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Theater at Monmouth to Present A WOMAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, Begin. 7/18
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2014
Season 45 continues at Theater at Monmouth with Oscar Wilde's deliciously witty satire, A Woman of No Importance, opening Friday, July 18 at 7:30 p.m. Fraught with epigrams and pithy sentiments, A Woman of No Importance probes the societal hypocrisy of punishing women for the sin of passion while lauding men for their conquest. Surely the basis for Downton Abbey, Wilde's dark comedy lays bare the moral contradictions of Victorian England.
Theater at Monmouth Presents Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT, Now thru 8/23
by BWW News Desk - July 10, 2014
William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy, As You Like It, opens at Theater at Monmouth on Friday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. Set in the 1940s, As You Like It explores the ups and downs of love and courtship. Filled with mistaken identities and misplaced devotion, As You Like It lampoons the often puzzling, yet utterly gratifying, labor of love.
Hackmatack Playhouse Presents THE MUSIC MAN, Now thru 7/26
by BWW News Desk - July 09, 2014
What's your 'Music Man' story? Were you in New York City for one of the 1,375 performances of 'The Music Man' on Broadway in the late 1950's? Did you see the movie in the 1960's? The television remake in 2003? Maybe you encountered a similar salesman/con man like Harold Hill of 'The Music Man.'
BWW Interviews: MSMT Panel Explores Chamberlain Experience
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - July 05, 2014
Maine State Music Theatre hosted its second talkback in its series, 'A Peek Behind the Curtain,' on July 2, 2014, at the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. The six-person panel moderated by BWW's Carla Maria Verdino-Sullwold, was comprised of Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark, Advisory Board and 'Angel' member Lee Gilman, Costume Rental Supervisor Amy Mussman, and actors James Patterson (Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain), Kathy Voytko (Fannie Chamberlain), and Sam Weber (Tom Chamberlain) explored the experience of creating the revival of Sarah Knapp and Steven M. Alper's musical, Chamberlain A Civil War Romance. The near-capacity crowd at the Morrell Reading Room was treated to a lively exchange among the panel members and audience, laced with the warmth, camaraderie, and obvious affection for the company and the work.
Audiences Delighted with ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Hackmatack Playhouse, Playing Through Today
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2014
During intermission last Friday at the Hackmatack Playhouse season opening, and opening night for "Arsenic and Old Lace," an audience member was overheard, "No, it's not my first time here, I was here a few years ago for the Julia Child tribute, and that was funny, too!" That was 'Bon Appetit,' and four years ago. Others in the audience were (more) regulars who see every show at this quaint, real (old) barn playhouse in Berwick.
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE Opens Season at Hackmatack Playhouse on 6/20
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2014
"Arsenic and Old Lace" was one of the longest running Broadway plays. The movie adaptation starred Cary Grant. It was written in 1939 by American playwright Joseph Kesselring. But it's more recent history of revivals locally, in the quaint Berwick, Maine barn playhouse known as The Hackmatack, may spark interest among seacoast area play goers.
TAM's 45th Season to Open with BLACK FLY FOLLIES Variety Show, Today
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2014
Theater at Monmouth kicks off its 45th Anniversary Season with the return of Black Fly Follies today, July 5 at 7:30 pm.
Penobscot Theatre Company Presents HAIRSPRAY, 7/18-20
by BWW News Desk - July 03, 2014
Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy is readying for its first youth production of the summer, Hairspray. Set in Baltimore in the late 1960s, this hit Broadway musical follows big-haired and big-hearted Tracy Turnblad, a spunky teenager who realizes her dream of dancing on a popular television program then launches a campaign to integrate the show. 'As a musical theatre junkie, I am thrilled to be producing Hairspray,' said Christie Robinson, who is directing along with Ben Layman, assisted by Alek Sayers. 'A feel-good, sparkly musical with big dance numbers, big notes, and big hair? What's not to love?'
Hackmatack Playhouse to Present THE MUSIC MAN, 7/9-26
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2014
What's your "Music Man" story? Were you in New York City for one of the 1,375 performances of "The Music Man" on Broadway in the late 1950's? Did you see the movie in the 1960's? The television remake in 2003? Maybe you encountered a similar salesman/con man like Harold Hill of "The Music Man."
Maine State Music Theatre to Host CHAMBERLAIN - A CIVIL WAR ROMANCE Panel at Curtis Memorial Library, Today
by BWW News Desk - July 02, 2014
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) will hold a panel discussion on July 2nd, from 12 pm to 1 pm in the Morrell Meeting Room at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. The discussion, part of a series that will run each month from June through August, will feature a panel of MSMT artists and staff involved in Chamberlain -- A Civil War Romance showing this summer at the Pickard Theater. The event is free and open to the public.
