The Band’s Visit Charms at Keller Auditorium
The Band’s Visit is peaceful, poetic, authentic and utterly charming.
See Classical Ballet Academy’s The Nutcracker
Snag your tickets to this high-energy, festive show before it’s gone!
See The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time at Portland Center Stage
Don’t miss Portland Center Stage’s inclusive and moving production on the U.S. Bank Main Stage.
Get in the Festive Spirit at OCT’s Merry Happy Everything
If you’re looking for a fun holiday outing, Merry Happy Everything! is a cozy way to welcome the season.
Teen Outing: See Mean Girls Live at Keller
Check out our review of this witty and fun live performance.
75 Minutes of Giggles with OCT’s Impulse XV
Check out our review of Oregon Children’s Theatre’s latest production.
Review: NWCT’s “Desvelado”
Erica Vo is a local mom who loves exploring Portland and beyond with her son and daughter. She hopes to help families make their own memories by sharing ideas and experiences at fb.me/adventureswithchickenandnugget and her blog adventureswithchickennugget.wordpress.com.
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Overall this show felt like a combination of a lullaby and a child’s dream in the best possible way. This weekend, after a fun day of playing in the snow, my 10-year-old daughter, 8-year-old son and I snuggled up on the couch with some popcorn and hot chocolate to watch Northwest Children’s Theater’s most recent …
REVIEW: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Like NWCT’s in-person shows, this performance is a great opportunity to share some quality time with your family.
OCT’s New Show “Your Turn!”
Michelle lives in Southwest Portland with her husband and daughter. When she's not working, Michelle is watching gymnastics class or basketball practice, and checking the Kids Calendar for a new activity to explore.
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Several months into the pandemic, my family has, like many others, found entertainment and education through all kinds of virtual options. What sets Oregon Children’s Theatre’s brand-new episodic show, Your Turn!, apart is its kid-centered focus, the warm camaraderie of the hosts, and its inspiration to spark fun and creativity in the familiar comforts of …
Review: See NWCT’s “Seussical” at Home!
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Northwest Children’s Theater undertook the zizzer-zazzer-zuzzian task of producing Seussical the Musical during quarantine, and the result is a fun and upbeat performance your family can enjoy online. In the show, the Cat in the Hat, Horton, and a host of other characters sing a medley of show tunes inspired by the beloved books of …
“Frozen”: The Ideal First Broadway Show for Young Theatergoers
Jade Chan is a native Portlander who returned to her roots after short stints on the East Coast. She remembers a time when Lloyd Center was an open mall, the Pearl consisted of warehouses, OMSI was where the Children’s Museum is now, and traffic jams were rare. A freelance editor and a mom of two, she enjoys sharing her love for the arts and her (ever-changing) hometown with her family.
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- “Frozen”: The Ideal First Broadway Show for Young Theatergoers - March 17, 2020
- Review: “The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559” at Oregon Children’s Theatre - March 7, 2020
- The Jungle Book: A Cultures-Bridging Favorite Returns - February 9, 2020
Last week, when the country—and the state—were heading into a time of uncertainty amid rising concerns around COVID-19 (aka the novel coronavirus), my daughter and I spent two hours in Arendelle and lost ourselves in the story of two sisters facing the biggest challenge in their lives. It was escapism at its best, and it …
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Review: “The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559” at Oregon Children’s Theatre
“The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559” remembers the past while connecting to the present.
The Jungle Book: A Cultures-Bridging Favorite Returns
The play is packed with several dance numbers in a celebration of Indian arts and culture. There are graceful and beautiful pieces and hand-clapping energetic ones that give audiences a taste of the wide world of Indian dance.
Review: “Dragons Love Tacos”
The popular story about dragons and their food rules is a taco party on stage at Oregon Children’s Theatre.
REVIEW: "Matilda the Musical" — This Mommy Thinks It’s a Miracle
Jade Chan is a native Portlander who returned to her roots after short stints on the East Coast. She remembers a time when Lloyd Center was an open mall, the Pearl consisted of warehouses, OMSI was where the Children’s Museum is now, and traffic jams were rare. A freelance editor and a mom of two, she enjoys sharing her love for the arts and her (ever-changing) hometown with her family.
Latest posts by Jade Chan (see all)
- “Frozen”: The Ideal First Broadway Show for Young Theatergoers - March 17, 2020
- Review: “The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559” at Oregon Children’s Theatre - March 7, 2020
- The Jungle Book: A Cultures-Bridging Favorite Returns - February 9, 2020
Stop reading right now and get your tickets to Matilda the Musical (if you don’t have them already). All set? Good. Now you and the kids in your life can eagerly anticipate experiencing one of the best productions I’ve seen at Northwest Children’s Theater. Staging a Tony-award-winning musical is not for the faint of heart, …
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REVIEW: "Me…Jane" Opened at Oregon Children's Theater
Erica Vo is a local mom who loves exploring Portland and beyond with her son and daughter. She hopes to help families make their own memories by sharing ideas and experiences at fb.me/adventureswithchickenandnugget and her blog adventureswithchickennugget.wordpress.com.
