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Portland Center Stage Interpreted Performances
2011-2012 Portland Center Stage Season
For most shows, interpreted performances are on Thursday evenings at 7:30pm. Several shows, due to their popularity, will be interpreted twice during their run. The added performances are Saturday matinees at 2pm. Dates are noted below.
2011 - 2012 Interpreted Performances for Broadway Across America/Portland:Shrek: The Musical September 15, 2011 Wicked March 15, 2012 at 7:30pm; March 31 at 2pm
Blue Man Group October 20, 2011 Million Dollar Quartet May 24, 2012
West Side Story January 5, 2012 Jersey Boys July 19 at 7:30pm; August 11 at 2pm
Beauty and the Beast February 16, 2012
2011-2012 Season Lineup:
The Real Americans
By Dan Hoyle
September 6 – November 6, 2011
Ellyn Bye Studio
INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE: September 22, 2011 at 7:30 pm
INTERPRETER: Justin Coleman
Oklahoma!
Music by Richard Rodgers Book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
Based on the play Green Grow the Lilacs by Lynn Riggs Original dances by Agnes de Mille
September 20 – October 30, 2011
Main Stage
INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE: October 6, 2011 at 7:30 pm
INTERPRETERS: Edwin Cancel and Pamela Cancel
A Christmas Story
By Phil Grecian
Based on the motion picture written by Jean Shepherd, Leigh Brown & Bob Clark
November 20 – December 24, 2011
Main Stage
INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE: December 8, 2011 at 7:30 pm
**Second Interpreted Performance Added! December 15, 2011 at 12:00pm
INTERPRETERS: Steve Nail, Dot Hearn and KT Corlett (Intern)
The Santaland Diaries
A special engagement offered outside subscription packages
By David Sedaris
Adapted for the stage by Joe Mantello
November 29 – December 31, 2011
Ellyn Bye Studio
INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE: December 15, 2011 at 7:30 pm
INTERPRETER: Steve Nail
The North Plan
World premiere!
By Jason Wells
January 10 – February 5, 2012
Main Stage
INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE: January 26, 2012 at 7:30 pm
INTERPRETERS: Steve Nail and Dot Hearn
Shakespeare’s Amazing Cymbeline
World premiere!
A new adaptation by Chris Coleman
January 31 – April 8, 2012
Ellyn Bye Studio
INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE: February 16, 2012 at 7:30 pm
INTERPRETERS: Edwin Cancel and Renee Rugh
Red
By John Logan
February 21 – March 18, 2012
Main Stage
INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE: March 8, 2012 at 7:30 pm
INTERPRETERS: Justin Coleman and Steve Nail
Anna Karenina
World premiere!
Adapted from Tolstoy by Kevin McKeon
April 3 – 29, 2012
Main Stage
INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE: April 19, 2012 at 7:30 pm
INTERPRETERS: Jayodin Mosher and KT Corlett
Black Pearl Sings!
By Frank Higgins
April 24 - June 17, 2012
Ellyn Bye Studio
INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE: May 17, 2012 at 7:30 pm
INTERPRETERS: Pamela Cancel and Dot Hearn
It Ain't Nothin' But the Blues
By Charles Bevel, Lita Gaithers, Randal Myler, Ron Taylor and Dan Wheetman
Based on an original idea by Ron Taylor
May 22 – June 24, 2012
Main Stage
INTERPRETED PERFORMANCE:June 7, 2012 at 7:30 pm
INTERPRETERS: Steve Nail and Dot Hearn
Interpreters: Julie Gebron and Jean A. Miller
SHREK THE MUSICAL, based on the Oscar®-winning DreamWorks film that started it all, brings the hilarious story of everyone’s favorite ogre to life on stage.
In a faraway kingdom turned upside down, things get ugly when an unseemly ogre – not a handsome prince – shows up to rescue a feisty princess. Throw in a donkey who won’t shut up, a villain with a SHORT temper, a cookie with an attitude and over a dozen other fairy tale misfits, and you’ve got the kind of mess that calls for a real hero. Luckily, there’s one on hand… and his name is Shrek.
Featuring a terrific score of 19 all-new songs, big laughs, great dancing and breathtaking scenery, WWOR-TV proclaims SHREK THE MUSICAL, “FAR, FAR AND AWAY THE FUNNIEST NEW MUSICAL ON BROADWAY!”
