
Dan Marois
It was his time growing up in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where Dan Marois “got the bug” for theater and entertainment. He earned his bachelor’s degree from Boston University in English and Communications and has spent most of his career in healthcare marketing and public relations. Currently, he is a self-employed writer, actor and producer. He is a co-owner, with his wife, Denise of Mystery for Hire, one of New England's premiere murder mystery dinner theater troupes that has performed to over 75,000 since 1995. (www.mysteryforhire.net) He is also the founder of Mainely Improv-On the Spot Comedy, an improv troupe that performs spontaneously just about anywhere. He is a member of the American Theater Critics Association and has been a theater reviewer for over 20 years having given his commentary for over 300 productions. He’s appeared on stage in such diverse productions as Fiddler on the Roof to Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. He’s personally appeared in nearly 1000 mystery themed dinner productions where he has “done the crime” but “never the time.” Marois can be reached at dmarois2@gmail.com.
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First Show
West Side Story. It featured Debbie Allen as Anita.Favorite Show
Hunchback of Notre DameFavorite Stories
- Review: BEAUTIFUL - THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse - Such an inspiring story of overcoming hardship and creating success.
- Review: CHILDREN OF EDEN at Seacoast Repertory Theatre - Such a unique take on the biblical story depicted. Seacoast Rep is an amazing theatre.
- Review: THE DA VINCI CODE at Ogunquit Playhouse - A nice world premiere with Dan Brown in the audience.
- Review: SWEENEY TODD-THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at Seacoast Repertory Theatre - Such a great play with an amazing cast.
- Review: THE ADDAMS FAMILY-A NEW MUSICAL COMEDY at Rochester Opera House - What a pleasant surprise to see this production. It is really fun with a crazy plot and wonderful music. The Rochester Opera House rocks!
Most Popular Articles


Review: GREASE at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
July 19, 2026

Feature: WAITING IN THE WINGS at Ogunquit Playhouse
June 29, 2026

Review: TITANIC: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse
October 6, 2025

Review: HIGH SOCIETY at Ogunquit Playhouse
July 28, 2025

Review: WHEN ELVIS MET THE BEATLES at Ogunquit Playhouse
September 9, 2025

Review: GREASE at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
July 19, 2026
What did our critic think of GREASE at Seacoast Repertory Theatre?

Review: CINDERELLA at Prescott Park
July 18, 2026
An evening in Prescott Park fits perfectly like the glass slipper in 'Cinderella.

New England Heat Wave Reschedules Opening Weekend for Hackmatack Playhouse
July 1, 2026
Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick, Maine would rather be performing Singin in the Rain rather than rescheduling its opening weekend in the midst of a summer heat advisory.

Feature: WAITING IN THE WINGS at Ogunquit Playhouse
June 29, 2026
While audiences applaud the stars on stage, swings are the performers who keep a production running behind the scenes.

Review: GODSPELL at Break A Leg Legally
June 22, 2026
It is only fitting, then, that Break a Leg Legally should deliver a production that feels so profoundly inclusive, energetic, and thoroughly joyful in The Strand theater in Dover.

Review: HELLO DOLLY! at Ogunquit Playhouse
June 21, 2026
There’s a specific kind of grand-scale theatrical magic that few modern shows can pull off.

Review: MEAN GIRLS at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
June 15, 2026
Based on Tina Fey's (of Saturday Night Live fame) wildly popular 2004 film, Mean Girls wisely embraces what made the original such a phenomenon while bringing enough energy and personality to succeed on stage.

Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD-THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS at Ogunquit Playhouse
May 18, 2026
Jukebox musicals are practically a summer tradition at the Ogunquit Playhouse.

Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT at Rochester Opera House
May 11, 2026
Among the heavy hitters of the Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice catalog, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat doesn’t always carry the same somber weight as Phantom of the Opera or Jesus Christ Superstar.

Review: THE CHILDREN at The Players' Ring
May 10, 2026
What starts as a casual catch-up among old colleagues spirals into something much heavier, darker, and deeply haunting in Lucy Kirkwood’s The Children, now playing at the Players’ Ring in Portsmouth.

Review: OUT OF NOWHERE TOUR 2026: TIG NOTARO at State Theatre in Portland, Maine
May 3, 2026
What did our critic think of OUT OF NOWHERE TOUR 2026: TIG NOTARO at State Theatre?

Review: ALTAR BOYZ at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
April 29, 2026
At Seacoast Repertory Theatre, the current production of Altar Boyz plays less like a traditional musical and more like a full-on concert experience—loud, fast, and packed with driving beats and body-bending choreography.

A Conversation with Alexandra Mullaney
April 14, 2026
A new Executive Director at the helm of Seacoast Repertory Theatre

Review: THE 25TH ANNUAL PUTNAM COUNTY SPELLING BEE at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
April 14, 2026
There is something immediately disarming about “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.

Review: DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
March 15, 2026
There’s one thing that the Seacoast Repertory Theatre knows how to do very well.

Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL at The Music Hall by the Ogunquit Playhouse
December 7, 2025
It is a clear sign of the December holidays when the Oqunquit Playhouse brings its theatrical magic to The Music Hall in Portsmouth.

Review: ELF THE MUSICAL at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
November 19, 2025
What did our critic think of ELF THE MUSICAL at Seacoast Repertory Theatre? “Elf” at the Rep succeeds because the theatre thrives on great storytelling with very believable cast members.

Review: YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Rochester Opera House
October 13, 2025
At the Rochester Opera House, currently hosting a rollicking production of the musical Young Frankenstein, the formula is simple.

Review: TITANIC: THE BROADWAY MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse
October 6, 2025
How does a regional theater, limited by its stage, capture the scale of the “ship of dreams”—a floating city of steel—while simultaneously honoring the desperate intimacy of the 1,517 souls who perished?

Review: Andrew Lippa's WILD PARTY at Seacoast Repertory Theatre
September 24, 2025
What did BroadwayWorld's critic think of THE WILD PARTY at Seacoast Repertory Theatre? Learn more about the production of THE WILD PARTY here!
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