Romeo & Juliet
Downtown Springfield is in the midst of a renaissance and, as Judith “Sparky” Roberts of Fools Haven Acting Company notes, “nothing fits better with the … Continue reading
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Dial M for Mayhem
OCT’s The 39 Steps plays fast and loose with Alfred Hitchcock
What makes Hitchcock Hitchcock? Or, put more fancifully, what do we mean when we call something Hitchcockian? Certainly the British director of such classics of … Continue reading
The Lonely Road Songbird
Now and then, in order to make ends meet, a musician picks up an odd job. For some, that means waiting tables. And for others, … Continue reading
Ballet Fantastique celebrates a pair of premieres
Ringing in the new year, Ballet Fantastique (BFan) launches two exciting premieres, with stagings of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Aladdin. EW recently caught up … Continue reading
Boys Will Be Boys
Gentlemen scientists gather in VLT’s comic romp The explorer’s Club
Legend has it that when a team of British archaeologists outfitted themselves to excavate the tomb of King Tutankhamen, their journey began with an errand … Continue reading
Radioman Diaries
Popular NPR host Ira Glass hits the stage in Eugene
Before binge-watching, there was binge-listening, and NPR’s This American Life damn near invented the practice. To some, the hugely popular show might seem ponderous and … Continue reading
Being and Becoming
Two new films, Elle and Twentieth Century Women, offer vastly different takes on what makes us who we are
Oddly enough, it was a misguided defense of Elle that made me come around — to some degree — to Paul Verhoeven’s latest Rorschach test … Continue reading
Travel back in time for a while
This Sunday afternoon, Jan. 15, at the Church of the Resurrection (3925 Hilyard St.), the Oregon Bach Collegium whisks us back to the 18th century … Continue reading
Fine Young Cannibal
Watching Jessica Boudreaux of Summer Cannibals on stage, you’re never sure if the spotlight shines on her or if she shines a spotlight on the … Continue reading
The Spin
Who’s who and what’s what in dance this month
It’s a new year, and you should be dancing: Ballet Fantastique Academy’s winter session has begun, and BFan offers a Free Dance Week, Jan. … Continue reading