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Live Wire Radio Launches Spring Season After Successful Fundraising Campaign
The do-or-die Fully Charged campaign raised $150,000 to keep the radio variety show afloat.
Broadway in Portland’s Season to Feature Alicia Keys’ “Hell’s Kitchen”
“Harry Potter,” “The Outsiders” and “Clue” are also among the eight productions swinging through town starting in July.
What It Takes to Make “The Play That Goes Wrong” Go Right
Actors in the Portland Center Stage and Seattle Repertory Theatre’s play-within-a-play manage every disaster imaginable.
Profile Theatre Makes the Technical Challenges of “Tiger Style” Run Smoothly and Humorously
The first play in Mike Lew’s residency features script updates and set pieces that move like a fold-up dollhouse.
Experience Theatre Project’s Macbeth-Radiohead Merger Mostly Works
The Aloha theater company’s latest production is genuinely, vividly and compellingly personal.
Chapel Theatre’s Namesake Short Play Festival Connects Portland’s Theater Scene to Milwaukie
“Truly, the sky is the limit, as long as it’s a story that can be told in 10 minutes.”
Performances We Loved in 2025
In no particular order, we remember performances we loved in 2025.
Opera in the Park Will Expand to Second Location in Summer 2026
The organization will present the world’s first Mariachi opera in two local parks.
Sean Brown’s “Death of a Drag Queen” Vamps Up Arthur Miller’s Existential Classic at Echo Theater
After closing its run this weekend, “Death of a Drag Queen” will be staged at Triangle Productions in January.
Strippers Are Now No. 1 Donor of Toys to Children’s Hospital
Tatas for Toys benefit has made it rain $183,000 over the past 14 years.
Portland’s Holiday Events Celebrate Global Heritage and Niche Subcultures
These events might not be how Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney celebrated Christmas, and that’s just how we like them.
Foster Theater Open Again After $3.5 Million Renovation
The century-old theater is open for business again in the Foster-Powell neighborhood.