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OREGON S LGBTO NEWSMAGAZINE
When rounding up the various stage-related
events around town, it’s hard to decide where
to begin. The first chronological choice is Live
Wire!, our fair city’s iconic radio variety show,
as it’s celebrating its seventh anniversary April
15. Happy birthday, Live Wire! And who bet­
ter to help them mark the occasion than musi­
cal guest and Just Out favorite Holcombe
Waller— not to mention Academy Award-
nominated auteur Todd Haynes ( Far From
Heaven , Velvet Goldmine)} (April 15, 7:30p.m.,
Portland Art Museum, 1219 SIV Park, $25-$40,
503-548-4920, livewireradio. org)
Across the river, Miracle Theatre concludes
their production o f BO O M CRACKLEFLY,
which attempts to answer the question,
“When you spend your life dreaming, what
happens when you finally get what you want?”
(Runs through April 16, 8 p.m., Miracle The­
atre, 525 SE Stark, $16-$ 25, 503-236-7253,
milagro. org)
Lest we'd forget our good friends at White
Bird, here’s a friendly reminder that White
Bird Uncaged is bringing Israeli choreogra­
pher Yossi Berg to town for what promises to
be a can't-miss multimedia dance experience.
(Runs through April 16, Alberta Rose Theatre,
3000 N E Alberta, S18-S28, 503-245-1600,
whitebird.org)
Billy Elliot The Musical winds up its brief run
as part o f the Broadway Across America tour,
and we’re sad to see it go. The “Young Billy danc­
ing with Future Billy” scene alone is worth the
price of admission. (Runs through April 17, Keller
Front and Center
A rundown of some of the best onstage
• offerings this month
b y a im e e c e n t e r
Auditorium, 222 SW Clay, S31-S125, 503-241-
1802, broadwayacrossamerica. com)
Enough sadness, let’s talk about openings!
Opus premieres on April 15, and the anticipa­
tion is killing theater (and classical music) en­
thusiasts. A play about a squabbling string
quartet, Opus marks a return to the stage for
Portland Center Stage’s artistic director,
Chris Coleman, whom we just happened
to speak with this issue— read all about it
on p. 28. (Runs through May 5, Portland
Center Stage, 'l28 NW 11th, $20-$50,
503-445-3700, pcs.org)
Also opening soon (April 19, to
be exact) is Artists Repertory’s
production o f The Cherry Or­
chard. A Chekhov adaptation,
the play concerns a bourgeois
family on the brink of fore­
closure, a rather timely prem­
ise given our current eco­
nomic state. (Runs through
May 22, Artists Repertory
Theatre, 1515 SW Morrison,
$20-$42,
503-241-1278,
artistsrep.org)
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As for the rest...
In Theatre Vertigo’s production of The Add­
ing Machine, a man loses it when he finds out
he’s going to be replaced by a machine. Written
in the 1920s, this seems eerily foretelling, no?
(Runs through May 7, Theater! Theatre! 3430 SE
Belmont, $15, 503-306-0870, theatrevertigo.org)
My personal favorite, Portland Play­
house, has been getting terrific reviews
for M a Rainey's Black Bottom, an Au­
gust Wilson play about a legendary
blues singer and her legendary diva
fits in the recording studio.
(Runs through May 15, Port­
land Playhouse, 602 N E
Prescott, $20-$25, 503-205-
0715, portlandplayhouse.org)
Portland Actors Conser­
vatory brings Sarah Ruhl^
Passion Play to life through
“amateur” reenactments of the
death of Jesus. Yes, really. Have
you ever attended a real Pas­
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sion Play? Morbid stuff. (Runs through May 1,
Firehouse Theatre, 1436 SW Montgomery, $15-
$25, 503-2 74-1717, actorsconservatory. com)
Fresh oft a European tour, the folks at
BodyVox are back home with dance perfor­
mance a thousand little cities. With imagery by
Tad Savinar and a soundtrack ranging from
Bono/The Edge to John Adams and Aphex
Twin, BodyVox’s signature style is on full dis­
play here. (May 5-21, BodyVox Dance Center,
1201 NW 17th, $36-$49, 503-229-0621,
bodyvox.com)
Next up for Triangle Productions! is / title oj'
show] —yes, that’s the title of the show. Featur­
ing “Two Nobodies in New York” and the
journey from their living room to Broadway,
it’s a classic Cinderella story. (May 5-29, The
Sanctuary@Sandy Plaza, 1785 N E Sandy, $15-
$35, 503-239-5919, tripro.org)
Improv darlings The Unscriptables present
The Uninvited: Tennessee Williams with Zom­
bies. Does this really need an explanation?
Zombies, people! (Through April 30, The Un­
scriptables Studio, 1221 N. Loring, “pay what you
want!,” 503-309-3723, theunscriptables.com)
Profile Theatre presents a staged reading of
A Walk in the Woods. Taking audiences back to
the Cold War era, the production explores the
personal exchanges between two individuals
(diplomats from the United States and Soviet
Union) whose relationship ultimately has a
global impact. (Runs through April 24, Theater!
Theatre!, 3430 SE Belmont, $10-$15, 503-242-
0080, profiletheatre.org) J K
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