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Last Chance to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards; COME FROM AWAY Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 29, 2025
This is the last chance to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards; Ogunquit Playhouse Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - December 22, 2025
We're in the final weeks to vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Watch: Next On Stage Season 6 Finalists Revealed
by BWW News Desk - December 19, 2025
Tonight's the night! Who will be the finalists of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? You'lll have to tune in tonight, December 19 (High School: 7pm ET, College: 9pm ET), to find out! This season is presented by AMDA & Atlantic Acting School and sponsored by MTI, 54 Below, and Westin New York at Times Square.
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards; WHEN ELVIS MET THE BEATLES Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 15, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Video: 'Happy Holiday!' from WHITE CHRISTMAS at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Joshua Wright - December 11, 2025
Get a first look at Ogunquit Playhouse's production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake. Directed by Mary Giattino, recreating original choreography by Tony Award Nominee Randy Skinner. Performances run through December 21, 2025 at The Music Hall.
Latest Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards; Leads Favorite Theatre!
by BWW Awards - December 08, 2025
The latest standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
Applications Open For Johnny Mercer Foundation's 2026 Young Songwriters Intensive At Snow Pond Center For The Arts
by BWW News Desk - December 08, 2025
The Johnny Mercer Foundation has announced applications are open for the 2026 JMF Young Songwriters Intensive at Snow Pond Center for the Arts. Deadline for applications is March 1, 2026.
Review: WHITE CHRISTMAS THE MUSICAL at The Music Hall by the Ogunquit Playhouse
by Dan Marois - December 07, 2025
It is a clear sign of the December holidays when the Oqunquit Playhouse brings its theatrical magic to The Music Hall in Portsmouth. In their 11th year of collaboration, the season is blessed with a festive production of Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical.
A CHRISTMAS CAROL to be Presented at Portland Stage
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2025
Portland Stage is bringing back the timeless tale of love, family, and the spirit of goodwill this holiday season with A CHRISTMAS CAROL, directed by Michael Dix Thomas, the Education Director at Portland Stage.
Submissions Now Open for Drama Club's 2026 Writer Residencies
by BWW News Desk - December 05, 2025
Drama Club has revealed that submissions are now open for the  2026 Drama Club Camp Writer Residencies, a series of fully subsidized, immersive week-long retreats for musical-theater writers.
First Standings Announced for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards; WAITRESS Leads Best Musical!
by BWW Awards - December 01, 2025
The first standings have been released for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Voting ends on 12/31/2025 at midnight. Don't miss out on making sure that your favorite theatres, stars, and shows get the recognition they deserve!
A SWINGIN' CHRISTMAS: The Holiday Music Of Tony Bennett Comes to City Theater
by BWW News Desk - November 26, 2025
City Theater is celebrating the holiday season with the music of the legendary American pop and jazz singer Tony Bennett. A Swingin' Christmas is a jazzy new holiday revue.
The USM Department of Theatre To Present USM FALL DANCE CONCERT
by BWW News Desk - November 24, 2025
The University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre will present the USM FALL DANCE CONCERT from December 5–7 at Russell Hall on the Gorham campus.
ICYMI: Next On Stage: Season 5- Meet the Top 15
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2025
BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage, Broadway's biggest national competition for high school and college students, returned to reveal the Top 15 performers in both age groups. The Top 15 includes...
Voting Open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards
by BWW Awards - November 21, 2025
Voting is now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards. The 2025 Regional Awards honor regional productions, touring shows, and more which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Watch: Next On Stage's High School & College Top 15 Revealed
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2025
Who will make the Top 15 of BroadwayWorld's Next On Stage? You'lll have to tune in tonight, November 21 (High School: 7pm ET, College: 9pm ET), to find out!
A CHRISTMAS CAROL Returns To The Public Theatre In December
by BWW News Desk - November 20, 2025
The Public Theatre in Lewiston will present its adaptation of A Christmas Carol from December 12–14. Originally developed at the theatre by Christopher Schario.
Matthew Amira, Cleavant Derricks and More Complete WHITE CHRISTMAS Cast at Ogunquit Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - November 17, 2025
Ogunquit Playhouse has revealed the full cast for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake.
Review: Sleuthing and Secrets: DIRTY DEEDS DOWNEAST at Portland Stage
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - November 14, 2025
Brent Askari’s new play, set on an isolated island in Maine, explores the secrets , insecurities, and yearnings of a handful of quirky characters brought together by a murder investigation.  DIRTY DEEDS DOWNEAST is an amusing and touching portrayal of small town life, the secrets the townsfolk keep, the iconoclastic barriers they erect around themselves, and the bumbling, yet uncannily accurate instincts of the island’s only policeman, who himself harbors a history of mental struggle and deep insecurity.
Spotlight: WHITE CHRISTMAS at Waterville Opera House
by BWW Special Offer - November 12, 2025
Bring your sister, mister, business partner, or anyone else to this uplifting and wholesome musical!
Adrianna Hicks, Sally Struthers and More to Star in WHITE CHRISTMAS at Ogunquit Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - November 12, 2025
Ogunquit Playhouse has revealed the and creative for Irving Berlin’s White Christmas The Musical, with music and lyrics by Irving Berlin and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake.
Review: Vampires, Victorians, and a Sendup of Bram Stoker
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - November 07, 2025
In this revolving door, gender-bending farce, five actors switch roles with dizzying speed to tell the tale of Count Dracula on the trail of his latest conquest, Lucy, who is determined to break Victorian convention.
Ogunquit Playhouse’s 2025 Season Becomes its Highest Grossing Season of All Time
by BWW News Desk - November 06, 2025
Ogunquit Playhouse's 93rd season was the highest-grossing season in the theater’s history. Revenue exceeded 2024 by 13% and the Playhouse welcomed over 115,000 patrons.
TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND Returns to the University of Southern Maine This November
by BWW News Desk - November 04, 2025
The University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre will present the third annual production of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind (30 Plays in 60 Minutes) by Greg Allen, directed by Sara Valentine.
Review: DIRTY DEEDS DOWNEAST at Portland Stage
by Steve Feeney - November 03, 2025
In his well-wrought new comedy/mystery/romance, homegrown playwright Brent Askari seeks to scratch the surface and look a little deeper into the soul of a seemingly placid island community off the coast of Maine. 

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