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Summer Fun
Feeling hungry like a wolf for live entertainment? Here’s your guide to the full monty of local shows.
06/01/2023 By Margaret Seiler and Sam Stites
Arty Attractions
There’s more to this Central Oregon city than just outdoor adventures and great beer.
04/20/2023 By Sam Stites
Theater
Native theatermaker Madeline Sayet’s play runs through March 26.
03/02/2023 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen
Audiences are invited to embrace their curiosity at this installation performance, which runs through April 1.
02/24/2023 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen
Broadway
Broadway in Portland announces its 2023/2024 season, featuring Company, Les Misérables, and the wives of Henry VIII reimagined as pop princesses.
02/03/2023 By Matthew Trueherz
Playwright Kate Hamill’s witty, relevant, gender-flipped, pandemic-set adaptation of Sherlock Holmes runs through February 12.
02/01/2023 By Isabel Lemus Kristensen
Year in Review
From a Decemberist’s spine-chilling ghost story to a joyful album from an old Portland master, 2022 was the year the arts roared back to life.
12/14/2022 By Conner Reed
PCS and ART are tackling the second-ever production of Tony-nominated playwright Christina Anderson’s ‘the ripple, the wave that carried me home.’
10/14/2022 By Matthew Trueherz
For nearly three decades, NWCT has operated in a former Christian Science church in Nob Hill. In January, it’s moving to Broadway.
09/21/2022 By Conner Reed
Jeanette Harrison will be just the third person in the company's 41-year history to hold the role.
09/20/2022 By Conner Reed
Theater Review
At its best, this production of Jonathan Larson’s autobiographical musical convinces us there really is no day but today.
09/02/2022 By Conner Reed
fall arts
Portland Center Stage, Artists Repertory Theatre, Profile, Lakewood, and other companies have big plans for local stages.
Events
Music, movies, plays, and more: you can catch ’em all for an unbeatable price at these in-city events.
07/12/2022 By Matthew Trueherz, Michelle Harris, and Conner Reed
Pop Culture Deep Dive
From Big Thief to Marcel the Shell to a kinetic new take on Chekhov, these are the 2022 cultural nuggets that have spoken to us most directly.
07/08/2022 By Conner Reed
For the latest installment in its Chekhov project, the Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble heads north.
06/16/2022 By Conner Reed
The iconic rock musical is stubbornly of its time. In a new production, Portland's largest theater company hopes to locate its contemporary resonances.
05/27/2022 By Conner Reed
Vanport the Musical opens at Northwest Children's Theater.
05/20/2022 By Shannon Daehnke
Branden Jacobs-Jenkins' sharp, lacerating family drama shines in the hands of director Jerry Ruiz and a game cast.
05/11/2022 By Conner Reed
The national tour of the smash-hit musical runs at Portland’s Keller Auditorium through May 1.
04/15/2022 By Conner Reed
Arts News
In the past year, a stunning number of Portland’s arts organizations have shuffled leadership at the highest levels. What now?
03/17/2022 By Conner Reed Illustrations by Álvaro Bernis
