Ogunquit Playhouse Announces Robert Levinstein As Associate Producer 6/9-10/24

The Ogunquit Playhouse is pleased to announce the appointment of Robert F. Levinstein to the new position of Associate Producer. Robert has been associated with The Playhouse since 2002, first as the resident Production Stage Manager and then starting in 2008 as the Director of Production. As Associate Producer, Robert will oversee all theatrical operations for the 78-year-old company, named by the press as America's Foremost Summer Theatre. Responsibilities will include the supervision of all casting, production coordination, hiring of stage managers, company management, music directors and all technical crew. Executive Artistic Director, Bradford Kenney stated, "Robert has proven himself to be an invaluable asset during his years here at The Playhouse. We are thrilled to have Robert In this new role knowing it will greatly enhance our theatrical operations as we continue to grow at the Ogunquit Playhouse."

Originally from southern California, but now based in New York City, Robert brings an extensive background in all areas of theatre production and management to his new position at The Playhouse. His vast resume includes Broadway (Waiting in the Wings with the Lauren Bacall, Voices in the Dark, and Parade), Off-Broadway (Clue-The Musical), Production contract national tours (Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Camelot with Michael York), regional tours (Forbidden Broadway NYC, Theatre League) and all levels of regional theatre from coast to coast (North Shore Music Theatre, Helen Hays PAC, McCoy-Rigby Entertainment, Musical Theatre West).

Five main stage musicals are slated for the 2010 season at the Ogunquit Playhouse in a 21 week season running twenty weeks from June 9 through October 24. Audiences will be transported to a magical, wonderful world in the season opener, The Drowsy Chaperone, on stage June 9 through June 26. The season continues with The Sound of Music, the perennial favorite about a problem named Maria, on stage from June 30 through July 24. Mid-summer brings Norma Desmond, "I am big - it's the pictures that got small!" and Sunset Boulevard to the stage July 28 through August 14. Enjoy a lot of medieval merry-making, August 18 through September 11, with the delightfully zany Monty Python's Spamalot, a musical lovingly ripped off from the internationally renowned comedy team's most popular film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail. Then ‘C'mon and be Razzle-Dazzled by the sophisticated, sharp-edged and highly acclaimed Broadway musical Chicago, wrapping up The Playhouse season, September 15 through October 24 featuring Sally Struthers in the roll of Matron "Mama" Morton.

The Ogunquit Playhouse is America's Foremost Summer Theatre producing the finest Broadway musicals each season, with performances Tuesday through Sunday, from June 9 to October 24, 2010. Main Stage tickets are on sale now, prices range from $49-$67 per show. Gift Certificates, Flex-Passes and Season Subscriptions are on sale now! For a complete list of show times, pricing and more information about the season, visit our website www.ogunquitplayhouse.org. Tickets on-line or through the box office at 207-646-5511.