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THE JINKX & DELA HOLIDAY SHOW to Launch Tour This Fall
Award-winning comedy icons, writers, actors, and drag queen powerhouses BenDeLaCreme & Jinkx Monsoon are coming back to town with The Jinkx & DeLa Holiday Show tour.
TABLE 17 to Open at Portland Playhouse This Fall
Portland Playhouse will present Douglas Lyons' romantic comedy TABLE 17, in which audiences are seated inside a fictional restaurant as two exes reunite for the first time in two years.
Ashland New Plays Festival Reveals Four Winning Plays for 2026 Fall Festival
Ashland New Plays Festival has selected The Caelumids, Netta and Ru, persian girl play and Threshold for its 2026 Fall Festival, running October 14-18 at Southern Oregon University.
ARCADIA to Open Portland Stage's 53rd Season
Portland Stage will present Tom Stoppard's Olivier Award-winning ARCADIA, nearly 25 years after the theater last produced the play.
Submissions Are Open For BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage: Season 7
Get your audition book ready and start warming up your vocal cords—your moment in the spotlight is almost here! Next On Stage, BroadwayWorld’s nationwide competition for high school and college students, is back for Season 7, and we’re raising the curtain on our biggest season yet.
HAMILTON to Offer Digital Ticket Lottery at BJCC Concert Hall
A digital ticket lottery for HAMILTON at BJCC Concert Hall will offer a limited number of $10 tickets for each performance, with entries accepted through the official HAMILTON app.
Nominations Open For The 2026 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards
Nominations are now open for the 2026 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards! The 2026 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2025 through September 30, 2026.
WATER FOR ELEPHANTS National Tour is Coming to Portland
The new musical based on the critically acclaimed bestselling novel WATER FOR ELEPHANTS, will play Broadway in Portland's Keller Auditorium this September and October.
WAITRESS to Open Broadway in Peoria Series' 2026-27 Season
The 10th anniversary tour of WAITRESS, featuring music and lyrics by Sara Bareilles, will launch the Broadway in Peoria Series at the Peoria Civic Center's Prairie Home Alliance Theater.
Interview: Dru Rutledge of GOOD GRIEF, DRU RUTLEDGE! at Fuse Theatre Ensemble
This month, Rutledge brings her solo cabaret Good Grief, Dru Rutledge! back to Fuse Theatre Ensemble, after workshopping it at the Fertile Ground festival and performing it in her hometown.
Review: BAREFOOT IN THE PARK at Bag&Baggage Productions
Bag & Baggage Productions' performance of Neil Simon's classic comedy, Barefoot in the Park, is an absolute delight with top-notch local talent, and a beautifully staged American classic.
Second Year Cast Set For THE OUTSIDERS National Tour
Nolan White will lead THE OUTSIDERS national tour as Ponyboy Curtis when the second year begins September 19 in Denver, with stops including Los Angeles, Costa Mesa, Seattle and San Francisco.
Rotten In Denmark to Open New Play CRAVEN in Portland
Portland theatre company Rotten in Denmark will open CRAVEN, a new production directed by board member Ethan Feider, this fall.
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE to Open Portland Center Stage's 2026-2027 Season
Portland Center Stage at The Armory will present Kate Hamill's adaptation of PRIDE AND PREJUDICE on its Main Stage, directed by Marissa Wolf, opening the theater's milestone season.
Ailey II to Launch 27-City Tour Featuring World Premiere by Francesca Harper
Ailey II will tour 27 US cities from September 22, 2026, to April 11, 2027, presenting a world premiere by Francesca Harper and works by Alvin Ailey and Ronald K.
Kayla Ryan Walsh Joins MAMMA MIA! North American Tour Cast; Rob Hancock to Play 'Harry Bright'
Kayla Ryan Walsh joins the 25th Anniversary Tour of MAMMA MIA! as Rosie, while Rob Hancock moves from ensemble to Harry Bright, alongside returning principal cast members Jessica Crouch and Juliette M.
Photos: MYSTIC PIZZA Tour in Rehearsals; Full Cast Revealed
The complete cast has been announced for Mystic Pizza: A New Musical, with all new rehearsal photos also being released.
THURGOOD Will Come to Portland Playhouse in September
Portland Playhouse will open its 19th season with a limited-run revival of THURGOOD, directed by Lou Bellamy and starring Lester Purry as Justice Thurgood Marshall, at Adrienne C.
Fuse Theatre Ensemble Names Ruby Welch Assistant Artistic Director
Portland's Fuse Theatre Ensemble has appointed actor and director Ruby Welch as Assistant Artistic Director, a new role supporting Artistic Director Rusty Tennant and the company's queer and trans-led programming.
Around The BroadwayWorld: Top News, Reviews, Interviews & More from August 2026
In this August 2026 edition, two major national tours are gearing up to hit the road, with the casts of OH, MARY! and JERSEY BOYS offering behind-the-scenes looks at their rehearsal processes, while BroadwayWorld exclusively revealed that Aliya Grace will lead the upcoming BOOP! THE MUSICAL tour lau
John Rubinstein and More Will Join THE NOTEBOOK North American Tour
New casting has been announced for the second year of the North American Tour of THE NOTEBOOK, including John Rubinstein, Angela Birchett, Makena Jackson, and more.
SPAIN by Jen Silverman to Have West Coast Premiere at Profile Theatre
Profile Theatre will present the West Coast premiere of Jen Silverman's SPAIN, featuring musicians and singers from Portland Opera, 45th Parallel Universe, and Metropolitan Youth Symphony.
JUICEBOX to Return to Portland for CoHo ClownFest Closing Weekend
Anne Zander will bring her solo comedy JUICEBOX back to Portland after a six-year hiatus, closing CoHo ClownFest with two performances at CoHo Productions.
Video: The JERSEY BOYS Tour Cast Is Getting Ready to Hit the Road
Jersey Boys is getting ready to hit the road for its 20th Anniversary North American Tour.
Dover Quartet, Raphaël Feuillâtre, Vijay Gupta & More Set for Chamber Music Northwest 2026-27 Season
Chamber Music Northwest will present six concerts across five Portland venues, featuring the DOVER QUARTET, guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre, and a new Protégé Recital Series with rising alumni artists.
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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 Shark is Broken The Sanctuary at Sandy Plaza (9/10-9/27) |
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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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Barefoot In The Park Bag&Baggage Productions (9/03-9/20) |
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Bad Seed Twilight Theater Company (10/15-11/01) |
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NT Live: The Misanthrope PAM CUT's Tomorrow Theatre (9/27-9/27) |
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Emma Oregon Shakespeare Festival (6/07-10/09) |
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show Spooktacular Tour with Patricia Quinn The Craterian Theatre (10/18-10/18) |
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Avenue Q Stumptown Stages (3/12-4/11) |
