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
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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
State of Emergency
VLT tilts at Trump with a production of Sinclair Lewis’ It Can’t Happen Here
“Problematic” is one of the more overused and hence meaningless words in the critical/academic lexicon, denoting, with a shrug that is at once coy and … 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
Latinx Voices
In its second season of existence, the dance ensemble Company Movimiento has sharpened its focus to take on the broad topics of social justice for … Continue reading
The Bard at Mach II
How fast can you read 154 sonnets on a 3x5 card?
Ah, Shakespeare. The Bard of Avon. The writer whose work forms one of the twin foundations of the entire modern English language. (The other is … Continue reading
The ‘Future President’ Comes to Eugene
Judah Friedlander tells Eugene Weekly that if the U.S. makes the right decision, he’s our future president. Known for his roles in Wet Hot American … Continue reading
Laughin’ it Up
Stand-up Comedy Festival comes to Eugene and Salem
A mysterious elderly man recently approached Max Brockmann, a local stand-up comedian and host of Laugh Track Town USA, a monthly stand up show at First … Continue reading
Baked in Tolerance
New OCT show may have you rethinking that wedding cake story
I confess, as I was slouching in my seat awaiting the opening act of The Cake, a “timely new comedy” by Bekah Brunstetter now playing … 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