Interpreter: Julie Gebron
BLUE MAN GROUP is best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine comedy, music, and technology to produce a totally unique form of entertainment. The New York Times heralds the show as “One of the most delightful performance pieces ever staged.”
E! Entertainment News exclaims, “BLUE MAN GROUP is what every live performance aspires to be.” Although it is impossible to describe, people of all ages agree that BLUE MAN GROUP is an intensely exciting and wildly outrageous show that leaves the entire audience in a blissful, euphoric state. With no spoken language, BLUE MAN GROUP is perfect for people of all ages, languages, and cultures.
Interpreters: Julie Gebron and Jean A. Miller
More than fifty years ago one musical changed theater forever. Now it's back, and mesmerizing audiences once again. From the first note to the final breath, WEST SIDE STORY soars as the greatest love story of all time. Tony® Award-winning librettist Arthur Laurents’s Broadway direction is recreated for the tour by David Saint, the Associate Director on Broadway. WEST SIDE STORY remains as powerful, poignant and timely as ever. The new Broadway cast album of WEST SIDE STORY recently won the 2010 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album. The Bernstein and Sondheim score is considered to be one of Broadway's finest and features such classics of the American musical theatre as "Something's Coming," "Tonight," "America," "I Feel Pretty" and "Somewhere."
“So exciting IT MAKES YOU ACHE WITH PLEASURE” –John Lahr, The New Yorker
Interpreters: Julie Gebron and Jean A. Miller
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LOVE STORY EVER TOLD COMES TO LIFE!
Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, the smash hit Broadway musical, is coming to Portland! Based on the Academy® Award-winning animated feature film, this eye-popping spectacle has won the hearts of over 35 million people worldwide. This classic musical love story is filled with unforgettable characters, lavish sets and costumes, and dazzling production numbers including “Be Our Guest” and the beloved title song. Experience the romance and enchantment of Disney’s BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at Keller Auditorium!
Interpreters: Julie Gebron and Jean A. Miller
Back by “Popular” demand. Entertainment Weekly calls WICKED "the best musical of the decade,” and when it last played Portland in 2009, it broke box office records and sold out in record time. Winner of 35 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, WICKED is Broadway’s biggest blockbuster, a cultural phenomenon and was just named “the defining musical of the decade" by The New York Times.
Long before that girl from Kansas arrives in Munchkinland, two girls meet in the land of Oz. One - born with emerald green skin - is smart, fiery and misunderstood. The other is beautiful, ambitious and very popular. How these two grow to become the Wicked Witch of the West and Glinda the Good makes for "the most complete and completely satisfying new musical in a long time" (USA Today).
Interpreters: Julie Gebron and Judith M. Webb
MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is the smash hit Broadway musical, inspired by the true story of the famed recording session that brought together rock ‘n’ roll icons Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis and Carl Perkins for the first and only time.
On December 4, 1956, these four young musicians were gathered together by Sam Phillips, the “Father of Rock ’n’ Roll” at Sun Records in Memphis for what would be one of the greatest jam sessions ever. MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET brings that legendary night to life, an irresistible tale of broken promises, secrets, betrayal and celebrations featuring timeless hits including “Blue Suede Shoes,” “Fever,” “That’s All Right,” “Sixteen Tons,” “Great Balls of Fire,” “I Walk the Line,” “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On,” “Who Do You Love?,” “Matchbox,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Hound Dog” and more.
Interpreters: Julie Gebron and Jean A. Miller
“THE MOST EXCITING MUSICAL IN YEARS.”- Chicago Tribune
“THE CROWD GOES WILD.”- The New York Times
“TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE!” raves the New York Post for JERSEY BOYS, the 2006 Tony® Award winning Best Musical about Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Four Seasons: Frankie Valli, Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi. This is the story of how four blue collar kids became one of the greatest successes in pop music history. They wrote their own songs, invented their own sounds and sold 175 million records worldwide – all before they were 30! JERSEY BOYS, winner of the 2006 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Show Album and most recently, the 2009 Olivier Award for Best New Musical, features their hit songs “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Rag Doll,” “Oh What a Night” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You.” “IT WILL RUN FOR CENTURIES!” proclaims Time magazine.
Interpreted Performance Dates may change with little notice. Please confirm with the Portland Center Stage Box Office if you have questions.
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January 5, 2012 at 7:30pm
February 16, 2012 at 7:30pm
March 15, 2012 7:30pm
March 31, 2012 2pm
May 24, 2012 at 7:30pm
July 19, 2012 7:30pm
August 11, 2012 2pm
