A Legacy in Dance
Meet the Bontragers of Ballet Fantastique
Hannah and Ashley Bontrager were practically born into the arts, dancing before they could walk. “Not a lot of girls get to grow up … Continue reading
Alexis Reid
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Belle for the Holidays
Beauty and the Beast brings cozy charm at ACE
Actors Cabaret of Eugene is kicking off the holiday season with a tale as old as time in Beauty and the Beast, the Musical. Red … Continue reading
Dragapella Chrismukkah
The Kinsey Sicks holiday show explores the R-rated version of silly
In one festive day, I went from decorating the tree with my wholesome, albeit irksome, family to a bawdy, mostly Jewish twist on Christmas with … Continue reading
Eugene Welcomes Home the Troops
A dark Bandstand offers 1940s swing and cigarette nostalgia
Truth be told, I half expected to see a small gathering of MAGA hats in the Hult Center for Bandstand, Broadway’s Tony award-winning musical that … Continue reading
Modern Molière Still Just Molière
UO Theatre presents Tartuffe, an absurdist romp through religious piety
I doubt Molière could have predicted that modern adaptations of his magnum opus would include a social media influencer, but that’s exactly what University of Oregon … Continue reading
Dance Macabre
Ballet Fantastique dances a horror show in Nevermore
Ballet Fantastique thrills and chills with another world premiere, this time in the spirit of the spooky. Nevermore, which ran at the Hult Center Oct. … Continue reading
Leading Ladies of Rock ‘n’ Roll
Eugene’s Grrrlz Rock grows bigger and cozier by the year
Feminism is growing up into a family affair: little girls in black Converse, gripping their mother’s hands; the stickered ukulele case of a 14-year-old front … Continue reading
A Musical Worth Melting For
Scores of children bring Frozen Jr. to the Eugene stage
Few things in life match the phenomenon that is Disney’s Frozen, the 2013 hit animated film that lodged “Let It Go” into the darkest depths … Continue reading
Waxing Comedic
Another take on Cottage Theatre’s current comic production of Shakespeare (Abridged)
Expectant chatter filled the scantly renovated Cottage Theatre this past weekend for the Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), their first production since last spring. … Continue reading
Tilting at Windmills
Actors Cabaret dreams big with the musical Man of La Mancha
Actors Cabaret of Eugene ventures into uncharted territory with its very first production of Man of La Mancha, which opened on Sept. 27 and brings … Continue reading