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What to Watch This Week: Break Dancing, Toga Parties and a Galactic War Over Spice

Want to see a movie this week? Maybe something you’ve seen before—or something you’ve been meaning to see for a while? Here are the best old flicks revived on movie screens across town right now.

Romeo and Juliet Gets a Hard-Rock Makeover in New Musical Comedy

What if Romeo and Juliet were set in a fantasy dimension where the Capulets were demons and the Montagues were angels? Where the two houses were feuding over—the soul of rock and roll? This hypothetical plot begins to explain the concept of Star-Crossed, a vibrant, hilarious rock opera that fuses classic and metal hits with Shakespeare’s quintessential tale of doomed love.

Please Underestimate Me is a Terrific Tour of Jay Flewelling’s Mind

If you think the title of Jay Flewelling’s autobiographical extravaganza Please Underestimate Me is meant to be self-deprecating, think again. As Flewelling explains when the show commences, he relishes being underrated because it puts him in an uncanny position of power.

Michelle Wolf, Chanti Darling and 12 Other Things to Do and See in Portland Aug. 8-14

2018’s most notorious comic, 2004’s greatest Jeopardy! contestant and other events we’re excited about this week.

“Venus in Fur” Is a Play About S&M That Subverts the Power Structures it Creates

Venus in Fur opens in a sparse office. Thomas (Jeff Gilberson), a playwright making his directorial debut, laments on the phone to his fiancee about the difficulty in casting a lead actress: “There are no women like this. No sexy-slash-articulate young women with some classical training and a particle of brain in their skulls?”

Pickathon, Planet of the Apes and 12 Other Things to Do and See in Portland Aug. 1-7

Cool kids, hot sauce, creepy unicorns and other events we’re excited about this week.

“Luminaries” Is a Definition-Defying Show That Blends Theater, Puppetry and Dance

Summer Olsson and Dagmara Zabska fuse dance, theatre and puppetry in Luminaries.

Jesse McCartney’s Portland Show Was a Detached Trip Down Memory Lane

The 30-something moppet bounded onto the Roseland’s stage rocking Blazers sweats and a gleaming chartreuse jacket, but seethed rat pack flair nonetheless. A portion of the set was dedicated to unreleased material from his forthcoming sixth album. The new material’s limp dance pop and watered-down R&B was aided by a crack live band and McCartney’s unflagging verve.

Halsey a Mermaid Parade and 12 Other Things to Do and See in Portland July 25-31

Beers on the waterfront, mermaids on parade, Dave Chapelle on a roof and other events we’re excited about this week.

It’s Difficult to Imagine a More Inviting Point of Entry into the World of Opera Than “La Cenerentola”

It’s the operatic equivalent of a Disney musical.

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