Posted on June 17, 2015 at 1:51 am

This weekend marked my third trip to Portland, Oregon to visit the fantastic folks at Staged!PDX. I first came to town in June 2010 when they did a wonderful production of Songs for a New World at the Milagro Theater, and then Shoshana Bean and I returned in January 2012 for a sensational night at the First Congregational Church (and I got to watch a rehearsal of their great production of 13).

So now, after three and a half years, I’m back again, and delighted to see the company on such solid footing, and doing all kinds of exciting work with young performers in the Portland area. Their production of Parade last fall just won the Portland Area Musical Theatre Award for Best Ensemble, and I was so happy to get to spend time with Chanda Hall and her superb team. Thanks to everyone who made it such a great night at First Congregational, and particularly to the audience members that asked such deep questions during the Q & A!

It All Fades Away from The Bridges of Madison County
I Could Be In Love With Someone Like You from Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes
Long Long Road from Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes
Melinda
I Love Betsy from Honeymoon In Vegas
She Cries from Songs for a New World
King of the World from Songs for a New World
The Old Red Hills of Home from Parade
Wondering from The Bridges of Madison County
Caravan of Angels from Jason Robert Brown in Concert
Being A Geek from 13
One Summer from A League of Their Own
Moving Too Fast from The Last Five Years
Someone To Fall Back On from Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes