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REVIEW: The Labyrinth of Desire
Clever adaptation, energetic young cast present Elizabethan Age romantic comedy from Spain
Eric Bartels, Portland Tribune, May 12, 2008 REVIEW: The History Boys
Limp production adds to ART's recent downward trend
Alison Hallett, Portland Mercury, May 15, 2008 REVIEW: 9 Parts of Desire
Sermol convincingly and completely inhabits Iraqi women in compelling solo performance
Temple Lentz, Portland Mercury, May 15, 2008 "Catered" snub - no Tony affection for Fierstein
Back of the hand from Tonys for Harvey Fierstein's "A Catered Affair" a surprise
Michael Riedel, New York Post, May 14, 2008 Chicago Shakespeare Company wins regional Tony
Text-based approach and commitment to local talent praised
Tara Burghart, Yahoo! News, May 13, 2008 Hit musicals help double Really Useful profits
Andrew Lloyd Webber's organization recorded profits of 22 million pounds for 2006-07
Alistair Smith, The Stage News, May 13, 2008 REVIEW: The Labyrinth of Desire
World premiere of Caridad Svich's adaptation of Lope de Vega mixes pop tunes and baroque verse
Holly Johnson, The Oregonian, May 12, 2008 Actor injured in long fall before "Mermaid" show on Broadway
Adrian Bailey, an actor in "The Little Mermaid," broke wrists in 20-foot fall through a trap door
Yahoo! News, May 10, 2008 Bee Gees musical to hit West End
Robin Gibb unveils plaque in London, says West End and Broadway shows in the works
BBC News, May 12, 2008 REVIEW: Aida
Portland Opera avoids spectacle, which is a mixed blessing
David Stabler, The Oregonian, May 12, 2008 Clash of Toronto's theatre titans
Impresario sues to block sale of theaters to rival, charging conspiracy, fraud, irreparable harm
Michael Posner, Toronto Globe and Mail, May 7, 2008 "Glory Days" routed by critics, closes after one performance
Broadway show at Circle in the Square Theatre survives just one night after 17 previews
Jeremy Gerard, Bloomberg.com, May 7, 2008 Mellencamp-King musical delayed
"Ghost Brothers of Darkland County" by Stephen King and John Cougar Mellencamp is postponed by creators
Gordon Cox, Variety, May 7, 2008 Preview: 9 Parts of Desire
Veteran Portland actress Luisa Sermol digs deep, changes fast to portray nine Iraqi women solo
Eric Bartels, Portland Tribune, May 8, 2008 REVIEW: The History Boys
Smart and funny work is handled beautifully by ART's Kretzu and first-rate cast
Eric Bartels, Portland Tribune, May 8, 2008 REVIEW: The Little Dog Laughed
Sharp, intelligently designed production has fluffy but fun script, uneven acting
Alison Hallett, Portland Mercury, May 8, 2008 REVIEW: The Garden Party
In Havel, language interferes with clear thought; non-subtle early play excellently acted by defunkt
Temple Lentz, Portland Mercury, May 8, 2008 REVIEWS: The Little Dog Laughed, The History Boys, For:Give
Dog is light and hilarious, History well acted, For:Give a mess
Willamette Week, May 7, 2008 REVIEW: For:Give
Insight Out ensemble recreation of "The Tempest" is imaginative but not entirely satisfying
Richard Wattenberg, The Oregonian, May 7, 2008 Preview: 9 Parts of Desire
Luisa Sermol does nine different Iraqi women in Heather Raffo's beguiling and disturbing play
Bob Hicks, The Oregonian, May 5, 2008 REVIEW: Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Shocking setups lead to whopping laughs about differently abled folks
Eric Bartels, Portland Tribune, May 2, 2008 A fairy in search of tail
Interview with Cody Rowan, a trans actor who plays Pinocchio in "Pinocchio Exposed! The Blue Fairy Tells All!"
