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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.
Portland Center Stage Embraces Louisa May Alcott’s Queerness in “Little Women”
Cincinnati actor Beasley plays Alcott and March sister Jo without veering into lovesick tomboy territory established in other adaptations.
Can Can’s Paris Theatre Is Old Town’s Diamond in the Rough
The glitzy cabaret theater opened Nov. 21 with cocktail service and a “Nutcracker”-inspired revue.
“Recent Tragic Events” Marks Third Rail Repertory Theatre’s 20th Season
Joyce Carol Oates appears as a sock puppet.
Cole Escola Will Write Jennifer Lawrence and Emma Stone’s New Miss Piggy Movie
Escola, the Oregon-born Broadway star, will examine the Muppet as a feminist icon.
Milagro Theatre’s “¡Alebrijes!" Keeps Día de Muertos Lively
The actors playing artist Pedro Linares’ pets are the real stars of the show.
Office of Arts & Culture Grants $2.8 Million Across 79 Portland Organizations
That’s $1.2 million less than went out in the last fiscal year’s round of funding.
Pulitzer Prize–Winning Play “Primary Trust” Wraps at Portland Center Stage This Week
“Primary Trust” features actors with credits on “Abbott Elementary” and “Gilmore Girls.”
“The Wiz” Eases on Down to Portland
The “Wizard of Oz” reimagining hits the stage later this winter, after “Wicked: For Good” likely finishes defying gravity in movie theaters.
York Fest Commemorates Portland’s First Black Ancestor
Events include a new folk opera, a one-man show and a film screening.
Portland’s Touring Musicals Unaffected by Looming Broadway Strike
Ticketholders to “Shucked,” which comes through Keller in late October, won’t be crossing a picket line.