Theatre Events In & Around Eugene

Friday & Saturday at 8:00

Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, as much as anyone, virtually invented rock 'n' roll, and now their songs provide the basis for an electrifying entertainment that illuminates a golden age of American culture. In an idealized '50's setting, the classic themes of love won, lost and imagined blend with hilarious set-pieces and slice-of-life emotions.

Featuring nearly 40 of the greatest songs ever recorded. If SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE was a newly-written musical it would be hailed as one of the greatest pieces of songwriting ever done for the Broadway stage. The fact that the show is a collection of pop songs written by Leiber and Stoller in the 1950s and '60s is no less remarkable. This material, without the aid of a book stringing dramatic action together and without ever being intended to exist as a coherent body of work on its own, provides the basis of an electrifying performance that recapitulates a golden age of American culture

Ticket Pricing: $11.00 - $39.95
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Contact Info:
541-683-4368
Actors Caberet and Annex - 996 Willamette Street, Eugene, Oregon 97401

Benise: The Spanish Guitar

8:00 PM Fridays & Saturdays | 2:30 PM Matinee Sunday

Written by Frank Galati, from the novel by John Steinbeck; Directed by Tony Rust

Winner of the 1990 Tony Award for Best Play, this is a powerful and deeply affecting stage version of one of the masterpieces of American literature. Set in the Great Depression, the play follows the trials and tribulations of the Joad family as they flee the dust bowl of Oklahoma to search for land, jobs, and dignity in California. “. . . a thrilling theatrical achievement that gets its power from the still sharp relevance of its human message. . . ." -- NY Post

Contact Info:
541-942-8001
Cottage Theatre - 700 Village Drive Cottage Grove, OR 97424

Thursday, Friday & Saturday at 8:00 | Sunday at 2:00 PM

Imagine receiving an invitation from your best friends to attend their tenth wedding anniversary party at their home. You drive up to the residence on the night of the party and as you get out of the car you hear a gunshot. Rushing into the house you realize that only the host is home, there are no servants, no wife, and none of the other guests have arrived. What should you do?

Rumors is one of Neil Simon’s best comedies, filled with delightful characters and snappy dialogue. The time is early 1990s. Several affluent couples gather in a posh suburban residence for a dinner party. When they arrive, they discover there are no servants, the hostess is missing, and the host—the deputy mayor of New York City—has shot himself through the earlobe. Comic complications arise when they decide they need to conceal the evening’s events from the local police and the media. You don’t need to know much more than that, except hang on for the ride!

Director Chris Pinto, who directed last year’s hit comedies Funny Money and On the Razzle, has a wonderful cast of comedic actors: Jennifer Sellers and Bill Campbell play Ernie & Cookie Cusack; Nancy Boyett and Paul Rhoden play Claire & Lenny Ganz; Scott Shirk and Leela Gouveia play Glenn & Cassie Cooper; Michael Walker and Leslie Murray play Chris & Ken Gorman; and Chris McVay and Cindy Solari play the two police officers.

Reserved seat tickets are $14; Thrifty Thursday prices are $10 and senior citizens may attend any of the three Sunday matinees (Oct. 18, 25 and Nov. 1) for $10. The fourteen performances are Friday-Sunday, Oct. 16-18; Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 22-25; Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 29, 30, 31, Nov. 1; and Fri-Saturday, Nov. 6-7.

Curtain is at 8 p.m. except for the 2 p.m. Sunday matinees. An Opening Night Gala with refreshments following the show is open to all who purchase tickets to the October 16 performance.

Contact Info:
541-683-4368
Very Little Theatre - 2350 Hilyard Street, Eugene, Oregon 97405

7:30 PM Saturday | 2:00 PM Sunday

7:30 PM Thursday

Featuring Felipe Esparza, Tommy Johnagin, Myq Kaplan, Mike Destefano & Roy Wood, JR.

NBC's laugh fest "Last Comic Standing" returns for a seventh season with new host Craig Robinson ("The Office") who will helm the search for the funniest comedian in America. Joining Robinson as judges are respected comedians Greg Giraldo, Andy Kindler and Natasha Leggero.

As with previous seasons, celebrity talent judges in Los Angeles and New York will watch performances from aspiring and professional comedians. In addition to the open casting calls, "Last Comic Standing" will invite some of the best and brightest comics from all over the country to participate in the competition. Then America will vote to decide who will be the "Last Comic Standing" and win a $250,000 prize and an exclusive talent deal with NBC.

"Last Comic Standing" is produced by Universal Media Studios and Peter Engel Productions. Peter Engel, Jayson Dinsmore and Barry Katz serve as Executive Producers, along with Co-Executive Producers Javier Winnik and Page Hurwitz.

www.nbc.com/last-comic-standing

Ticket Pricing: VIP $75, featuring a 'meet and greet' with seats located in first three rows; for $45 for seats in the first three rows; for $35 elsewhere in the main downstairs seated area; and for $35 in the balcony.

Contact Info:
541-345-4442
1010 Willamette Street - Eugene, Oregon 97401

7:00 PM Saturday