Timothy Krause, Just Out, May 2, 2008 REVIEW: Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Barnes plays are not really that challenging, but Third Rail works hard to get the laughs
Alison Hallett, Portland Mercury, May 1, 2008 Dominic Drumgoole - Shakespeare's rule-breaker
Interview with artistic director of London's Globe Theatre whose "large and shaggy" shows have income up
Rhoda Koenig, The Independent (UK), May 1, 2008 REVIEW: Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Farcical one-acts could hardly ask for a better cast or more devilish set design
Ben Waterhouse, Willamette Week, April 30, 2008 REVIEW: The Garden Party
Defunkt does a spare, crisp, playful staging of 1963 Vaclav Havel absurdist comedy
Richard Wattenberg, The Oregonian, April 30, 2008 NYU plan threatens historic theater
Activists opposed to NYU's plan to demolish Provincetown Playhouse in Greenwich Village
Felicia R. Lee, NY Times, April 30, 2008 Lose the language and you lose Shakespeare
Once again, purveyors of cultural trash try to "update" the Bard with yoofspeak
Nicolas Lezard, The Guardian (UK), April 29, 2008 REVIEW: La Boheme
PSU Opera production takes a gamble, succeeds with age-appropriate casting and strong voices
James McQuillen, The Oregonian, April 27, 2008 REVIEW: Nobody Here But Us Chickens
Peter Barnes's three short plays about disabilities are hilarious, physical, moving
Michael McGregor, The Oregonian, April 28, 2008 Northern exposure
Scottish theater is undergoing a renaissance
Robert Dawson Scott, The New Statesman (UK), April 24, 2008 "The Injured Party" probes gulf between haves and have-nots
Playwright Richard Greenberg talks about his newest play
Paul Hodgins, Orange County Register, April 25, 2008 Theater: "The Injured Party"
World premiere of highly digressive Richard Greenberg play about scheming, sophisticated New Yorkers
Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, April 28, 2008 Does the BBC need stage directions?
Could British TV do more to promote the stage? Have musicals swamped drama?
Andrew Haydon, The Guardian (UK), April 24, 2008 Play's anatomy
How a play - Lope de Vega's Fuente Ovejuna - got to the Stratford festival
Michael Posner, Toronto Globe and Mail, April 25, 2008 REVIEW: The Ghosts of Treasure Island
Strong performances, rich ambiguity not marred much by bumpy pacing
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, April 26, 2008 REVIEW: The Ghosts of Treasure Island
Talky, inert script given a big and bold staging, fine performances, live music
Eric Bartels, Portland Tribune, April 25, 2008 REVIEW: The Long Christmas Ride Home
Inscrutable and tedious ending somewhat spoils a fine production
Alison Hallett, Portland Mercury, April 24, 2008 REVIEW: The Long Christmas Ride Home
Vertigo's touching and harrowing show shot through with Bunraku and Noh
Ben Waterhouse, Willamette Week, April 23, 2008 The 10 Worst Musical of All Time
"Gone With the Wind" is getting skewered, but it has some shameful predecessors
Domenic Cavendish, The Telegraph (UK), April 23, 2008 Critics agree Gone With the Wind blows
190-minute show "too faithful to novel" and "too long"
Veronica Schmidt, London Times, April 23, 2008 "Frankenstein" tops Outer Critics nods
Despite tepid welcome from NY press, "Young Frankenstein" gets 10 Outer Critics Circle nominations
Gordon Cox, Variety, April 21, 2008 REVIEW: The Long Christmas Ride Home"
Puppets well used in Theatre Vertigo staging of Paula Vogel play; gets talky and sketchy in final third
Michael McGregor, The Oregonian, April 21, 2008 A Broadway flop again raises its antlers
"Moose Murders," a failure in 1983, is the standard against which all subsequent flops are measured
Campbell Robertson, New York Times, April 21, 2008 Frankly, audiences don't give a damn
Rumors about costly, 3-1/2 hour musical of "Gone With the Wind" are not good
David Smith, The Guardian, April 20, 2008 Disney musicals make money
3 of top 5 Broadway shows this year are Disney offerings
Gordon Cox, Variety, April Evicting the arts
Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood sees performing arts organizations get squeezed out
John Longebaugh, Seattle Weekly, April 16, 2008 From Hallmark to hell and back
Gary Norman talks about his character in Theatre Vertigo's "The Long Christmas Ride Home"
Timothy Krause, Just Out, April 18, 2008 REVIEW: A Streetcar Named Desire
Andrea Frankle is stunningly good in ART production
Eric Bartels, Portland Tribune, April 18, 2008 REVIEW: The Ghosts of Treasure Island
2008 production ups the ante on an old favorite of Oregon Children's Theatre
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, April 18, 2008 Preview: The Ghosts of Treasure Island
Oregon Children's Theatre show plays on the mystique of robbers and cutthroats
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, April 18, 2008 Pirate rocker plays a key role in getting "The Ghosts of Treasure Island" to the stage
Pirate rock and Portland chic converge in Oregon Children's Theatre production
Kevin Hendrickson, The Oregonian, April 18, 2008 Keeping it real
Is 19th century naturalism on its way back into vogue?
