by Krista Garver - May 07, 2026
When I saw Portland Playhouse's 2025–2026 season announced, the show I was most irrationally excited about was THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL. I’m far from an expert on the SpongeBob SquarePants universe, but I've watched enough episodes to have completely fallen for the little yellow sponge in square pa...
by Krista Garver - May 07, 2026
You don't often get the chance to see DOCTOR FAUSTUS on stage. Christopher Marlowe's early 1600s masterwork is the ur-text of the Faustian bargain, the template for everything from the musical Damn Yankees to the Al Pacino-Keanu Reeves film The Devil's Advocate. And yet it rarely gets produced. Than...
by Krista Garver - May 04, 2026
Nearly 40 years after its Broadway premiere, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA continues to cast its spell. I saw proof of that everywhere at the packed Keller Auditorium, including a young girl clutching a teddy bear wearing a tiny Phantom mask. The now and future PHANTOM fandom is in excellent hands....
by Dawn Sellers - May 03, 2026
Hello Gorgeous! Lakewood Theatre brings the curtain down on its 73rd season in spectacular fashion with the heartfelt, funny, and moving musical comedy Funny Girl. What a way to say goodbye to a landmark season. Get tix https://lakewood-center.org/...
by Krista Garver - April 30, 2026
Confession time: I saw the original production of FAT HAM on Broadway, and I thought “meh.” Clearly, I just didn’t get it. Now, after seeing this stunning co-production between Portland Center Stage and Portland Playhouse, directed by Charles Grant, I finally understand....
by Krista Garver - April 29, 2026
Fertile Ground 2026 wrapped up last weekend, and on the whole, it was fantastic. I saw 17 shows, which included readings of plays by well-known local playwrights, new works by rising stars, and some fun genre-bending original performances. Here are my notes about the final set. If you missed my firs...
by Krista Garver - April 24, 2026
On my way to Shaking the Tree Theatre to see Tennessee Williams' THE GLASS MENAGERIE, I realized I had seen more comical adaptations of the play, ranging from gently ribbing to outright farcical, than actual productions of it....
by Krista Garver - April 20, 2026
What did our critic think of FERTILE GROUND 2026 - REVIEW ROUNDUP #2 at Various?...
by Dawn Sellers - April 17, 2026
If you love sitcoms, Hollywood nostalgia, and a good love story, Ladybug! Ladybug! is an absolute delight, and you still have a chance to catch it tonight!...
by Krista Garver - April 13, 2026
This year’s Fertile Ground Festival started last Friday. As in years past, I’ll be posting short reviews of everything I see. Here’s the first set....
Past Shows
Pianist Marc-André Hamelin, a “performer of near-superhuman technical prowess” (New York Times), headlines this program, which opens with Gershwin’s jazzy Rhapsody in Blue. After intermission,...
The Portland Symphonic Choir returns to perform Orff’s "Carmina Burana" with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA
Stravinsky’s electrifying ballet and internationally celebrated pianist Olga Kern performing Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto.The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra welcomes back pianist Olga Kern to play Tchaikovsky’s...
To open this program, the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA welcomes Spanish harpist Cristina Montes Mateo. She is featured in a challenging 20th-century piece, the “Concerto...
Guest conductor Farkhad Khudyev leads this Holiday Pops program, which opens with a grand overture by Suppé, and a suite from Tchaikovsky’s well-known Swan Lake....
Rachel Barton Pine, heralded as a leading interpreter of the great classical masterworks, returns by popular demand to perform the lush and lyrical Violin Concerto...
Maestro Brotons, Music Director and Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA, presents Dvoák’s bright and lyrical Eighth Symphony, along with the sparkling Argentum by...
Ode to Joy! Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, 'Choral,' is his final symphony and one of the supreme achievements in the history of music.
Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA presents Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand.
Maestro Brotons, Music Director and Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA, presents Mahler's Symphony No. 5. Experience Mahler’s deeply moving rumination on the nature...
Maestro Brotons, Music Director and Conductor of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA, presents Carl Nielsen’s Symphony No. 3, a brilliant work from Denmark’s most prominent composer...
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA will once again present its highly acclaimed Holiday Pops concert program on December 9 and 10, 2023 at Skyview Concert...
Vancouver’s favorite holiday event! Everyone will find something to love in this program of classic holiday tunes and beloved pops hits. Bring the whole family...
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA continues its 2023/24 season on November 4 and 5 with guest conductor Maestra Sarah Ioannides and award-winning violinist Philippe Quint....
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA begins its 2023/24 season on September 23 and 24 with guest soloist Antonio Pompa-Baldi performing Rachmaninoff’s lyrical and enduring Piano Concerto No. 2. VSO Music Director and Conductor Maestro Salvador Brotons returns to...
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra invites you to hear a unique program led by Maestro Brotons. Come hear Ukrainian composer Mykola Lysenko’s late 19th-century Overture to...
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra invites you to hear a program of all American composers led by Maestro Gerard Schwarz. Come hear Gershwin’s timeless classic An...
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra invites you to hear Artist-in-Residence and virtuoso pianist Orli Shaham performing Robert Schumann’s beautiful Piano Concerto in A minor under the...
Selected from over 100 submissions nationwide, three incredible young musicians will make their VSO debut in this program! Join the National Young Artist Competition gold...
Join the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA and Maestro Salvador Brotons as they perform two iconic works by Beethoven. They will begin with The Egmont Overture...
Enjoy your favorite musical theater hits and holiday classics with Broadway star Liz Callaway! This wintertime song fest will have something for everyone, so watch...
Videos
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Fat Ham Portland Center Stage at The Aromory (4/19-5/17) |
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Next To Normal Twilight Theater Company (5/21-6/14) |
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Funny Girl Lakewood Theatre Company (4/24-6/07) |
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Bluey’s Big Play Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall (10/12-10/12) |
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The Glass Menagerie Shaking the Tree Theatre (4/16-5/16) |
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The Prom Stumptown Stages (4/24-5/17) |
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Water for Elephants Keller Auditorium (9/29-10/04) |
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The Belle Supper Club: A Burlesque Dinner Cabaret Victorian Belle Mansion (6/12-6/12) |
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Billy Strings Matthew Knight Arena (10/06-10/06) |
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Footloose Magenta Theater (5/08-5/24) |
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