BWW Review: OKLAHOMA at OGUNQUIT PLAYHOUSE
by Dan Marois - June 18, 2018
As the Ogunquit Playhouse celebrates its 86th year of entertaining audiences here in Maine, the second show of the season is the gem of a Broadway musical, Oklahoma, celebrating its 75th anniversary year.
by Dan Marois - June 18, 2018
As the Ogunquit Playhouse celebrates its 86th year of entertaining audiences here in Maine, the second show of the season is the gem of a Broadway musical, Oklahoma, celebrating its 75th anniversary year.
Good Theater on Tour Rolls Out Three Shows This Summer
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2018
Good Theater on Tour is bringing three of its productions to the Nasson Little Theatre in Springvale this summer. Underwaterguy, Love Letters and Love Loss and What I Wore will all play the beautifully renovated theater with two performances of each production.
by BWW News Desk - June 18, 2018
Good Theater on Tour is bringing three of its productions to the Nasson Little Theatre in Springvale this summer. Underwaterguy, Love Letters and Love Loss and What I Wore will all play the beautifully renovated theater with two performances of each production.
Cast Aside Productions Announces Winners Of Maine High School Musical Awards
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2018
Cast Aside Productions has announced the inaugural winners of the CAP Awards for Excellence in Maine's High School Musical Theater.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2018
Cast Aside Productions has announced the inaugural winners of the CAP Awards for Excellence in Maine's High School Musical Theater.
SHEAR MADNESS Closes The 2017-2018 Season At Penobscot
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2018
Penobscot Theatre Company is delighted to produce the madcap comedy Shear Madness by Paul Portner to conclude its 44th Season. Performances will run June 14-July 8 at the historic Bangor Opera House.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2018
Penobscot Theatre Company is delighted to produce the madcap comedy Shear Madness by Paul Portner to conclude its 44th Season. Performances will run June 14-July 8 at the historic Bangor Opera House.
BWW Review: Happily Ever After: MSMT Presents Robin and Clark's CINDERELLA with a Contemporary Twist
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 13, 2018
There is a moment in Robin and Clark's musical version of Cinderella when the scullery maid screws up her courage and hurls a self-affirmation back to her abusive stepmother and sisters, saying, "No! I've always done everything you asked and now it is time for me to do something for myself!" The audience young and old erupts into spontaneous applause for this very contemporary heroine. Though Marc Robin and Curt Dale Clark's musical is more than twenty-five years old, it speaks with a freshness and an appeal that are as lasting as the fairy tale itself, and Maine State Music Theatre's most recent production captures all the delightfulness and the darkness of the story and serves it up with customary flair.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 13, 2018
There is a moment in Robin and Clark's musical version of Cinderella when the scullery maid screws up her courage and hurls a self-affirmation back to her abusive stepmother and sisters, saying, "No! I've always done everything you asked and now it is time for me to do something for myself!" The audience young and old erupts into spontaneous applause for this very contemporary heroine. Though Marc Robin and Curt Dale Clark's musical is more than twenty-five years old, it speaks with a freshness and an appeal that are as lasting as the fairy tale itself, and Maine State Music Theatre's most recent production captures all the delightfulness and the darkness of the story and serves it up with customary flair.
PortFringe to Kick Off With HORSETALE
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2018
PortFringe will kick off its 2018 festival with HORSETALE, an innovative shadow play from acclaimed New York City artists, Hit the Lights! Theater Co.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2018
PortFringe will kick off its 2018 festival with HORSETALE, an innovative shadow play from acclaimed New York City artists, Hit the Lights! Theater Co.
Maine State Music Theatre Goes Has A Ball With CINDERELLA
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2018
The Theatre for Young Audiences program at Maine State Music Theatre opens with Robin and Clark's Cinderella June 13 (10 AM, 12:30 PM) and June 16 (11 AM).
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2018
The Theatre for Young Audiences program at Maine State Music Theatre opens with Robin and Clark's Cinderella June 13 (10 AM, 12:30 PM) and June 16 (11 AM).
HAND TO GOD Closes Some Theatre Company's Most Successful Season To Date
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2018
Something devilish is lurking in a church basement puppet show in Cypress, Texas...and his name is Tyrone. He may look like an innocent sock puppet, but, when he infiltrates the angst-ridden church youth group and takes possession of Jason's arm, all hell breaks loose.
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2018
Something devilish is lurking in a church basement puppet show in Cypress, Texas...and his name is Tyrone. He may look like an innocent sock puppet, but, when he infiltrates the angst-ridden church youth group and takes possession of Jason's arm, all hell breaks loose.
Photo Flash: LEND ME A TENOR Opens Season at Hackmatack in Berwick
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2018
Complete with bison, barn and Broadway hits, Hackmatack Playhouse will open its 2018 summer season Friday, June 15, with an hysterically funny farce based in 1934 Cleveland.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2018
Complete with bison, barn and Broadway hits, Hackmatack Playhouse will open its 2018 summer season Friday, June 15, with an hysterically funny farce based in 1934 Cleveland.