Steve Waters, New Statesman (UK), April 17, 2008 Modern theater relies too much on technology
Overdependence on computers can make shows vulnerable
Lyn Gardner, The Guardian (UK), April 17, 2008 REVIEW: A Streetcar Named Desire
Mental hospital set sounds gimmicky but mostly works, especially with fantastic performances by principals
Alison Hallett, Portland Mercury, April 17, 2008 REVIEW: A Streetcar Named Desire
Strong performances by three principals key ART's unusual staging
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, April 14, 2008 Madcap mishap
Opening night accident at ART's "Streetcar" creates buzz
Eric Bartels, Portland Tribune, April 13, 2008 Preview: A ticket to Puppet World
Columbia Association of Puppeteers prepare for most ambitious show ever
Inara Verzemnieks, The Oregonian, April 13, 2008 REVIEW: Sometimes a Great Notion
Rich story beautifully acted, with great economy
Eric Bartels, Portland Tribune, April 11, 2008 Preview: "A Streetcar Named Desire" to open
ART's Kretzu changes setting of classic play to make it new
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, April 11, 2008 REVIEW: Sometimes a Great Notion
Intelligently conceived and gorgeously executed production is occasionally a little cute
Alison Hallett, Portland Mercury, April 10, 2008 REVIEW: Sometimes a Great Notion
Brave adaptation, extraordinary design, uneven acting
Ben Waterhouse, Willamette Week, April 9, 2008 Chicago playwright Tracy Letts wins Pulitzer Prize
Honored for "August: Osage Country," Letts is working on new play with Steppenwolf
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, April 8, 2008 REVIEW: Sometimes a Great Notion
Posner's production rides on strong performances of Miller and Sosko; gets its arms partway around massive novel
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, April 7, 2008 Kesey's "Sometimes a Great Notion" is grounded in our damp soil
Oregonian books editor describes the inspiration for latest PSC show
Jeff Baker, The Oregonian, April 3, 2008 Portland Center Stage aims for dark heart of Ken Kesey's "Sometimes a Great Notion"
Preview story relates director's trip to the woods with cast
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, April 3, 2008 Timberrr! the mountain comes to The Armory
Designing the set for Kesey's monumental "Notion"
Ben Waterhouse, Willamette Week, April 2, 2008 Humana '08: Bad dads and bomb moms
The theme at Humana this year seemed to be celebrating bad parenting
John Moore, Denver Post, March 31, 2008 Lull before
PSC, Artists Rep, and OSF announce their 2008-2009 seasons
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, March 21, 2008 Center Stage season ranges from Dick Nixon to Storm Large
"Guys and Dolls," "Importance of Being Earnest," "Frost/Nixon" and Storm Large' musical autobio in PSC lineup
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, March 5, 2008 REVIEW: Welcome Home, Jenny Sutter (OSF)
World premiere of play about returning female Marine in limbo of squatters camp
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, February 29, 2008 REVIEW: Fences (OSF)
Reasonable staging of August Wilson classic fails to reach tragic stature
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, February 28, 2008 REVIEW: The Clay Cart (OSF)
Rich but simplistic staging of ancient Indian tale
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, February 27, 2008 REVIEW: Midsummer Night's Dream (OSF)
Rauch's wild inaugural production has warmth, imagination, clarity
Marty Hughley, The Oregonian, February 26, 2008 Second rate? Second rank? A snarky dispute
Bob Hicks responds to his old employer's throwaway insult to the Portland theater community
Bob Hicks, Art Scatter (new blog), February 14, 2008 American Theatre magazine
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