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
Tuesday, April 1, 2025

DramaWatch: Rain, shine, & Fertile Ground by Linda Ferguson

DramaWatch: Rain, shine, & Fertile Ground Linda FergusonOregon theaters will flourish under an invigorating shower of shows this month, with big attractions like Oscar Wilde’s “Salom…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 05:59PM
Saturday, March 29, 2025

Oregon theater giant Denis Arndt, 1939-2025 by Jim Flint

Oregon theater giant Denis Arndt, 1939-2025 Jim FlintThe Northwest actor, who spent 15 seasons as a star at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and co-founded Seattle's Intiman Theatre, leaves a…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:18PM

‘Julius Caesar’ & ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’: Ashland reinvents the classics by Darleen Ortega

‘Julius Caesar’ & ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’: Ashland reinvents the classics Darleen OrtegaWith a women and nonbinary cast for "Caesar" and an "Earnest" transported to the…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AM
Friday, March 28, 2025

Stage & Studio: Exploring personal diasporas at Fertile Ground by Dmae Lo Roberts

Stage & Studio: Exploring personal diasporas at Fertile Ground Dmae Lo RobertsDmae Lo Roberts talks in this podcast with Laotian-American theatermaker Samson Syharath and Indo-American w…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:00PM

Oregon Shakespeare Festival strikes gold with a pair of plays about Black life by Darleen Ortega

Oregon Shakespeare Festival strikes gold with a pair of plays about Black life Darleen OrtegaJames Ijames' "Fat Ham" and August Wilson's "Jitney" kick off the Ashland festival's 90th season …

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:30AM
Thursday, March 27, 2025

Fertile Ground: An early look at three new plays in this year’s festival by Linda Ferguson

Fertile Ground: An early look at three new plays in this year’s festival Linda FergusonIn Portland's festival of dozens of new works April 4-19, "Conciliation" reckons with the continuing …

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:18PM
Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Oregon Children’s Theatre to pause all shows and activities by Linda Ferguson

Oregon Children’s Theatre to pause all shows and activities Linda FergusonDue to financial troubles, the nationally recognized company will suspend its productions and educational programs…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 08:08PM

Stumptown’s ‘Tootsie’: Naughty and nice by Linda Ferguson

Stumptown’s ‘Tootsie’: Naughty and nice Linda FergusonTheater review: Stumptown Stages presents a salty, witty, and musical update of the comic 1982 movie.

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 02:54PM
Tuesday, March 18, 2025

DramaWatch: A bevy of absorbing and socially significant shows by Linda Ferguson

DramaWatch: A bevy of absorbing and socially significant shows Linda FergusonPortland Center Stage presents a stirring production of "The Light." Fuse prepares "Great White Goes Down" for Fe…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 04:38PM
Friday, March 14, 2025

August Wilson & Kevin Kenerly help kick off Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 90th season by Jim Flint

August Wilson & Kevin Kenerly help kick off Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s 90th season Jim FlintKenerly, a 26-year veteran of the Ashland festival who has starred in other works by the …

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Thursday, March 13, 2025

Center Stage’s searing ‘Virginia Woolf’: Why now? by Darleen Ortega

Center Stage’s searing ‘Virginia Woolf’: Why now? Darleen OrtegaEdward Albee's 1960s masterwork of two toxic marriages gets a bold and skillful new performance. Sixty years later, does…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 12:59PM
Tuesday, March 11, 2025

‘Hamilton’ roars back into Portand by James Bash

‘Hamilton’ roars back into Portand James BashThe latest Broadway tour of Lin-Manuel's historical hit musical, back in town through March 23, thrillingly tells its early American tale in …

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 11:20AM
Monday, March 10, 2025

As Ashland’s theater season kicks in, an actor does double duty without a doubt by Jim Flint

As Ashland’s theater season kicks in, an actor does double duty without a doubt Jim FlintDaniel Molina, who will be in "Shane" at the Oregon Shakespeare Festival this summer, gets an early…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 09:00AM
Saturday, March 8, 2025

Unexpected connections, onstage and off by Brett Campbell

Unexpected connections, onstage and off Brett CampbellBringing authenticity to neurodiversity: PHAME Academy and Artists Rep collaborate on Diana Burbano’s "Sapience," a play that deals in…

SOURCE: Oregon ArtsWatch at 11:00AM

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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