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Composer Robert Sirota Launches Muzzy Ridge Concerts In Searsmont
by BWW News Desk - June 29, 2021
Composer Robert Sirota launches the inaugural season of a new concert series, Muzzy Ridge Concerts, with two performances in August. Both concerts will take place in the studio where Sirota has composed much of his music over the past 35 years, in Searsmont, Maine.
Photo Rewind: Charles Shaughnessy Stars in 2010 Production of SPAMALOT at Ogunquit Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - June 28, 2021
Ogunquit Playhouse kicked off their very first Outdoor Season with Spamalot. Returning to the role of King Arthur that he originated for Ogunquit Playhouse in 2010 is the charismatic Charles Shaughnessy, best known to TV fans as Mr. Sheffield on CBS' 'The Nanny' and Shane Donovan on NBC's 'Days of Our Lives.'
BWW Feature: Hogfish Regenerative Arts Celebrates a Magical Launch
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 27, 2021
Throughout the long, dark days of the pandemic, artists everywhere have dreamed of the day when they can bring their creativity into the light once again and share with their audiences a celebration of the joy, uplift, and healing inherent in the creative process. In Maine, as summer blossoms, arts organizations return to their mission one by one, and, perhaps even more amazing, new ones are born. Hogfish Regenerative Arts is one such new venture, born of its creators, Edwin and Matt Cahill’s, desire to create “an artist sanctuary and body of work dedicated to restoring creative and physical health to individuals, communities, and our earth.”
Penobscot Theatre Company Dramatic Academy Announces Added Live Summer Acting Class
by BWW News Desk - June 25, 2021
Penobscot Theatre Dramatic Academy has announced an added 4 week LIVE summer class offering for children ages 8-18! Slapstick Summer - Live!: Physical Comedy on Film will begin July 20th with returning teaching artist Nellie Kelly. Those already enrolled in Summerin' with Shakespeare: Acting Outside!
Jupiter String Quartet Joins Bowdoin International Music Festival for Two Free Livestream Concerts
by BWW News Desk - June 22, 2021
The Jupiter String Quartet returns to the Bowdoin International Music Festival as a faculty ensemble, performing concerts on July 19 and August 2 in Studzinski Recital Hall. The Bowdoin International Music Festival is set to return to Brunswick this summer, gathering world-renowned musicians and students for an intensive schedule of chamber music study and performance.
BWW Review: SPAMALOT at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Dan Marois - June 19, 2021
After being shuttered from its 2020 theater season, the Ogunquit Playhouse enters 2021 in royal fashion with Monty Python's spoof of the King Arthur legend in Spamalot
Portland Stage To Open The 2022 Clauder Competition For New England Playwrights
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2021
Portland Stage has announced that New England's most prestigious playwriting contest, the Clauder Competition, is accepting submissions for the 2022 Competition through March 31, 2022. 
Just Whistle: Charles Shaughnessy Returns to Ogunquit in SPAMALOT
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 13, 2021
“Arthur [in CAMELOT] is a man with strong hopes and plans that blow up in his face. SPAMALOT has a much happier ending because Arthur learns that life is too important to be taken seriously. Just whistle -that’s the thing. In CAMELOT Arthur doesn’t quite get there.” Award-winning actor Charles Shaughnessy is talking about his experience playing Arthur, King of the Britains, in two different musicals. Shaughnessy is poised to reprise his role as the monarch in the Ogunquit Playhouse’s SPAMALOT, which opens at the theatre’s new Leary Pavilion on June 16 and runs through July 10, 2021. He first appeared there in the Monty Python musical comedy in 2011 and also played Arthur in Lerner and Loewe’s CAMELOT at North Shore Music Theatre in 2005.
VIDEO: Charles Shaughnessy Talks Returning to SPAMALOT at the Ogunquit Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2021
Returning to the role of King Arthur that he originated for Ogunquit Playhouse in 2010 is the charismatic Charles Shaughnessy, best known to TV fans as Mr. Sheffield on CBS' 'The Nanny' and Shane Donovan on NBC's 'Days of Our Lives.'
Rediscovering Our Joy - MSMT Stars Celebrate in Two Concerts
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 10, 2021
“This has been a tough year and a half for so many, and the arts can help us rediscover our joy,” says actress Charis Leos, speaking enthusiastically about her upcoming appearance in one of Maine State Music Theatre Stars Concerts scheduled to celebrate the theatre’s return to live performing this summer. “It is a special gift for me to be able to perform again at a theatre that holds such a special place in my heart. To me it signals a return to the joy of the shared experience of live performance,” Leos adds. Leos is one of eight stars, chosen by Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark, to perform two gala concerts, each with different repertoire and cast at the Pickard Theater in Brunswick in July and August 2021. The first runs from July 28-August 1 and features Charis Leos, Lauren Blackman, Robert Creighton, and Kingsley Leggs. The second runs from August 4-8 with Felicia P. Fields, Heidi Kettenring, David Girolmo, and Gregg Goodbrod. Both programs are directed by Curt Dale Clark, who says the concerts will “offer audiences a chance to revel in the songs and stories that have kept audiences flocking to the Pickard for decades.”
