Tragic Heroine Throwdown: And the Winner Is . . .

Emma Thompson! The people have spoken, and selected their winner, and the overwhelming choice for ULTIMATE TRAGIC HEROINE is none other than the lovely, brilliant, witty, delightful, we-all-want-to-be-her-best-friend-like-SO-BAD British thespian Emma Thompson.  You love her.  You love her so much more than you love Lady Macbeth, and you even love her more than you love […]

Tragic Heroine Throwdown: It’s the Playoffs! PICK YOUR WINNER!

Let the games begin! Hello and welcome to the final, climactic, epic, end-of-the-line showdown match of the Tragic Heroine Throwdown.  At midnight tonight, we will determine which of these two shall be crowned the Ultimate Tragic Heroine.  Many have tried.  Many have failed.  Only two valiant heroines survived to face off on the field of […]

Tragic Heroine Throwdown: The Playoffs Begin

Well, here we are.  Only two left standing, and tomorrow there shall be only one.  It’s been a long journey but here we are.  Tomorrow’s dramatic, no-holds-barred diva duel to the death will be . . . . . . drumroll please . . . . . . [okay, are you imagining the drumroll in […]

Tragic Heroine Throwdown: FINAL 4 VOTING BEGINS!

All right, everyone, here we are. Four fearless females have fought their way to the top of their brackets, but only one can be the victor.  You’ve heard all the arguments in favor (click here for last Friday’s recap with voter’s-choice arguments and video clips for each), and now the choice is yours.  Today you […]

Meet Your Team Captain: GISELLE

The Tragic Heroine Throwdown is reaching its climax . . . Final 4 voting kicks off tomorrow at 10:00 a.m. on our blog and Facebook.  Meanwhile, it’s time to meet the second of our two fabulous team captains! We asked two OBT staff members to weigh in with their perspective on these two heroines who […]

Tragic Heroine Throwdown: Meet Your Final Four!

I can’t believe it. I seriously cannot believe it. So, you guys remember how Team Carmen utterly DESTROYED Team Giselle in the first few rounds – Esther was the only good girl left standing on the whole right side of the bracket, and even she couldn’t hold out very long against the machinations of Lady […]

Tragic Heroine Throwdown: Round 2 Results/Round 3 Voting

Oh man, you guys, there was some SERIOUS action happening in this week’s matchups – several ties that went on long into the night, one runoff match, some dramatic upsets, and a lot of fan favorites who unexpectedly got sent packing.  Drama!  Scandal!  Controversy!  Let’s recap. Film Bracket Emma Thompson vs. Moneypenny It’s the Battle […]

Tragic Heroine Throwdown: Round 2, Day 2

It’s the final day of the Sweet Sixteen voting round (look, I’m correctly using basketball terminology!), so your picks today will determine who faces off in Round 3 later this week.  There’s a lot at stake, but these ladies are scrappy! Film Bracket vs.  Moneypenny vs. Maleficent It’s no surprise to me that Miss Moneypenny […]

Tragic Heroine Throwdown: Round 2, Day 1

It’s time for Round 2!  All of these feisty heroines had the staying power to knock out a member of the opposing team, but how will they do against each other? Film Bracket vs. Ally Sheedy vs. Emma Thompson I don’t mind telling you, this is a tough one to call.  Ally Sheedy of Team […]

Meet Your Team Captain: CARMEN

Hello and welcome to the Tragic Heroine Throwdown, Oregon Ballet Theatre’s epic summer playoff between good girls and bad girls from every genre of literature, film, drama, music, history and pop culture.  The first round of voting produced a clear front-runner in the feisty, impassioned Carmen, who led her team to victory in nearly every […]