Theater At Monmouth Presents THE TRUE STORY OF LITTLE RED
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2018
Theater at Monmouth's 2018 Family Show is The True Story of Little Red a new adaptation of the Brothers Grimm classic fairy tale. The run starts on Saturday, June 30th, at 1:00 p.m. and continues throughout the season including matinee performances on both weekdays and weekends. This modern-day twist on a century's old classic, traditionally warning us not to trust strangers or to stay on the straight and narrow path, asks modern audiences to consider different points of view in an effort to avoid stereotypes and to better understand people different from ourselves.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2018
Theater at Monmouth's 2018 Family Show is The True Story of Little Red a new adaptation of the Brothers Grimm classic fairy tale. The run starts on Saturday, June 30th, at 1:00 p.m. and continues throughout the season including matinee performances on both weekdays and weekends. This modern-day twist on a century's old classic, traditionally warning us not to trust strangers or to stay on the straight and narrow path, asks modern audiences to consider different points of view in an effort to avoid stereotypes and to better understand people different from ourselves.
Maine State Ballet Presents Dancer's Choice
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2018
Maine State Ballet celebrates its Company dancers with the annual production of Dancer's Choice, a program selected by the dancers themselves, on June 20th and 21st only, at Maine State Ballet's Lopez Theater.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2018
Maine State Ballet celebrates its Company dancers with the annual production of Dancer's Choice, a program selected by the dancers themselves, on June 20th and 21st only, at Maine State Ballet's Lopez Theater.
Scott Moreau - It All Began in Brunswick
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 11, 2018
For actor Scott Moreau, playing Johnny Cash in the opening production of Maine State Music Theatre's 60th anniversary season is a very special homecoming. The Maine native who grew up in Litchfield says this is the fifth time he will have done the Million Dollar Quartet in Maine (previously in Portland and Bangor on the national tour and twice in Ogunquit), but that "Brunswick is much different!"
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 11, 2018
For actor Scott Moreau, playing Johnny Cash in the opening production of Maine State Music Theatre's 60th anniversary season is a very special homecoming. The Maine native who grew up in Litchfield says this is the fifth time he will have done the Million Dollar Quartet in Maine (previously in Portland and Bangor on the national tour and twice in Ogunquit), but that "Brunswick is much different!"
Scott Moreau: It All Began in Brunswick
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 11, 2018
For actor Scott Moreau, playing Johnny Cash in the opening production of Maine State Music Theatre's 60th anniversary season is a very special homecoming. The Maine native who grew up in Litchfield says this is the fifth time he will have done the Million Dollar Quartet in Maine (previously in Portland and Bangor on the national tour and twice in Ogunquit), but that "Brunswick is much different!"
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 11, 2018
For actor Scott Moreau, playing Johnny Cash in the opening production of Maine State Music Theatre's 60th anniversary season is a very special homecoming. The Maine native who grew up in Litchfield says this is the fifth time he will have done the Million Dollar Quartet in Maine (previously in Portland and Bangor on the national tour and twice in Ogunquit), but that "Brunswick is much different!"
BWW Feature: THIS ISN'T YOUR ORDINARY PUPPET SHOW! at Some Theatre Company
by Elaine Bard - June 08, 2018
Come see the Maine premiere of the play that took Broadway by storm!
by Elaine Bard - June 08, 2018
Come see the Maine premiere of the play that took Broadway by storm!
PortFringe to Kick Off With HORSETALE
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2018
PortFringe will kick off its 2018 festival with HORSETALE, an innovative shadow play from acclaimed New York City artists, Hit the Lights! Theater Co.
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2018
PortFringe will kick off its 2018 festival with HORSETALE, an innovative shadow play from acclaimed New York City artists, Hit the Lights! Theater Co.
PortFringe Festival Runs June 16-23 In Portland's Arts District
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2018
Think you know what to expect from PortFringe? Think again. The seventh annual PortFringe theater festival will take place June 16-23, 2017, featuring roughly 125 genre-defying performances at venues across Portland's Arts District. The festival is ready to shake things up and remind Portland of the power of artistic expression.
by BWW News Desk - June 08, 2018
Think you know what to expect from PortFringe? Think again. The seventh annual PortFringe theater festival will take place June 16-23, 2017, featuring roughly 125 genre-defying performances at venues across Portland's Arts District. The festival is ready to shake things up and remind Portland of the power of artistic expression.
BWW Review: The Revolution of Rock n' Roll: MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET Ignites MSMT Stage
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 08, 2018
When Rock n' Roll burst onto the scene in the late 1950s, it brought with it a veritable revolution in American popular music. Seen by some as 'the Devil's music,' by others as a passing fad, this vibrant, electric sound proved itself a lasting phenomenon. So perhaps it is fitting that more than sixty years later a musical celebrating four of the greatest legends of early rock should open Maine State Music Theatre's 60th anniversary season. And what an opening this is! Million Dollar Quartet explodes onto the Pickard stage with the energy of a mega concert and the intensity of a high-stakes drama. It is a tale that is at once about the music itself and the men who made it, about dreams and determination, about stumbling and success. In a dazzling production directed by Hunter Foster, MSMT scores the perfect kickoff to its own milestone season.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 08, 2018
When Rock n' Roll burst onto the scene in the late 1950s, it brought with it a veritable revolution in American popular music. Seen by some as 'the Devil's music,' by others as a passing fad, this vibrant, electric sound proved itself a lasting phenomenon. So perhaps it is fitting that more than sixty years later a musical celebrating four of the greatest legends of early rock should open Maine State Music Theatre's 60th anniversary season. And what an opening this is! Million Dollar Quartet explodes onto the Pickard stage with the energy of a mega concert and the intensity of a high-stakes drama. It is a tale that is at once about the music itself and the men who made it, about dreams and determination, about stumbling and success. In a dazzling production directed by Hunter Foster, MSMT scores the perfect kickoff to its own milestone season.