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- Family-Friendly Escape Rooms - January 11, 2022
- Harry Potter Tea Experience at Clockwork Rose Tea Emporium - July 29, 2021
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Me…Jane Encourages Girls to Follow Their Dreams, Trust Themselves and Be Courageous Oregon Children’s Theatre kicked off their new season with Me, Jane, featuring lots of humor, great music and empowering messages for young girls. We caught an opening weekend showing of the musical, which imagines the story of Jane Goodall as a child. In …
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REVIEW: All American Magic Show
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- GIVEAWAY: Tickets to Oregon Children's Theatre's"Dragons Love Tacos" - December 11, 2019
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Magic + Ventriloquists + Balloons = Fun for the Whole Family We had never taken the kids to a magic show before we wandered into Mall 205 to attend the All American Magic Show. They’ve watched some magic tricks online and had a friend at school who would often do magic, but they had never seen …
REVIEW: This Play Might Turn Your Whole Family Pirate
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- GIVEAWAY: Tickets to Oregon Children's Theatre's"Dragons Love Tacos" - December 11, 2019
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NWCT’s How I Became a Pirate Plunders the Hearts of Landlubbers Everywhere. How I Became a Pirate is a delightful, hour long musical adventure. The audience is invited into the imagination of Jeremy Jacob and carried out to sea with a ragtag bunch of pirates led by Captain Braid Beard. The songs were great and …
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2019 RCCC — Winning Hearts With All That Good Content
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- GIVEAWAY: Tickets to Oregon Children's Theatre's"Dragons Love Tacos" - December 11, 2019
- GIVEAWAY: Tickets to OMSI's Exquisite Creatures and Gingerbread Adventures - November 24, 2019
- GIVEAWAY: Family Pass to Hands On Children's Museum - November 20, 2019
Rose City Comic Con (RCCC) has become a family tradition, which is why half of the family being wiped out with the new-school-year-plague was a bummer. My kid, Alvah seems immune to the sickness this year and skated through untouched and was extremely ready to walk the hallowed halls of RCCC. We found parking after …
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Review: "Cinderella" at Broadway Rose
Erica Vo is a local mom who loves exploring Portland and beyond with her son and daughter. She hopes to help families make their own memories by sharing ideas and experiences at fb.me/adventureswithchickenandnugget and her blog adventureswithchickennugget.wordpress.com.
Latest posts by Erica Vo (see all)
- Family-Friendly Escape Rooms - January 11, 2022
- Harry Potter Tea Experience at Clockwork Rose Tea Emporium - July 29, 2021
- Happy Campers at 1927 S’mores Company - April 21, 2021
We are not big princess people at our house, although we do have a soft spot for Belle and Jasmine. But when we had the opportunity to go see Cinderella at Broadway Rose Theatre, we knew it would be good. Each summer, Broadway Rose does a youth drama camp in which kids act as the …
Review: "Wicked" — Which One is the Good Witch?
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- GIVEAWAY: Tickets to Oregon Children's Theatre's"Dragons Love Tacos" - December 11, 2019
- GIVEAWAY: Tickets to OMSI's Exquisite Creatures and Gingerbread Adventures - November 24, 2019
- GIVEAWAY: Family Pass to Hands On Children's Museum - November 20, 2019
Kid Tested, Parent Enthusiastically Approved Heywood (9 years old) and I were very excited when we plopped down in our seats for Wicked. I didn’t really tell him much about it, he knew it had to do with The Wizard of Oz, but was about the wicked witch and that it was a play. That …
Review: School of Rock at the Keller Auditorium
A Play and a Rock Concert All In One!
Diary of a Worm, a Spider, and a Fly: A Fun and Fact-Filled Glimpse into the Bug World
Jade Chan is a native Portlander who returned to her roots after short stints on the East Coast. She remembers a time when Lloyd Center was an open mall, the Pearl consisted of warehouses, OMSI was where the Children’s Museum is now, and traffic jams were rare. A freelance editor and a mom of two, she enjoys sharing her love for the arts and her (ever-changing) hometown with her family.
Latest posts by Jade Chan (see all)
- “Frozen”: The Ideal First Broadway Show for Young Theatergoers - March 17, 2020
- Review: “The Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559” at Oregon Children’s Theatre - March 7, 2020
- The Jungle Book: A Cultures-Bridging Favorite Returns - February 9, 2020
Do you ever wonder what bugs are thinking as they go about their business every day? How do spiders feel when they hear the roar of the vacuum cleaner? Do flies want a place of their own, away from their many brothers and sisters? Do worms feel like they measure up to their winged and …
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Review: Oregon Children's Theatre Presents: "Jason and the Argonauts"
Jason and the Argonauts was delightful, totally and completely delightful. The kind of delightful where the whole family is talking about it all night, remembering little parts, surprising jokes, clever stage work and exclaiming “remember when they did that …”
Review: "Tenali: The Royal Trickster" — A humorous and colorful journey to India
Review of NWCT’s Tenali: The Royal Trickster
Review: Disney's "Aladdin": Yes Please and Thank You
Latest posts by Amy Conway (see all)
- GIVEAWAY: Tickets to Oregon Children's Theatre's"Dragons Love Tacos" - December 11, 2019
- GIVEAWAY: Tickets to OMSI's Exquisite Creatures and Gingerbread Adventures - November 24, 2019
- GIVEAWAY: Family Pass to Hands On Children's Museum - November 20, 2019
Disney’s Aladdin is a Treat for the Whole Family From the second the music started and the carpet projection on the stage started to change color, I filled with such unexpected glee. I’m not kidding, it swept through me and as I looked over at my kids, their faces told a very similar story to …
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Review: Cirque du Soleil : Corteo
The show is a mesmerizing combination of skating and aerial work that truly takes your breath away.
Peter and the Wolf Comes to Life at the Symphony
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Peter and the Wolf comes to life at the Oregon Symphony! Will young Peter and his menagerie be able to outsmart the Big Bad Wolf? Join in the adventure as Prokofiev’s classic fairy tale introduces listeners to the instruments of the orchestra! Actress/narrator Pam Mahon joins conductor Norman Huynh and the entire Oregon Symphony orchestra …
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