2008-2009 Broadway Season
Portland Opera, in association with Broadway Across America, is proud to provide our entire region with the very best nationally touring Broadway productions.
All performances are at the Keller Auditorium, 222 SW Clay St at 3rd Ave, downtown Portland.
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Welcome to the 2008-2009 Season!
Purchase your 2008-2009 Broadway season tickets now! In person: The Hampton Opera Center, 211 SE Caruthers St, Portland, OR 97214
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December 30, 2008-
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Oprah Winfrey Presents
Oprah Winfrey Presents THE COLOR PURPLE, a soul-stirring musical based on the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Alice Walker and the Oscar-nominated film by Steven Spielberg. It is the unforgettable and inspiring story of a woman named Celie, who triumphs over tremendous odds to find joy in life, and her true inner beauty. Nominated for eleven Tony® Awards, THE COLOR PURPLE is a landmark theatrical event. With a joyous GRAMMY®-nominated score featuring jazz, gospel and blues, THE COLOR PURPLE is capturing the hearts of young and old, and uniting audiences in a celebration of love.
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March 4 - April 5, 2009
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WICKED Back by “Popular” Demand. The New York Times calls WICKED "Broadway's biggest blockbuster," and when it first played Portland in 2006, it broke box office records and sold out in record time. Winner of 20 major awards, including a Grammy and three Tony Awards, WICKED. 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 Witch makes for "the most completely satisfying new musical in a long time" (USA Today). |
April 7 - 12, 2009 |
THE RAT PACK - Live at the Sands THE RAT PACK – Live at the Sands is the hottest and coolest party in town. Following four unprecedented years on London’s West End, this acclaimed production vividly recreates a legendary evening at the Sands Hotel with the most famous performers of our time: Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin. It’s Las Vegas, it’s the Sands Hotel, the big band is swingin’, and those gorgeous Burelli Sisters are singin’, and of course the three wisecracking hip-cats bring their inimitable magic to the finest music ever recorded: ‘I’ve Got You Under My Skin’; ‘That’s Amore’; ‘Mr. Bojangles’; ‘The Lady Is A Tramp.’ You won’t find anything like it anywhere else. It’s the Rat Pack – and it’s live! Ring-a-ding-ding! |
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April 21-26, 2009 |
GREASE
The one that you want is back! GREASE, Time magazine’s 2007 pick for “#1 musical of the year,” is rockin’ across the country in this new production direct from Broadway. Take a trip to a simpler time of poodle skirts, drive-ins, and T-birds. “Bad boy” Danny and “the girl next door” Sandy fall in love all over again to the tune of your favorite songs: “Summer Nights,” “Greased Lightning” and “We Go Together” as well as additional songs from the hit movie: “Grease Is the Word,” “Hopelessly Devoted to You” and “You’re the One That I Want.” So throw your mittens around your kittens and Hand Jive the night away with the show that’ll make you want to stand up and shout, “A-wop-bop-a-loo-bop A-wop-bam-boom!” GREASE! |
| Still Looking for More? Encore Engagement Extras! *The following shows are not part of the 6-show season subscription, but you can UPGRADE with any of these shows. Order your tickets now for these return engagements, and secure your seats before tickets go on sale to the general public. |
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January 16, 17, 18, 2009
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MOVIN' OUT
*Special Five-time Grammy winner Billy Joel and legendary director/choreographer Twyla Tharp have joined forces to create the spectacular new musical Time magazine declares “The #1 show of the year!” The New York Times calls MOVIN’ OUT “a shimmering portrait of an American generation. These tornado driven dancers and rock musicians propel the audience into delirious ovations.” MOVIN’ OUT brings 24 Billy Joel classics to electrifying new life as it tells the story of five life-long friends over two turbulent decades. It all adds up to one unforgettable Broadway musical. |
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June 23-28, 2009
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RENT RENT Broadway’s Smash-Hit Musical! Now in its 12th Season of Love! Set in the East Village of New York City, RENT is about being young and learning to survive in NYC. It’s about falling in love, finding your voice and living for today. Winner of the Tony Award® for Best Musical and the Pulitzer Prize, RENT has made a lasting mark on Broadway with songs that rock and a story that really resonates. Whether it’s your 1st time or your 100th time, the time is now for RENT! |
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