Lauren Steele

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - Dec 10, 2024

What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Portland Playhouse?

Review: CLYDE'S at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - Jun 12, 2024

CLYDE’S is a must-see play and the best possible way to end the PCS season.

Review: PASSING STRANGE at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - May 3, 2024

Portland Playhouse’s production of this wild, exuberant roller coaster ride of a musical makes for a fabulous night at the theatre.

CLYDE'S Comes to Portland Center Stage in June
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2024

Closing out its season of plays, Portland Center Stage will welcome Lynn Nottage’s hit Clyde’s. Learn more about the production here!

Video: Get A First Look At CLYDE'S at Syracuse Stage
by Joshua Wright - Feb 5, 2024

Get a first look at Syracuse Stage's production of Clyde's - Lynn Nottage’s Tony-award nominated comedy following the formerly incarcerated cooks of a rundown truck stop diner on their quest to craft the perfect sandwich.

Review: CLYDE'S at Syracuse Stage
by Dan and Julie Izzo - Feb 5, 2024

If you are hungry for some tasty theater that is fresh, natural and with just enough sizzle to keep you satisfied, get yourself down to Syracuse Stage to see Clyde’s, a thoughtful and inspiring new play by Pulitzer Prize winner, Lynn Nottage. Set in a lonesome truck stop diner somewhere outside of Reading, Pennsylvania, what is on Clyde’s menu is a socially conscious parable, layered with an authentic slice of life and wrapped in a bittersweet quixotic adventure: the search for the perfect sandwich.   It all may sound like a strange scenario but as Rafael the fry cook exclaims, “It tastes like the truth!”

CLYDE'S Comes to Syracuse Stage This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 12, 2024

 Syracuse Stage continues its 50th Anniversary Season with “Clyde’s,” Lynn Nottage’s Tony-award nominated comedy following the formerly incarcerated cooks of a rundown truck stop diner on their quest to craft the perfect sandwich.

Review: A CHRISTMAS CAROL at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - Nov 30, 2023

There is no better way to get into the holiday spirit than this beautiful production of a timeless classic.

HAIR to Play Portland Center Stage Beginning Next Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 26, 2023

Portland Center Stage will kick off their 2023-24 season with a spectacular high-energy musical that's all about community: directed by Isaac Lamb, HAIR begins preview performances on September 30, opens on October 6, and runs through November 5 on the mainstage.

Review: WHAT I LEARNED IN PARIS at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - Feb 24, 2023

Whether you feel like a romantic comedy or a look at an important moment in our civil rights history, WHAT I LEARNED IN PARIS fits the bill.

Review: THE RIPPLE, THE WAVE THAT CARRIED ME HOME at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - Oct 19, 2022

This beautiful play wraps a history lesson about the social justice movement of the 1960s in a poignant family drama. Also, the final scene is one of the most beautiful expressions of joy I've ever seen on stage.

The People's Party: BIPOC Affinity Performances Begin This Month at PCS
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2022

In celebration of Portland's vibrancy and diversity, Portland Center Stage will offer The People's Party: BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Affinity Performances for every production in the 2022-2023 season.

Review: TICK, TICK...BOOM! at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - Aug 31, 2022

Jonathan Larson's musical tells the story of an aspiring musical theatre writer having a quarter-life crisis. The reason to see this production in particular is Lauren Steele. A Drammy-winning actor (and also a massively talented singer-songwriter) with a powerhouse voice, Steele steals this show.

Photos: Get a Sneak Peek at TICK, TICK...BOOM! at Portland Center Stage
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 11, 2022

The work of Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer Jonathan Larson returns to Portland Center Stage after a 7-week run of his blockbuster musical Rent. Get a sneak peek at photos here!

Jonathan Larson's TICK, TICK...BOOM! Comes to Portland Center Stage Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Jul 29, 2022

The work of Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning composer Jonathan Larson returns to Portland Center Stage after a 7-week run of his blockbuster musical Rent. Larson's autobiographical musical tick, tick … BOOM! was written before Rent and is in many ways its origin story. Featuring a similarly rocking score, it offers a backstage tour of the love and sweat Larson put into making his Broadway musical dreams a reality. 

BWW Review: BELLA: AN AMERICAN TALL TALE at Portland Playhouse
by Krista Garver - May 20, 2022

Kirsten Childs’ 2016 musical, now running at Portland Playhouse, offers a new take on American folklore, featuring a new tall tale hero: Bella Patterson, “a woman of mythic proportions and heroic appeal.”

Clackamas Rep Returns With QUEENS GIRL IN AFRICA
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 30, 2022

Clackamas Repertory Theatre is returning to the stage with “Queens Girl in Africa” by Caleen Sinnette Jennings, March 31 - April 24 at the Osterman Theatre on the campus of Clackamas Community College in Oregon City.

Lauren Steele Returns To Clackamas Rep For One-Woman Show QUEENS GIRL IN AFRICA
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 18, 2021

Clackamas Repertory Theatre presents 'Queens Girl in Africa' by Caleen Sinnette Jennings, September 9 - October 3 in the Osterman Theatre on the campus of Clackamas Community College in Oregon City.

Sightlines Festival of Performance and Wellbeing Launches This Week
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 15, 2021

Sightlines is a two week online festival, exploring the conversation surrounding the relationship between performance and wellbeing, inspired by the thoughts and experiences of the many artists involved.

BWW Previews: 10 Things to See at Fertile Ground 2021
by Krista Garver - Jan 21, 2021

From immersive experiences to theatrical collage to a zombie musical, this year's Fertile Ground Festival promises to be exciting.