John Malkovich performs alongside Oregon Symphony in Portland performance of 'The Critic'

PORTLAND, Ore. — On Wednesday June 12, Portland's Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall plays host to Hollywood actor John Malkovich and " The Critic ," a live show which is part music performance and part theater, where the actors are reading lines along with the music. The special part about The Critic's tour stopping in Portland is that it will be a world-premiere in North America as for the first time in its running, the show will have a full symphony orchestra.

The Oregon Symphony will join Malkovic and Aleksey Igudesman, a classically trained violinist, and perform alongside them. So why did Portland get the nod to be the first to stage 'The Critic' with a full orchestra? KGW sat down with Malkovich and Igudesman, the show's co-creators, to talk about the upcoming show. "Oregon, Portland is open minded.

It's kind of what it stands for," Igudesman said. "Literally one of the best audiences in the world is here." The performance follows Malkovich as "Critic," a brooding music critic, and Igudesman as a musician who can never seem to get on the good side of the Critics reviews and is growing tired of it.

Throughout the performance, Malkovic is reading brutal and terrible reviews of real musical masterpieces. The music is intended to be the center of the story and not a colorful background noise. The duo discussed with KGW how it was a different variation of referencing prior music critics, by using real life reviews in the show, with Igudesman saying "I think, it's different, it.