See the Cast of Freeport Players' THE WIZARD OF OZ in the 4th of July Parade
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2014
Members of the cast of THE WIZARD OF OZ, will be participating in the Players' parade entry for Freeport's July 4th celebration. Come cheer for your favorites from the land of Oz. Better yet, march in the parade with them! We welcome Players volunteers and supporters to join us. We will rally at Freeport Middle School, Kendall Ln at 9am. Parade begins at10am. Bring water and sunscreen. Wear comfortable shoes and, if you have one, your Freeport Players T-shirt.
Theater at Monmouth Presents Shakespeare's AS YOU LIKE IT, 7/10-8/23
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2014
William Shakespeare's pastoral comedy, As You Like It, opens at Theater at Monmouth on Friday, July 11 at 7:30 p.m. Set in the 1940s, As You Like It explores the ups and downs of love and courtship. Filled with mistaken identities and misplaced devotion, As You Like It lampoons the often puzzling, yet utterly gratifying, labor of love.
Backstage Tours at Ogunquit Playhouse - A Behind-the-Scenes View
by Dan Marois - June 30, 2014
Visitors at the famed Ogunquit Playhouse can now get a behind the scene tour of this historic theater. See what the actors see from the backstage area and beyond.
BWW Reviews: Ogunquit Playhouse Mounts Regional Premiere of BILLY ELLIOT
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 29, 2014
Assembling a stellar cast and creative team, the Ogunquit Playhouse has mounted a powerful production of the Elton John-Lee Hall 2005 musical, Billy Elliot. Based on the 2000 film, both directed by Stephen Daldry with original choreography by Peter Darling, Billy Elliot movingly tells the story of a Yorkshire working class boy who discovers his unlikely passion and talent for ballet and who must win his coal miner father's acceptance for his chosen vocation. Set against the background of the bitter 1984 mining strike which pitted the workers' life and death struggle against Margaret Thatcher's push to close the mines, Billy's discovery of his artistic gift becomes his ticket not only to self-fulfillment, but also to escape from his family's bleak existence.
Ogunquit Playhouse to Shine the Spotlight on Creators of BILLY ELLIOT THE MUSICAL, Today
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2014
The Ogunquit Playhouse, America's Foremost Summer Theatre, is pleased to present the first installment of a new post-show discussion series featuring the dynamic creators of Billy Elliot the Musical following the Today matinee on June 28 at 6PM. The one-hour discussion from the stage, moderated by Associate Producer Jayme McDaniel, will shine the spotlight on director BT McNicholl and choreographer Adam Pelty.
Theater at Monmouth to Present TALES FROM THE BLUE FAIRY BOOK, Begin. Today
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2014
Theater at Monmouth's Family Show opens June 28 at 7 p.m. with a world premiere production Tales from the Blue Fairy Book based on Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book. Adapted by Dawn McAndrews, Tales from the Blue Fairy Book bursts with classic tales from around the globe, including East of the Sun, West of the Moon; The Bronze Ring; The White Cat; and The Stars in the Sky.
Penobscot Theatre Company to Close 40th Season with THE ROCKY HORROR SHOW, 6/12-28
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2014
Penobscot Theatre Company is closing its 40th-anniversary season with its most raucous production to date: The Rocky Horror Show will run June 12 through June 28 with late-night shows and all the bells and whistles diehard audiences have come to expect. 'Literally, there will be bells,' reports Artistic Director Bari Newport. 'We'll have audience participation bags available at the door with bells, confetti...It's going to be a party! With PTC and ROCKY HORROR both sharing a 40th anniversary, it's a big occasion!'
BWW Reviews: Grand and Glorious CHAMBERLAIN Stirs the Heart
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 27, 2014
Maine State Music Theatre's second production of the season, a revival of the Knapp-Alper 1996 musical Chamberlain A Civil War Romance, proves to be a grand and glorious theatrical experience, an endeavor of epic proportions that delivers spectacle, emotion, and inspiration in equal measure. Spanning more than fifty years in the life of Brunswick's legendary Civil War hero, Maine governor, and Bowdoin college president, Joshua L. Chamberlain, and focusing on his relationship with his passionate, mercurial wife, Fannie Adams, the musical, in this brilliantly executed new production, directed and choreographed by Marc Robin, offers both epic sweep and touching intimacy. Large in musical and dramatic scale, lavish in production values, and cast with a first rate ensemble of singing-actors, Chamberlain dazzles the ear and eye and warms the heart.
