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Monday, January 6, 2025

Style is the star of Lakewood Theatre’s ‘The Maltese Falcon’ by Linda Ferguson

Style is the star of Lakewood Theatre’s ‘The Maltese Falcon’ Linda FergusonReview: Delicious set, sound and costume designs bring a film noir vibe to the stage in this U.S. premiere th…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:27PM
Monday, December 30, 2024

2024 in Review: A few of my favorite (theatrical) things by Linda Ferguson

2024 in Review: A few of my favorite (theatrical) things Linda FergusonOregon theaters offered us an abundance of blissful, moving and mind-altering moments in 2024, and DramaWatch columnist…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 11:30AM
Friday, December 27, 2024

DramaWatch: In with the new by Linda Ferguson

DramaWatch: In with the new Linda FergusonThe 2024 theater year is ending, but there’s plenty to anticipate in 2025 – and a little left in '24.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:04AM
Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Review:  ‘ZooZoo’ blinks, hops, slinks and sings with fresh delights by Linda Ferguson

Review:  ‘ZooZoo’ blinks, hops, slinks and sings with fresh delights Linda FergusonImago Theatre’s co-artistic directors Carol Triffle and Jerry Mouawad, who have been creating anthro…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:29PM
Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Christmas spirits: Playing with the supernatural in ‘Fezziwig’s Fortune’ and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ by Linda Ferguson

Christmas spirits: Playing with the supernatural in ‘Fezziwig’s Fortune’ and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ Linda FergusonJosie Seid and Sara Jean Accuardi’s “Fezziwig” offers Twi…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:50PM
Tuesday, December 3, 2024

DramaWatch: A season brimming with hope and light by Linda Ferguson

DramaWatch: A season brimming with hope and light Linda FergusonSetting the stage for gratitude: As December dawns, “Black Nativity,” “Fezziwig’s Fortune,” and “Veronica, In Bed�…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:33PM
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Fresh Takes: Adaptations and original works abound in theaters this month by Linda Ferguson

Fresh Takes: Adaptations and original works abound in theaters this month Linda FergusonDramaWatch: In addition to a sleigh full of holiday shows, Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night,” an upd…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:02PM
Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Short and sweet: E.M. Lewis’s 60-minute play ‘Dorothy’s Dictionary’ offers inspiration and hope in a divisive time by Linda Ferguson

Short and sweet: E.M. Lewis’s 60-minute play ‘Dorothy’s Dictionary’ offers inspiration and hope in a divisive time Linda FergusonReview: Chronicling the friendship between a teen and…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:04PM
Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Forget your troubles: Plays to help get us through the election trauma by Linda Ferguson

Forget your troubles: Plays to help get us through the election trauma Linda FergusonDramaWatch: Early November shows a range from comics and camp to E.M. Lewis’s heartfelt first two-hande…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:17PM
Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Can we talk? An unflinching and funny tale of life and illness in a fasting clinic by Linda Ferguson

Can we talk? An unflinching and funny tale of life and illness in a fasting clinic Linda FergusonReview: Annie Baker’s "Infinite Life," produced by Third Rail at CoHo Theatre, uses silenc…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 01:44PM
Tuesday, October 22, 2024

‘Is You Is’ finds hope in the darkness of the past by Linda Ferguson

‘Is You Is’ finds hope in the darkness of the past Linda FergusonReview: The moving musical, which expertly interweaves racial issues past and present, is the first collaboration between…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:03PM
Tuesday, October 15, 2024

All together now: Community is the focus of four theater companies this month by Linda Ferguson

All together now: Community is the focus of four theater companies this month Linda FergusonDramaWatch: Bag&Baggage and Broadway Rose are co-producing a concert performance of the new mu…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 07:41PM
Tuesday, October 8, 2024

‘Amélie’: A blissful musical tour de force by Linda Ferguson

‘Amélie’: A blissful musical tour de force Linda FergusonWith Lo Steele in the title role and an all-star cast also serving as the onstage orchestra, Portland Playhouse’s magical stag…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:44PM
Tuesday, October 1, 2024

DramaWatch: Autumn blows in a breeze of musicals by Linda Ferguson

DramaWatch: Autumn blows in a breeze of musicals Linda Ferguson“Amélie,” “Kiss of the Spider Woman,” and “Sweeney Todd” all take the stage this week. October also brings Artists…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:30PM
Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Broadway Rose and Patsy Cline, together again by Linda Ferguson

Broadway Rose and Patsy Cline, together again Linda Ferguson"Always ... Patsy Cline," a musical about the friendship between the legendary country singer and her biggest fan, is still delig…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:25PM
Tuesday, September 10, 2024

Welcome back: ‘Ann’ captures the charisma of the late Ann Richards by Linda Ferguson

Welcome back: ‘Ann’ captures the charisma of the late Ann Richards Linda FergusonMargie Boulé takes the stage at triangle productions!, reprising her role as the legendary Texas Democra…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:33PM
Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Purple Reign: ‘Henry V’ entertains with colorful characters, artful fight scenes by Linda Ferguson

Purple Reign: ‘Henry V’ entertains with colorful characters, artful fight scenes Linda FergusonPortland’s Salt and Sage performs Shakespeare’s historical fiction in repertory with �…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:07PM
Tuesday, August 13, 2024

‘My Fair Lady’: Still loverly after all these years by Linda Ferguson

‘My Fair Lady’: Still loverly after all these years Linda FergusonClackamas Repertory Theatre mines the lasting appeal of the classic musical, which stays rooted in the Edwardian era yet…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 03:25PM
Tuesday, July 23, 2024

One fine show: It’s ‘Beautiful’ by Linda Ferguson

One fine show: It’s ‘Beautiful’ Linda FergusonBroadway Rose Theatre Company’s smart and sharply choreographed “Beautiful” tells the inspiring story of singer and songwriter Carol…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:54PM
Tuesday, July 16, 2024

Can’t take our eyes off of them: The Boys are back by Linda Ferguson

Can’t take our eyes off of them: The Boys are back Linda FergusonBroadway actor Russell Fischer stars as Frankie Valli in Lakewood Theatre Company’s exuberant and entertaining jukebox mu…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:23PM