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Historic Deertrees Theatre Unveils 89th Summer Entertainment Season Featuring SHREK and More
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2025
Historic Deertrees Theatre has revealed its 89th season summer of events and entertainment. The season features Shrek The Musical, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, and more. See the full season here!
Agatha Christie's MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS is Coming to City Theater in May
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2025
All aboard as City Theater presents Agatha Christie's masterpiece Murder on the Orient Express in May. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets.
Opera In The Pines To Present THE BARBER OF THE CAPE
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2025
Opera in the Pines will present The Barber of the Cape, an immersive, world-premiere adaptation of the beloved opera, The Barber of Seville. This production is a true celebration of Maine's people, key industries-lobstering, seafood, and tourism-and the distinctive culture that makes the state so special.
THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME is Coming to Belfast Maskers
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2025
Belfast Maskers will bring to the stage 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time', Simon Stephens' powerful adaptation of the beloved novel by Mark Haddon. Learn more!
Bernadette Peters to Perform at the Ogunquit Playhouse 2025 Gala
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2025
Ogunquit Playhouse will present their 2025 Gala, celebrating Artistic Director Bradford T. Kenney’s 20th season with the company. Bernadette Peters will perform Learn how to attend.
Good Theater Opens New Home With Grand Reopening Concert Series
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2025
After more than two decades as the theater-in-residence at The Hill Arts (formerly St. Lawrence Arts) on Munjoy Hill, Good Theater begins a new chapter with its long-awaited debut at the newly renovated and renamed Stevens Square Theater.
Mary Kate Morrissey and More Will Lead COME FROM AWAY in Maine
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2025
Ogunquit Playhouse in Maine has announced the cast and creative team for their production of Come From Away, starring Mary Kate Morrissey and more. Learn more about the show here!
Video: First Look at ANASTASIA at Maine State Music Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2025
Watch a first look at the New England Regional Premiere of Anastasia the Musical at Maine State Music Theatre. Check out the new video video. Book by Terrence McNally Music by Stephen Flaherty Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens.
L/A Community Little Theatre To Hold Auditions For THE SPONGEBOB MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - April 10, 2025
L/A Community Little Theatre will hold open auditions for The Spongebob Musical this spring. Learn more about the show, and learn more including how to audition, when the show will run and more.
THE LEGEND OF GEORGIA MCBRIDE Comes to Mad Horse Theatre
by BWW News Desk - April 09, 2025
The Legend of Georgia McBride by Matthew Lopez, directed by Joshua Chard is an uplifting play about inclusivity; a wildly entertaining story about friendship, acceptance, and finding a family in the unlikeliest of places.
Maine Playwrights One Act Festival to Hold Auditions in April
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2025
Belfast Maskers will present its annual One Act Festival-this time with a twist: all four one act plays were written by Maine playwrights! Learn more and see how to audition.
THE LITTLE PRINCE Begins Performances At L/A Community Little Theatre In May
by BWW News Desk - April 08, 2025
L/A Community Little Theatre in Auburn, ME will present The Little Prince, opening on May 9, 2025. In this children's classic, a young man and an Aviator visit various planets, learning about loneliness, friendship, love, and loss.
Review: DON QUIXOTE Brings a Touch of Spice to Spring
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - April 06, 2025
Maine State Ballet welcomes spring with a lively production of DON QUIXOTE, the 19th century classic with music by Ludwig Minkus and original choreography by Marius Petipa and Alexander Gorsky.  The colorful, energetic staging by Artistic Director Linda MacArthur Miele, offers the more than forty-member company a chance to showcase some virtuosic dancing.
NOT QUITE ALMOST by John Cariani Comes to Portland Stage
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2025
Portland Stage Company will present a new play by John Cariani, NOT QUITE ALMOST! John Cariani returns to Maine to bring a new play to life at Portland Stage. Learn more here!
Jonathan Berry Will Step Down as Artistic Director of Penobscot Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2025
Penobscot Theatre Company has announced that Artistic Director Jonathan Berry will step down at the conclusion of the 51st Mainstage season. Learn more here!
Cast Set for THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME at Belfast Maskers
by BWW News Desk - March 31, 2025
Belfast Maskers will present their second 2025 show, 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time', a play by Simon Stephens based on the best-selling novel by Mark Haddon. See who is starring and learn more!
The Mountain Goats, Hanson, & More to Perform at 'On the Ocean' Weekend
by BWW News Desk - March 26, 2025
Guster fans will gather in Portland, Maine from August 8-10 for three days of music, including performances by The Mountain Goats, Hanson, Fruitbats, Karina Rykman, and more.
Review: HALFWAY THERE: Sweet Song to Sisterhood & Small Town Life
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - March 21, 2025
Lewiston’s Public Theatre’s latest production is a poignant, funny, and sweet ode to sisterhood and the joys of small town life. Set in Nova Scotia, Canadian playwright Norm Foster’s HALFWAY THERE pays tribute to bonds of female friendship forged in the confines of four ordinary lives played out in the hamlet of Stewiacke, whose only claim to fame is its location halfway between the Equator and the North Pole.
The Monmouth Community Players to Present RIDE THE CYCLONE in April
by BWW News Desk - March 18, 2025
The Monmouth Community Players invite audiences to join them for their performance of Jacob Richmond and Brooke Maxwell’s Ride The Cyclone. The production will be performed at Cumston Hall from April 18th - 27th, 2025.
Drama Club Camp Reveals Lineup of Writer Residencies
by BWW News Desk - March 13, 2025
The 2025 Drama Club Camp Writer Residencies will take place this summer in Mount Vernon, Maine. The 31 new musicals that will be developed and their 60 writers have been revealed.
USM Theatre to Present LITTLE WOMEN THE BROADWAY MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - March 12, 2025
The University of Southern Maine Department of Theatre will welcome Spring with the fantastical & heartwarming Little Women, the Broadway Musical, April 4-13th at Russell Hall on the USM Gorham Campus.
BECKY'S NEW CAR Opens Belfast Maskers' Season
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2025
Belfast Maskers will present the first play of 2025, 'Becky's New Car', a high-octane comedy by acclaimed playwright Steven Dietz. The play will run from March 7th through March 16th at the Basil Burwell Community Theater, located at 17 Court Street in Belfast, Maine.
Photos: WOMEN LAUGHING ALONE WITH SALAD At Mad Horse Theatre
by BWW News Desk - February 28, 2025
Mad Horse Theatre will present Women Laughing Alone With Salad by Sheila Callaghan, directed by Lauren Stockless, March 6-30. See photos of the cast.
Mad Horse To Present Dark Horse Night Reading Of JOANNE In March
by BWW News Desk - February 27, 2025
Mad Horse Theatre's Dark Horse Night is new series of staged readings that presents works that provide additional insights and conversation to the mainstage productions they align with. In the month of March, Joanne is presented alongside Women Laughing Alone With Salad by Sheila Callaghan.
FAUST IN THE ANTHROPOCENE Comes to Snowlion Rep
by BWW News Desk - February 25, 2025
In this contemporary retelling of the Faust legend, an innovative entrepreneur bargains away his 'soul' in exchange for unimaginable money, fame, and power. Learn more here!

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