Get theatre news and discounts for Portland

Portland Theatre Newsroom Page 82

Back to Main...
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards; FUN HOME Leads Best Musical!
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
ASTORIA: PART TWO Runs Alongside PART ONE at The Armory
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2017
The world premiere of Astoria: Part Two the conclusion of a two-part stage adaptation of Peter Stark's best-selling book ASTORIA: John Jacob Astor and Thomas Jefferson's Lost Pacific Empire; A Story of Wealth, Ambition, and Survival adapted and directed by Chris Coleman begins preview performances at The Armory on January 20, opens January 26 and closes February 18.
Photo Flash: First Look at A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Portland Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2017
Portland Playhouse's fun, festive, family favorite A CHRISTMAS CAROL transforms the Hampton Opera Center into Dickensian England, directed by Brian Weaver and Cristi Miles for a run through December 30. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
BWW Review: A CHRISTMAS MEMORY/WINTER SONG is a Warm, Wonderful Welcome to Winter
by Krista Garver - December 04, 2017
A CHRISTMAS MEMORY/WINTER SONG is like comfort food -- warm, nourishing, and just exactly what you want on a cold winter's night.
BWW Review: In THE HUMANS, a Holiday Dinner Becomes a Multigenerational Scrimmage at Artists Rep
by Krista Garver - December 03, 2017
If you want to see what's new and exciting in American theatre, go see THE HUMANS. It will also give you some good ammunition for your upcoming holiday meals.
Photo Flash: PERICLES WET Makes World Premiere with Portland Shakes
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2017
Portland Shakespeare Project presents the world premiere of Pericles Wet, by Portland playwright Ellen Margolis. Commissioned by Portland Shakes, Pericles Wet is a masterful adaptation of William Shakespeare's Pericles directed by Michael Mendelson. The show will run from December 1 to December 17 on Artists Rep's Alder Stage.
THE PEPPERMINT BEAR AND THE GIANT ELF Opens 12/2 at Lakewood Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2017
Lakewood Theatre Company will present in December 2017 an all-new version of their annual Holiday Magic Breakfast Theatre production with the presentation of The Peppermint Bear Show 2017: Peppermint Bear and the Giant Elf.
PERICLES WET World Premiere By Ellen Margolis to be presented Portland Shakes
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2017
Portland Shakespeare Project presents the world premiere of Pericles Wet, by Portland playwright Ellen Margolis. Commissioned by Portland Shakes, Pericles Wet is a masterful adaptation of William Shakespeare's Pericles directed by Michael Mendelson. The show will run from December 1 to December 17 on Artists Rep's Alder Stage.
Northwest Children's Theater presents CINDERELLA This Holiday Season
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2017
Dance your way through the holidays with NWCT's original tap extravaganza. The Oregonian calls Cinderella a gem of sophisticated accessibility, hipness and wit and impossible not to love.
THE BEST CHRISTMAS PAGEANT EVER Opens at Lakewood Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2017
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, a delightful family story about the true meaning of Christmas, will open at the Lakewood Theatre Company on Thursday, December 14 at 7:30 PM. Performances continue on December 15, 16, 17 and 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 at 7:30 PM. There will also be matinee performances at 2:00 PM on Saturday Dec. 16, Sunday Dec. 17 and Saturday, Dec. 23. After the opening night performance on December 14th, there will be a hot cocoa and cookie reception. The show sponsor is Nicoletta's Table & Marketplace.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards; FUN HOME Leads Best Musical!
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
MADELINE'S CHRISTMAS Based Off The Ludwig Bemelmans Classic Book Comes to Portland
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2017
Fill your holidays with laughter, magic and Madeline. A delightful treat for the whole family.
Bag&Baggage Productions to Tell A CHRISTMAS CAROL Origin Story
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2017
What many people do NOT know about Dickens' 'Ghostly little book' is the origin story: how did one of England's most prolific writers ever come up with the idea for Scrooge, Cratchit, and Tiny Tim in the first place?
Teatro Milagro Launches Their 2018 National Tour
by BWW News Desk - November 29, 2017
Inspired by the book Flatland by Edwin Abbott and set in the year 2073 in Tierra Plana, a new nation of squares, walls, and all sorts of boxes, Bi will break open the boxes of selective classification and raise the question: What is your 'bi-dentity'?
BWW Review: Broadway Rose's YOUR HOLIDAY HIT PARADE is the Pitch Perfect Way to Get into the Holiday Spirit
by Krista Garver - November 28, 2017
YOUR HOLIDAY HIT PARADE is two hours of all of your seasonal favorites sung exquisitely, with enough silliness to provide plenty of laughs and enough heart to make you feel all warm inside just like Christmas is supposed to.
Photo Flash: First Look at Artists Rep's THE HUMANS, Performances Added
