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Photos: First Look at THE INHERITANCE PART 1 at Triangle Productions
by BWW News Desk - March 27, 2023
Get a first look at photos of The Inheritance Part 1 at Triangle Productions below!
PRETTY WOMAN, ALADDIN, And More Announced For 2023–2024 Broadway Season At Morris Performing Arts Center
by BWW News Desk - March 24, 2023
The American Theatre Guild, the largest not-for-profit touring Broadway presenter in the nation, unveils its highly anticipated 23–24 Season for the Morris Performing Arts Center.
Review: SEVEN GUITARS at PassinArt: A Theatre Company
by Krista Garver - March 24, 2023
IMO you should never pass up the opportunity to see an August Wilson play, and that certainly goes for SEVEN GUITARS.
Orpheus|PDX Announces Works By Mozart And Nico Muhly Its Second Season
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2023
OrpheusPDX General and Artistic Director, Christopher Mattaliano, has officially announced the details of the 2023 season, the company's  second. Performances of Mozart's masterwork The Royal Shepherd (Il Re Pastore)  and Nico Muhly's compelling Dark Sisters will take place in Portland's 475-seat  Lincoln Hall, where opera is experienced at its best—up close and personal. 
Broadway's Mandy Gonzalez To Deliver Conference Keynote And Concert At Second Annual Stage The Change PNW Conference
by BWW News Desk - March 22, 2023
Broadway Star Mandy Gonzalez will close the Tower Theatre Foundation's annual two-day Stage the Change PNW Conference in Bend, Oregon on Saturday, April 22, 2023 with a keynote address to high school conference attendees followed by a concert to attendees and members of the general public.
Lakewood Theatre Company Announces 2023-24 Season of Plays
by BWW News Desk - March 21, 2023
Lakewood Theatre Company will begin its 71st season with six productions on its Mainstage and three productions on its Side Door Stage beginning July 14, 2023.  
CHOIR BOY Comes to PCS Next Month
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2023
The glorious harmonizing of spirituals and exuberant, soulful dancing will raise the roof at Portland Center Stage this spring when Tarell Alvin McCraney's Choir Boy soars onto the U.S. Bank Main Stage. Choir Boy begins preview performances on April 15, opens on April 21, and runs through May 14.
COME FROM AWAY Plays the Hult Center in April
by BWW News Desk - March 17, 2023
The American Theatre Guild will present the must-see engagement of COME FROM AWAY, a Broadway musical about the true story of the small town that welcomed the world. This production is part of the BROADWAY IN EUGENE SERIES and will take the Hult Center stage for eight performances April 25–30, 2023.
Review: FORBIDDEN FRUIT at Shaking The Tree
by Krista Garver - March 14, 2023
This is very intimate theatre, and not just because it’s performed for small groups in small rooms. Every piece deals with an intimate subject – something we don’t like, or don’t know how, to talk about. So, buckle up. And go see it.
Tony-Winning Play THE INHERITANCE Comes To Portland This April
by BWW News Desk - March 10, 2023
Triangle Productions presents “The Inheritance,” the sprawling two-part play about gay culture in the wake of the AIDS epidemic, won the Tony Award for best play, making Matthew López the first Latino playwright to win the award. Part 1 runs April 6-17 and Part 2 runs June 1-17.
Review: WHERE WE BELONG at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - March 08, 2023
Madeline Sayet’s sweeping and poetic one-person play WHERE WE BELONG tells the story of Achokayis, a Mohegan theatre-maker, who in 2015 moves to England to get her PhD in Shakespeare. It deals with issues that we as a country have actively worked to avoid talking about, or at least to relegate them to the past, even when their impacts are ongoing.
Portland Center Stage Sets 2023-2024 Season Featuring HAIR, WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME & More
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2023
Portland Center Stage has revealed its 2023-2024 Season. The eight-play lineup kicks off in September with a mix of spectacular, fierce, and engaging plays offering a thrilling balance of beloved classics, iconic music, and vibrant stories that all investigate our current moment. 
