Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces Anyania Muse as New Managing Director: Director of IDEA, People, Culture, and Operations
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
OSF has promoted Anyania Muse, who joined the nationally influential organization’s leadership team in Spring 2021 as its first Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA), to the position of Managing Director: Director of IDEA, People, Culture, and Operations.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
OSF has promoted Anyania Muse, who joined the nationally influential organization’s leadership team in Spring 2021 as its first Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Access (IDEA), to the position of Managing Director: Director of IDEA, People, Culture, and Operations.
CHICAGO, FIDDLER ON THE ROOF, and More Announced for 2022–2023 Broadway Season At The King Center
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
The American Theatre Guild, the largest not-for-profit touring Broadway presenter in the nation, unveils its highly anticipated 2022–2023 BROADWAY AT THE KING CENTER SERIES.
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
The American Theatre Guild, the largest not-for-profit touring Broadway presenter in the nation, unveils its highly anticipated 2022–2023 BROADWAY AT THE KING CENTER SERIES.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival Announces 2023 Season Featuring YERMA World Premiere, ROMEO AND JULIET & More
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
Today, OSF announced its 2023 season, celebrating groundbreaking artists shaping the future of American theatre and welcoming audiences in Ashland and worldwide to take part in the future of storytelling.
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2022
Today, OSF announced its 2023 season, celebrating groundbreaking artists shaping the future of American theatre and welcoming audiences in Ashland and worldwide to take part in the future of storytelling.
Aggregate Collective, New Theatre Incubator, Launches Inaugural Project
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
Aggregate Collective, a theatre incubator supporting the development of new creative works, announces mission and inaugural project. Created by a group of multi-hyphenated theatre makers wanting to expand ethnic, cultural, social-economic and gender representation in the theatre industry, Aggregate Collective's mission is to support artists during the early stages of a creative endeavor through radical hospitality and shared learning.
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2022
Aggregate Collective, a theatre incubator supporting the development of new creative works, announces mission and inaugural project. Created by a group of multi-hyphenated theatre makers wanting to expand ethnic, cultural, social-economic and gender representation in the theatre industry, Aggregate Collective's mission is to support artists during the early stages of a creative endeavor through radical hospitality and shared learning.
CMNW's New Young Artist Institute Announced
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2022
This summer, Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) launches their new Young Artist Institute (YAI), a new intensive education program for 16 talented string players from around the world, ages 14-18.
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2022
This summer, Chamber Music Northwest (CMNW) launches their new Young Artist Institute (YAI), a new intensive education program for 16 talented string players from around the world, ages 14-18.
Oregon Shakespeare Festival to Preset DR. G's BINGO EXTRAVAGANZA Immersive Production
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2022
OSF has announced Dr. G’s Bingo Extravaganza, a new production immersing the local community in a joyous, magical world celebrating Ashland, Oregon’s own Dr. Geneva Craig, a civil rights leader, frontline nurse, and action movie lover with a penchant for Vegas glitz.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2022
OSF has announced Dr. G’s Bingo Extravaganza, a new production immersing the local community in a joyous, magical world celebrating Ashland, Oregon’s own Dr. Geneva Craig, a civil rights leader, frontline nurse, and action movie lover with a penchant for Vegas glitz.
Photos: North American Tour of CATS Comes to Portland's Keller Auditorium
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2022
One of the biggest hits in theatrical history, CATS will come to Portland’s Keller Auditorium from Tuesday, June 21 through Sunday, June 26 as part of a new North American tour.
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2022
One of the biggest hits in theatrical history, CATS will come to Portland’s Keller Auditorium from Tuesday, June 21 through Sunday, June 26 as part of a new North American tour.
Portland Opera Commissions New Opera Jubilee By Composer Damien Geter and Librettist Lorene Cary
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2022
Portland Opera has announced that the company has commissioned a new opera to be created by composer Damien Geter and librettist Lorene Cary. Connecting the heroic story of the original Fisk University Jubilee Singers with their current, Grammy-winning descendants, Jubilee investigates Black legacy, love, death, trauma, and joy.
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2022
Portland Opera has announced that the company has commissioned a new opera to be created by composer Damien Geter and librettist Lorene Cary. Connecting the heroic story of the original Fisk University Jubilee Singers with their current, Grammy-winning descendants, Jubilee investigates Black legacy, love, death, trauma, and joy.
The Actors Conservatory Names Michael Mendelson its Next Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2022
The Board of Directors of The Actors Conservatory (TAC) is pleased to announce that after a nation-wide search for our new managing artistic director, Michael V. Mendelson has been selected as the next Managing Artistic Director beginning July 1, 2022.
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2022
The Board of Directors of The Actors Conservatory (TAC) is pleased to announce that after a nation-wide search for our new managing artistic director, Michael V. Mendelson has been selected as the next Managing Artistic Director beginning July 1, 2022.
