(10/2/2019) - This fall, local favorites Chantal DeGroat, Dana Green, and Lauren Bloom Hanover star in a piercing, stripped-down production of Macbeth, directed by Adriana Baer at Portland Center Stage at The Armory. With an edited script by Lee Sunday Evans and original music by Heather Christian, Shakespeare's infamous tale of political gluttony and supernatural vengeance finds refreshing new life in a taught, thrilling adaptation The New York Times called, “transcendent.” DeGroat, Green, and Hanover tackle all the roles, with captivating shape-note singing lending a haunting soundtrack to the rise and fall of Scotland's most notorious royal assassin.Photo Flash: FIrst Look at ECLIPSED at Corrb Theatre by BWW News Desk - Portland
(9/21/2019) - To kick off a season framed upon remembrance, resistance, and restitution, Corrib Theatre presents the Northwest Premiere of Patricia Burke Brogan's Eclipsed, directed by Corrib Artistic Director Gemma Whelan. Plumbing this appalling, Ireland-specific institution that's a shockingly relevant parallel to current U.S. incarceration and immigration practices, as well as reproductive rights policy, the all-female cast includes Victoria Alvarez-Chacon, Lorraine Bahr, Wynee Hu, Sasha Neufeld, Dainichia Noreault, Lucy Paschall, and Jamie Rea. Eclipsed runs for four weeks, September 20 through October 13, at New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont St., in Portland, Oregon.Photo Flash: IN THE HEIGHTS Heats Up Summer At Portland Center Stage by BWW News Desk - Portland
(7/29/2019) - This August In the Heights, the sizzling summer musical from Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton) and Quiara Alegría Hudes (Water by the Spoonful), will launch Portland Center Stage at The Armory's 2019-2020 season. Filled with the sounds of salsa, merengue, soul, hip-hop, and R&B, this Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical takes audiences to New York's vibrant Washington Heights neighborhood. It's a community on the brink of change, where a tight-knit group of friends and neighbors struggles to achieve their dreams.Photo Flash: Vault Theater Presents MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING by BWW News Desk - Portland
(6/8/2019) - James Sharinghousen leads a cast of five as Casey. He has been working as an Elvis impersonator however, business has not been well, and he is replaced by two drag queens - Miss Tracy (Frederick Williams/T'Kara) and Rexy (Colin Kane).Photo Flash: First Look At THE BARBER OF SEVILLE At Portland Opera by BWW News Desk - Opera
(6/6/2019) - Portland Opera is thrilled to bring its production of Gioachino Rossini's The Barber of Seville to the stage this June. Considered one of the greatest comic operas of all time, Rossini's opera tells the story of the Count Almaviva, who has fallen for the charming Rosina, and enlists the help of the town barber Figaro to assist in winning her affection. Together they try to outwit her guardian Dr. Bartolo, who also vies for her hand. Portland Opera will present four performances of The Barber of Seville on June 7, 9m, 13, 15 at the Keller Auditorium.Photo Flash: NATIVE GARDENS At Portland Center Stage at The Armory by BWW News Desk - Portland
(5/21/2019) - Cultures and gardens clash in acclaimed playwright Karen Zacarias' hilarious hot-button comedy Native Gardens. When a questionable fence line puts a prize-worthy garden in jeopardy, neighborly rivalry escalates into an all-out border dispute, challenging everyone's notions of race, privilege, class, and good taste. Well-intentioned neighbors quickly turn into feuding enemies.Photo Flash: Portland Center Stage Presents THE BREATH OF LIFE by BWW News Desk - Portland
(5/6/2019) - Portland favorites Gretchen Corbett and Sharonlee McLean take the stage beginning May 4 to star in David Hare's The Breath of Life, a two-woman play The Daily Telegraph called "bitingly funny." When Francis Beale (McLean) decides she wants one last word with her ex-husband's ex-lover (Corbett), both women are forced to confront their past, their failed relationships, dashed ideals and the lens through which they choose to view their futures. Ken Rus Schmoll (readings in six of the last ten JAW Festivals at The Armory, productions at Playwrights Horizons and New York Theatre Workshop) will direct.Photo Flash: Portland Center Stage Presents CROSSING MNISOSE by BWW News Desk - Portland
(4/18/2019) - Mary Kathryn Nagle's world premiere play Crossing Mnisose weaves together Sacajawea's story with that of the contemporary fight to protect the Mnisose (what Europeans named the Missouri River) from the Dakota Access Pipeline.Photo Flash: First Look at HOW TO KEEP AN ALIEN from Corrib Theatre by BWW News Desk - Portland