Maine State Music Theatre Presents CHAMBERLAIN: A CIVIL WAR ROMANCE, Now thru 7/12
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2014
Maine State Music Theatre's (MSMT) production of Chamberlain: A Civil War Romance brings the life of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain to the stage. The story centers on his relationship with his wife, Fannie, and explores the trials and tribulations of a man committed to his family as well as his country.
Audiences Delighted with ARSENIC AND OLD LACE at Hackmatack Playhouse, Playing Through 7/5
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2014
During intermission last Friday at the Hackmatack Playhouse season opening, and opening night for "Arsenic and Old Lace," an audience member was overheard, "No, it's not my first time here, I was here a few years ago for the Julia Child tribute, and that was funny, too!" That was 'Bon Appetit,' and four years ago. Others in the audience were (more) regulars who see every show at this quaint, real (old) barn playhouse in Berwick.
THE FULL MONTY Opens 7/11 at City Theater
by BWW News Desk - June 24, 2014
The Full Monty Musical, book by Terrence McNally, music and lyrics by David Yazbek, coming to Biddeford's City Theater July 11th-27th, tells the story of Jerry Lukowski, an unemployed steel worker, too proud to take entry-level work, who along with his best pal, Dave Bukatinski, sneaks into a Chippendales performance, to spy on Dave's wife, Georgie (Ashley Christie, Steep Falls), where they hatch a get-rich-quick scheme, which relies on their ability to outdo the Chippendales at their own game… with a little help from Keno, a discontented Chippendale dancer (Brandon O'Roak, S. Portland), Jeannette (Gretchen Wood, Shapleigh), a 'very-retired' music director, and, quite frankly, the last person they ever thought they would ask for help!
BWW Interviews: Sarah Knapp and Steven M. Alper Revisit Chamberlain
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 23, 2014
I sat there alone on the storied crest, till the sun went down as it did before over the misty hills, and the darkness crept up the slopes, till from all earthly sight I was buried as with those before. But oh, what radiant companionship rose around, what steadfast ranks of power, what bearing of heroic souls. Oh, the glory that beamed through those days and nights. Nobody will ever know it here! - I am sorry most of all for that! The proud young valor that rose above the mortal, and then at last was mortal after all.... When she read these lines written by Civil War hero and Maine Legend Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain more than eighteen years ago, lyricist/ book writer Sarah Knapp became convinced that she and her husband composer Steven M. Alper had to write their 'memory play.' The musical, commissioned by Charles Abbott, then Artistic Director of Maine State Music Theatre, became one of the greatest successes in the company's history, selling out before it even opened - ('it was the only show where they were scalping tickets on the lawn,' Knapp recalls). Now almost two decades later, Chamberlain A Civil War Romance will receive its first new production since that world premiere in 1996, once again at the Maine State Music Theatre in Brunswick, the hometown of Chamberlain and his wife Fannie. Speaking with the composer and writer just days before the opening, they shared their palpable excitement at the prospect of this revival.
BWW Interviews: Kathy Voytko Brings Fannie Home
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 22, 2014
'Some see her as an instigator and a handful, and others think she was ahead of her time. She was smart, well-read, appreciated literature and poetry, and was a strong woman - not a good thing for the time!' Actress Kathy Voytko is speaking about the latest role which has brought her from Broadway to Brunswick, Maine, where she will portray Fannie Chamberlain in Maine State Music Theatre's second season production of Sarah Knapp and Steven M. Alper's musical, Chamberlain: A Civil War Romance. Voytko is clearly intrigued by the challenge of portraying this fascinating Civil War character whose life and that of her husband, legendary soldier, governor, and Bowdoin president, Joshua L. Chamberlain, was inextricably bound to this coastal Maine town.
Maine State Music Theatre to Host CHAMBERLAIN - A CIVIL WAR ROMANCE Panel at Curtis Memorial Library, 7/2
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2014
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) will hold a panel discussion on July 2nd, from 12 pm to 1 pm in the Morrell Meeting Room at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick. The discussion, part of a series that will run each month from June through August, will feature a panel of MSMT artists and staff involved in Chamberlain -- A Civil War Romance showing this summer at the Pickard Theater. The event is free and open to the public.
Penobscot Theatre Company Hosts RACE TO THE STAGE 5K Today
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2014
Penobscot Theatre Company announces its second annual RACE TO THE STAGE, a 5K road race with a dramatic twist - runners in costume! The race will start at 9:00 am, today June 21, in downtown Bangor. It is designed to promote healthy living and celebrate the central role of the theatre in our community.

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