Neat PEOPLE: Meet Syesha Mercado, Portland’s Dreamgirl
April 15, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Syesha Mercado commands the Portland spotlight this week, passing through town with the stylish cast of “Dreamgirls,” in the midst of a long Broadway Across America tour. Mercado co-headlines the flashy, soulful stage show as Deena Jones, performing alongside vocal powerhouse Moya Angela as Effie and Adrienne Warren as [...]
Win two tickets to Broadway musical “Dreamgirls” in Portland!
April 10, 2010 by karenvitt
Filed under Neat STUFF
Direct from the Apollo Theater, “Dreamgirls” takes the Portland spotlight Tuesday, April 13 through Sunday, April 18, and two lucky Neat Sheet readers will win tickets to opening night of the Broadway Across America production.
Dreamgirls is right up The Neat Sheet’s alley – a fashionable story about strong women and challenging situations, in this case [...]
Neat PEOPLE: Portland Opera stitcher Jenny McGibbon
March 25, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, NEAT editor in chief
Portland Opera’s stylish new production of Leonard Bernstein’s “Trouble in Tahiti” opens tomorrow night, and local fashion circles have been buzzing with excitement about the ’50s-meets-Baroque costumes. The all-new production cleverly combines Bernstein’s mid-century light opera with two short Monteverdi works from the early 1600s, so the wardrobe department [...]
“Legally Blonde, The Musical” paints Portland pink
February 17, 2010 by karenvitt
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By Karen Vitt, neat editor in chief
Omigod, you guys. Last night’s Portland premiere of the touring Broadway musical “Legally Blonde” was totally fun.
Keller Auditorium was packed with pink for the stage adaptation of the wildly popular 2001 romantic comedy, which starred Reese Witherspoon as Elle Woods, a misunderstood blonde bombshell who enrolls at Harvard Law [...]