Popular Week-Long Improv 'Adult Summer Camp' Returns
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
Penobscot Theatre Company is offering a week-long improv intensive July 16-20 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm led by accomplished performer and teacher Dennis Price. The week will be focused on the character and physical work required to bring theatricality to an improv performance. Also emphasized will be the positive and respectful work environment required to build trust and teamwork onstage. It is open to adults and teens age 15+. Novices are welcome to register along with veteran performers.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
Penobscot Theatre Company is offering a week-long improv intensive July 16-20 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm led by accomplished performer and teacher Dennis Price. The week will be focused on the character and physical work required to bring theatricality to an improv performance. Also emphasized will be the positive and respectful work environment required to build trust and teamwork onstage. It is open to adults and teens age 15+. Novices are welcome to register along with veteran performers.
New Awards to Honor Maine High School Musical Theater
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
Beginning with the 2017/18 school year, Portland non-profit theater company Cast Aside Productions will launch the Cast Aside Awards: honoring excellence in Maine high school musical theater.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2018
Beginning with the 2017/18 school year, Portland non-profit theater company Cast Aside Productions will launch the Cast Aside Awards: honoring excellence in Maine high school musical theater.
New England Premiere of BUBBLE BOY Comes To Portland
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
The cast is set for the New England debut of BUBBLE BOY THE MUSICAL. Cast Aside Productions ' July 12th Portland premiere will be one of the first professional presentations of this new musical based on the 2001 film of the same name.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2018
The cast is set for the New England debut of BUBBLE BOY THE MUSICAL. Cast Aside Productions ' July 12th Portland premiere will be one of the first professional presentations of this new musical based on the 2001 film of the same name.
Telling a Great Story: A Conversation with Hunter Foster
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 05, 2018
'When I was growing up, I wanted to be a writer, a novelist, and that's what eventually drew me into acting and then directing and writing for the stage. It was always about storytelling.' Hunter Foster is reminiscing about the aspirations that led him to seek a life in the theatre. The award-winning actor, director, writer is taking a short break from rehearsal at Maine State Music Theatre, where he is about to open his twelfth production of Million Dollar Quartet on June 7th.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 05, 2018
'When I was growing up, I wanted to be a writer, a novelist, and that's what eventually drew me into acting and then directing and writing for the stage. It was always about storytelling.' Hunter Foster is reminiscing about the aspirations that led him to seek a life in the theatre. The award-winning actor, director, writer is taking a short break from rehearsal at Maine State Music Theatre, where he is about to open his twelfth production of Million Dollar Quartet on June 7th.
BWW Review: Shakespeare on the Kennebec Presents Ambitious, Uncut Production of 'The Scottish Play'
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 03, 2018
John Willey's Bath, Maine -based Shakespeare on the Kennebec is presenting an ambitious, completely uncut production of the Bard's "Scottish play"- aka Macbeth at the Chocolate Church. The twenty-six person ensemble rendered the full text of Shakespeare's play - with many often cut scenes now heard - while at the same time Director John Willey takes a fresh conceptual look on the work.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 03, 2018
John Willey's Bath, Maine -based Shakespeare on the Kennebec is presenting an ambitious, completely uncut production of the Bard's "Scottish play"- aka Macbeth at the Chocolate Church. The twenty-six person ensemble rendered the full text of Shakespeare's play - with many often cut scenes now heard - while at the same time Director John Willey takes a fresh conceptual look on the work.
Dramatic Repertory Company Presents FALSE FLAG
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Dramatic Repertory Company (Keith Powell Beyland, Artistic Director) proudly announces its final show of the 2017/18 production season: FALSE FLAG by Walt McGough.
by BWW News Desk - June 01, 2018
Dramatic Repertory Company (Keith Powell Beyland, Artistic Director) proudly announces its final show of the 2017/18 production season: FALSE FLAG by Walt McGough.
Theater At Monmouth Presents PRIDE@PREJUDICE
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2018
Jane Austen's most popular novel opens Theater at Monmouth's 2018 Summer Repertory Season adapted by Daniel Elihu Kramer as Pride@Prejudice.
by BWW News Desk - May 31, 2018
Jane Austen's most popular novel opens Theater at Monmouth's 2018 Summer Repertory Season adapted by Daniel Elihu Kramer as Pride@Prejudice.
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Once Upon A Mattress
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The Secret Garden
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The Nerd
Waterville Opera House (1/30 - 2/8) | |
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A Christmas Carol
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