Review: Elvis Is Back! MSMT Presents Concert Series in Auburn
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - September 21, 2025
Elvis is back! Having mesmerized Maine State Music theatre audiences for two years, Victor Trevino, Jr. now brings his tribute concert to a new venue in Auburn, Maine. For the first time ever, MSMT has produced a fall season that includes a series of concerts at the brand new, state-of-the-art Donald M. Gay PAC on the Edward Little High School campus. And what better way to delight new audiences in this spectacular new space than to showcase the music of the King of Rock and Roll.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - September 21, 2025
Elvis is back! Having mesmerized Maine State Music theatre audiences for two years, Victor Trevino, Jr. now brings his tribute concert to a new venue in Auburn, Maine. For the first time ever, MSMT has produced a fall season that includes a series of concerts at the brand new, state-of-the-art Donald M. Gay PAC on the Edward Little High School campus. And what better way to delight new audiences in this spectacular new space than to showcase the music of the King of Rock and Roll.
Public Theatre to Host 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival
by Emmy Rice - September 13, 2025
The Public Theatre will host the 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival on September 26 at 7:00 pm and September 27 at 3:00 and 7:00 pm. See here for more details!
by Emmy Rice - September 13, 2025
The Public Theatre will host the 28th Annual MANHATTAN SHORT Film Festival on September 26 at 7:00 pm and September 27 at 3:00 and 7:00 pm. See here for more details!
Nominations Open For The 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards
by BWW Awards - September 10, 2025
Nominations are now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
by BWW Awards - September 10, 2025
Nominations are now open for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! The 2025 Regional Awards honor productions which had their first performance between October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025.
Video: WHEN ELVIS MET THE BEATLES at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Joshua Wright - September 09, 2025
Get a first look at WHEN ELVIS MET THE BEATLES at Ogunquit playhouse in this all-new video. The production runs through September 27, 2025.
by Joshua Wright - September 09, 2025
Get a first look at WHEN ELVIS MET THE BEATLES at Ogunquit playhouse in this all-new video. The production runs through September 27, 2025.
Full Cast Set for TITANIC THE MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2025
Ogunquit Playhouse has revealed the full cast and creative for Titanic The Musical, with a story and book by Peter Stone, and music and lyrics by Maury Yeston. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2025
Ogunquit Playhouse has revealed the full cast and creative for Titanic The Musical, with a story and book by Peter Stone, and music and lyrics by Maury Yeston. See who is starring and learn how to purchase tickets!
Portland Stage to Present Mark St. Germain’s ELEANOR Starring Kandis Chappell
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2025
Portland Stage will open its 52nd season with Eleanor by Mark St. Germain, a powerful solo show that brings First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to life in an intimate, deeply human portrait.
by BWW News Desk - September 09, 2025
Portland Stage will open its 52nd season with Eleanor by Mark St. Germain, a powerful solo show that brings First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to life in an intimate, deeply human portrait.
The Royal River Community Players Will Present the Accessible Stages Collaborative
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2025
The Royal River Community Players will present the Accessible Stages Collaborative, a new professional development opportunity designed to advance Accessible Stage Productions throughout Maine. Learn more!
by BWW News Desk - September 04, 2025
The Royal River Community Players will present the Accessible Stages Collaborative, a new professional development opportunity designed to advance Accessible Stage Productions throughout Maine. Learn more!
The Public Theatre in Maine Reveals 2025-26 Season Lineup
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2025
The Public Theatre will open its 35th season with an adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery. Learn more about the full upcoming lineup for the 2025-26 season here!
by BWW News Desk - September 02, 2025
The Public Theatre will open its 35th season with an adaptation of Stephen King’s Misery. Learn more about the full upcoming lineup for the 2025-26 season here!
Review: The Music Makers & Dreamers of Dreams
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - August 30, 2025
That MSMT chose to create this their co-production with Lewiston‘s Public Theatre is perhaps no surprise since every mounting of this play has met with huge public success.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - August 30, 2025
That MSMT chose to create this their co-production with Lewiston‘s Public Theatre is perhaps no surprise since every mounting of this play has met with huge public success.
Spotlight: DEATHTRAP at Waterville Opera House
by BWW Special Offer - August 26, 2025
Witness the murderously entertaining thriller 'Deathtrap' at the Waterville Opera House
by BWW Special Offer - August 26, 2025
Witness the murderously entertaining thriller 'Deathtrap' at the Waterville Opera House
Video: WEST SIDE STORY at Maine State Music Theatre First Look
by Joshua Wright - August 19, 2025
Get a first look at Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT)'s production of one of the most celebrated musicals in American theatre history - West Side Story, running August 6–23 at the Pickard Theater.
by Joshua Wright - August 19, 2025
Get a first look at Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT)'s production of one of the most celebrated musicals in American theatre history - West Side Story, running August 6–23 at the Pickard Theater.
