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Mark Tucker lingers in the air for a moment after launching into the first jump in his solo as Prince Charming. A principal dancer with … Continue reading
The Oregon Shakespeare Festival is back. After two years of pandemic shutdown, made worse by summer wildfire closures and the layoffs of 90 percent of … Continue reading
It took two years of moving Heaven and Earth through the tangled mess of rescheduling brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Eugene Ballet will … Continue reading
Broadway is the stuff of legend in American theater. We have songs about the difficulty of making it there, like “On Broadway,” first made popular … Continue reading
The first time that comedian Paula Poundstone was in Eugene, she saw a sign on the side of the road that left an impression. “There … Continue reading
If Shakespeare had written a musical, it’d probably look like Mamma Mia. This may sound blasphemous to the strict Shakespearean types, but the Bard’s comedies … Continue reading
After months of a gloomy winter, it might be time for the sunny island of Bali Ha’i, the fictional setting of South Pacific. But watch … Continue reading
Those were the funniest five minutes of my life, I thought, following my first attempt at stand-up comedy. I was stepping from the stage amidst … Continue reading
Two years ago, for the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage in America, the University of Oregon produced A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen. The Norwegian … Continue reading
The only thing Portland magician Ben Zabin says he loves more than performing magic is smoking weed. Zabin even sold cannabis early on in his … Continue reading
It’s clear what’s on Chelsea Handler’s mind based solely on the title of her current tour. Her Chelsea Handler: Vaccinated and Horny Tour stops by … Continue reading
By Rick Levin A dear friend of mine tells this story about his self-awakening: It was a Saturday night in Euclid, Ohio, sometime in the mid … Continue reading
Ballet Fantastique has defined itself by creative originality and fearless collaboration over the last decade, with the company’s founding mother-daughter team, Donna and Hannah Bontrager, … Continue reading
Comedian Sam Miller is on his way to pick up another comic in Federal Way, Washington, taxiing the stand-up a few hundred miles back to … Continue reading