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Third Angle New Music Presents BACK IN THE GROOVE
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in Portland On November 5 & 6 at 7:30 pm, Third Angle leads you past the pool tables and down the back stairs for an underground set of music that grooves. Join Third Angle at Jack London Revue for Back in the Groove, a concert in one of Portland's favorite jazz clubs as 3A blurs musical boundaries and gets your feet tapping. (more...) 
Two Weeks Left To Nominate For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk on October 14, 2019 in Portland There's just two weeks left to submit nominations for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31. (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Santino Fontana!
by Ben Rimalower on October 14, 2019 in Portland In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz about Judy Collins' 1967 album 'Wildflowers.' They also discuss Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, The Supremes, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,' Motown, 'Bye Bye Birdie,' and Leonard Cohen. Stephen talks about the conception and creation of a number of his works, including 'Wicked,' 'Godspell,' 'Pippin,' 'The Baker's Wife,' 'Working,' 'Rags,' and 'The Prince of Egypt.' He tells stories about working with artists such as Howard Ashman, Charles Strouse, Steven Spielberg, and Whitney Houston, and talks about collaborating with Alan Menken, with whom he wrote the songs for the hit Disney films 'Pocahontas,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' and 'Enchanted.' (more...) 
BWW Review: Minimalist MACBETH Lays Bare the Inner Workings of the Power-Hungry Mind, at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver on October 13, 2019 in Portland (more...) 
Asylum Theatre Returns with BURN THIS
by BWW News Desk on October 11, 2019 in Portland Asylum Theatre returns with their sophomore production, Lanford Wilson's Burn This. (more...) 
The Theatre Company Launches In 2020
by BWW News Desk on October 10, 2019 in Portland Jen Rowe and Brandon Woolley are teaming up to launch The Theatre Company in Portland, OR. They will oversee the artistic vision of the company as CoArtistic Directors with their first season beginning in 2020. As staples in the Portland theatre community in multiple roles (director, actor, casting director, producer), these two thirty-somethings plan to present Portland premieres of timely, socially relevant, and culturally conscious plays. The Theatre Company's mission is to enliven their community by transforming found spaces with bold, theatrical endeavors. Their inaugural two-show season will premier in March 2020 with The Moors by Jen Silverman and Vinegar Tom by Carol Churchill in October 2020. Woolley directs and Rowe leads the cast of The Moors as Huldey in a production that will transform Copeland Commons at TaborSpace in Southeast Portland. Rowe directs Churchill's Vinegar Tom staged at The Hallowed Halls, a recording studio at Holgate and 64th Avenue in Southeast Portland. (more...) 
Thinker Toys Celebrates 25 Years In Portland With A Pony Ride And Red Yarn Show
by BWW News Desk on October 10, 2019 in Portland Thinker Toys, a retail icon of southwest Portland's Multnomah Village, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this November 1st to 3rd, 2019. (more...)
Rupi Kaur Comes To Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
by BWW News Desk on October 09, 2019 in Portland Rupi Kaur comes to Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall Wednesday, December 4, 2019. (more...) 
MISS SAIGON Comes To Keller Auditorium, November 5
by BWW News Desk on October 08, 2019 in Portland Casting for Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg's legendary musical MISS SAIGONa?"a smash hit in London, Broadway and across the UKa?"has been announced for its highly anticipated engagement at Portland's Keller Auditorium for one week only. (more...) 
OSF, Adroit Construction And Mahar Homes Unveil New Residential Development
by BWW News Desk on October 07, 2019 in Portland The Oregon Shakespeare Festival today announced it has entered into a 25-year lease on a new housing development two blocks from its main theatre campus in downtown Ashland. Plaza East, to be built and owned by Adroit Construction and Mahar Homes, located at 189 &199 Lithia Way, will include 34 residential units, with more than 6,000 square feet of commercial space suitable for offices or other uses. A groundbreaking ceremony takes place on Thursday, October 10 at 12:30 p.m. (more...) 
Kathleen Madigan Brings Standup Tour to Newmark Theatre
by BWW News Desk on October 07, 2019 in Portland Comedian Kathleen Madigan is set to bring her new 8 O'CLOCK HAPPY HOUR TOUR to Newmark Theatre on January 24, 2020. (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Stephen Schwartz!
by Ben Rimalower on October 07, 2019 in Portland In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz about Judy Collins' 1967 album 'Wildflowers.' They also discuss Joni Mitchell, Laura Nyro, The Supremes, 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf,' Motown, 'Bye Bye Birdie,' and Leonard Cohen. Stephen talks about the conception and creation of a number of his works, including 'Wicked,' 'Godspell,' 'Pippin,' 'The Baker's Wife,' 'Working,' 'Rags,' and 'The Prince of Egypt.' He tells stories about working with artists such as Howard Ashman, Charles Strouse, Steven Spielberg, and Whitney Houston, and talks about collaborating with Alan Menken, with whom he wrote the songs for the hit Disney films 'Pocahontas,' 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame,' and 'Enchanted.' (more...) 