ONCE Comes to Hackmatack Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2025
Directed by Tom Alsip, with music direction by Billie Butler, Hackmatack’s Once will run Thursdays through Saturdays from September 5 to 20. Performances are at 2pm and 7:30 PM in the historic Hackmatack barn theater, located on a working bison farm in Berwick, Maine
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2025
Directed by Tom Alsip, with music direction by Billie Butler, Hackmatack’s Once will run Thursdays through Saturdays from September 5 to 20. Performances are at 2pm and 7:30 PM in the historic Hackmatack barn theater, located on a working bison farm in Berwick, Maine
The Public Theatre and Maine State Music Theatre Present: THE IRISH…AND HOW THEY GOT THAT WAY
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2025
This unique collaboration brings together the best of both companies, celebrating the resilience, humor, and enduring spirit of the Irish people in a heartwarming production that will leave audiences clapping, laughing, and singing along. Almost 3,500 tickets have already been sold and matinees are filling up quickly.
by BWW News Desk - August 16, 2025
This unique collaboration brings together the best of both companies, celebrating the resilience, humor, and enduring spirit of the Irish people in a heartwarming production that will leave audiences clapping, laughing, and singing along. Almost 3,500 tickets have already been sold and matinees are filling up quickly.
Interview: A Once in Forever Collaboration: MSMT Panel Discusses WEST SIDE STORY
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - August 14, 2025
MSMT’s Peek Behind the Curtain drew its largest audience of the summer for its last program on August 13, 2025, which was devoted to the theatre’s revival of WEST SIDE STORY, the final main stage production which has won widespread critical acclaim and is drawing sold out houses at the Pickard Theater. The panel consisted of Kelly Liz Bolick (SINGIN’IN THE RAIN,WIZARD OF OZ JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT), who plays Velma and serves as Dance Captain, and Austin Nedrow (THE FULL MONTY, NEWSIES), who portrays Baby John, together with MSMT Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark, who has played Tony in some 250 performances in his career, and BWW moderator Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold. Held at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, the conversation addressed such topics as the timeless nature and groundbreaking elements of WEST SIDE STORY; the production’s new Marc Robin choreography; short rehearsal process; the visual elements of the show; and the impact of this inspiring, even “life-changing” work.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - August 14, 2025
MSMT’s Peek Behind the Curtain drew its largest audience of the summer for its last program on August 13, 2025, which was devoted to the theatre’s revival of WEST SIDE STORY, the final main stage production which has won widespread critical acclaim and is drawing sold out houses at the Pickard Theater. The panel consisted of Kelly Liz Bolick (SINGIN’IN THE RAIN,WIZARD OF OZ JOSEPH & THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT), who plays Velma and serves as Dance Captain, and Austin Nedrow (THE FULL MONTY, NEWSIES), who portrays Baby John, together with MSMT Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark, who has played Tony in some 250 performances in his career, and BWW moderator Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold. Held at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, the conversation addressed such topics as the timeless nature and groundbreaking elements of WEST SIDE STORY; the production’s new Marc Robin choreography; short rehearsal process; the visual elements of the show; and the impact of this inspiring, even “life-changing” work.
Review: Huge Turnout Celebrates MSMT's Annual Concert on the Mall
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - August 13, 2025
On August 13, a clear, warm summer evening, thousands filled the grassy downtown Brunswick Mall to enjoy a free evening of music performed by the stars of MSMT. The annual event, presented in collaboration with the Brunswick Downtown Association’s Music on the Mall series has grown in size since its inception eight years ago and continues to hold the record for the best attended outdoor event in the community. And the crowds come with good reason. It is an opportunity to hear the MSMT performers regale the audience with repertoire from musical theatre and popular covers, backed by an excellent five-piece band led by Music Director Jacob Stebly.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - August 13, 2025
On August 13, a clear, warm summer evening, thousands filled the grassy downtown Brunswick Mall to enjoy a free evening of music performed by the stars of MSMT. The annual event, presented in collaboration with the Brunswick Downtown Association’s Music on the Mall series has grown in size since its inception eight years ago and continues to hold the record for the best attended outdoor event in the community. And the crowds come with good reason. It is an opportunity to hear the MSMT performers regale the audience with repertoire from musical theatre and popular covers, backed by an excellent five-piece band led by Music Director Jacob Stebly.
Mad Horse Theatre Company to Open 40th Season With Maine Premiere of REALLY
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2025
Mad Horse Theatre Company will open its 40th season with the Maine premiere of Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Really, running September 4–28 in South Portland. Directed by Allison McCall, the intimate drama explores love, loss, and legacy through the lens of photography.
by BWW News Desk - August 12, 2025
Mad Horse Theatre Company will open its 40th season with the Maine premiere of Jackie Sibblies Drury’s Really, running September 4–28 in South Portland. Directed by Allison McCall, the intimate drama explores love, loss, and legacy through the lens of photography.
