Thursday, May 29, 2025

Transformations: Talking story and life with the stars of two new Mikki Gillette plays by Bobby Bermea

Trans actors Juliet Mylan and Ethan Feider talk about the risks and rewards of queer theater and their roles for Salt & Sage in Gillette's "Tears and Glitter" and "Mimetic Desire."

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 11:29AM
Wednesday, May 28, 2025

‘I Am an American Live’: Telling tales from many cultures by Bob Hicks

In vibrant music and compelling stories of immigration, The Reser hosts an evening of blending cultural traditions and finding fresh starts in Oregon.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:15AM
Tuesday, May 27, 2025

‘The Curious Savage’: Making kindness cool again by Linda Ferguson

Twilight Theater Company turns the witty 1950 play into a charming antidote to contemporary American meanness.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:51PM

Stage & Studio: Chris and Scarlett, together (again?) by Dmae Lo Roberts

Comedian/actor Chris Grace talks on Dmae Lo Roberts' Stage & Studio podcast about race, who gets to play what roles, and his solo turn at Portland Center Stage in "Chris Grace: As Scarle…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 10:00AM
Friday, May 23, 2025

Two solo shows with heart, humor & sting by Darleen Ortega

In review: Damaris Webb goes camping in "Precipice: re-membering, forgetting, and claiming home"; comic actor Chris Grace cuts to racial realities in "Chris Grace: As Scarlett Johannson."

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:19PM
Tuesday, May 20, 2025

DramaWatch: Gather ye rosebuds while it’s May (and June) by Linda Ferguson

Despite funding cuts, vibrant stories are busting out all over, from "The Book of Mormon" to Ten Fifteen’s "Again! The Art of Perfection" to "Assassins" and other continuing shows.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:21PM
Friday, May 16, 2025

The making of: Two groundbreaking Portland artists, Carol Triffle and Damaris Webb, talk about the process of creating their new shows opening this we by Linda Ferguson

A look inside the making of Triffle's "Happyness (The Wrecking Ball)" and Webb's "Precipice: re-remembering, forgetting, and claiming home."

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:50PM
Monday, May 12, 2025

Stage & Studio: Vanport Mosaic turns 10! by Dmae Lo Roberts

Stage & Studio: Vanport Mosaic turns 10! Dmae Lo RobertsThe "memory activism" festival, established to tell stories of the lasting cultural effects of the 1948 Vanport Flood, continues w…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:19PM
Friday, May 9, 2025

Believe the HYPE: Bag&Baggage’s new youth performance group exemplifies a company that looks to theater’s future by Brett Campbell

Believe the HYPE: Bag&Baggage’s new youth performance group exemplifies a company that looks to theater’s future Brett CampbellThe Hillsboro Youth Performance Ensemble offers youth h…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 06:18PM
Thursday, May 8, 2025

A brilliant ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ at Portland Playhouse (even with its NEA grant pulled) by Darleen Ortega

A brilliant ‘Joe Turner’s Come and Gone’ at Portland Playhouse (even with its NEA grant pulled) Darleen OrtegaAs its grant goes on the chopping block, August Wilson's American classic …

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:29PM

Portland Center Stage launches $9 million emergency campaign by Bob Hicks

Portland Center Stage launches $9 million emergency campaign Bob HicksThe city's biggest theater company aims to shore up its finances by June 2026 – and needs $2.5 million by the end of A…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 11:29AM
Tuesday, May 6, 2025

DramaWatch:  ‘The Other Place’; Portland Playhouse campaigns to aid Oregon arts groups; Fuse’s OUTwright Festival by Linda Ferguson

DramaWatch:  ‘The Other Place’; Portland Playhouse campaigns to aid Oregon arts groups; Fuse’s OUTwright Festival Linda FergusonPlus: More openings and continuing shows; Native Theate…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:38PM
Friday, May 2, 2025

‘The Storyteller’: Starlight and stories by Linda Ferguson

‘The Storyteller’: Starlight and stories Linda FergusonPremiering at Artists Repertory Theatre, Sara Jean Accuardi’s play explores the complexities of life and of storytelling, which i…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:48PM
Thursday, May 1, 2025

‘The Brothers Size’: Heartbreak, erasure, resilience and connection by Darleen Ortega

‘The Brothers Size’: Heartbreak, erasure, resilience and connection Darleen OrtegaTarell Alvin McCraney's poetical play at Portland Center Stage embodies memories of prison and mystical …

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:30PM
Monday, April 28, 2025

‘Groundhog Day’: Worth repeating by Linda Ferguson

‘Groundhog Day’: Worth repeating Linda FergusonThe lively and thoughtful stage musical, based on the 1993 movie, creates its own magic at Lakewood Theatre.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:37PM
Sunday, April 27, 2025

Star Power: How Rogue Theater found its voice at Ashland’s Grizzly Peak Winery by Jim Flint

Star Power: How Rogue Theater found its voice at Ashland’s Grizzly Peak Winery Jim FlintThe company, which features many current and former Oregon Shakespeare Festival actors, draws a loya…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AM
Friday, April 25, 2025

Stage & Studio: Sara Jean Accuardi on launching ‘The Storyteller’ by Dmae Lo Roberts

