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Portland Stage Will Present the World Premiere of SEARCHING FOR MR. MOON
by BWW News Desk - November 02, 2021
The funny and poignant autobiographical journey to fatherhood “Searching for Mr. Moon” is co-written and performed in a one-person show by Broadway, film, and TV actor Rich Topol.
Fertile Ground Announces GROW Award Winners Ahead of New Works Festival
by Gigi Gervais - October 31, 2021
The Fertile Ground Festival of New Works, a program of the Portland Area Theatre Alliance (PATA), has announced the five projects awarded $500 to produce new work in the 2022 festival.
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME Begins November 27 At PCS
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2021
The Tony award-winning play based on the best-selling novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, will return to Portland Center Stage from November 27 to December 24. The production follows a 2020 run that was already playing to packed houses when it was canceled one week after opening due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
Bert Kreischer Brings Newest Comedy Tour to Keller Auditorium January 2022
by BWW News Desk - October 26, 2021
After bouncing back from the pandemic with his wildly successful 2021 Berty Boy Relapse Tour, award-winning comedian, podcast host, and author Bert Kreischer is taking no breaks from touring. Bert will bring his tour to Portland’s Keller Auditorium on January 14, 2022. 
Nominations Close Sunday For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards
by BWW Staff - October 26, 2021
These are the final weeks to submit nominees for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021. Nominations close Sunday, October 31st, 2021.
BWW Review: MARTHA BAKES at CoHo Theatre
by Krista Garver - October 23, 2021
MARTHA BAKES gets to the real story behind the mythology that George Washington freed all his slaves upon his death.
Lakewood Theatre Company Will Present ELF - THE MUSICAL Next Month
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2021
The holiday season is approaching fast, and what better way to kick it off than with a hilarious family musical! Lakewood Theatre Company presents Elf - The Musical on the Headlee Mainstage at Lakewood Center for the Arts November 5 – December 19. This show marks the theatre's second mainstage show since re-emerging from the pandemic. 
THAT GOLDEN GIRLS SHOW! A Puppet Parody Will Be Performed at Newmark Theatre in 2022
by BWW News Desk - October 22, 2021
'That Golden Girls Show!' is a brand-new show that parodies classic Golden Girls moments - with puppets! Get set for an evening of cheesecake, laughter, jazzercise, shoulder pads, sex, and the elegant art of the quick-witted put down.
29th Annual Ashland New Plays Festival Is Virtual Live And On Demand
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2021
Ashland New Plays Festival's 29th annual flagship Fall Festival features four new plays by Thomas Brandon, TyLie Shider, Meghan Brown, and Andrew Lee Creech. This year the festival takes place virtually with livestream readings and talkbacks October 21 through 24 at 6 pm PT each day, with an encore week of on-demand presentations available from October 26 through 31.
The Shedd Institute Presents THE MUSIC OF MILAGRO, A NEW MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2021
Over the years, Evynne Hollens' Contemporary Songbook Project has celebrated a variety of popular musical theatre songwriters and highlighted music from Broadway's hottest shows.
BWW Review: FRIDA...A SELF PORTRAIT at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - October 21, 2021
FRIDA...A SELF PORTRAIT is not just a play, but a movement piece and a series of paintings brought vividly to life.
Last Chance To Submit Nominations For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards
by BWW Staff - October 20, 2021
These are the final weeks to submit nominees for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Portland Center Stage Commissions New Musical HOMBRES
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2021
Portland Center Stage has commissioned three celebrated, innovative artists to co-create a new musical through a devised, collaborative process. William Carlos Angulo, who choreographed PCS's acclaimed production of In the Heights, will be the director and choreographer. Angulo will be joined by two artists who are new to PCS: Isaac Gómez will pen the book and Michelle J. Rodriguez (Micha) will compose the music and lyrics.
MEAN GIRLS National Tour is Coming to Portland's Keller Auditorium This November
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2021
Broadway in Portland has announced the First National Tour of Mean Girls—the record-breaking new musical comedy based on the hit film—will be coming to Keller Auditorium from Wednesday, November 10 through Sunday, November 14 as part of the 2021-2022 Broadway Season. 
