Theater & dance
Plays, ballet, musicals and dance.
Thursday, November 5 · 7:30 PM · Nov 5, 6 and 7White Bird Presents: Hung DanceTaiwan’s Hung Dance presents Birdy, a work where contemporary dance meets elements of Peking opera and tai chi.Patricia Reser Center for the Arts
Saturday, November 14 · 7:00 PMSwan Lake with Live OrchestraSwan Lake with a live orchestra, 50 dancers and the Black Swan’s 32 fouettés: World Ballet Company on tour.Newmark Theatre · from $80.70
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The OutsidersA musical based on S.E. Hinton’s The Outsiders, with songs by folk-rock band Jamestown Revival: the street gangs of 1967 Tulsa.Keller Auditoriumfrom $85.05
Trinity Irish Dance CompanyIrish dance beyond the bounds of tradition: Trinity Irish Dance Company with a live band and new works at Newmark Theatre.Newmark Theatre
A Christmas Carol 2026Dickens with songs: Portland Playhouse’s A Christmas Carol returns under new director Cassie Greer.Portland Playhousefrom $5
AnnieOrphan Annie, Miss Hannigan and the song Tomorrow: the classic Broadway musical at Winningstad Theatre.Winningstad Theatre$54.73–$83.27
A Xmas Cuento RemixDickens’s A Christmas Carol, retold in Latino voices: A Xmas Cuento Remix.Milagro Theatre$24–32
The Crown MakerThe Crown Maker: the world premiere of an opera about healer and artist Eva Castellanoz.World Trade Center Theatre
George Balanchine's The NutcrackerThe son of a Georgian composer, who danced The Nutcracker as a child on the stage where it was born, Balanchine went on to make it America's Christmas tradition in New York.Keller Auditorium
Dominic Walsh’s Storybook NutcrackerA short Nutcracker for little ones: Dominic Walsh’s calm premiere with OBT2 at Keller Auditorium.Keller Auditorium
Disney’s Beauty and the BeastThis touring Broadway production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast marks the musical’s 30th anniversary and is the first North American tour produced by Disney inKeller Auditorium
Kim’s ConvenienceA family comedy about a Korean convenience store and its owners.The Armory
Ballet Hispanico: CARMEN.maquiaBallet Hispanico brings CARMEN.maquia to Portland, a contemporary take on Bizet’s opera inspired by the art of Picasso and the bullfight.Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
HadestownThe musical Hadestown — a new take on ancient Greek myths.Keller Auditorium
Un Piano para IgnacioThe play Un Piano para Ignacio — a tribute to Cuban pianist Bola de Nieve.OR
ALICE (in wonderland)The ballet Alice in Wonderland: a psychedelic show with flying.Keller Auditorium
Mean GirlsA funny musical based on Tina Fey’s film about high school queen bees and their rules.Winningstad Theatre
The 39 StepsFour actors play more than 150 roles in a comedy based on Hitchcock.The Armory
Ballet of Lights: Sleeping BeautyThe classic Sleeping Beauty comes alive in a show of light and dance.Alberta Rose Theatre
ClueA comic mystery based on the cult board game and film.Keller Auditorium
Social Tango ProjectArgentine tango as living conversation: Social Tango Project brings a dance show with live music and a milonga to Portland.Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
White Bird Presents: Fresco Dance CompanyIsrael’s Fresco Dance Company brings Why Things Go Wrong, a new work by Czech choreographer Silva Šafková, to Portland.Patricia Reser Center for the Arts
El Mango IncomibleA Spanish-language play with English subtitles from Milagro, the leading Latino arts and culture organization in the Pacific Northwest.Milagro Theatre
MADCAP by Oregon Ballet TheatreOregon Ballet Theatre dances MADCAP: the voices of artists and the anatomy of a clown.Keller Auditorium
Oregon Ballet Theatre School Annual PerformanceThe annual performance of the Oregon Ballet Theatre School in Portland. Performances are April 10 and 11, 2027.Keller Auditorium
Avenue QAvenue Q is a musical comedy that parodies children’s television while exploring adult themes with puppets and human actors.Brunish Theatre
Tentacle TribeMontreal company Tentacle Tribe brings Prism, a play of light, mirrors and dance, to Newmark Theatre.Newmark Theatre
The Color PurpleA production of the musical The Color Purple at Winningstad Theatre in Portland.Winningstad Theatre
OBT By DesignOBT dancers create premieres for the OBT2 company.Patricia Reser Center For The Arts
The Sound of MusicThe musical The Sound of Music — the story of the von Trapp family.Keller Auditorium
MasaA play about Mexican heritage and the 1985 earthquake.Milagro Theatre
MOMIXMOMIX returns to Portland with a program of illusionistic dance combining acrobatics, light and multimedia effects.Newmark Theatre
Peter Pan Goes WrongAmateurs stage Peter Pan, and everything goes awry.The Armory
Ragamala Dance Company: Sacred EarthRagamala Dance Company makes its Portland debut with Sacred Earth, rooted in the Indian dance tradition of Bharatanatyam.Newmark Theatre
The OBT CollectionThe OBT Collection brings new works and the farewell performances of principal dancers Brian Simcoe and Carly Wheaton.Keller Auditorium