Review: SWEENEY TODD at Portland Center StageOctober 17, 2024Portland Center Stage’s SWEENEY TODD is perfectly suited to those looking for some spine-tingling entertainment this Halloween season. Whether you’re a Sondheim fanatic who knows every word or brand new to this masterpiece of musical theatre, I think you’ll be happy.
Review: LIZZIE: THE MUSICAL at Chapel TheaterSeptember 24, 2024Like a good grunge rock show, LIZZIE is not meant to be a big overproduced spectacle. All it needs is a tight band and four kickass women who can channel their inner rock goddesses. As a long-time fan of this show, I can confidently say this production nails it.
Review: MY FAIR LADY at Clackamas Repertory TheatreAugust 13, 2024Whether you already know and love MY FAIR LADY or are seeing it for the first time, the production now running at Clackamas Repertory Theatre shows exactly why this Golden Age classic continues to be one of the best-loved musicals of all time.
Review: REGGIE HOOPS at Profile TheatreAugust 8, 2024What do we owe to the people who sacrificed for us? What must we sacrifice for others? And, most importantly, is that sacrifice ever worth it? REGGIE HOOPS, a new play by Kristoffer Diaz now getting its world premiere at Profile Theatre, explores these and other questions about the complications of the American Dream.
FERTILE GROUND ROUNDUP #2April 24, 2024Portland’s 2024 Fertile Ground Festival of New Works is officially over. What a great festival it was! I enjoyed everything I saw, and there are several that I believe merit full productions.