Portland Theater Reviews: Best Shows & Critic Recommendations Page 16

BWW Review: Get into the Holiday Spirit with A TAFFETA CHRISTMAS, at Broadway Rose
by Krista Garver - December 07, 2015

Get out your Christmas sweater, fill your glass with mulled wine, and let Broadway Rose's A TAFFETA CHRISTMAS get you into the spirit of the season....

BWW Review: Post5's BITE ME (A LITTLE) Proves There is No Such Thing as Too Much Camp
by Krista Garver - November 27, 2015

Imagine The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, and [insert your favorite vampire movie/TV show here] had a baby. That fun, disturbing, and ultra-campy lovechild would be BITE ME (A LITTLE)....

BWW Review: Vana O'Brien is a Witch to be Reckoned with in BROOMSTICK, at Artists Rep
by Krista Garver - November 11, 2015

What is a witch? Artists Rep's BROOMSTICK explores the history and mythology of The Witch....

BWW Review: With AIN'T MISBEHAVIN', Portland Center Stage is Really Jumpin'!
by Krista Garver - November 09, 2015

Portland Center Stage hits a home run with fantastic, high-energy production of AIN'T MISBEHAVIN'....

BWW Review: Tiempo Libre's Music is the Star of Artist Rep's World Premiere Musical CUBA LIBRE
by Krista Garver - November 04, 2015

Loosen your hips, get out your dancing shoes, and get ready to salsa at Artists Rep's world premiere musical CUBA LIBRE....

BWW Review: Plunge into Darkness in PETE's Gripping Fully Immersive Performance ALL WELL
by Krista Garver - October 29, 2015

PETE's ALL WELL, described as a 'sightless play,' is completely different from any experience you've had before. Get your tickets, because it will sell out!...

BWW Review: Religion, Politics, Baseball - America's Favorite Pastimes Come Under the Microscope in Shaking the Tree's Gorgeous PASSION PLAY PART III
by Krista Garver - October 01, 2015

Shaking the Tree's PASSION PLAY is an intense and beautiful work....

BWW Review: Live on Stage's FALSETTOS is Somewhat Chaotic, Very Well Dressed
by Krista Garver - September 29, 2015

Live On Stage's FALSETTOS is a mixed bag, but the costumes are fabulous!...

BWW Review: No Second String Players Here! Artists Rep Starts the Season Strong with THE UNDERSTUDY
by Krista Garver - September 18, 2015

In THE UNDERSTUDY, Artists Rep takes on the intensely personal, and totally relative meaning of meaning....

BWW Review: Margie Boule Brings Tallulah Bankhead to Life in LOOPED, at Triangle Productions!
by Krista Garver - September 11, 2015

LOOPED is funny and sad (and often shocking -- Tallulah had a mouth that would make a sailor blush), and Boule's performance brings out these elements in this well-balanced, well-worth-seeing Triangle production....

BWW Review: Post5's Outstanding EQUIVOCATION Explores the Dilemma of 'Telling the Truth in Difficult Times'
by Krista Garver - September 10, 2015

I am running out of superlatives to describe the productions at Post5 Theatre. EQUIVOCATION is a phenomenal play, and this is a phenomenal production....

BWW Reviews: Oh, What a Beautiful OKLAHOMA!, at Broadway Rose
by Krista Garver - August 12, 2015

Broadway Rose's OKLAHOMA! demonstrates why this classic musical remains a crowd favorite....

BWW Reviews: Anon It Moves' CYMBELINE is a Futuristic Shakespearean Treat
by Krista Garver - July 27, 2015

Anon It Moves' takes CYMBELINE 400 years into the future in this feminist take on one of Shakespeare's later plays....

BWW Reviews: Real-Life Husband and Wife Team Buoy Post5's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
by Krista Garver - July 20, 2015

Husband and wife team Ty and Cassandra Boice play Benedick and Beatrice with passion and depth in Post5 Theatre's MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING....

BWW Reviews: Commune with Your Inner Sailor at PETE's DROWNED HORSE TAVERN, Part of CoHo Productions' Summerfest
by Krista Garver - July 12, 2015

DROWNED HORSE TAVERN, by Portland Experimental Theatre Ensemble, is an immersive theatre experience full of sea shanties, tall tales, and plenty of grog....

BWW Reviews: THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is Thoroughly Entertaining, at Broadway Rose
by Krista Garver - July 07, 2015

Broadway Rose's THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE is a big, flashy Broadway musical with all of the bells and whistles....

BWW Reviews: Rediscover Wonder at WONDERHEADS' LOON, Part of CoHo Productions' Summerfest
by Krista Garver - June 28, 2015

Wow! That's what it feels like to watch LOON, a production by the WONDERHEADS that is part of CoHo Productions' Summerfest....

BWW Reviews: Merideth Kaye Clark Captivates in Performance of Joni Mitchell's Iconic Album BLUE at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - June 19, 2015

On June 19, Merideth Kaye Clark will give an encore performance of Joni Mitchell's album Blue. You don't want to miss it!...

BWW Reviews: Turn Off Your Brain (Mostly) and Enjoy (Thoroughly) THE LIAR at Artists Rep
by Krista Garver - June 06, 2015

Artists Rep's THE LIAR is a fun, fast-paced, rhyming comedy....

BWW Reviews: Shakespeare Comes to Portland in Post5's THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
by Krista Garver - June 04, 2015

If Shakespeare came to Portland, what would he think? Post5 Theatre's new adaptation of THE COMEDY OF ERRORS is an entertaining mashup of classic Shakespeare and modern-day Portland....

BWW Reviews: A Generational Mystery Unfolds in THREE DAYS OF RAIN at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - May 28, 2015

Portland Center Stage takes on a generational mystery and quest for identity in Robert Greenberg's THREE DAYS OF RAIN....

BWW Reviews: Gender Switching and Circus Performers Liven Up THE WINTER'S TALE at Anon It Moves
by Krista Garver - May 21, 2015

Psychodrama, comedy, live music, and a circus combine in this inventive new production of THE WINTER'S TALE by Anon It Moves....

BWW Reviews: Benjamin Scheuer Will Charm You in His Coming-of-Age Musical THE LION, at Portland Center Stage
by Krista Garver - May 13, 2015

Benjamin Scheuer's THE LION is an original musical about growing up, figuring out who you are, and the crazy journey we call life....

BWW Reviews: OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD Is a Moving Testament to the Power of Theatre, at Bag&Baggage
by Krista Garver - May 13, 2015

Bag&Baggage's masterful production of OUR COUNTRY'S GOOD explores the importance of theatre and what makes us human....

BWW Reviews: STOREFRONT REVUE: THE BABES ARE BACK Pays Jumbled Tribute to Portland Theatre's Past, at Triangle Productions
by Krista Garver - May 12, 2015

STOREFRONT REVIEW: THE BABES ARE BACK explores the history of Portland's Storefront Theatre, 25 years after it closed its doors....