Corrib Theatre Announces New Artistic Director
by BWW News Desk - October 19, 2021
 A theater scholar and maker, Nakase lived in Ireland for ten years before moving to Portland in 2019. She received her PhD in race and Irish performance at the National University of Ireland, Galway and currently teaches at Portland State University. She is also the co‑editor of the two‑volume edited collection The Golden Thread: Irish Women Playwrights, 1716-2016, published by Liverpool University Press.
THE ONE-MAN STAR WARS TRILOGY Announced At Newmark Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2021
Created and brought to life on stage by Canadian actor Charles Ross, One-Man Star Wars Trilogy is just what it seems – a live solo performance of the original trilogy of Star Wars movies (A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi)! The multi-talented Ross stuns audiences by singlehandedly playing all the characters, singing the music, flying the ships, fighting the battles and condensing the Star Wars plots into just over 60 minutes of live entertainment.
Lakewood Theatre Company Presents KING OF HEARTS Next Week
by BWW News Desk - October 15, 2021
The Lost Treasures Collection, a series of rarely performed musical gems, is back for an eleventh season at Lakewood Theatre Company on its Side Door Stage with a production of King of Hearts, a 1978 musical with a book by Joseph Stein, lyrics by Jacob Brackman, and music by Peter Link It is based on the 1966 anti-war cult film of the same name.
BWW Review: FAMILY at Shaking the Tree
by Krista Garver - October 14, 2021
Celine Song's FAMILY is a surreal look at the messy self-perpetuating cycle of violence.
THE HIP HOP NUTCRACKER Comes to Keller Auditorium, November 16
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2021
Tchaikovsky’s 129-year-old ballet is reimagined as a holiday dance spectacle in The Hip Hop Nutcracker, arriving in Portland’s Keller Auditorium on November 16.
Good Theater to Present the World Premiere of JANE AUSTEN'S LADY SUSAN
by BWW News Desk - October 11, 2021
Good Theater will present the world premiere of the acclaimed adaptation of the Jane Austen short novel LADY SUSAN. Directed by Brian Allen and James Noel Hoban, the show stars Brynn Lewallen, Joseph Bearor, Hannah Daly, Jay Mack, Halsey Redman, Amy Roche, and Nathan Gregory.
BWW Review: LOCH LOMOND at Broadway Rose
by Krista Garver - October 08, 2021
Set in during the Jacobite uprisings of 1745, LOCH LOMOND, which is currently having its world premiere at Broadway Rose, is at once a sweeping musical about desire (for independence, for glory, for love) and an intimate look at the many ties that bind people together.
The Young Professionals Company At OCT Presents IMPULSE XV: TIME TO GET SCHOOLED
by BWW News Desk - October 08, 2021
The Young Professionals Company at Oregon Children's Theatre (OCT) is returning to live, in-person performances this month with its wildly popular improv show, Impulse!, opening October 29, 2021 at the Brunish Theatre in downtown Portland. This production will open OCT's 2021-2022 season of performances.
Final Weeks To Submit Nominations For The 2021 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards
by BWW Staff - October 06, 2021
These are the final weeks to submit nominees for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards! The 2021 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021.
Portland'5 Presents Ak Dan Gwang Chil (ADG7) and Joe Kye at the Newmark Theatre
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2021
Portland'5 Centers for the Arts is pleased to present the Portland debut of award-winning Korean folk-pop group Ak Dan Gwang Chil and Portland-based violinist-looper Joe Kye in concert at the Newmark Theatre.
Experience Theatre Project Presents THE RISE OF HOUDINI: RETURN OF THE MASTER
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2021
Experience Theatre Project, Beaverton's resident immersive theatre company, presents a delectable 1920s-themed experience featuring an authentic 1927 speakeasy cocktail hour with craft cocktails, wine, beer and non-alcoholic beverages and gourmet hors d'oeuvres, with close-up magic performed by the great Craig Martin.

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