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Since 1957
with shows running through Oct. 30.
Oklahoma! Opens at
Portland Center Stage
Musical stars all
African-
American cast
P ortland C en ter Stage celebrates
the upcom ing production o f O k la
hom a ! w ith a gospel concert, a show
tune chanteuse and the artw ork o f a
real O regon cow girl.
O klahom a! an all-A m erican m u
sical in an all-black tow n o f the
O k lahom a territories, tells the story
o f cow boy C urly M cL ain, and his
rom ance w ith farm girl L aurey W il
liam . T he show opens Friday, Sept.
23 and runs through O ct. 30 at P o rt
land C en ter Stage.
Part charm ing love story, part
stirring retelling o f A m erican his
tory, and m any parts beloved songs
and stunning dance, P ortland C en
ter Stage is giving O k la h o m a ! a new
spin: In the 19th century O klahom a
T erritory, there w ere over 50 all A f
rican-A m erican tow ns; in that sam e
period, one in three A m erican co w
boys w as black. C hris C o le m an ’s
p roduction w ill feature an all A fri
can-A m erican cast, generating fresh
insights into a classic A m erican tale.
D irected by C hris C olem an and
based on the 1931 play "G reen G row
the L ilacs" by L ynn R iggs, O k la
hom a w ill feature m usic by R ichard
R odgers, book and lyrics by O scar
H am m erstein II and original dances
by A gnes de M ille.
In support o f O klahom a!, PC S is
presents, A N ight o f G ospel M usic
at PC S free on the M ain Stage on
M onday, Sept. 26, a 7pm . H osting
tw o o f P ortland's o u tstan d in g G o s
pel Choirs, Mt. O livet Baptist C hurch
and H ighland C hristian C enter, the
ev en t celebrates o u r ow n A frican-
A m erican com m unity, m usic w ith
deep A frican-A m erican roots, and
7:15 p.m. featuring local musical the
ater star, Em ily Beleele, through Oct.
15 and gospel m usic soloist and
choral director Lessie W illiam s from
O ct. 22 through O ct. 29.
T hro u g h o u t the A rm ory lobbies,
P o rtlan d C e n te r S tag e is c u rre n tly
fe a tu rin g th e fin e a rt o f B ren n a
T y le r, an E a stern O re g o n co w g irl.
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e rn O re g o n , w h e re m u ch o f h er
in sp iratio n is ig n ited fo r h er bronze
s c u lp tu r e s a n d p a in tin g s , a n d
w h e re m an y o f the m a te ria ls used
in h er one-of-a-kind sculptures are
collected.
T ickets start at $39 w ith student
and under 30 discounts available.
T o purchase call 503-445-3700 or
visit, w w w .p cs.o rg . R ush tickets are
$20. Show tim es are 7:30 pm T ues
an evening o f gospel m usic.
S ounds Like Portland, a popular
S aturday evening live m usic series, day through S aturday, w ith a 2 p.m.
w ill return to the A rm ory C afé free, S u n d ay m atin ee and altern atin g
every S aturday evening th ro u g h S aturday 2 p.m . and Sunday 7:30
out P ortland C en ter S ta g e ’s M ain p.m .perform ances. O k lah o m a!p er
Stage runs. T he live, local m usic form ances are located on the M ain
series ru n s S a tu rd a y s, S ept. 24 Stage, G erding T h eater at the A r
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