NYC's Royal Family Productions Presents ANNE OF GREEN GABLES
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2021
NYC’s Royal Family Productions is bringing back Chris Henry’s popular adaptation of the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
Deertrees Theatre Launches 85th In-Person Season
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2021
The lakes region's historic Deertrees Theatre, “Maine's Most Enchanting Playhouse”, celebrates the launch of its 85th anniversary season with a full summer of in-person performances and events starting June 19. 
ANNE OF GREEN GABLES Will Return To The Maine Stage - Community Little Theatre This Month
by BWW News Desk - June 02, 2021
NYC's Royal Family Productions is bringing back Chris Henry's popular adaptation of the novel Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery for one day only. Anne of Green Gables: Part I was a sold-out hit when performed at South Road Farm last September, and this remount pairs it for the first time with Anne of Green Gables: Part II. 
Penobscot Theatre Company's CINDERELLA And Shakespeare Classes Now In Person
by BWW News Desk - May 28, 2021
Beat the heat this summer with 3 cool class offerings through Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy! In light of new CDC Covid-19 guidelines two of the previously virtual offerings will now be held in person. It is strongly recommended that those who are unvaccinated still wear a mask while participating.
Berwick Playhouse Reopens Its Doors This Summer
by BWW News Desk - May 27, 2021
Thanks to new state guidelines for staying healthy, Hackmatack will not only hold its day camp, but for its 49th anniversary season will run the musical, “The Spitfire Grill,” during the month of August.
Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, Kyle Taylor Parker and More to be Featured in Ogunquit Playhouse's Patio Cabaret Series
by BWW News Desk - May 25, 2021
For 10 select weekends between June 4 and September 26, the sounds of music and memories will grace the Playhouse’s vintage patio. Seated at socially distanced tables of twos and fours, the patio comes alive seating 100 patrons for each of our four weekend performances — Fridays 5:00p, Saturdays 2:30 and 5:00p, and Sundays at 7:00p.
THE LARAMIE PROJECT Will Be Performed by Monmouth Community Players in July
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2021
The Laramie Project, by Moisés Kaufman and the members of Tectonic Theater Project, will be performed outside at the South Road Farm in Fayette this July.  What makes The Laramie Project unique for the theatre is its minimalistic set and true-to-story setting, helping to drive home this powerful production.
Bossov Ballet Theatre Will Perform HEARTBEAT Next Week
by BWW News Desk - May 22, 2021
Bossov Ballet Theatre (BBT) dancers will present a new work, Heartbeat, to family, friends, and the local community on Saturday, May 29th.  Performances will take place on an outdoor stage on the Maine Central Institute (MCI) campus in Pittsfield, at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm.
Saint Paul's Choir to Premiere 18th Century Work In Concert Film
by BWW News Desk - May 18, 2021
Delivering musical hope, Saint Paul's Choir of Men and Boys will premiere its digitally recorded performance of Songs of Springtime, an uplifting choral music concert celebrating the joys of spring, available for ordering and viewing on Friday, May 28.
Theater At Monmouth Present Season 52- (R)EVOLUTIONARY REDUX
by BWW News Desk - May 14, 2021
This summer, give yourself a break and journey to the lakes region of Central Maine to celebrate the re-emergence of live theater in Maine. Join  Theater at Monmouth for its (R)evolutionary Redux Season.
BWW Review: Annie Henk Gives Virtuosic Performance in Portland Stage's BAD DATES
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - May 12, 2021
Portland Stage scores a hit with Theresa Rebeck’s one-character comedy, BAD DATES, featuring a vibrant, funny, and poignant virtuosic performance by Annie Henk. Directed by Jade King Carroll, this one hundred-minute play takes a sympathetic look at the life of a single mom, Hayley, and her all-too-real attempts to make a living for herself and her daughter Vera and a romantic life for herself.
Silent Auction Opens At L-A Community Little Theatre
by BWW News Desk - May 10, 2021
The L-A Community Little Theatre is preparing to launch its third annual 'Not So Little' Online Auction starting May 16. Funds raised from this year's auction will be directed to the theatre's building fund. Local businesses have again showed tremendous support for CLT through sponsorship and the donation of items.
Mad Horse Theatre Presents A Virtual Chit Chat Next Friday
by BWW News Desk - May 07, 2021
Mad Horse Theatre hosts the last of the season monthly virtual Artist Chit Chat on Friday May 14th from 7:00 - 8:30 PM EST.
Public Theatre Announces Spring Online Auction
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2021
Starting Monday May 10th, and ending midnight, Sunday May 23rd, The Public Theatre will be taking its annual spring auction online.
City Theater Will Welcome Back Audiences In July
by BWW News Desk - May 04, 2021
City Theater will be open to in person audiences July 23rd through August 1st.

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