NOT ANOTHER CHRISTMAS LETTER: THE MUSICAL Comes To Portland Musical Theater Company This Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2018
Bringing the enjoyable humbug to your holidays, the West Coast premiere of NOT ANOTHER CHRISTMAS LETTER: THE MUSICAL is coming to the Portland Musical Theater Company from December 1 to December 23.
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2018
Bringing the enjoyable humbug to your holidays, the West Coast premiere of NOT ANOTHER CHRISTMAS LETTER: THE MUSICAL is coming to the Portland Musical Theater Company from December 1 to December 23.
BWW Review: BROKEN BONE BATHTUB: A Quirky, Intimate Play That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity
by Krista Garver - June 09, 2018
BROKEN BONE BATHTUB is based on Siobhan O'Loughlin's experience of breaking her hand in a bike accident. Whatever you may be feeling about the state of the world, or even your day, this award-winning solo piece will give you hope and you'll walk out a happier and more compassionate person than you walked in.
by Krista Garver - June 09, 2018
BROKEN BONE BATHTUB is based on Siobhan O'Loughlin's experience of breaking her hand in a bike accident. Whatever you may be feeling about the state of the world, or even your day, this award-winning solo piece will give you hope and you'll walk out a happier and more compassionate person than you walked in.
Portland Opera Announces 2018/19 Season
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2018
Portland Opera is pleased to announce programming for the company's 55th season, scheduled to begin in November 2018. The season will launch with the recently announced "November classic" - Verdi's heartbreaking romance La Traviata - bringing opera back to Portland in the fall months. In March, Portland Opera will present Laura Kaminsky's brave and beautiful coming-of-age story, As One, where two voices, a mezzo-soprano and a baritone, share the role of the transgender heroine Hannah. The season will continue in the spring with the company's annual Big Night concert and a bright and vibrant production of Rossini's great Il Barbiere di Siviglia. In July, the company will present Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera for the first time, followed by the company premiere of Philip Glass's exploration of the nature of justice, In the Penal Colony, based on Franz Kafka's short story.
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2018
Portland Opera is pleased to announce programming for the company's 55th season, scheduled to begin in November 2018. The season will launch with the recently announced "November classic" - Verdi's heartbreaking romance La Traviata - bringing opera back to Portland in the fall months. In March, Portland Opera will present Laura Kaminsky's brave and beautiful coming-of-age story, As One, where two voices, a mezzo-soprano and a baritone, share the role of the transgender heroine Hannah. The season will continue in the spring with the company's annual Big Night concert and a bright and vibrant production of Rossini's great Il Barbiere di Siviglia. In July, the company will present Mozart's La Finta Giardiniera for the first time, followed by the company premiere of Philip Glass's exploration of the nature of justice, In the Penal Colony, based on Franz Kafka's short story.
All-New Touring Production Brings the Stars of PBS KIDS Series to Kids and Families
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2018
It's going to be WILD! Young fans and their families nationwide are in store for even more adventure on the creature trail when the world-famous Kratt Brothers hit the road with an all-new stage adventure! Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0 - Activate Creature Power!, the theatrical production starring Martin and Chris Kratt, based on the Emmy-nominated hit PBS KIDS series, will bring audiences along on a "wild" ride with a dynamic mix of live-action and animation. The stage show will be at Keller Auditorium in Portland, OR on Saturday, September 29 for 2 performances: the first at 1:00 PM and, due to popular demand, a second at 4:30 PM. Tickets are now available at Portland5.com, the Portland'5 box office at 1111 SW Broadway, or by calling 800.273.1530.
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2018
It's going to be WILD! Young fans and their families nationwide are in store for even more adventure on the creature trail when the world-famous Kratt Brothers hit the road with an all-new stage adventure! Wild Kratts LIVE 2.0 - Activate Creature Power!, the theatrical production starring Martin and Chris Kratt, based on the Emmy-nominated hit PBS KIDS series, will bring audiences along on a "wild" ride with a dynamic mix of live-action and animation. The stage show will be at Keller Auditorium in Portland, OR on Saturday, September 29 for 2 performances: the first at 1:00 PM and, due to popular demand, a second at 4:30 PM. Tickets are now available at Portland5.com, the Portland'5 box office at 1111 SW Broadway, or by calling 800.273.1530.
BWW Review: Portland Center Stage Season Ends on a Very High Note with LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL
by Krista Garver - June 08, 2018
Packed with great music and featuring an incredible performance by Deidrie Henry as Billie Holiday, LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL is an absolute must-see.
by Krista Garver - June 08, 2018
Packed with great music and featuring an incredible performance by Deidrie Henry as Billie Holiday, LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL is an absolute must-see.