Portland Opera Announces New Interim Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk on October 03, 2019 in Portland The Portland Opera has announced that Daniel Biaggi will join the company this fall in a newly established role as interim artistic director. (more...) 
MISS SAIGON Coming To The Paramount Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk on October 02, 2019 in Portland Casting for Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed new production of Boublil and Schönberg's legendary musical MISS SAIGONa?"a smash hit in London, Broadway and across the UKa?"has been announced for its highly anticipated engagement at Seattle's Paramount Theatre for one week only. (more...) 
Lakewood Theatre Company Presents The Musical THE HIGH LIFE
by BWW News Desk on October 02, 2019 in Portland The Lost Treasures Collection, a series of rarely performed musical gems, is back for a tenth season at Lakewood Theatre Company on its Side Door Stage. This year three musicals will be presented: The High Life (Oct 18-19, 2019), The Apple Tree (Feb. 21-22, 2020), and I Can Get It For You Wholesale (April 17-18, 2020). This year's theme is a?oeBarbara, Barbara, Barbra,a?? named for the three women (Barbara Cook, Barbara Harris, and Barbra Streisand) who originated their roles in these three shows. The musicals, staged in a concert/cabaret style, are presented script-in-hand, with minimal staging. No sets, no props (free from the usual trappings of a fully staged production). (more...) 
Lakewood Theatre Company Presents For One Night Only, The Musical Revue HERE WE GO AGAIN
by BWW News Desk on October 02, 2019 in Portland JAN KOENIG and LISA KNOX present an evening of song in a one-night only production entitled HERE WE GO AGAIN! on Wednesday, October 23, 2019 at 7:00 PM. It's been four long years since their last standing room only show at Lakewood Side Door Cabaret. (more...) 
Photo Flash: First Look at MACBETH at Portland Center Stage at The Armory
by BWW News Desk on October 02, 2019 in Portland 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. (more...) 
Shelley Tate Spices Up Portland With Immersive New Solo Show GUMBO
by BWW News Desk on October 01, 2019 in Portland Portland's melting pot is about to get spicy as Blue Flourish Productions proudly presents the World Premiere of GUMBO... a steel magnolia in the Rose City, a solo show written and performed by Louisiana native Shelley Tate. (more...) 
BWW Review: #GirlsRule in THE WOLVES at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver on September 30, 2019 in Portland (more...) 
BWW Review: ECLIPSED Uses Recent History to Warn About the Dangers of Blind Obedience, at Corrib Theatre
by Krista Garver on September 30, 2019 in Portland (more...) 
BWW Exclusive: Ben Rimalower's Broken Records with Special Guest, Cole Escola!
by Ben Rimalower on September 30, 2019 in Portland In this episode, Ben and Daniel talk to actor and comedian Cole Escola about Judy Garland's beloved 1961 Grammy-winning live album Judy at Carnegie Hall. They also discuss Bernadette Peters, Liza Minnelli, Barbara Cook, and Marin Mazzie. Cole talks about how he discovered each of these legendary performers and how live albums and concert patter have helped inform his own career. Cole currently writes for and stars in Amy Sedaris's Emmy-nominated show At Home with Amy Sedaris on truTV. (more...) 
Photo Flash: Theatre Vertigo Presents COMPLEX
by BWW News Desk on September 27, 2019 in Portland Receiving its world premiere at Theatre Vertigo, this script was workshopped and performed locally at the 2013 JAW: A Playwright's Festival at Portland Center Stage. Playwright Dominic Finocchiaro is teaming up with director Connery MacRae also later this season at CoHo Productions with The Found Dog Ribbon Dance. (more...) 
Defunkt Theatre Presents Portland Premiere Of SMOKEFALL By Noah Haidle
by BWW News Desk on September 27, 2019 in Portland Defunkt Theatre presents Smokefall by Noah Haidle. Directed by Patrick Walsh, October 18- November 16, 2019. (more...)
Nominations Open For The 2019 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards, Presented by TodayTix!
by BWW News Desk on October 01, 2019 in Portland Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2019 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards, brought to you by TodayTix! Regional productions, touring shows, and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2018 through September 30, 2019. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31. (more...) 
Portland Opera Opens 55th Season With MADAMA BUTTERFLY
by BWW News Desk on September 26, 2019 in Portland Portland Opera will mark the start of the 2019/20 season with Giacomo Puccini's powerful drama Madama Butterfly. This production will feature the U.S. debut of acclaimed soprano Hiromi Omura as the title character, a role she has sung with Opera Australia at the Sydney Opera House, the Latvian National Opera, Deutsche Oper Berlin, and The New National Theatre Tokyo. This piece tells the story of a young wife and mother named Cio-Cio-San, in Nagasaki, Japan, who waits for the return of her beloved B.F. Pinkerton, a lieutenant in the United States Navy. Written in 1903, and last seen on the Portland Opera stage in 2012, Puccini's stunning and emotional work continues to be one of the most popular operas performed in the United States. Portland Opera will present four performances of Madama Butterfly on October 25, 27, 31, and November 2 at the Keller Auditorium in downtown Portland. (more...) |
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