(12/8/2018) - This holiday season, Artists Repertory Theatre presents Joe Landry's It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play, directed by Beth Harper. The limited engagement of It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is from December 6 through December 30 at Northwest Children's Theater and School.Photo Flash: Artists Repertory Theatre Presents EVERYBODY by BWW News Desk - Portland
(11/29/2018) - Artists Repertory Theatre presents Everybody, by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Drama. The production is co-directed by Jessica Wallenfels and Damaso Rodriguez, and is an inventive twist on a medieval morality play. Everybody runs from November 25 through December 30 on the Alder Stage.Photo Flash: Lakewood Theatre Company Continues 66th Season With INHERIT THE WIND by BWW News Desk - Portland
(10/19/2018) - Lakewood Theatre Company continues its 66th season of live theatre with Inherit the Wind, an enduring courtroom drama by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee (Auntie Mame, The First Monday in October). Based on the real-life 1925 Tennessee case known as the Scopes "monkey" trial, two famed attorneys, based on William Jennings Bryan and Clarence Darrow, go head to head in a small town courtroom. In an era where politicians and community leaders still clash over the separation of church and state in the classroom, this timely production shows us what can happen when courage takes the stand.Photo Flash: Bess Wohl Returns to Artists Rep with Critically Acclaimed Dramedy SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS by BWW News Desk - Portland
(10/10/2018) - Starting October 7, Artists Repertory Theatre presents Bess Wohl's Small Mouth Sounds, directed by Shawn Lee. Artists Rep's 2016/17 season featured Wohl's American Hero, which was also directed by Lee. Small Mouth Sounds runs from October 7 through November 4 on the Alder Stage.Photo Flash: West Coast Premiere of Adam Bock's Black Comedy A LIFE to Open at The Armory by BWW News Desk - Portland
(10/4/2018) - Adam Bock's A Life, commissioned by Portland Center Stage at The Armory, will receive its West Coast debut at The Armory following the success of the play's world premiere in New York. A Life begins preview performances on September 29, opens on October 5, and runs through November 11 in the Ellyn Bye Studio. Associate Artistic Director Rose Riordan, who has frequently partnered with Bock, will direct. Nat DeWolf (Broadway: Take Me Out) will make his company debut as the astrology-loving and hopelessly single Nate Martin. DeWolf is joined by Cycerli Ash, also making her debut at The Armory, as well as returning artists Dana Green (Major Barbara and many others) and Gary Norman (Our Town).Photo Flash: Inside Portland Center Stage's THE COLOR PURPLE by BWW News Desk - Portland
(9/19/2018) - Portland Center Stage at The Armory's 2018-2019 season launches with the Tony Award-winning musical The Color Purple, adapted from Alice Walker's classic novel about the sisterhood, resilience and self-empowerment found in a community of black women living in rural Georgia in the early 20th century. The Color Purple begins preview performances on September 15, opens on September 21, and runs through October 28 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage. Timothy Douglas directs the production, joined by music director Darius Smith, who will bring the Grammy Award-winning score to life.Photo Flash: First Look at ANN at The Sanctuary @ Sandy Plaza by BWW News Desk - Portland
(9/6/2018) - Artists Repertory Theatre kicks off its 2018/19 season with Skeleton Crew by Dominique Morisseau, directed by William (Bill) Earl Ray. Skeleton Crew is the third play in Morisseau's The Detroit Project (A 3-Play Cycle) following Detroit '67 and Paradise Blue. For Skeleton Crew, Morisseau received a 2016 Obie Award and the play was selected for the 2014 Kilroy List. Skeleton Crew runs from September 2 through September 30 on the Morrison Stage.Photo Flash: First Look at the Stars of THE COLOR PURPLE at Portland Center Stage by BWW News Desk - Portland
(8/29/2018) - Portland Center Stage at The Armory's 2018-2019 season launches with the Tony Award-winning musical The Color Purple, adapted from Alice Walker's classic novel about the sisterhood, resilience and self-empowerment found in a community of black women living in rural Georgia in the early 20th century. The Color Purple begins preview performances on September 15, opens on September 21, and runs through October 28 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage. Timothy Douglas directs the production, joined by music director Darius Smith, who will bring the Grammy Award-winning score to life.Photo Flash: Margie Boule' Stars as the Inimitable Texas Governor in ANN by BWW News Desk - Portland