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2017
Artists Rep presents the 2016 Tony Award winner for Best New Play The Humans, by Stephen Karam, directed by D maso Rodr guez from November 19 through December 17 on the theatre's intimate Morrison Stage. Artists Rep is one of the first regional theatres in the nation to produce The Humans featuring a local cast and design team.
Vote For the 2017 BroadwayWorld Portland Awards; Portland Center Stage's FUN HOME Leads Best Musical!
by BWW News Desk - November 24, 2017
The 2017 awards honor productions which opened between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2017. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors.
THE PEPPERMINT BEAR AND THE GIANT ELF Opens 12/2 at Lakewood Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2017
Lakewood Theatre Company will present in December 2017 an all-new version of their annual Holiday Magic Breakfast Theatre production with the presentation of The Peppermint Bear Show 2017: Peppermint Bear and the Giant Elf.
Portland Playhouse's A CHRISTMAS CAROL Comes to Hampton Opera Center
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2017
At first glance, A Christmas Carol - a mainstay of Portland Playhouse's season five years running - seems to stray from their purpose of presenting diverse audiences with artistically forward productions. But be immersed in the hour and a half of music packed Dickensian storytelling and you'll realize what happens in the space between the traditional tale of Ebenezer Scrooge on his transformative journey of redemption and the audiences that fill the theatre is nothing short of magical.
Photo Flash: Celebrate the Holidays with A CHRISTMAS MEMORY/ WINTER SONG
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2017
This winter, a delightful offering of holiday story and song will run in The Armory's Ellyn Bye Studio. Truman Capote's tender holiday tale, A Christmas Memory, will be paired with Winter Song, an original presentation of music and storytelling created by the brilliant singer Merideth Kaye Clark and The Armory's own Brandon Woolley. Preview performances will begin November 18, opening night is November 24, and performances will run through December 31.
BWW Review: Calling All Seekers: Find Your PSYCHIC UTOPIA at Hand2Mouth
by Krista Garver - November 21, 2017
PSYCHIC UTOPIA explores the stories of many people who traveled to Oregon in search of a utopian experience. This is the kind of immersive, visceral experience I go to the theatre for, and Hand2Mouth is uniquely talented at providing it.
BWW Review: Corrib Theatre's BELFAST GIRLS is Full of Fascinating History, Could Use More Emotion
by Krista Garver - November 21, 2017
BELFAST GIRLS, opening Corrib Theatre's 2017-2018 season, tells the story of five women who traveled from Belfast to Australia during the Irish Famine of the mid-1850s.
PERICLES WET World Premiere By Ellen Margolis to be presented Portland Shakes
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2017
Portland Shakespeare Project presents the world premiere of Pericles Wet, by Portland playwright Ellen Margolis. Commissioned by Portland Shakes, Pericles Wet is a masterful adaptation of William Shakespeare's Pericles directed by Michael Mendelson. The show will run from December 1 to December 17 on Artists Rep's Alder Stage.
Photo Flash: Historical Drama BELFAST GIRLS Makes West Coast Premiere
by BWW News Desk - November 19, 2017
Launching their 2017-18 season with a gripping historical drama that nods to today's relevant questions of how the elite endeavor to remove undesirable residents from their country, Corrib Theatre presents Jaki McCarrick's U.S. West Coast Premiere of Belfast Girls. Corrib Theatre's production of Belfast Girls runs for four weeks, from November 17 through December 10 at Shaking the Tree Theatre.
Photo Flash: Merideth Kaye Clark and Leif Norby Star in A CHRISTMAS MEMORY and WINTER SONG
by BWW News Desk - November 18, 2017
This winter, a delightful offering of holiday story and song will run in The Armory's Ellyn Bye Studio. Truman Capote's tender holiday tale, A Christmas Memory, will be paired with Winter Song, an original presentation of music and storytelling created by the brilliant singer Merideth Kaye Clark and The Armory's own Brandon Woolley. Preview performances will begin November 18, opening night is November 24, and performances will run through December 31. Get a sneak peek at the actors below!

Videos


Dirty Dancing In Concert in Portland Dirty Dancing In Concert
Keller Auditorium (1/20 - 1/20) Tracker
Poirot: The Murder of Roger Ayckroyd in Portland Poirot: The Murder of Roger Ayckroyd
Lakewood Theatre Company (1/2 - 2/8)

PORTLAND PREMIERE Tracker
PHOTOS
Almost, Maine in Portland Almost, Maine
Mask & Mirror Community Theatre (1/16 - 2/7)
Los Empeños de una Casa in Portland Los Empeños de una Casa
Milagro MainStage (2/19 - 3/8)
Mamma Mia! in Portland Mamma Mia!
Keller Auditorium (6/2 - 6/7)
Doja Cat at Moda Center in Portland Doja Cat at Moda Center
Moda Center (10/17 - 10/17)
Treasure Island, A Musical Adaptation
Metropolitan Performing Arts (4/18 - 4/18)
Les Miserables in Portland Les Miserables
Keller Auditorium (3/31 - 4/5)
Back To The Future – Theatrical Production at Keller Auditorium in Portland Back To The Future – Theatrical Production at Keller Auditorium
Keller Auditorium (6/16 - 6/16)
VIEW SHOWS  ADD A SHOW