A Rockin’ Cinderella Story
Ballet and fairytales unite with ’60s jukebox tunes
Rock and roll takes on a new challenge when ballet tells the story of a classic fairytale. Once upon a time, a young girl is … Continue reading
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Broadcast on Blast
VLT presents a controversial play based on a radio show set in the late ’80s
Dramatic and compelling describes this almost one-act play coming to town. Talk Radio opens this weekend Feb. 23 and runs through Mar. 10 at Very … Continue reading
Celebration of a Musical Theatre Entity
Broadway hits resurface with tribute performances
Shrek the Musical’s composition unfolds here in town among six other shows featured on and off Broadway. In its ninth year, The Contemporary Songbook Project … Continue reading
Laughing Matters
Standup comedy club opens in downtown Eugene
Olsen Run Comedy Club and Lounge, a professional standup comedy club, has opened in the remodeled bar and lounge of what was formerly Sessions Music … Continue reading
She Loves Me Not, She Loves Me!
The Non-Stop Players have three final performances of ‘She Loves Me’
It was love for each from the first letter, but can the words in that correspondence from the Lonely Hearts Club be trusted? Will Amalia … Continue reading
The Beauty Of ‘Every Brilliant Thing’
The one-man show that explores coping with mental health issues continues at OCT through Feb. 4
Seashells. Messages. Ice cream. David Bowie. Laughing so hard you shoot milk out your nose. These are just samples of the small and wonderful brilliant … Continue reading
A View of ‘Grand Horizons’
VLT’s production of the Tony Award-nominated play is Jan. 19 through Feb. 4
Everything looks fine on the surface, and why wouldn’t it? After all, Bill and Nancy have been married for 50 years and are living the … Continue reading
Let Fortune Feimster Tell You A Story
The comedian performs two shows Jan. 5 at McDonald Theatre
It’s confessional storytelling comedy at its finest. You can feel the Fortune. Fortune Feimster — a writer as well as a charismatic actress and comedian … Continue reading
Clara, A Prince, A Fairy And The Mouse King — Take A Bow
Eugene Ballet brings ‘The Nutcracker’ to life at the Hult Center Dec. 21-26
The storyline and characters are well known. There is the “Party Scene,” “The Transformation,” “The Battle Scene” and the “Snow Scene.” And that’s just Act … Continue reading
Ad-libbing Scrooge in ‘A Scriptless Carol’
The No Script Society Improv, with audience participation, performs three shows Dec. 15 through 17 based loosely on ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Very Little Theatre’s Stage Left
Ah, another Christmas season is upon us, with all its glorious lights and festivities. “A poor excuse for picking a man’s pocket every 25th of … Continue reading