Review: Delightful Confection for the Entire Family: MSMT Presents WILLY WONKA,JR.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - August 11, 2025
MSMT closes its Family series on August 11 with a colorful, lively, special-effects-laden presentation of Roald Dahl’s WILLY WONKA, JR. The production is the fruit of MSMT’s Summer Theatre Intensive, which auditions, casts, and trains local youth (ages 8-18) to perform a fully mounted main stage production. In the four years since the program’s inception, the productions have continued to grow in sophistication and artistic and technical excellence, with this year’s WILLY WONKA, JR. distinguishing itself for cast size and talent and production complexity.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - August 11, 2025
MSMT closes its Family series on August 11 with a colorful, lively, special-effects-laden presentation of Roald Dahl’s WILLY WONKA, JR. The production is the fruit of MSMT’s Summer Theatre Intensive, which auditions, casts, and trains local youth (ages 8-18) to perform a fully mounted main stage production. In the four years since the program’s inception, the productions have continued to grow in sophistication and artistic and technical excellence, with this year’s WILLY WONKA, JR. distinguishing itself for cast size and talent and production complexity.
Review: Brilliant, Beautiful, Revelatory, MSMT's Monumental Revival of WEST SIDE STORY
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - August 08, 2025
Sizzling with sass & style, smoldering with passion, and searing the heart with timeless beauty, WEST SIDE STORY triumphs in a monumental new revival, directed/ choreographed by Marc Robin at Maine State Music Theatre. As groundbreaking as this work was when it first appeared on Broadway sixty-eight years ago, it retains its freshness and uniqueness today thanks to MSMT’s ability to approach a classic with both respect and a sense of relevance. This is a WEST SIDE STORY for all generations - brilliant ,beautiful, even revelatory. In fact, in an MSMT season marked by artistic triumphs, this new production is, quite simply, a theatrical masterpiece.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - August 08, 2025
Sizzling with sass & style, smoldering with passion, and searing the heart with timeless beauty, WEST SIDE STORY triumphs in a monumental new revival, directed/ choreographed by Marc Robin at Maine State Music Theatre. As groundbreaking as this work was when it first appeared on Broadway sixty-eight years ago, it retains its freshness and uniqueness today thanks to MSMT’s ability to approach a classic with both respect and a sense of relevance. This is a WEST SIDE STORY for all generations - brilliant ,beautiful, even revelatory. In fact, in an MSMT season marked by artistic triumphs, this new production is, quite simply, a theatrical masterpiece.
GREASE Comes to Hackmatack Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
Hackmatack Farm + Playhouse will welcome Grease, the company's third production this season, to its stage this month. Learn more about the upcoming show here!
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2025
Hackmatack Farm + Playhouse will welcome Grease, the company's third production this season, to its stage this month. Learn more about the upcoming show here!
Review: MURDER FOR TWO at Portland Stage
by Steve Feeney - August 04, 2025
The scenes may seem a little frenzied in the 2025 late-summer show at Maine’s Portland Stage. But that’s only if you don’t surrender your imagination to a pair of high-energy performers taking on thirteen roles in the madcap mystery/musical/comedy Murder for Two.
by Steve Feeney - August 04, 2025
The scenes may seem a little frenzied in the 2025 late-summer show at Maine’s Portland Stage. But that’s only if you don’t surrender your imagination to a pair of high-energy performers taking on thirteen roles in the madcap mystery/musical/comedy Murder for Two.
Interview: Fifty Years An Actor: The Remarkable Stage Career of Ed Romanoff
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - August 02, 2025
“I haven’t stopped acting since I started fifty years ago, and West Side Story will be my return to Maine State Music Theatre after fourteen years,” notes Ed Romanoff.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - August 02, 2025
“I haven’t stopped acting since I started fifty years ago, and West Side Story will be my return to Maine State Music Theatre after fourteen years,” notes Ed Romanoff.
BWW Q&A: Lauren Maria Medina on WEST SIDE STORY at Maine State Music Theatre
by Joshua Wright - July 31, 2025
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) is proud to conclude its 2025 mainstage season with one of the most celebrated musicals in American theatre history - West Side Story, running August 6–23 at the Pickard Theater.
by Joshua Wright - July 31, 2025
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) is proud to conclude its 2025 mainstage season with one of the most celebrated musicals in American theatre history - West Side Story, running August 6–23 at the Pickard Theater.
A TASTE OF IRELAND Comes to Maine in September
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2025
One of the world’s top Irish dance shows, featuring a starry roster of international dance champions, A Taste of Ireland—The Irish Music & Dance Sensation, is coming to Maine, fresh off its West End debut in the U.K.
by BWW News Desk - July 31, 2025
One of the world’s top Irish dance shows, featuring a starry roster of international dance champions, A Taste of Ireland—The Irish Music & Dance Sensation, is coming to Maine, fresh off its West End debut in the U.K.
MCPKids! To Present SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN ENDINGS This August
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2025
MCPKids! will present Snow White and the Seven Endings by Tracy Wells, a comedic reimagining of the classic princess tale, running August 8–10, 2025 at the Winthrop Performing Arts Center.
by BWW News Desk - July 30, 2025
MCPKids! will present Snow White and the Seven Endings by Tracy Wells, a comedic reimagining of the classic princess tale, running August 8–10, 2025 at the Winthrop Performing Arts Center.
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