(5/30/2018) - Deidrie Henry returns to The Armory to star as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Lanie Robertson's riveting portrait of Holiday's life told through an imagined final performance in a small bar in South Philadelphia in 1959. Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill begins preview performances on May 26, opens on June 1, and runs through July 1 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage.Photo Flash: LES MISERABLES Comes to Keller Auditorium by BWW News Desk - Portland
(5/24/2018) - Artists Repertory Theatre presents I and You by Lauren Gunderson as the final production of their 2017/18 season. Gunderson is the most-produced playwright in America for the second year in a row. She is a recipient of a Dramatist Guild Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, won the 2018 Steinberg for The Book of Will, and won the Steinberg American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award in 2014 for this revelatory drama. I and You runs from May 20 through June 17 on the Morrison Stage.Photo Flash: Deidrie Henry Returns to The Armory in LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL by BWW News Desk - Portland
(5/18/2018) - Deidrie Henry returns to The Armory to star as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Lanie Robertson's riveting portrait of Holiday's life told through an imagined final performance in a small bar in South Philadelphia in 1959. Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill begins preview performances on May 26, opens on June 1, and runs through July 1 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage. Bill Fennelly returns to The Armory to direct after previously directing Gypsy, Black Pearl Sings and, most recently, Little Shop of Horrors. Deidrie Henry, who most recently played Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire at The Armory, will be joined on stage by Abdul Hamid Royal, the production's music director who also plays the role of Jimmy Powers, along with local musicians Charles Neal (drums) and Andre St. James (bass).Photo Flash: First Look at JOHN HUGHES HIGH: THE 1980'S TEEN MUSICAL by BWW News Desk - Portland
(5/4/2018) - Building on the success of their sold out smash hit Heathers: The Musical, Staged! presents the world premiere of John Hughes High: The 1980's Teen Musical, a piece designed for teen performers by Mark LaPierre (4X4=Musicals) and Eric Nordin (The Snowstorm) and directed by Diane Englert (Heathers: The Musical).Photo Flash: First Look at QUIETLY by Owen McCafferty from Corrib Theatre by BWW News Desk - Portland
(4/14/2018) - Corrib Theatre presents Owen McCafferty's Quietly, directed by Artistic Director Gemma Whelan, a play that grapples with the carnage, consequences and hope for healing following Ireland's decades-long, bloody conflict referred to as the Troubles. The production features Ted Rooney, Tim Blough and Murri Lazaroff-Babin and runs for four weeks, April 13 through May 6, at New Expressive Works.Photo Flash: Artists Repertory Theatre Presents THE THANKSGIVING PLAY by BWW News Desk - Portland
(4/5/2018) - Artists Repertory Theatre is proud to present the World Premiere of The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse (Sicangu Lakota) from April 1 through 29, on the Morrison Stage. The play is directed by Luan Schooler, Artists Rep's Director of New Play Development & Dramaturgy. The Thanksgiving Play is the second commission of the theatre's Table|Room|Stage new play development program to receive its World Premiere at Artists Rep.Photo Flash: AND SO WE WALKED: An Artist's Journey Along the Trail of Tears Opens in Portland by BWW News Desk - Portland
(4/4/2018) - DeLanna Studi's powerful memoir play And So We Walked: An Artist's Journey Along the Trail of Tears begins preview performances on March 31, opens on April 6, and runs through May 13 in The Armory's Ellyn Bye Studio. Studi returns to The Armory to perform this solo show after a triumphant run as Marie Dorion, Sarah Astor and other roles in the two-year engagement of Astoria: Part One and Astoria: Part Two. Corey Madden, the executive director of the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, has been involved in the development of And So We Walked since initial research began in 2014 and comes to Portland to direct the production. Photo Flash: Artists Rep Presents the 2015 Pulitzer Prize Winning Play BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY by BWW News Desk - Portland
(3/8/2018) - Artists Rep presents the 2015 Pulitzer Prize for Drama winner Between Riverside and Crazy, by Stephen Adly Guirgis. The play is directed by Adriana Baer and runs from March 4 through April 1 on the theatre's Alder Stage.Photo Flash: KODACHROME Gets World Premiere This Friday at The Armory by BWW News Desk - Portland
(2/7/2018) - Love appears in unlikely places in Adam Szymkowicz's new play, Kodachrome, which makes its world premiere at The Armory directed by Associate Artistic Director Rose Riordan. The production opens February 9, with previews beginning February 3 and performances running through March 10 in the Ellyn Bye Studio. Kodachrome was developed at The Armory's JAW: A Playwrights Festival in 2015 under the title Colchester and will be the company's 26th world premiere production.Photo Flash: First Look at the World Premiere of MAGELLANICA at Artists Rep by BWW News Desk - Portland
