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Royal River Community Players Perform MATILDA This May
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2024
This May, Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical, is coming to the Royal River Community Players (RRCP) Playhouse from May 17-26, 2024. Under the direction of Janie Downey, the musical is based on Roald Dahl's beloved novel, and features a book by Dennis Kelly and original songs by Tim Minchin.
Review: JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Rocks Portland's Merrill Auditorium
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - April 13, 2024
What did our critic think of JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR at Merrill Auditorium?
Cast Set For HEATHERS THE MUSICAL at Monmouth Community Players
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2024
The Monmouth  Community Players have announced the cast for Heathers, The Musical, lyrics and book by Laurence O'Keefe and Kevin Murphy, based on the film by the same name.
ON THE OCEAN WEEKEND Music Festival Returns This Summer
by BWW News Desk - April 03, 2024
On the Ocean Weekend, the beloved music festival curated by the iconic band Guster, is set to return to Portland for its 6th unforgettable weekend of music, fan experiences, and local flavor.
Review: Maine State Ballet Revives the Magic of CINDERELLA
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - March 31, 2024
Maine State Ballet revives one of its favorite classics, CINDERELLA, in an elegant and ageless production with the choreography of Linda MacArthur Miele and the design wizardry of Gail Csoboth.  The production, grounded in the Balanchine tradition in which Miele was nurtured, is eloquent in its disarming simplicity of narrative and timeless traditionalism of its dance.  Set to Serge Prokofiev’s stirring score, Miele’s eighty minutes of dance offers an afternoon of enchantment.
Ogunquit Playhouse Shares Results of 2023 Economic Impact Study
by BWW News Desk - March 28, 2024
Ogunquit Playhouse has shared the results of its 2023 Economic Impact Study. ConsultEcon was retained by The Playhouse to evaluate and quantify its annual economic impacts and fiscal benefits for York County (Local Economy) and the State of Maine (Regional Economy). 
Writers Announced For Johnny Mercer Foundation's Inaugural Songwriting Intensive In Maine
by BWW News Desk - March 23, 2024
The Johnny Mercer Foundation (JMF) has announced the writers selected for their first annual Songwriting Intensive at Snow Pond Center for the Arts.
Historic Deertrees Theatre Announces 88th Summer Entertainment Season
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2024
Historic Deertrees Theatre has announced its 88th season summer of events and entertainment. 
USM Department of Theatre And Osher School of Music, Present The Maine Premiere of THE PROM
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2024
Catch the premiere of THE PROM by the USM Department of Theatre. Experience this exciting new production brought to life by the talented students and faculty of the University of Southern Maine.
Mad Horse Theatre Company Presents TUMACHO, A COWBOY COMEDY This Spring
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2024
Catch the hilarious cowboy comedy TUMACHO by Ethan Lipton at Mad Horse Theatre Company from April 11 - May 5.
AIDA Comes to Opera Maine's Mainstage This Summer
by BWW News Desk - March 08, 2024
Opera Maine will present an original production of Verdi's Aida, at Merrill Auditorium this summer. Performances are on Thursday, July 25 (7:30 p.m.) and Sunday, July 28 (2:30 p.m.). 
Monmouth Community Players Reveals Cast of HEATHERS THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - March 07, 2024
The Monmouth  Community Players have announced the cast for Heathers, The Musical, lyrics and book by Laurence O’Keefe and Kevin Murphy, based on the film by the same name.
SECRET HOUR Comes to the Public Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - March 05, 2024
The Public Theatre will produce the new play Secret Hour, March 15 – 24. This will be the play’s second production after its world premiere last year in New York.
Review: A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE at Hill Arts Center
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - March 02, 2024
Portland’s Good Theater poetic, poignant revival of the Ahrens/Flaherty musical, A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, exquisitely directed by Brian P. Allen, marks several memorable milestones for this company which has been a jewel in Portland’s theatrical scene for twenty-one seasons.
WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME Comes to Portland Stage Company in March
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2024
Portland Stage Company will present WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME in March. Performances run March 6-24, 2024.
A PIRATE'S LIFE FOR SHE Comes to UMaine School Of Performing Arts This Week
by BWW News Desk - February 22, 2024
The University of Maine School of Performing Arts is taking to the high seas with the latest production from its Division of Theatre and Dance.
USM Theatre Kicks Off First-Ever Radio Theatre Production in March
by BWW News Desk - February 21, 2024
The War of the Worlds: The 1938 Radio Script by Howard E. Koch will be the first radio theatre produced in University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre’s new audio studio.
Singer- Songwriter Peter Mayer To Appear In Concert At First Parish This March
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2024
First Parish Unitarian Universalist will present singer-songwriter Peter Mayer in concert on Sunday, March 3 at 2pm, in their historic Meeting House at 425 Congress Street in Portland, ME.
Hackmatack Farm and Playhouse To Present INTO THE WOODS, PROOF and More for Season 52 Announced
by BWW News Desk - February 19, 2024
Hackmatack Farm and Playhouse announces Season 52 with a diverse lineup of enchanting fairy tales and Pulitzer Prize-winning drama for summer 2024 in Berwick, Maine.
FOREVER PLAID to Open at City Theater in March
by BWW News Desk - February 14, 2024
City Theater is taking a trip back in time with their next musical, Forever Plaid, opening in March. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Good Theater to Present A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE Beginning This Month
by BWW News Desk - February 10, 2024
Good Theater will present A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE, with music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens, and a book by Terrence McNally, based on the 1994 Albert Finney film of the same title. Learn more about the production here!
Annie Chen's Impassioned New Album GUARDIANS Inspired By Acadia National Park
by BWW News Desk - February 01, 2024
Beijing-born, New York-based vocalist/composer Annie Chen offers an impassioned plea for environmental stewardship on her stunning new album Guardians, out February 23, 2024 via JZ Music.
Review: Forgiveness & Family Dynamics: INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HOPE
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 29, 2024
Katie Forgette’s bittersweet memory play about a Catholic childhood in the 1970s takes the stage at the Public Theatre in Lewiston in a gently funny and touching production directed by Janet Mitchko.  INCIDENT AT OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP focuses on the O’Shea family, a prototypical middle class Irish-American Catholic family, who grapple with the daily struggles of making ends meet, raising two daughters, and caring for each other within the context and constraints of their Catholic upbringing and community. The universality of the characters, and their quest for compassion and forgiveness gives the work its heart.
Cast Set For Monmounth Community Players' PETER AND THE STARCATCHER
by BWW News Desk - January 26, 2024
The Monmouth Community Players have announced the cast for the first show of their 2024 season, Peter and the Starcatcher by Rick Elice. Learn more about the show and the cast here!
Review: ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS at Good Theater
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 21, 2024
Portland’s Good Theater newest production is a side-splittingly funny, perfectly timed farce with ancient roots in Italy’s Commedia dell’Arte, Richard Bean’s ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS.

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