Crazy Enough

Storm Large is a Portland celebrity. That means she is huge here, but if you live outside Portland, you have never heard of her. The one possible exception is if you were one of the few people who watched CBS' Rockstar: Supernova a raunchy version of American Idol. In Portland we got updates on the show as if she were the Mayor, but again you've probably never heard of her. The great thing about Portland is a three month stint on a reality TV show gets you the change to bring your life story to the Portland Center Stage. Large does not fumble the opportunity. She has been playing to sold out audiences every night and the show has been extended for another month.

Crazy Enough has Large telling us the story of life with her literally crazy mom and a prediction at four years old, by the family doctor, that she would most likely end up the same way. Confronted with this possibility, she lives her life to the fullest, sex drugs and rock and roll all playing prominent roles. Large is, a large woman, at over six feet tall. She is pretty, loud and not afraid to let people know here opinion. In her words, she never fit in, she was too tall, too loud and too outspoken. Large seems to be reliving all the pain as she tells her story, intermingled with songs she has written for the show. It is intense and heartfelt. She has an above average story to tell, and she tells it with passion, that easily wins the crowd over. In the end you are rooting for her and looking forward to what she might do next.

Portland Center Stage
128 NW Eleventh Ave.
Portland, OR 97209
http://www.pcs.org/