(4/14/2019) - Corrib Theatre presents Sonya Kelly's How to Keep an Alien, directed by Gemma Whelan, a comedy-filled play about two women falling in love and battling the international red tape that's working to keep them apart. The production features Sara Hennessy as Sonya Kelly, with Amy Katrina Bryan on stage as herself, the stage manager. How to Keep an Alien runs for four weeks, April 12 through May 5, at New Expressive Works, 810 SE Belmont St., in Portland, Oregon.Photo Flash: THE LIGHTNING THIEF Comes To Keller Auditorium by BWW News Desk - Portland
(4/10/2019) - Portland'5 Centers for the Arts is thrilled to announce that THE LIGHTNING THIEF: THE PERCY JACKSON MUSICAL, an "electrifying" (Newsday) musical adaption of the New York Times best-selling novel written by Rick Riordan,will play Keller Auditorium on May 7th and 8th. Tickets are now on sale at www.portland5.com, the Portland'5 Centers for the Arts box office at 1111 SW Broadway Ave (Monday through Saturday 10am to 5pm), by phone at 800-273-1530, and at all TicketsWest outlets.Photo Flash: First Look At UNTIL THE FLOOD At Portland Center Stage by BWW News Desk - Portland
(3/19/2019) - Pulitzer Prize finalist and celebrated performer Dael Orlandersmith returns to Portland Center Stage at The Armory to perform her compassionate, timely play Until The Flood. Originally commissioned by Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Until The Flood explores the social unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed Black teenager, by a police officer. Orlandersmith (Forever, The Gimmick at The Armory) drew from her extensive interviews with residents across the greater St. Louis area to create composite characters that reflect a wide range of perspectives and experiences of race in Missouri. Neel Keller, who directed the world premiere in St. Louis, returns to The Armory to direct.Photo Flash: TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS At The Armory by BWW News Desk - Portland
(2/26/2019) - Portland Center Stage at The Armory brings the critically acclaimed adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things to debut in the author's hometown. Adapted by Nia Vardalos (writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding), co-created by Vardalos, Thomas Kail (director of Hamilton) and Marshall Heyman, and directed by Rose Riordan, Tiny Beautiful Things explores the time Cheryl Strayed spent as the anonymous advice columnist behind "Dear Sugar," and the honest, intimate connection she forged with her readers. Dana Green takes on the role of Sugar, joined by Leif Norby, Lisa Renee Pitts, and Brian Michael Smith who play the letter writers.Photo Flash: First Look at The Armory's TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS by BWW News Desk - Portland
(2/11/2019) - Portland Center Stage at The Armory brings the critically acclaimed adaptation of Cheryl Strayed's Tiny Beautiful Things to debut in the author's hometown. Adapted by Nia Vardalos (writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding), co-created by Vardalos, Thomas Kail (director of Hamilton) and Marshall Heyman, and directed by Rose Riordan, Tiny Beautiful Things explores the time Cheryl Strayed spent as the anonymous advice columnist behind 'Dear Sugar,' and the honest, intimate connection she forged with her readers. Dana Green takes on the role of Sugar, joined by Leif Norby, Lisa Renee Pitts, and Brian Michael Smith who play the letter writers.Photo Flash: Dael Orlandersmith Stars In UNTIL THE FLOOD At The Armory by BWW News Desk - Portland
(2/6/2019) - Pulitzer Prize finalist and celebrated performer Dael Orlandersmith returns to Portland Center Stage at The Armory to perform her compassionate, timely play Until The Flood. Originally commissioned by Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Photo Flash: Nick Cearley Stars In BUYER & CELLAR At The Armory by BWW News Desk - Portland
(1/24/2019) - Portland favorite Nick Cearley returns to The Armory to reprise his role as a fictional shop-boy in Barbra Streisand's real-life shopping mall in Jonathan Tolins' hilarious comedy Buyer & Cellar. Cearley (Seymour in Little Shop of Horrors) has performed the play across the country, playing Alex More - the out of work actor who says yes to a mysterious job and ends up in the basement of a legend - along with the rotating cast of characters who fill Alex's life, including Barbra Streisand.Photo Flash: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Presents OTHELLO by BWW News Desk - Portland
(1/18/2019) - The Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of Othello began previews at A.R.T. on Sunday, January 13 at the Loeb Drama Center, 64 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA. It opens tonight, January 18, and plays through February 9. Tickets on sale now: online at americanrepertorytheater.org, by phone at 617.547.8300, and in person at the Loeb Drama Center Ticket Services Offices (64 Brattle Street, Cambridge).
