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True Crime Musical, PARADE, to Open in Portland This October
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2017
PARADE is a rarely produced musical by THE LAST FIVE YEARS composer Jason Robert Brown, Pulitzer Prize winning playwright Alfred Urhy, and co-conceived by Hal Prince. Winner of the 1999 Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Original Score, it depicts the true story of Mary Phagan - a 13-year-old factory worker murdered in Atlanta during a Confederate Memorial Day Parade in 1913 - and the trial, wrongful conviction, and murder of her Jewish boss, Leo Frank.
SISTER ACT to Get in the Habit at Community Little Theatre
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2017
Community Little Theatre (Auburn) is pleased to announce the cast and crew of the first production of their 78th Season, 'Sister Act.'
VIDEO: See the Cast of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY in Action at Ogunquit Playhouse!
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2017
See the cast of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY at Olgunquit Playhouse in this video! Set in Hawaii in the weeks before the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor, this epic tale follows the powerful story of two U.S soldiers, the soulful Private Prewitt and ardent Sergeant Warden, as they embark on doomed and dangerous love affairs with the wrong women. As the infamous date of December 7th approaches, the claustrophobic world of the four lovers and the desperation of the soldiers of G Company splinter amidst an escalating war. The compelling story of men at war along with a fantastic new score is not to be missed. FROM HERE TO ETERNITY plays through October 29.
Review Roundup: MISERY at Penobscot Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - October 18, 2017
MISERY plays at the Penobscot Theatre through November 5, and the critics are weighing in!
SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL Offers Skewed Fun from November 3 - 5
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy presents Sideways Stories from Wayside School, a dramatized version of Louis Sachar's popular Sideways Stories book trilogy, November 3 at 5:00 pm, November 4 at 4:00 pm, and November 5 at 11:00 am.
A Downton Abbey Whodunnit Comes to Good Theater in AN INSPECTOR CALLS
by BWW News Desk - October 17, 2017
Good Theater continues its 16th season with J.B. Priestley's award-winning An Inspector Calls, opening November 1 and playing through November 26 at Good Theater's home, the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland.
Writers from Argentina, Mexico and More Set for Portland Stage's 21st Annual From Away Festival
by BWW News Desk - October 16, 2017
Portland Stage announces the writers for the 21st Annual From Away Festival of International Writing.
BWW Review: MISERY at Penobscot Theatre - Bangor, ME
by Mika Lindsay Ouellette - October 16, 2017
Misery Strikes Penobscot Theatre Company
Penobscot Theatre Co Shares Itinerary for NYC Trip
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2017
Registration is open for Penobscot Theatre Company's Eighth Annual Weekend Trip to New York City, April 6-8, 2018, and this year's itinerary is a musical theatre lover's delight! 'We've secured great seats to two very differently styled musicals,' said Executive Director Mary Budd, 'a revival of a beloved classic and a contemporary work with timely themes. Plus, we're throwing in an optional third show for folks who just can't get enough!'
MISERY to Take the Stage in Stephen King's Hometown
by BWW News Desk - October 12, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company will present William Goldman's chilling dramatization of Stephen King's Misery, a Maine premiere. The production will run October 12 through November 5 at the Bangor Opera House, in the heart of Stephen King's hometown.
Pianist Laura Kargul to Give Solo Recital
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2017
Laura Kargul, internationally acclaimed pianist and Director of Keyboard Studies at the University of Southern Maine School of Music will give a solo recital, 'A Night at the Opera,' at Corthell Concert Hall at USM in Gorham on Friday, October 13 at 8 p.m.
Review Roundup: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY at Olgunquit Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - October 10, 2017
The North American premiere of FROM HERE TO ETERNITY plays at Olgunquit Playhouse through October 29, and the critics are weighing in!
BWW Review: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Dan Marois - October 09, 2017
From Here to Eternity Falls Short in New Musical Version
REVEL! Happy Hour Marks New Beginning for STAGES Youth Theater
by BWW News Desk - October 09, 2017
After ten years of running arts programming for children and young adults in southern Maine, STAGES Youth Theater is holding its first-ever fundraiser, REVEL!, to celebrate settling into a new space and transitioning to non-profit status.
USM Presents 15th Annual Old-Fashioned Outdoor Band Concert Tomorrow
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2017
The USM Concert Band, conducted by Dr. Trae Blanco, will present its 15th annual Old-Fashioned Outdoor Band Concert on the green in front of Corthell Hall on October 7 at 1:00pm. The concert, free and open to the public, will begin with a barbecue picnic at noon.
DISENCHANTED Heads to City Theater in Biddeford Next Week
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2017
Poisoned apples? Glass slippers? Who needs them? Not Snow White and her posse of disenchanted princesses in the hilarious, not-for-the-kiddies, musical that's anything but Grimm.
Porter Hall Presents the World Premiere of WORDS & MUSIC
by BWW News Desk - October 06, 2017
'WORDS & MUSIC - A New Musical Revue: The Songs of Hallett & Robinson' is an exciting new show written by award-winning composer Aaron Robinson and lyricist Suzy Hallett.
Portland Ovations Announces STOMP
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017
Portland Ovations announced Monday that STOMP the international percussion sensation will be added to its upcoming season with two performances one on Thursday, May 17 and another one on Friday, May 18 both at 7PM at Merrill Auditorium.
BWW Previews: Rehearsals Begin for SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts
by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro - October 02, 2017
We gotta dance! The Oak Hill Players are back at it again in their 2017-18 season with SINGIN' IN THE RAIN! After a record breaking run of GREASE, the Oak Hill Players putting on their raincoats and grabbing their umbrellas as they prepare this new show for the public.
Nominations Now Open for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards!
by BWW News Desk - October 02, 2017
Nominations are NOW OPEN for the 2017 BroadwayWorld Regional Awards! Regional productions, touring shows, community theatre and more are all included, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017. Our local editors have set the categories and now YOU get to nominate and vote for your favorites! Nominations are reader-submitted and will be open through October 31.
MCP to Present Neil Simon's BAREFOOT IN THE PARK
by BWW News Desk - September 30, 2017
The Monmouth Community Players are excited to present Neil Simon's comedic masterpiece Barefoot in the Park This production is directed by Ray Fletcher of Monmouth. Cindy Dunham of Winthrop is the producer.
BWW Review: Writers in Love: Good Theater Presents SEX WITH STRANGERS
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - September 30, 2017
The Good Theater launches its sixteenth season with a beautifully produced, bittersweet, wise, and winsome play by Laura Eason, Sex with Strangers. Despite its suggestive title, the two-character drama is not a steamy expos of passion, but rather a thoughtful exploration of the complicated world of modern relationships, the conflicting demands of attraction and affection with career and creative identity.
Threshold Stage Company Embarks on a LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017
Threshold Stage Company presents 'Long Day's Journey into Night' by Eugene O'Neill, directed by Peter Josephson at the Star Theatre at the Kittery Community Center, running September 29th - October 15th, 2017.
USM Department of Theatre to Kick Off Season with Modern Horror Story 'NEIGHBORHOOD 3'
by BWW News Desk - September 29, 2017
The USM Department of Theatre will open their 2017-2018 season on the Main Stage at Russell Hall with the comic and disturbing modern horror story 'Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom,' which opens September 29.

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