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RENT Is Coming To Colorado Springs!
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2022
The American Theatre Guild presents the Colorado Springs engagement of RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour at the Pikes Peak Center. This production is part of the BROADWAY IS BACK AT THE PIKES PEAK CENTER SERIES and will take the stage April 5, 2022 at 7:30 p.m.
Tony Award-Winning Musical JERSEY BOYS Comes to Lubbock This Spring
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2022
The American Theatre Guild will present the Lubbock engagement of the Tony, Grammy and Olivier Award-winning hit musical JERSEY BOYS, the story of Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons.
OUTSIDE MULLINGAR Comes to Theatre West This Week
by BWW News Desk - March 14, 2022
Theatre West is holding a food drive during the run of Outside Mullingar. Non perishable foods or checks made payable to Lincoln City Food Pantry will be accepted.
BWW Review: CHICK FIGHT at Shaking The Tree
by Krista Garver - March 11, 2022
This new devised work from Shaking the Tree is exhilarating, thought-provoking, and necessary.
THE AEROMATIC MEN Comes to Curious Comedy Theater This Month
by BWW News Desk - March 11, 2022
Welcome to America! Brothers, Alek and Acrid Aeromatic, have traveled to the USA to fulfill their dreams of riches and success. But when their plans come crashing down, they are forced to return to their roots as the confidently incompetent circus performers, THE AEROMATIC MEN. 
FREESTYLE LOVE SUPREME is Coming to Portland Center Stage
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2022
Producers Thomas Kail, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Jenny and Jon Steingart, Jill Furman, and Portland Center Stage announced that the national tour of Freestyle Love Supreme will play Portland Center Stage’s U.S. Bank Main Stage from April 8 – May 1, 2022.
Hult Center Will Lift Mask, Vaccine, and Test Requirements on March 12
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2022
In accordance with State mandates being lifted, Beginning March 12, 2022 the Hult Center for the Performing Arts will no longer require mandatory face masks or proof of vaccination or negative COVID test for entry.
Sunriver Stars Community Theater Presents THE ODD COUPLE
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2022
Sunriver Stars Community Theater enters its 10th anniversary season with the opening of Neil Simon’s revision of his hugely successful comedy, “The Odd Couple,” directed by local veteran actor and director, Ron Pugh.
BWW Review: MAZ AND BRICKS at Corrib Theatre
by Krista Garver - March 04, 2022
MAZ AND BRICKS is a tender two-hander about finding connection with unexpected people in unexpected places.
BodyVox Dance & Chamber Music Northwest Present NINETEEN*TWENTY
by BWW News Desk - March 03, 2022
BodyVox and Chamber Music Northwest, with Akropolis Reed Quintet, collaborate to present four performances of NINETEEN*TWENTY March 17 through 19 at Patricia Reser Center for the Performing Arts, in Beaverton.
Creative Teams and Casts Announced For 2022 Oregon Shakespeare Festival
by BWW News Desk - March 02, 2022
The imminent start of the 2022 Oregon Shakespeare Festival season—Artistic Director Nataki Garrett’s first full season—marks a celebratory return to repertory producing. The 2022 lineup features eight on-stage plays and musicals, from classic Shakespeare to works by some of today’s most exciting playwrights.
Portland Opera To Go Presents Touring Production Of A JOURNEY OF FAITH/ UN CAMINO DE FE
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2022
Portland Opera has announced that Portland Opera to Go returns this month with A Journey of Faith/Un Camino de Fe by Hector Armienta. For over two decades, Portland Opera to Go (or POGO) has shared inclusive arts experiences with students, educators, and community members around the region.
THE QUEERS Set to Open in March From Fuse Theatre Ensemble
by BWW News Desk - February 24, 2022
The Queers represents a milestone in trans representation in Portland theatre, being the first trans ensemble drama written by a trans writer to receive a production of any kind in the area.
Good Theater Presents SIGNIFICANT OTHER Next Month
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2022
Romance is back in the air at Good Theater with Joshua Harmon's bittersweet hit comedy SIGNIFICANT OTHER. SIGNIFICANT OTHER opens March 2nd and plays through March 20th, 2022 at Good Theater's home, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland. 
Portland Opera Presents The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Opera THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2022
Portland Opera continues the 2021/22 season with The Central Park Five, composed by Anthony Davis with a libretto by Richard Wesley. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2020, The Central Park Five is set in New York City in the late 80s—when five Black and Latino teenagers were falsely accused of rape and assault and coerced into confession. Their high-profile case spiraled out of control, turning the accused, and their families, into victims of prejudice and grave injustice.  
Artists Rep and Advance Gender Equity In The Arts Partner To Launch New Mentorship Program For BIPOC Artists
by BWW News Desk - February 18, 2022
Artists Repertory Theatre (ART) and Advance Gender Equity in the Arts (AGE) partner to present PATHWAYS: A 2-year holistic mentorship and professional development program for emerging BIPOC gender-diverse theatre artists in the Portland area, launching this summer. 
Ken Ludwig Comedy LEADING LADIES Opens At Lakewood Theatre Company, March 4
by BWW News Desk - February 16, 2022
Lakewood Theatre Company continues its 69th season of live theatre with Leading Ladies directed by Stephanie Mulligan.
Celeste Barber Comes to Keller Auditorium, August 17
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2022
Celeste Barber brings her 'Fine, Thanks. Tour' to Keller Auditorium, August 17. Tickets on sale starting Friday, February 18 at 10AM Local.
Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC Comes To The Hult Center In Eugene
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2022
The American Theatre Guild will present the Eugene engagement of the innovative new production of Rodgers & Hammerstein's SOUTH PACIFIC. This production is part of the BROADWAY IS BACK IN EUGENE SERIES and is taking the Hult Center stage March 18-20, 2022.
BWW Review: ANASTASIA at Keller Auditorium (National Touring Production)
by Krista Garver - February 11, 2022
There are two big reasons to take in the national touring production of ANASTASIA, now running at Keller Auditorium: Kyla Stone (who plays the central character) and the visual spectacle.
BWW Review: THE GREAT LEAP at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - February 10, 2022
Lauren Yee’s play, inspired in part by her father, is everything we’ve come to expect from this exceptional playwright – it’s gripping, funny, emotional, and will leave you with plenty to chew on.
BWW Review: THURGOOD at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - February 09, 2022
THURGOOD is a riveting play about the life and career of Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American to sit on the US Supreme Court.
Good Theater Presents MEN: THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT
by BWW News Desk - February 09, 2022
Good Theater continues its Second Stage series with the return of Shannon Thurston's solo show MEN: THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT. The production will run in repertory with the main stage production, PACK OF LIES.
The Farewell Tour Of RENT Comes To Lubbock!
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2022
The American Theatre Guild will present the Lubbock engagement of the highly anticipated RENT 25th Anniversary Farewell Tour.
Christoph Prégardien With Gloria Chien Will Appear in Concert at The Old Church This Month
by BWW News Desk - February 08, 2022
Chamber Music Northwest brings German tenor Christoph Prégardien to lavish Portland audiences with the Poetry in Performance concert alongside pianist and CMNW Artistic Director Gloria Chien on February 24. This concert is Pregardien’s only U.S. concert. The live concert will be held at The Old Church Concert Hall on Thursday, February 24 at 7:30 pm.

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