http://www.onpdx.com/theater/rent-comes-to-portland-with-anthony-rapp-and-adam-pascal/ Entertainment, Arts, Culture and Food Mon, 26 Dec 2011 06:21:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 http://www.onpdx.com/theater/rent-comes-to-portland-with-anthony-rapp-and-adam-pascal/comment-page-1/#comment-4397 In The Heights Portland Tour Review | On Portland Wed, 20 Oct 2010 18:14:31 +0000 http://www.onpdx.com/?p=1019#comment-4397 [...] The original off-Broadway (and eventually Broadway) production of In The Heights is a much better show than what I saw at the Keller during opening night. If there was ever a show that clearly demonstrated the acoustic limitations and the issues of bringing a show on the road it was In The Heights. Set in the Washington Heights neighborhood in New York, In The Heights takes a very conventional musical structure and infuses it with an eclectic mix of latin music, culture and dance. The core of the story is a Dominican named Usnavi, raised by a surrogate grandmother in the neighborhood, who struggles to run a small, often broken-down convenience store.  Usnavi is surrounded by an cast of characters all dealing with the gentrification of the neighborhood and the struggle between planting roots or sprouting wings and finding a better life somewhere else.  Thematically and musically there are a lot of notes lifted from Rent, with characters at the apex of dealing with their identity. This is no accident as many of the producers also worked on Rent. [...] [...] The original off-Broadway (and eventually Broadway) production of In The Heights is a much better show than what I saw at the Keller during opening night. If there was ever a show that clearly demonstrated the acoustic limitations and the issues of bringing a show on the road it was In The Heights. Set in the Washington Heights neighborhood in New York, In The Heights takes a very conventional musical structure and infuses it with an eclectic mix of latin music, culture and dance. The core of the story is a Dominican named Usnavi, raised by a surrogate grandmother in the neighborhood, who struggles to run a small, often broken-down convenience store.  Usnavi is surrounded by an cast of characters all dealing with the gentrification of the neighborhood and the struggle between planting roots or sprouting wings and finding a better life somewhere else.  Thematically and musically there are a lot of notes lifted from Rent, with characters at the apex of dealing with their identity. This is no accident as many of the producers also worked on Rent. [...]

]]> http://www.onpdx.com/theater/rent-comes-to-portland-with-anthony-rapp-and-adam-pascal/comment-page-1/#comment-1372 Portland Opera La Boheme Live Blog | On Portland Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:28:10 +0000 http://www.onpdx.com/?p=1019#comment-1372 [...] produced operas out there), but I can't but help have a sense of deja vu. Knowing that Rent is based on this opera I had the parallel characters/timeline in my head. Wouldn't it be cool [...] [...] produced operas out there), but I can't but help have a sense of deja vu. Knowing that Rent is based on this opera I had the parallel characters/timeline in my head. Wouldn't it be cool [...]

]]> http://www.onpdx.com/theater/rent-comes-to-portland-with-anthony-rapp-and-adam-pascal/comment-page-1/#comment-1349 Portland Opera La Boheme | On Portland Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:30:52 +0000 http://www.onpdx.com/?p=1019#comment-1349 [...] Portland Opera has decided to reprise this event with their season opener La Boheme (the opera which the musical Rent is based on) [...] [...] Portland Opera has decided to reprise this event with their season opener La Boheme (the opera which the musical Rent is based on) [...]

]]> http://www.onpdx.com/theater/rent-comes-to-portland-with-anthony-rapp-and-adam-pascal/comment-page-1/#comment-592 Jmartens Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:43:22 +0000 http://www.onpdx.com/?p=1019#comment-592 I am taking me wife to the show tonight, for her birthday. Hoping to score some $20 front row tickets but will still see it even if not. I am taking me wife to the show tonight, for her birthday. Hoping to score some $20 front row tickets but will still see it even if not.

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