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Merritt David Janes stars as Dewey in the national tour of <em>School of Rock</em>.
Theater News
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School of Rock National Tour Welcomes New Child and Adult Cast Members
Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical is currently on the road across the country.
Nia Holloway and Jared Dixon star as Nala and Simba in the North American tour of <em>The Lion King</em>.
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The Lion King North American Tour Releases New Photos
The tour, currently playing in Eugene, Oregon, continues through 16 additional cities this year.
Rachel Harry, winner of the 2017 Tony's Excellence in Theatre Education Award.
Theater News
Tony Awards Announce 2017 Recipient of the Excellence in Theatre Education Award
Rachel Harry of Hood River, Oregon becomes the award's third winner.
Sara Bruner, Sarah Jane Agnew, and Susan Lynskey in the Oregon Shakespeare Festival production of <em>Roe</em>.
Theater News
Casting Set for Berkeley Rep's Production of Roe
The new drama is written by Lisa Loomer.
A scene from Bedlam's <em>Sense & Sensibility</em> at the Gym at Judson.
Theater News
The American Theatre Wing Announces 2016 National Theatre Company Grant Recipients
Initial support recipients include New York City's Bedlam and more.
7 New Works That Could Win the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Special Reports
7 New Works That Could Win the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Will Lin-Manuel Miranda take home the prestigious award for Hamilton? Or will Lynn Nottage receive it for Sweat? TheaterMania looks at some top contenders.
Kate Whoriskey directs the world premiere of Lynn Nottage's <em>Sweat</em>, a coproduction with Oregon Shakespeare Festival and Arena Stage.
Interviews
Kate Whoriskey Gives America's "New Poor" a Place Onstage in Sweat
The socially minded director takes up her next cause alongside Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage at Arena Stage.
The ensemble of Mary Zimmerman's production of <em>Guys & Dolls</em> performs the "Crapshooters Ballet."
Interviews
Tony-Winning Director Mary Zimmerman on Creating the Guys & Dolls-iest Guys & Dolls
After a nine-month run at Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Zimmerman's production of the classic musical has moved to Beverly Hills, California.
Taylor Mac will create a "translated" version of <em>Titus Andronicus</em> for Oregon Shakespeare Festival.
Theater News
Taylor Mac, Lisa Peterson, and More "Translate" Shakespeare for Oregon Shakespeare Festival
OSF has commissioned 39 new works which give contemporary language to Shakespeare's plays.
<em>All the Way</em> Sequel <em>The Great Society</em> to Premiere at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
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All the Way Sequel The Great Society to Premiere at Oregon Shakespeare Festival
Robert Schenkkan will debut part two of his LBJ cycle.
Theater News
Cynthia Rider Named New Executive Director of Oregon Shakespeare Festival
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Richard Howard, Cristofer Jean, Lisa Tejero Set for Oregon Shakespeare Festival Reading of 8
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival's Daedalus Project to Benefit AIDS/HIV Relief Efforts
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival to RenameTheater Afer Peter D. Thomas
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New Works by Tanya Saracho, Naomi Wallace Part of Oregon Shakespeare Festival's 2013 Season
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Portland Playhouse Executive Director Michael Weaver to Step Down
Theater News
Cirque du Soleil's Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour Cancels Two Performances
Theater News
TCG Announces Additional Edgerton Foundation New American Play Awards
Theater News
Anthony Heald to Lead Oregon Shakespeare Festival Cast in Equivocation at Arena Stage
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Anthony Heald to Star in Oregon Shakespeare's La Cage Aux Folles Benefit Reading
Theater News
Oregon Shakespeare Festival: A Critic's Notebook
Reports on Henry IV, Part Two, Love's Labor's Lost, and The Pirates of Penzance, and the establishment of the tent theater, Bowmer in the Park.
Reviews
Ghost Light
Tony Taccone's deeply moving new play concerns the assassination of Mayor George Moscone and the effect it had upon his youngest son.
Theater News
William Hurt to Star in Artists Repertory Theatre's No Man's Land
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Oregon Shakespeare to Restage Performances in Lithia Park Due to Unexpected Closure of Angus Bowmer Theatre