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Alexis DeFiglia

Author: Alexis DeFiglia

A Pharaoh for All Seasons

Beats Antique trades belly dancers for ballerinas in Ballet Fantastique’s Cleopatra

Dance 6 years ago

Cleopatra was immortalized in popular culture long before Elizabeth Taylor sported winged eyeliner and Monica Geller cornrows. Yet I’m willing to bet that not too … Continue reading →

There’s No Place Like Home

The Emerald City takes on The Wizard of Oz at The Shedd

Theater 7 years ago

It’s hard to imagine there’s anyone alive who hasn’t seen the Wizard of Oz. Who has never experienced the thrill as Dorothy opens the door … Continue reading →

Out on a Limb

Cottage Theatre tells a tale of love and loss in the world premiere of Joe Musso’s Treehouse

Theater 7 years ago

It was a packed house at the Cottage Theatre this weekend, which is hosting the world premiere of Joe Musso’s play Treehouse. Cottage Theatre was … Continue reading →

Fedora Fever

The Shedd takes on the tacky suits of the ’50s in Guys and Dolls.

ArtsTheater 7 years ago

America’s fondness for the 1950s is a strange thing. Beehive hairdos and TV dinners are relics of a consumer-driven past that should have died out … Continue reading →

Hilarity and Horror

Indulge yourself at VLT’s Little Shop of Horrors

Theater 7 years ago

I could not have been more excited to check out Little Shop of Horrors at the VLT this past weekend. As a kid I used … Continue reading →

God Help the Outcasts

A Disney twist on Victor Hugo’s gothic tragedy in ACE’s The Hunchback of Notre Dame

Theater 7 years ago

This past weekend I had the pleasure of bringing my 8-year-old thespian to Actors Cabaret of Eugene to see The Hunchback of Notre Dame. For … Continue reading →

The Struggle is Real

Messy folks comingle in Opal Center’s production of Good People

Theater 7 years ago

There are two kinds of people in the world: good people, and self-centered scum who don’t bother to return their grocery carts. The Opal Center’s … Continue reading →

Powerful in Pink

The indefatigable Elle triumphs in Cottage Theatre’s lovable production of Legally Blonde

Theater 7 years ago

On yet another gray and wet Oregon night, the last thing my depression wanted was to be confronted by bubbly optimism.  But somehow I managed … Continue reading →

The Wages of War

University Theatre mounts a timely production of Bertolt Brecht’s political masterpiece Mother Courage and Her Children

Theater 7 years ago

Shock, horror! A three-and-a-half hour reminder about how we haven’t changed much as a society in more than 300 years. My babysitter was none too … Continue reading →

Alexis DeFiglia

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