BWW Reviews: SOMEWHERE IN TIME is Enchanting... But A Bit Too Long
The lush music, the period costumes, and Andrew Samonsky's performance kept me involved.
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BWW Reviews: ITHAKA Journies Into Mind and Heart of a Returning Soldier
When soldiers go to war, they find themselves in unbearable, life-threatening situations, and terrible things happen.
BWW Reviews: CROOKED - A Clear-Eyed Look at Adolescence
Catherine Treischmann's play Crooked, now playing at CoHo Productions, is about a fourteen-year-old girl named Laney who is even more confused and angry than most kids her age.
BWW Reviews: ARI-MARIA, An Operatic Musical at Triangle Productions
Tommy Tune said it (or sang it) best in Seesaw, to the music of Cy Coleman and the lyrics of Dorothy Fields: "It's not where you start, it's where you finish.
BWW Reviews: TEN CHIMNEYS at Artsts Repertory Theatre
The play looks and feels like a bright, witty comedy, the kind that used to light up Broadway stages year after year.
BWW Reviews: ALWAYS...PATSY CLINE is Good Fun at Broadway Rose
Two immensely talented actresses working their hearts out to entertain, backed by a solid country-swing band, playing to a packed house…what a way to start my tenure as BroadwayWorld.
BWW Reviews: THE HOMECOMING, defunkt Company Delivers Tension and Cold Calculation to Pinter's London Flat
I'd like you to think of this play as a boxing match.
BWW Reviews SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, at Portland Center Stage: a Bloody Killer of a show!
Portland Center Stage opens up the season with SWEENEY TODD, THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET, and a powerhouse ensemble makes this musical too impressive to miss.
BWW Reviews: THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS at Broadway Rose, a Well-Casted, 1950s B-Movie Romp
Broadway Rose returns with their well-casted, talent-fueled farce of the 1950s B-Movie in THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS.
BWW Reviews: Oregon Shakespeare Fest's HENRY V - Propaganda Tale that Still Delivers
HENRY V may be well remembered for its iconic wartime speeches, but is its intention as honest as it seems? The text provides strong evidence for its inception as a propaganda piece, but a strong delivery and production value deliver in classic Shakespearean fashion, with one or two twists along th
BWW Reviews: Oregon Shakespeare Festival's ROMEO AND JULIET Brings This Classic to Life
BWW journeys down to Ashland to the wildly magnificent Oregon Shakespeare Festival! First stop is ROMEO AND JULIET, set in California during the Mexican-American War.
BWW Reviews: THE DROWSY CHAPERONE is an Entertaining (Albeit Superficial) 'Romp'
There's a question that I know we've all been wrestling with for a long time now.
BWW Reviews: Broadway Rose Theater's THE SOUND OF MUSIC a Visual Stunner with Powerhouse Talent
THE SOUND OF MUSIC remains as true to form as ever, made even more impressive by its slick direction, larger-than-life production value, and extensive cast that has talent (so close to literally!) pouring out into the aisles.
BWW Reviews NOVEMBER, as Performed by JANE through July 21st
NOVEMBER by David Mamet falls short in this amateur production, but JANE theater company shows they've got heart.
BWW Reviews: THE CENTERING, Opening the CoHo 'Solo Summer' Series
A clown in a one-man cell.
BWW Reviews: PENELOPE - One Moment for the Barbecue
Four men in a pool.
BWW Reviews THE BLACK LIZARD at Imago Theatre: The Dance of Kabuki and Noir
Though 'grotesque' and 'for adults only' are the buzzwords in the advertisement, THE BLACK LIZARD delivers a dynamic, entertaining, and incredibly knowing production at Imago Theatre, merging and subverting the traditional styles of Kabuki and Noir for a story that makes for more than just the wild
BWW Reviews: In and Out of Madness, an Opera's Tale - NEXT TO NORMAL at the Artists Repertory Theatre
At the Artists Repertory Theatre in Portland, NEXT TO NORMAL shows that musicals just require some conviction and fire to be successful.
BWW Reviews: Glimpsing the Aristocratic Elbow - ANNA KARENINA at Portland Center Stage, Ends 5/6
Portland Center Stage puts on ANNA KARENINA, and the women of both the story and the show are more dynamic than they get credit for.
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Join us for the 2026–2027 Season Portland Center Stage at The Armory (9/27-6/27) |
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The Dark Stuff Twilight Theater Company (8/20-9/06) |
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You Can’t Take It With You Lakewood Theatre Company (9/11-10/18) |
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Alice in Wonderland Jr. Hillsboro Artists' Regional Theatre (HART) (10/09-10/25) |
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Doja Cat at Moda Center Moda Center (10/17-10/17) |
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Lynyrd Skynyrd Cuthbert Amphitheater (9/19-9/19) |
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The Taming of the Shrew Oregon Shakespeare Festival (6/05-10/11) |
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FOOLISH MORTALS: A Haunted Mansion Burlesque Cabaret Alberta Rose Theatre (10/02-10/04) |
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Henry IV, Part One Oregon Shakespeare Festival (6/06-10/10) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Patricia Quinn The Craterian Theatre (10/18-10/18) |