 hall-of-famers and surprise guests keep Bumbershoot fans coming back for more after three decades.” - MTV
Summer Nights
“There is something about that intimacy that is really cool, but on the other hand, so is playing outside when it’s a nice night and the people are jazzed.” - Amy Ray, Indigo Girls
“The best music venue in town.” - Seattle Magazine
“Seattle’s most beloved outdoor concert setting.” - Seattle Times
“A winning combination of big-name artists, diverse sounds and inspiring views.” - Tacoma News Tribune