Stage & Studio: Sara Jean Accuardi on launching ‘The Storyteller’ Dmae Lo RobertsIn her new podcast, Dmae Lo Roberts talks with the playwright about her world premiere at Artists Re…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:01PM

A Grimm ‘Iron Jo’: Send in the puppets by Caitlin Nolan

A Grimm ‘Iron Jo’: Send in the puppets Caitlin Nolan... and the bucket, and a hero and a villain, and a few good songs and an ode to fairy tales and the Brothers Grimm in Elliot Lorenc's…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:02AM
Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Fertile Ground: ‘Who’s Who’ across the decades by Darleen Ortega

Fertile Ground: ‘Who’s Who’ across the decades Darleen OrtegaIn Marshall Welch's promising play from Rogue Pack, two girls "meet" through notes left 70 years ago in a library copy of "…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:02PM
Tuesday, April 22, 2025

DramaWatch: Meaning and  music in ‘Another Dialogue’ and ‘Ballad of Iron Jo’ by Linda Ferguson

DramaWatch: Meaning and  music in ‘Another Dialogue’ and ‘Ballad of Iron Jo’ Linda FergusonMusic is key in productions from Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble and Bag&Baggag…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:07PM
Monday, April 21, 2025

Fertile Ground wrap-up: Four shows from a vibrant festival by Linda Ferguson

Fertile Ground wrap-up: Four shows from a vibrant festival Linda Ferguson"Rogues," "545," "Unbound: A Bookish Musical," and "Camp Fire Stories" offered a rich array of theater at this year�…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AM
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Salomé’s spellbinding strangeness by Linda Ferguson

Salomé’s spellbinding strangeness Linda FergusonImago Theatre’s mesmerizing production embraces the wonderful weirdness of Oscar Wilde’s verse play … and then some.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:00PM

The bouyant absurdity of ‘Melancholy Play’ by Linda Ferguson

The bouyant absurdity of ‘Melancholy Play’ Linda FergusonA parachute keeps the comic action moving in Blinking Eye Theatre’s production of Sarah Ruhl’s oddly uplifting play about sad…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:15PM

Fertile Ground: Homegrown plays, west of the hills by Brett Campbell

Fertile Ground: Homegrown plays, west of the hills Brett CampbellThis year's greater Portland festival of new works inspires creation of original theater pieces in Beaverton, Hillsboro and b…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:32PM
Monday, April 14, 2025

‘You Can’t Be Serious’: Andrea Parson’s solo show inspired by her sister’s death comes to Astoria by Lori Tobias

‘You Can’t Be Serious’: Andrea Parson’s solo show inspired by her sister’s death comes to Astoria Lori TobiasThe choreographer will present her award-winning performance of dance a…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 10:25PM

Catherine E. Coulson: ‘The Log Lady’ and so much more by Jim Flint

Catherine E. Coulson: ‘The Log Lady’ and so much more Jim FlintThe Ashland Independent Film Festival will honor the "Twin Peaks" star and one of the Oregon Shakespeare Festival's most b…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:15AM
Friday, April 11, 2025

A farewell to James Edmondson, longtime star at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival by Jim Flint

A farewell to James Edmondson, longtime star at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Jim FlintEdmondson, who began his long OSF career in 1972 by playing Petruchio in "Taming of the Shrew," died …

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:50PM
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

‘Life of Pi:’ A shipwreck and a tiger’s tale by Linda Ferguson

‘Life of Pi:’ A shipwreck and a tiger’s tale Linda FergusonThe Broadway in Portland show at Keller Auditorium sates our hunger for spectacle by offering a sumptuous feast of projection…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 08:24PM

Spark Plug: Taking risks, building trust by Brett Campbell

Spark Plug: Taking risks, building trust Brett CampbellLoading its sets in and out of a coffee shop via U-Haul with each performance, the intimate theater company brings new and homegrown th…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 11:44AM
Sunday, April 6, 2025

Drew Pisarra: How (and why) I updated Oscar Wilde’s ‘Salome’ for Imago Theatre by Drew Pisarra

Drew Pisarra: How (and why) I updated Oscar Wilde’s ‘Salome’ for Imago Theatre Drew PisarraWilde's wildly witty 1890s play, a scandal in its time, is rooted in 19th century melodrama. …

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AM
Thursday, April 3, 2025

High times, low comedy: Theatre in the Grove’s ‘Reefer Madness: The Musical’ spoofs drug war hysteria by Brett Campbell

High times, low comedy: Theatre in the Grove’s ‘Reefer Madness: The Musical’ spoofs drug war hysteria Brett CampbellCampy modern musical adaptation of the notorious 1936 film brings il…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:12PM

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2024-2025 BROADWAY SEASON
Jun 05, 2024: Home - Todd Haimes Theatre
Jul 30, 2024: Job - Hayes Theater
Sep 12, 2024: The Roommate - Booth Theatre
Nov 14, 2024: Tammy Faye - Palace Theatre
Nov 17, 2024: Elf - Marquis Theatre
Dec 12, 2024: Cult of Love - Hayes Theater
Dec 19, 2024: Gypsy - Majestic Theatre
Mar 17, 2025: Purpose - Hayes Theater
Apr 10, 2025: Smash - Imperial Theatre