TAMING AND THE SHREW: A Kind Of History Opens This Week
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2018
Experience Theatre Project, Beaverton's only resident professional theatre company, proudly presents a pay-what-you-will summer production of The Taming And The Shrew: A Kind Of History. This #TimesUp/ #MeToo adaptation by Sara Fay Goldman features a female-led acting company that takes on a command performance of Shakespeare's famously misogynistic play. We are social branding the production with the hashtags #ShrewYou2018 and #TameThis.
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2018
Experience Theatre Project, Beaverton's only resident professional theatre company, proudly presents a pay-what-you-will summer production of The Taming And The Shrew: A Kind Of History. This #TimesUp/ #MeToo adaptation by Sara Fay Goldman features a female-led acting company that takes on a command performance of Shakespeare's famously misogynistic play. We are social branding the production with the hashtags #ShrewYou2018 and #TameThis.
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Returns to triangle's Stage After a 12-Year Hiatus
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2018
John Cameron Mitchell's hit punk rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch returns to triangle's stage after a 12-year hiatus!
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2018
John Cameron Mitchell's hit punk rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch returns to triangle's stage after a 12-year hiatus!
OSF To Celebrate Juneteenth
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival will host its annual Juneteenth Celebration on Monday, June 18. The day's activities include a variety show, a play reading, a tribute to G. Valmont Thomas and a roundtable discussion. All events are free or pay what you can, though donations will be accepted for the Juneteenth Scholarship Fund and future Juneteenth celebrations.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival will host its annual Juneteenth Celebration on Monday, June 18. The day's activities include a variety show, a play reading, a tribute to G. Valmont Thomas and a roundtable discussion. All events are free or pay what you can, though donations will be accepted for the Juneteenth Scholarship Fund and future Juneteenth celebrations.
Clackamas Repertory Presents SENSE AND SENSIBILITY
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
Clackamas Repertory Theatre opens its 2018 season with Kate Hamill's new adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility," June 28 - July 22 at the Osterman Theatre in Oregon City. Performances take place Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm, with 2:30pm matinees. Tickets may be purchased at www.clackamasrep.org or by calling 503-594-6047.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
Clackamas Repertory Theatre opens its 2018 season with Kate Hamill's new adaptation of "Sense and Sensibility," June 28 - July 22 at the Osterman Theatre in Oregon City. Performances take place Thursday - Saturday at 7:30pm, with 2:30pm matinees. Tickets may be purchased at www.clackamasrep.org or by calling 503-594-6047.
Coast To Coast Music Theatre & Voice Intensive Announces Inaugural Summer Session
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Coast to Coast Music Theatre & Voice Intensive has announced its inaugural session to take place this summer, July 16th through July 20th, 2018 in Tualatin, Oregon at the Living Savior Lutheran Church.
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Coast to Coast Music Theatre & Voice Intensive has announced its inaugural session to take place this summer, July 16th through July 20th, 2018 in Tualatin, Oregon at the Living Savior Lutheran Church.
BWW Review: Artists Rep's I AND YOU is a Lesson in Poetry and Love
by Krista Garver - June 01, 2018
Lauren Gunderson's I AND YOU is a beautiful meditation on the universality of human experience and connection.
by Krista Garver - June 01, 2018
Lauren Gunderson's I AND YOU is a beautiful meditation on the universality of human experience and connection.
Photo Flash: New Photos of Deidrie Henry in LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2018
Deidrie Henry returns to The Armory to star as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Lanie Robertson's riveting portrait of Holiday's life told through an imagined final performance in a small bar in South Philadelphia in 1959. Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill begins preview performances on May 26, opens on June 1, and runs through July 1 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage.
by BWW News Desk - May 30, 2018
Deidrie Henry returns to The Armory to star as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Lanie Robertson's riveting portrait of Holiday's life told through an imagined final performance in a small bar in South Philadelphia in 1959. Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill begins preview performances on May 26, opens on June 1, and runs through July 1 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage.
Photo Flash: LES MISERABLES Comes to Keller Auditorium
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISERABLES comes to Keller Auditorium direct from a celebrated two-and-a-half year Broadway engagement.
by BWW News Desk - May 29, 2018
Cameron Mackintosh's acclaimed production of Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schonberg's Tony Award-winning musical phenomenon, LES MISERABLES comes to Keller Auditorium direct from a celebrated two-and-a-half year Broadway engagement.
BWW Review: LEFT HOOK Looks at the Human Impact of Portland's Decades of Urban Renewal, at The Vanport Mosaic
by Krista Garver - May 29, 2018
Rich Rubin's LEFT HOOK is a powerful play about the displacement of Portland's African American community from Albina in the 1970s.
by Krista Garver - May 29, 2018
Rich Rubin's LEFT HOOK is a powerful play about the displacement of Portland's African American community from Albina in the 1970s.
