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A young woman who moves down South to live with her aunt is given a lesson in “hat-titude” in this toe-tapping musical. From fur hats to flowered hats, pillboxes to turbans, to hats for work and hats for church, there is a hat for every occassion, and a cultural and historical significance to them as well as “Mother Shaw” and her “hat queens” share in their stories. This soul-stirring celebration demonstrates the handing down of culture from one generation to the next and celebrates the refuge, equality and healing that occurs in this place of spirituality.
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Jonathan Larson's TICK, TICK...BOOM! Comes to Portland Center Stage Next Month
July 29, 2022The work of Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer Jonathan Larson returns to Portland Center Stage after a 7-week run of his blockbuster musical Rent. Larson's autobiographical musical tick, tick … BOOM! was written before Rent and is in many ways its origin story. Featuring a similarly rocking score, it offers a backstage tour of the love and sweat Larson put into making his Broadway musical dreams a reality.
Portland Center Stage Presents THE BELLS THAT STILL CAN RING
November 25, 2020After triumphant appearances in some of Portland Center Stage's most popular holiday productions, actor Isaac Lamb returns to PCS to helm a new and altogether different kind of seasonal offering, The Bells That Still Can Ring.
HEDWIG AND THE ANGRY INCH To Kick Off The New Year At Portland Center Stage At The Armory
November 25, 2019Portland Center Stage at The Armory will kick off the new year with the Tony Award-winning rock musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch, starring Delphon Curtis Jr. as Hedwig and Ithica Tell as Yitzhak. Brilliantly innovative, this genre-bending, fourth-wall-smashing musical sensation tells the story of Hedwig, a German emigrant, who is out to set the record straight about her life, her loves, and the operation that left her with that a?oeangry inch.a??
BWW Review: CROWNS Is a Rousing Gospel Musical Treat with Tons of Hattitude, at Portland Playhouse
March 27, 2019Regina Taylor's CROWNS, now playing at Portland Playhouse is a jubilant musical that mixes gospel, jazz, and a little bit of hip hop into a celebration of sisterhood, self-expression, and, most importantly, fabulous hats.
Portland Playhouse Frequently Asked Questions FAQ
Portland Playhouse is at 602 NE Prescott St, Portland, OR 97211, Portland, Oregon.
Portland Playhouse’s mission is to celebrate the complexity of the human experience. We bring the magic of theatre to a greater number of schools each year, providing young people with experiences that empower them with life skills they will value for the rest of their lives. The past twelve years have changed Portland Playhouse, and the people behind it, irrevocably. With gratitude to our neighbors, and with humility for the support they have shown to us, we rededicate ourselves to making the Portland community, and our neighborhood specifically, richer for having the arts in their midst.
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Sondheim Tribute Revue
Bridgetown Conservatory of Musical Theatre (5/16 - 5/19) | |
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9 to 5: The Musical
Lakewood Theatre Company (4/26 - 6/9)
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Everybody
Twilight Theater Company (5/10 - 5/26) | |
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Gabriel Kahane + Pekka Kuusisto: Council
Patricia Reser Center for the Arts (5/4 - 5/4) | |
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The History of Empires
Ellyn Bye Studio, Portland Center Stage at The Armory (5/16 - 5/19) | |
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Annie
Keller Auditorium (5/14 - 5/19) | |
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Anastasia The Musical
Gallery Theater (4/26 - 5/19) | |
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The Drag
Twilight Theater Company (9/6 - 9/22) | |
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The Odd Couple, Female Version
Mask & Mirror Community Theatre (4/26 - 5/12) | |
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