Sweet, Sweet Charity
The Shedd Institute prepares for a riveting and comedic musical
For the first time ever, this moving and hilarious show takes the stage at a local theater. Terry Ray directs the musical comedy Sweet Charity … Continue reading
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For the first time ever, this moving and hilarious show takes the stage at a local theater. Terry Ray directs the musical comedy Sweet Charity … Continue reading
Three years after the start of the pandemic, still beset by wildfire smoke, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival is back. Facing deep losses at the box … Continue reading
Nonprofit theaters in Oregon and around the country are going dark, staff members are being laid off and seasons are being shortened as audiences have … Continue reading
Some nurses have a pre-shift ritual to deal with anxiety, according to comedian Blake Lynch, who performs as Nurse Blake. “We call it a ‘PSP,’ … Continue reading
Right when playwright Sidney Bruhl is overdue for a hit show, he finds a chance to rise to the top once more, but this time … Continue reading
For Josh Gross, musical theater was just too unrealistic — he couldn’t get over all the spontaneous singing and dancing in unison. He chose puppet-horror-musical … Continue reading
Once in a while professional stage director Kirk Boyd comes out of retirement to give local theater lovers a welcome taste of his theatrical magic. … Continue reading
A group of young artists in Lower Manhattan’s East Village fight to survive the struggles of the ’80s — AIDS, greed and love — in … Continue reading
When Kirk Boyd signed on to direct The Music Man, which opens Friday, July 7, at The Shedd Institute, he knew right off he’d have … Continue reading
Ladies and gentlemen, come on in to witness a blindfolded knife thrower, a snake charmer, a contortionist, a very different take on the classic ballet … Continue reading