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH Returns to triangle's Stage After a 12-Year Hiatus
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2018
John Cameron Mitchell's hit punk rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch returns to triangle's stage after a 12-year hiatus!
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2018
John Cameron Mitchell's hit punk rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch returns to triangle's stage after a 12-year hiatus!
LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR & GRILL Comes to The Armory This May
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2018
Deidrie Henry returns to The Armory to star as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Lanie Robertson's riveting portrait of Holiday's life told through an imagined final performance in a small bar in South Philadelphia in 1959. Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill begins preview performances on May 26, opens on June 1, and runs through July 1 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage. Bill Fennelly returns to The Armory to direct after previously directing Gypsy, Black Pearl Sings and, most recently, Little Shop of Horrors. Deidrie Henry, who most recently played Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire at The Armory, will be joined on stage by Abdul Hamid Royal, the production's music director who also plays the role of Jimmy Powers, along with local musicians Charles Neal (drums) and Andre St. James (bass).
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2018
Deidrie Henry returns to The Armory to star as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Lanie Robertson's riveting portrait of Holiday's life told through an imagined final performance in a small bar in South Philadelphia in 1959. Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill begins preview performances on May 26, opens on June 1, and runs through July 1 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage. Bill Fennelly returns to The Armory to direct after previously directing Gypsy, Black Pearl Sings and, most recently, Little Shop of Horrors. Deidrie Henry, who most recently played Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire at The Armory, will be joined on stage by Abdul Hamid Royal, the production's music director who also plays the role of Jimmy Powers, along with local musicians Charles Neal (drums) and Andre St. James (bass).
Todd Van Voris Stars In Triangle's THE ABSOLUTE BRIGHTNESS OF LEONARD PELKEY
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2018
Last seen by Otto Beckerman at his clock shop but that was almost 24 hours ago. Buddy Howard of Buddy Howard's School of Drama and Dance says, 'Leonard better show up soon - he's the lead in the Tempest!' 'Oh dear,' say Gloria Salzano looking through her binoculars out onto the lake, 'I see one of those multi-colored tennis shoes Leonard wore...Detective, you don't think...'
by BWW News Desk - May 26, 2018
Last seen by Otto Beckerman at his clock shop but that was almost 24 hours ago. Buddy Howard of Buddy Howard's School of Drama and Dance says, 'Leonard better show up soon - he's the lead in the Tempest!' 'Oh dear,' say Gloria Salzano looking through her binoculars out onto the lake, 'I see one of those multi-colored tennis shoes Leonard wore...Detective, you don't think...'
Lewis & Clark College and PETE to Present A Chekhov Symposium
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
Lewis & Clark College in partnership with PETE, are pleased to present a four-day celebration and exploration of the many aspects of Anton Chekhov's work, and the art of contemporary dramatic translation. A culmination of two years of research and performance, the symposium will feature readings of Št?pan Šimek's new translations of The Three Sisters, Uncle Vanya, The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard. Each piece was workshopped with PETE to collaboratively translate not just the words, but the ACTION of the plays. Expect the distinct, energetic theatricality of PETE artists and a good show of some of Portland's most accomplished local talent.
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
Lewis & Clark College in partnership with PETE, are pleased to present a four-day celebration and exploration of the many aspects of Anton Chekhov's work, and the art of contemporary dramatic translation. A culmination of two years of research and performance, the symposium will feature readings of Št?pan Šimek's new translations of The Three Sisters, Uncle Vanya, The Seagull and The Cherry Orchard. Each piece was workshopped with PETE to collaboratively translate not just the words, but the ACTION of the plays. Expect the distinct, energetic theatricality of PETE artists and a good show of some of Portland's most accomplished local talent.
REVOLT. SHE SAID. REVOLT AGAIN Comes to Third Rail In May
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
Take everything you know about the modern woman and write it down. Next tear the paper up and throw it away. Now set the trash can on fire and douse it with kerosene. You'd better buckle up because tradition and language, relationships and rules, are set ablaze in Alice Birch's firebomb of a play. A comedy, a manifesto, an out of control pep rally, Revolt. She said. Revolt again. blasts through the status quo and rockets to the edge of possibility.
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2018
Take everything you know about the modern woman and write it down. Next tear the paper up and throw it away. Now set the trash can on fire and douse it with kerosene. You'd better buckle up because tradition and language, relationships and rules, are set ablaze in Alice Birch's firebomb of a play. A comedy, a manifesto, an out of control pep rally, Revolt. She said. Revolt again. blasts through the status quo and rockets to the edge of possibility.