Photo Flash: First Look at MACBETH at Portland Center Stage at The Armory
Photo Flash: FIrst Look at ECLIPSED at Corrb Theatre
Photo Flash: IN THE HEIGHTS Heats Up Summer At Portland Center Stage
Photo Flash: Vault Theater Presents MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Photo Flash: First Look at triangle productions!' THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE
Photo Flash: First Look At THE BARBER OF SEVILLE At Portland Opera
Photo Flash: NATIVE GARDENS At Portland Center Stage at The Armory
Photo Flash: Portland Center Stage Presents THE BREATH OF LIFE
Photo Flash: Portland Center Stage Presents CROSSING MNISOSE
Photo Flash: First Look at HOW TO KEEP AN ALIEN from Corrib Theatre
Photo Flash: THE LIGHTNING THIEF Comes To Keller Auditorium
Photo Flash: First Look At UNTIL THE FLOOD At Portland Center Stage
Photo Flash: TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS At The Armory
Photo Flash: First Look at The Armory's TINY BEAUTIFUL THINGS
Photo Flash: Dael Orlandersmith Stars In UNTIL THE FLOOD At The Armory
Photo Flash: Nick Cearley Stars In BUYER & CELLAR At The Armory
Photo Flash: Oregon Shakespeare Festival Presents OTHELLO
Photo Flash: First Look at Jonathan Groff & More in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Photo Flash: First Look at FROZEN's National Touring Cast; Plus Go Inside Rehearsal!
BWW Photo Exclusive: Adam Pascal Stars In THE MUSIC MAN At 5-Star Theatricals
Photo Flash: Get A First Look At SUMMER: The Donna Summer Musical on Tour!
Photo/Video: First Look At Zach Adkins In WEST SIDE STORY at NC Theatre
Photo Coverage: Go Inside Opening Night of LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS with Jonathan Groff, Tammy Blanchard, Christian Borle & More!
Exclusive: Get A First Look At Teal Wicks, Bobby Conte Thornton, And More In LAST DAYS OF SUMMER
Photo Coverage: THE LIGHTNING THIEF Celebrates Opening Night on Broadway!
Photo Coverage: THE ROSE TATTOO Company Celebrates Opening Night!
Photo Flash: First Look at Jake Levy as Dmitry in the National Tour of ANASTASIA
Photo Coverage: WAITRESS Leading Ladies Look Pretty in Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Photo Coverage: Jeremy Jordan Performs With The New York Pops
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with the Tour Cast of BANDSTAND
Photo Coverage: Mary-Louise Parker & Will Hochman Celebrate Opening Night of THE SOUND INSIDE
Photo Flash: In Rehearsal with SOHO CINDERS
Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet for THE LIGHTNING THIEF
Photo Flash: First Look At AIDA At White Plains Performing Arts Center
Photo Coverage: SOFT POWER Celebrates Opening Night at the Public Theater
Photo Coverage: Primary Stages Celebrates 35th Anniversary Gala
Photo Flash: Only Take a Moment to Check Out Carolee Carmello and the Cast of HELLO, DOLLY!
Photo Coverage: FORBIDDEN BROADWAY THE NEXT GENERATIONS Opens at The Triad
Photo Coverage: FROZEN's First National Tour Gets Read to Hit the Road!
Photo Coverage: On the Opening Night Red Carpet of THE SOUND INSIDE
Photo Flash: ONCE ON THIS ISLAND Tour Cast and Creatives Celebrate Opening Night
Photo Coverage: On The Opening Night Red Carpet of THE ROSE TATTOO
Photo Flash: First Look At The Cast of THE ADDAMS FAMILY At NTPA Repertory Theatre
Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ENTIRE WORLD AS SEEN THROUGH THE EYES OF COLE PORTER
Photo Flash: First Look at Raul Esparza, Krysta Rodriguez & More in MCC's SEARED