(1/26/2018) - Artists Rep presents the World Premiere of Magellanica, by E.M. Lewis, directed by Damaso Rodriguez from January 20 through February 18 on the theatre's Morrison Stage. Magellanica is a five-part epic play written by Oregon playwright E.M. Lewis. This production is made possible through major funding from the Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) Creative Heights Initiative and the Edgerton Foundation New Play Award. Magellanica is a part of Portland's Fertile Ground Festival of New Works.Photo Flash: Profile Theatre Begins 2018-2019 Double Season with 2.5 MINUTE RIDE by Lisa Kron by BWW News Desk - Portland
(1/24/2018) - PROFILE THEATRE presents a production of the comedic drama 2.5 Minute Ride by Pulitzer and Tony-winning playwright Lisa Kron. Riding the rails of humor and horror, this solo performance features NYC-based actor Allison Mickelson, who recently impressed audiences at Portland Center Stage in Lisa Kron's award-winning musical Fun Home. It will be directed by Jane Unger, Profile's founding artistic director, and marks the first full (double!) season for Profile's ambitious new Artistic Director Josh Hecht, as well as the third year of the Diversity and Inclusivity Initiative.Photo Flash: ASTORIA: PART TWO Premieres at The Armory by BWW News Desk - Portland
(1/24/2018) - The world premiere of Astoria: Part Two the conclusion of a two-part stage adaptation of Peter Stark's best-selling bookASTORIA: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire; A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival adapted and directed by Chris Coleman begins preview performances at The Armory on January 20, opens January 26 and closes February 18.Photo Flash: An Immersive Experience into Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP by BWW News Desk - Portland
(1/13/2018) - NWCT introduces a new collaboration with Anita Menon, who co-directed 2015's smash hit, Indian-dance infused adaptation of The Jungle Book. Featuring epic martial arts sequences and a wide range of dance styles, Chitra: The Girl Prince tells the story of a warrior princess who struggles to stay true to herself while balancing her responsibility to her people with the call of true love.Photo Flash: Corrib Theatre presents the Northwest Premiere of LIFEBOAT by BWW News Desk - Portland
(1/12/2018) - With a bracing true story of determination and hope, Corrib Theatre and Northwest Children's Theater present Nicola McCartney's Lifeboat. Directed by Avital Shira and starring Kayla Lian and Britt Harris, this riveting play by an award-winning Irish playwright runs for four weeks, January 12 through February 4, at Northwest Children's Theater.Photo Flash: First Look at A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Portland Playhouse by BWW News Desk - Portland
(12/5/2017) - Portland Playhouse's fun, festive, family favorite A CHRISTMAS CAROL transforms the Hampton Opera Center into Dickensian England, directed by Brian Weaver and Cristi Miles for a run through December 30. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!Photo Flash: PERICLES WET Makes World Premiere with Portland Shakes by BWW News Desk - Portland
(12/2/2017) - Portland Shakespeare Project presents the world premiere of Pericles Wet, by Portland playwright Ellen Margolis. Commissioned by Portland Shakes, Pericles Wet is a masterful adaptation of William Shakespeare's Pericles directed by Michael Mendelson. The show will run from December 1 to December 17 on Artists Rep's Alder Stage.Photo Flash: First Look at Artists Rep's THE HUMANS, Performances Added by BWW News Desk - Portland
(11/25/2017) - Artists Rep presents the 2016 Tony Award winner for Best New Play The Humans, by Stephen Karam, directed by D maso Rodr guez from November 19 through December 17 on the theatre's intimate Morrison Stage. Artists Rep is one of the first regional theatres in the nation to produce The Humans featuring a local cast and design team.
Photo Flash: First Look at Artist Rep's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: A LIVE RADIO PLAY
Photo Flash: Artists Repertory Theatre Presents EVERYBODY
Photo Flash: Lakewood Theatre Company Continues 66th Season With INHERIT THE WIND
Photo Flash: Bess Wohl Returns to Artists Rep with Critically Acclaimed Dramedy SMALL MOUTH SOUNDS
Photo Flash: West Coast Premiere of Adam Bock's Black Comedy A LIFE to Open at The Armory
Photo Flash: Inside Portland Center Stage's THE COLOR PURPLE
Photo Flash: First Look at ANN at The Sanctuary @ Sandy Plaza
Photo Flash: First Look at Artist Rep's SKELETON CREW
Photo Flash: First Look at the Stars of THE COLOR PURPLE at Portland Center Stage
Photo Flash: Margie Boule' Stars as the Inimitable Texas Governor in ANN
Photo Flash: Staged! Presents the Tony Award-Winning Musical SPRING AWAKENING.