THE INHERITANCE at Triangle Productions
by BWW Special Offer - March 06, 2023
Special Offer: The Inheritance
Review: YOUNG AMERICANS at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - March 02, 2023
YOUNG AMERICANS a quiet contemplative sort of play. It asks you to reflect on a question -- What does it mean to be an American? -- that has no definitive answer in a way that takes a wide variety of perspectives into account.
CMNW's POETRY IN MUSIC 2023 Summer Festival Set For This June and July
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2023
Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) has announced its 53rd consecutive annual summer festival spanning the Portland metro region for five weeks from June 24 to July 29. Themed Poetry in Music, Artistic Directors Gloria Chien and Soovin Kim have created a festival celebrating the confluence of these art forms, with artists and repertoire carefully curated with an eye toward the poetry in chamber music.
triangle productions! Continues its PDX Pride Reading Series
by BWW News Desk - March 01, 2023
triangle productions! is continuing its PDX Pride Reading Series. Receiving an NEA grant is allowing us to produce five different play readings of LGBTQ plays produced in Oregon from 1970-1987. The first openly LGBTQ play ever produced here in Oregon was in 1971 at PSU – the play was Boys In The Band.
The Judy Kafoury Center For Youth Arts Set To Open This Spring
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2023
Northwest Children's Theater (NWCT) is moving to Broadway! The Judy Kafoury Center for Youth Arts, lovingly called The Judy,  is located at 1000 Broadway in downtown Portland, across the street from the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall. The Judy will welcome families back to the heart of our city, expand NWCT's mission, and guarantee a magical, inviting space for every child to grow, dream, and develop essential life skills.
Review: WHAT I LEARNED IN PARIS at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - February 24, 2023
Whether you feel like a romantic comedy or a look at an important moment in our civil rights history, WHAT I LEARNED IN PARIS fits the bill.
Photos: First Look at NUREYEV'S EYES at Good Theater
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2023
Directed by James Noel Hoban, the production will star Joseph Bearor as Jamie Wyeth and Michael Grew as Rudolf Nureyev, and feature a set by James Noel Hoban and Craig Robinson, props by Annon Bill, costume design by Michelle Handley, lighting design by Iain Odlin, and stage management by Michael Lynch. Check out a first look in the photos here!
Review: WELCOME TO ARROYO'S at Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver - February 16, 2023
WELCOME TO ARROYO'S is a moving and must-see play about family, grief, love, art, and the importance of being open to new perspectives and experiences. But more than anything else, it’s about community.
LEGALLY BLONDE — THE MUSICAL Plays The Morris Performing Arts Center March 17-19
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2023
The American Theatre Guild will present the ultimate Broadway tribute to girl power, LEGALLY BLONDE – THE MUSICAL. This production is part of the BROADWAY IN SOUTH BEND SERIES and will take The Morris Performing Arts Center stage March 17–19, 2023.
Liam Kaas-Lentz Named Managing Director Of Portland Center Stage
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2023
Portland Center Stage's Board of Directors has named Liam Kaas-Lentz as the new managing director of Portland Center Stage, joining Artistic Director Marissa Wolf in leading Portland's largest theater company and one of the top regional theater companies in the country.
Photos: First Look At Steve Underwood In THE HIGH ROAD At Good Theater
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2023
Good Theater continues its 20th anniversary season with THE HIGH ROAD, running February 1st through the 19th. THE HIGH ROAD stars Steve Underwood, who also wrote the play. See photos from the show!
Fertile Ground Announces Crowdfunding Campaign For New Festival Director
by BWW News Desk - February 06, 2023
The Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, a program of the Portland Area Theatre Alliance (PATA), is on a hiatus for the first year since its launch in 2009—an effort to plan a sustainable future for Fertile Ground. A key component of this strategic evaluation is funding the festival director position.
WHERE WE BELONG Comes to Portland Center Stage This Month
by BWW News Desk - February 02, 2023
Portland Center Stage will bring Portland audiences the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company production of Madeline Sayet's profoundly affecting and breathtaking solo show Where We Belong, presented in association with Folger Shakespeare Library. 

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