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2023 AGE Legacy Playwright Grant Recipients and Finalists Announced
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2023
2023 AGE Legacy Playwright Grant recipients and finalists announced. Advance Gender Equity in the Arts recognizes outstanding talent in the industry.
Fertile Ground Festival 2024 Announces Return With New Director Tamara Carroll
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2023
The fifteenth Fertile Ground Festival comes with two significant changes: longtime Portland arts administrator and artist Tamara Carroll (they/them) steps into the role of Festival Director; and the Festival, typically held in January and February, will take place April 12 through 21, 2024. Get more information about the event here!
Nominations Open For The 2023 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards
by BWW Awards - September 28, 2023
Nominations are now open for the 2023 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards. The 2023 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.
Make It A Date Night With Dinner And A Show: Deschutes Brewery, Now Available Inside Portland Center Stage At The Armory 
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2023
Bend-based craft brewery and restaurant Deschutes and theater veterans Portland Center Stage have been long-time next door neighbors and collaborators on NW 11th and Davis. Now, they are combining forces to provide theater audiences and event-goers a dining option within the Armory's beautifully designed lobby: dinner and a show!
RIPPER Gothic Rock Musical to Return to Portland in November
by BWW News Desk - September 25, 2023
'Ripper: Song of the Knife' is a gothic rock musical inspired by a fictional serial killer in an alternate London. Follow Detective Beth Stride as she unravels a story of love, death, and betrayal. Get ticket and event information here!
Red Yarn to Present The Get-Together Album Release Family Show at Crystal Ballroom
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2023
Join Red Yarn and his full band, along with special guests, for an inclusive celebration of community and childhood at the album release family show. Don't miss this all-ages dance party at the legendary Crystal Ballroom in Portland.
Portland Opera to Receive $31,669 Grant from the Oregon Cultural Trust
by BWW News Desk - September 22, 2023
Portland Opera has announced that it has been awarded an Oregon Cultural Trust grant for $31,669 in support of the company’s upcoming workshop of The Factotum. This spring, Portland Opera will collaborate with the creative team to support the development of this exciting new opera for a future season.  
MATILDA THE MUSICAL Comes to Portland Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - September 21, 2023
Matilda the Musical comes to Portland Playhouse in October. Find out all the details about the show and how to get tickets here!
LIVE WIRE Radio Returns To The Hult Center, September 29
by BWW News Desk - September 20, 2023
Hosted by the always dynamic Luke Burbank and announcer Elena Passarello, Live Wire returns to the stage on Friday, September 29th at 7:30PM to record live at the incredible Hult Center!
2023-24 Broadway In Santa Barbara Series Public On-Sale Date Announced
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2023
Get ready for the 2023-2024 Broadway in Santa Barbara Series at The Granada Theatre!
Bridgetown Conservatory Unveils 2024 Season Of Musicals Featuring a World Premiere & More
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2023
Discover the exciting 2024 season of musicals at Bridgetown Conservatory, featuring the world premiere of 'Ludlow Ladd: The Poor Little Orphan Boy' and a lineup of acclaimed shows. Don't miss out on this musical theatre extravaganza!
BLOOD WEDDING Comes to Shaking the Tree Theatre in October
by BWW News Desk - September 19, 2023
Shaking the Tree Theatre will present Blood Wedding by Federico García Lorca, translated by Jo Clifford, and directed by Samantha Van Der Merwe. Learn more about the show and how to get tickets here!
Nine Young Musicians To Compete In The Final Round Of Vancouver Symphony USA's National Young Artist Competition
by BWW News Desk - September 15, 2023
Nine extraordinary young musicians will compete in the final round of Vancouver Symphony USA's National Young Artist Competition on October 15. Finalists have been announced for VSO USA's 29th Annual Young Artist Competition.
Portland Opera Opens 2023/24 Season with Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2023
Mozart's comic masterpiece, The Marriage of Figaro, kicks off Portland Opera’s 2023/24 season this October and November. Learn more about the performance and find out how to get tickets here!
SPOTLIGHT: A FAMILY ARTS FESTIVAL Comes to Portland This Month
by BWW News Desk - September 14, 2023
For one weekend only, catch Portland’s best theater, music, and dance geared toward children and families at Spotlight: A Family Arts Festival! Learn more about the festival and find out how to attend here!
OUR UTOPIA Comes to The Vault Theatre This Week
by BWW News Desk - September 13, 2023
Bag&Baggage Productions, Hillsboro’s resident professional theater company, explores the meaning of community in their world premiere of Our Utopia by Hillsboro playwright Carlos-Zenen Trujillo. Learn more about the production and find out how to get tickets here!
Good Theater to Present Hilarious, Heartwarming, and Musical 2023/2024 Season
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2023
Following a successful 20th anniversary season in 2022 and early 2023, Good Theater has announced the schedule for the 2023/2024 season, as well as an updated rush ticket policy to help make live theater more accessible for all. 
PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED PRIVATELY Variety Show Will Entertain and Support The Arts
by BWW News Desk - September 08, 2023
Metropolitan Performing Arts presents 'Previously Performed Privately,' a captivating variety show aimed at supporting the arts and igniting the spirit of live performance. Learn more about the event and how to get tickets or stream at home here!
ANNE ZANDER IS MOTHER Comes to CoHo Theatre This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - September 06, 2023
Anne Zander is MOTHER comes to CoHo Theatre this weekend. Learn more about the production here!
Broadway Rose Theatre to Present AIN'T MISBEHAVIN' The Fats Waller Musical Show
by BWW News Desk - August 28, 2023
Experience the infectious energy and humor of Fats Waller's music at Broadway Rose Theatre's production of Ain't Misbehavin' The Fats Waller Musical Show. Don't miss your chance to groove to the sounds of 'Honeysuckle Rose,' 'Black And Blue,' 'The Joint Is Jumpin',' and more. Get your tickets now!
HAIR to Play Portland Center Stage Beginning Next Month
by BWW News Desk - August 26, 2023
Portland Center Stage will kick off their 2023-24 season with a spectacular high-energy musical that's all about community: directed by Isaac Lamb, HAIR begins preview performances on September 30, opens on October 6, and runs through November 5 on the mainstage.
Review: HAPPY DAYS at Northwest Classical Theatre Collaborative
by Krista Garver - August 22, 2023
Samuel Beckett’s 1961 masterpiece HAPPY DAYS, now being presented by the Northwest Classical Theatre Collaborative, is a tragicomic meditation on how to hang onto our humanity as time marches us slowly toward death. It’s equal parts LOL funny and deeply depressing, and it’s eerily relevant to our current post-pandemic world that is also burning.
Lakewood Theatre Company Opens With ARSENIC AND OLD LACE
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2023
 One of the fastest and craziest comedies of the American stage, Arsenic and Old Lace, Joseph Kesselring’s farce of manslaughter and merriment, will open at Lakewood Theatre Company on Friday September 8, 2023, at 7:30 PM. 
Artists Repertory Theatre Suspends Production for the 2023-24 Season
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2023
Artists Repertory Theatre has made the decision to suspend production of its previously planned 2023-24 Season. The company cites a lack of funding as the cause of the suspension.
TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Comes To Keller Next Month
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2023
The North American touring cast is led by Naomi Rodgers (Frozen) and Zurin Villanueva (The Lion King, Mean Girls, Shuffle Along, The Book of Mormon) who will evenly share the role of Tina Turner, each playing four (of eight) performances a week.

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