The Heart of Jazz
Very Little Theatre’s production of Side Man mesmerizes
Side Man, Warren Leight’s love letter to jazz musicians, won a Tony Award for best play on Broadway in 1999. Now playing at Very Little … Continue reading
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Laughing through the Pain
Laurie Kilmartin performs at Olsen Run Comedy Club Thursday, Nov. 7
Election results getting you down? Head on over to Olsen Run Comedy Club so comedian Laurie Kilmartin can turn your frown upside down! Or, rather, … Continue reading
Caution: Men at Werk
The drag showcase for kings and things is back in a terrifying way Nov. 8
Halloween has passed, but the spooky season isn’t done. Men at Werk, an 18-plus drag showcase that takes place every other month, is back Nov. … Continue reading
Frankenstein Shuffles Back into the Light
UO’s Hope Theatre puts on a new production of Frankenstein: Playing with Fire starting Nov. 8
The University of Oregon Department of Theatre Arts’ production of Frankenstein: Playing with Fire opens Nov. 8 and runs for three weekends at Hope Theatre, … Continue reading
American Graffiti
New York comic Caitlin Cook brings her one-woman bathroom stall graffiti-inspired musical to Eugene
Caitlin Cook studied art history in college, and now, as a touring standup comedian and musician, she spends a lot of time in public restrooms. … Continue reading
The Haunting, the Spooky and the Quirky
The Shedd brings Halloween to the stage Oct. 26 and 27
From the deadly barber’s blade in Sweeney Todd to the evils of Jekyll and Hyde and a bloodthirsty plant in Little Shop of Horrors, musicals … Continue reading
Try Unseating the Bard
The Bottom brothers attempt to do just that in ‘Something Rotten’ at Cottage Theatre
It’s the omnipresent shadow they can’t escape, no matter how hard they try. William Shakespeare, the Bard. He’s quoted by everyone everywhere. You try writing … Continue reading
Well, Hello!
An earworm and a mirthful musical, Hello, Dolly! plays The Shedd
The eternally popular musical Hello, Dolly! opened on Broadway in 1964. It wouldn’t surprise me if it were running a hundred years from now on … Continue reading
A B-movie Classic on Stage
The Rocky Horror Picture Show opens Sept. 20 at Actors Cabaret of Eugene
On a dark and stormy night, two innocent and lovely sweethearts — Brad and Janet — suffer a flat tire on a lonely road and … Continue reading
Leder of the Pack
Los Angeles standup comedian and Comedy Store regular Annie Lederman preps for her first comedy special in Eugene
Annie Lederman says she’s “here to entertain, baby.” She is a podcast host and breakout Comedy Store regular — the legendary Los Angeles comedy club where … Continue reading