Photo Flash: New Photos of Deidrie Henry in LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL
Photo Flash: LES MISERABLES Comes to Keller Auditorium
Photo Flash: Moving, Surprising Drama Finishes Artists Rep's 35th Season- I AND YOU
Photo Flash: Deidrie Henry Returns to The Armory in LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL
Photo Flash: First Look at JOHN HUGHES HIGH: THE 1980'S TEEN MUSICAL
Photo Flash: First Look at QUIETLY by Owen McCafferty from Corrib Theatre
Photo Flash: Artists Repertory Theatre Presents THE THANKSGIVING PLAY
Photo Flash: AND SO WE WALKED: An Artist's Journey Along the Trail of Tears Opens in Portland
Photo Flash: Artists Rep Presents the 2015 Pulitzer Prize Winning Play BETWEEN RIVERSIDE AND CRAZY
Photo Flash: KODACHROME Gets World Premiere This Friday at The Armory
Photo Flash: First Look at the World Premiere of MAGELLANICA at Artists Rep
Photo Flash: Profile Theatre Begins 2018-2019 Double Season with 2.5 MINUTE RIDE by Lisa Kron
Photo Flash: ASTORIA: PART TWO Premieres at The Armory
Photo Flash: An Immersive Experience into Agatha Christie's THE MOUSETRAP
Photo Flash: First Look at NW Children's Theatre's Production of CHITRA - THE GIRL PRINCE
Photo Flash: Corrib Theatre presents the Northwest Premiere of LIFEBOAT
Photo Flash: First Look at A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Portland Playhouse
Photo Flash: PERICLES WET Makes World Premiere with Portland Shakes
Photo Flash: First Look at Artists Rep's THE HUMANS, Performances Added
Photo Coverage: On the Red Carpet at Opening Night of TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
Photo Coverage: Inside the Opening Night Party For RUBEN AND CLAY'S CHRISTMAS SHOW
Photo Coverage: Lightning Strikes Twice! Meet the Cast of THE LIGHTNING THIEF National Tour
Photo Flash: See Vanessa Hudgens, Jordan Fisher During Rehearsals for RENT LIVE
Photo Coverage: Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken Take Their Opening Night Bows in RUBEN AND CLAY'S CHRISTMAS SHOW
Photo Coverage: Inside Opening Night of CLUELESS, THE MUSICAL
Exclusive Photo Coverage: All Is Calm as THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA Cast Records for Carols for a Cure!
Photo Coverage: CATS National Tour Gets Ready to Pounce on Providence!
Photo Flash: First Look at Rachel Tucker and the UK Cast of COME FROM AWAY
Exclusive Photo Coverage: PRETTY WOMAN Cast Looks Ahead to 2019 for Carols For A Cure!
Exclusive Photo Coverage: FROZEN Cast Bundles Up for Carols For A Cure!
Photo Flash: First Look At HOW THE WESTONS WON at Jefferson Market Library
Photos: Get a Peek at What TOOTSIE Has in Store
Photo Flash: Broadway Dreams Celebrates the 70th Anniversary of SOUTH PACIFIC
Exclusive Photo Coverage: HAMILTON Creatives Visit the Library of Congress
Photo Coverage: Meet the Cast of Steven Sater, Jessie Nelson & Duncan Sheik's ALICE BY HEART at MCC
Photo Coverage: Inside the 2018 Joe Iconis Christmas Extravaganza at Feinstein's/54 Below
Photo Flashback: Jeff Daniels, Richard Thomas & Swoosie Kurtz in 1981's FIFTH OF JULY
Photo Coverage: Roundabout and Fiasco Theater's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG Meets the Press!
Photo Flash: Melissa Errico Unveils New Portrait at Sardi's!
Photo Flash: CURIOUS GEORGE: THE GOLDEN MEATBALL Opens At Red Branch Theatre Company Tomorrow
Photo Coverage: ANDY COONEY'S CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION Comes to Carnegie Hall
Photo Flash: Barrow Street Theatricals Celebrates Opening Night of NASSIM!
Photo Coverage: Mario Cantone, Susan Lucci & More Read Up Backstage at CELEBRITY AUTOBIOGRAPHY