Photo Flash: Moving, Surprising Drama Finishes Artists Rep's 35th Season- I AND YOU
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
Artists Repertory Theatre presents I and You by Lauren Gunderson as the final production of their 2017/18 season. Gunderson is the most-produced playwright in America for the second year in a row. She is a recipient of a Dramatist Guild Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, won the 2018 Steinberg for The Book of Will, and won the Steinberg American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award in 2014 for this revelatory drama. I and You runs from May 20 through June 17 on the Morrison Stage.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
Artists Repertory Theatre presents I and You by Lauren Gunderson as the final production of their 2017/18 season. Gunderson is the most-produced playwright in America for the second year in a row. She is a recipient of a Dramatist Guild Award, the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, won the 2018 Steinberg for The Book of Will, and won the Steinberg American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award in 2014 for this revelatory drama. I and You runs from May 20 through June 17 on the Morrison Stage.
Portland Playhouse Season 11 With Special Guests Profile Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
Portland Playhouse is thrilled to announce that Profile Theatre will present two plays in rep in its newly renovated North Portland theatre during the 2018-19 Season. The Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theatre will also take up a one week residency in the space during the spring of 2019.
by BWW News Desk - May 24, 2018
Portland Playhouse is thrilled to announce that Profile Theatre will present two plays in rep in its newly renovated North Portland theatre during the 2018-19 Season. The Rejoice! Diaspora Dance Theatre will also take up a one week residency in the space during the spring of 2019.
BWW Review: Fuse Theatre Ensemble Takes CABARET to a Whole New Level of Dark, Right Where It Belongs
by Krista Garver - May 23, 2018
Fuse Theatre Ensemble's CABARET, directed by Rusty Tennant, adds a few layers of pain and desperation. The result is a CABARET that makes a lot of sense, especially given the disturbing parallels between the play's setting and America today. It was fantastic.
by Krista Garver - May 23, 2018
Fuse Theatre Ensemble's CABARET, directed by Rusty Tennant, adds a few layers of pain and desperation. The result is a CABARET that makes a lot of sense, especially given the disturbing parallels between the play's setting and America today. It was fantastic.
OSF's Allen Elizabethan Theatre Opens June 15-17
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2018
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival invites audiences to enjoy two plays by William Shakespeare-plus one about saving his words and securing his legacy-under the stars when its flagship outdoor theatre opens the weekend of June 15-17, 2018. The Allen Elizabethan Theatre will feature Romeo and Juliet, directed by Damaso Rodriguez; Lauren Gunderson's The Book of Will, directed by Christopher Liam Moore; and Love's Labor's Lost, directed by Amanda Dehnert. Previews begin June 5, and all three shows will run through the weekend of October 12-14.
by BWW News Desk - May 23, 2018
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival invites audiences to enjoy two plays by William Shakespeare-plus one about saving his words and securing his legacy-under the stars when its flagship outdoor theatre opens the weekend of June 15-17, 2018. The Allen Elizabethan Theatre will feature Romeo and Juliet, directed by Damaso Rodriguez; Lauren Gunderson's The Book of Will, directed by Christopher Liam Moore; and Love's Labor's Lost, directed by Amanda Dehnert. Previews begin June 5, and all three shows will run through the weekend of October 12-14.
Photo Flash: Deidrie Henry Returns to The Armory in LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR AND GRILL
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2018
Deidrie Henry returns to The Armory to star as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Lanie Robertson's riveting portrait of Holiday's life told through an imagined final performance in a small bar in South Philadelphia in 1959. Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill begins preview performances on May 26, opens on June 1, and runs through July 1 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage. Bill Fennelly returns to The Armory to direct after previously directing Gypsy, Black Pearl Sings and, most recently, Little Shop of Horrors. Deidrie Henry, who most recently played Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire at The Armory, will be joined on stage by Abdul Hamid Royal, the production's music director who also plays the role of Jimmy Powers, along with local musicians Charles Neal (drums) and Andre St. James (bass).
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2018
Deidrie Henry returns to The Armory to star as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill, Lanie Robertson's riveting portrait of Holiday's life told through an imagined final performance in a small bar in South Philadelphia in 1959. Lady Day at Emerson's Bar and Grill begins preview performances on May 26, opens on June 1, and runs through July 1 on the U.S. Bank Main Stage. Bill Fennelly returns to The Armory to direct after previously directing Gypsy, Black Pearl Sings and, most recently, Little Shop of Horrors. Deidrie Henry, who most recently played Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire at The Armory, will be joined on stage by Abdul Hamid Royal, the production's music director who also plays the role of Jimmy Powers, along with local musicians Charles Neal (drums) and Andre St. James (bass).
BROKEN BONE BATHTUB to Receive Portland Premiere
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2018
SIOBHAN O'LOUGHLIN brings her intimate solo theatrical event various North Portland locations from JUNE 6TH-18TH, 2018.
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2018
SIOBHAN O'LOUGHLIN brings her intimate solo theatrical event various North Portland locations from JUNE 6TH-18TH, 2018.
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