Oregon Children's Theatre Announces 2022-2023 Season, "Be the Hero of Your Story"
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2022
Oregon Children’s Theatre (OCT) is excited to announce Be the Hero of Your Story, the theatre’s 2022-2023 performance season. This season OCT returns to a complete line-up of performances, featuring five Mainstage productions and three shows produced by its acclaimed teen company, the Young Professionals Company.
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2022
Oregon Children’s Theatre (OCT) is excited to announce Be the Hero of Your Story, the theatre’s 2022-2023 performance season. This season OCT returns to a complete line-up of performances, featuring five Mainstage productions and three shows produced by its acclaimed teen company, the Young Professionals Company.
Triangle Productions! to Present Wade McCollum in MR. MADAM
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2022
Wade McCollum is returning to Portland and to the theatre company where he began his professional career back in 1998 – triangle productions! He is starring in a one-person show about Kenneth Marlowe an early pioneer in the gay movement. His career took him to perform as a female impersonator/stripper in the 1940s and 50s then as a male madam, to which he wrote about in his best seller Mr. Madam about his escapades to transitioning at the age of 50 to become Kate Marlowe.
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2022
Wade McCollum is returning to Portland and to the theatre company where he began his professional career back in 1998 – triangle productions! He is starring in a one-person show about Kenneth Marlowe an early pioneer in the gay movement. His career took him to perform as a female impersonator/stripper in the 1940s and 50s then as a male madam, to which he wrote about in his best seller Mr. Madam about his escapades to transitioning at the age of 50 to become Kate Marlowe.
'Portland's Complicity in African Enslavement' Presentation Will Be Held at First Parish This Weekend
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2022
Seth Goldstein, instructor at Maine College of Art and educational director of Atlantic Black Box, will speak Sunday, May 29, 2022, at 10 a.m. at First Parish Unitarian Universalist, 425 Congress St. His talk will cover “Portland’s Complicity in African Enslavement,” growing out of his work with Atlantic Black Box, a nonprofit that examines the roles played by Maine and New England white families in the Atlantic slave economy.
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2022
Seth Goldstein, instructor at Maine College of Art and educational director of Atlantic Black Box, will speak Sunday, May 29, 2022, at 10 a.m. at First Parish Unitarian Universalist, 425 Congress St. His talk will cover “Portland’s Complicity in African Enslavement,” growing out of his work with Atlantic Black Box, a nonprofit that examines the roles played by Maine and New England white families in the Atlantic slave economy.
THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS And More Added to 2022-23 Broadway Season at The Hult Center
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
The American Theatre Guild, the largest not-for-profit touring Broadway presenter in the nation, is has announced an addition to the 2022-2023 Broadway in Eugene Series. THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS will join the 2022-2023 Season as an Add-On production at the Hult Center. THE ILLUSIONISTS will join the previously announced Season Add-On, THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY, as well as the four season-package productions: HAMILTON, LEGALLY BLONDE, COME FROM AWAY and ANASTASIA.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
The American Theatre Guild, the largest not-for-profit touring Broadway presenter in the nation, is has announced an addition to the 2022-2023 Broadway in Eugene Series. THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS will join the 2022-2023 Season as an Add-On production at the Hult Center. THE ILLUSIONISTS will join the previously announced Season Add-On, THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY, as well as the four season-package productions: HAMILTON, LEGALLY BLONDE, COME FROM AWAY and ANASTASIA.
22-23 Broadway Season Additions Announced for the Hult Center
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
e an addition to the 2022-2023 Broadway in Eugene Series. THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS will join the 2022-2023 Season as an Add-On production at the Hult Center. THE ILLUSIONISTS will join the previously announced Season Add-On, THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY, as well as the four season-package productions: HAMILTON, LEGALLY BLONDE, COME FROM AWAY and ANASTASIA.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
e an addition to the 2022-2023 Broadway in Eugene Series. THE ILLUSIONISTS – MAGIC OF THE HOLIDAYS will join the 2022-2023 Season as an Add-On production at the Hult Center. THE ILLUSIONISTS will join the previously announced Season Add-On, THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY, as well as the four season-package productions: HAMILTON, LEGALLY BLONDE, COME FROM AWAY and ANASTASIA.
Corrib Theatre Presents KISSING THE WITCH in June
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
Corrib Theatre presents the Northwest Premiere of award-winning Irish writer Emma Donoghue's Kissing the Witch, directed by Tracy Cameron Francis. With a four-person ensemble cast taking on multiple roles throughout, Kissing the Witch upends classical fairytales and flips them into the land of feminism.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
Corrib Theatre presents the Northwest Premiere of award-winning Irish writer Emma Donoghue's Kissing the Witch, directed by Tracy Cameron Francis. With a four-person ensemble cast taking on multiple roles throughout, Kissing the Witch upends classical fairytales and flips them into the land of feminism.
Queer|Art Presents the 4th Annual Queer|Art|Pride Digital Book & Print Fair in June
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
Queer|Art, NYC's hub for connecting and empowering generations of LGBTQ+ artists, has shared the initial details for The 2022 Queer|Art|Pride Digital Book & Print Fair—the 4th annual edition of the summer festival celebrating work by the organization's vibrant community of more than 200 LGBTQ+ artists.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2022
Queer|Art, NYC's hub for connecting and empowering generations of LGBTQ+ artists, has shared the initial details for The 2022 Queer|Art|Pride Digital Book & Print Fair—the 4th annual edition of the summer festival celebrating work by the organization's vibrant community of more than 200 LGBTQ+ artists.
Fertile Ground Announces Strategic Hiatus For 2023 Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2022
After a consistent 13 years of production as an annual festival dedicated to supporting new “acts of creation” by Portland artists, Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, a program of the Portland Area Theatre Alliance (PATA), will take a strategic hiatus for the 2023 festival.
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2022
After a consistent 13 years of production as an annual festival dedicated to supporting new “acts of creation” by Portland artists, Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, a program of the Portland Area Theatre Alliance (PATA), will take a strategic hiatus for the 2023 festival.
Portland Artists Gather to Support La Casa de Paso with a Benefit Concert for the Border
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2022
On Memorial Day, a host of Rose City's most talented artists will come together at Resound NW for a concert benefiting refugees at the southern border. The show will include musical theater, folk, and pop song favorites in the theme of “Songs of Home,” every refugee's dream.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2022
On Memorial Day, a host of Rose City's most talented artists will come together at Resound NW for a concert benefiting refugees at the southern border. The show will include musical theater, folk, and pop song favorites in the theme of “Songs of Home,” every refugee's dream.
BWW Review: BELLA: AN AMERICAN TALL TALE at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - May 20, 2022
Kirsten Childs’ 2016 musical, now running at Portland Playhouse, offers a new take on American folklore, featuring a new tall tale hero: Bella Patterson, “a woman of mythic proportions and heroic appeal.”
by Krista Garver - May 20, 2022
Kirsten Childs’ 2016 musical, now running at Portland Playhouse, offers a new take on American folklore, featuring a new tall tale hero: Bella Patterson, “a woman of mythic proportions and heroic appeal.”
Artists Repertory Theatre Announces Mercury Festival 2022
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2022
In June of 2020, Artists Repertory Theatre (ART) established a repertory company called the ART: Mercury Company, spanning 18 months, 240 writers, directors, educators, actors, technicians, designers, and producers, were hired to collaboratively create theatre-inspired work that moved beyond the traditional form as a response to the pandemic. The Mercury Festival is the culmination of that work, showcasing the work in staged readings and film premieres over the course of a week.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2022
In June of 2020, Artists Repertory Theatre (ART) established a repertory company called the ART: Mercury Company, spanning 18 months, 240 writers, directors, educators, actors, technicians, designers, and producers, were hired to collaboratively create theatre-inspired work that moved beyond the traditional form as a response to the pandemic. The Mercury Festival is the culmination of that work, showcasing the work in staged readings and film premieres over the course of a week.
PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL Comes To Portland This Month
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2022
Broadway in Portland welcomes PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL to Keller Auditorium from May 31- June 5.
by BWW News Desk - May 20, 2022
Broadway in Portland welcomes PRETTY WOMAN: THE MUSICAL to Keller Auditorium from May 31- June 5.
Portland HADESTOWN Tickets Go On Sale May 22
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2022
Broadway in Portland has announced that single tickets for Hadestown will go on sale to the public on Sunday, May 22.
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2022
Broadway in Portland has announced that single tickets for Hadestown will go on sale to the public on Sunday, May 22.
BWW Review: APPROPRIATE at Profile Theatre
by Krista Garver - May 16, 2022
APPROPRIATE is Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ genre-upending take on the great American family drama.
by Krista Garver - May 16, 2022
APPROPRIATE is Branden Jacobs-Jenkins’ genre-upending take on the great American family drama.
Anthony Rapp Will Deliver Conference Keynote and Concert at Inaugural Stage The Change PNW Conference
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2022
Broadway Star Anthony Rapp will open the Tower Theatre Foundation's Inaugural Stage the Change PNW Conference in Bend, Oregon on Friday, May 20, 2022 with a keynote to conference attendees followed by a concert to attendees as well as members of the general public.
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2022
Broadway Star Anthony Rapp will open the Tower Theatre Foundation's Inaugural Stage the Change PNW Conference in Bend, Oregon on Friday, May 20, 2022 with a keynote to conference attendees followed by a concert to attendees as well as members of the general public.
BWW Review: THE SMUGGLER at Corrib Theatre
by Krista Garver - May 11, 2022
Ronán Noone's THE SMUGGLER, now running at Corrib Theatre, tells the harrowing and sympathetic tale of an Irish immigrant’s struggle to support his family.
by Krista Garver - May 11, 2022
Ronán Noone's THE SMUGGLER, now running at Corrib Theatre, tells the harrowing and sympathetic tale of an Irish immigrant’s struggle to support his family.
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