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USM Concert Band Pays Tribute to John F. Kennedy and Leonard Bernstein

USM Concert Band Pays Tribute to John F. Kennedy and Leonard Bernstein

by BWW News Desk — November 1, 2017
Featuring Mariana Mihai-Zoeter, soprano and SSG Chris Leslie, euphonium, West Point Band, we celebrate two great Americans, John F.
Faculty Concert Series at USM Continues with Barry Saunders' 'Classically Sax'

Faculty Concert Series at USM Continues with Barry Saunders' 'Classically Sax'

by BWW News Desk — October 31, 2017
Faculty Concert Series at USM continues with Barry Saunders' 'Classically Sax' with Dean Stein, violin; Patrick Owen, cello; Chiharu Naruse, piano on November 3, 2017 at 8:00 PM.
BWW Review: THE HAUNTING HOUR Presents a Mercurial Look at the Macabre

BWW Review: THE HAUNTING HOUR Presents a Mercurial Look at the Macabre

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — October 30, 2017
In his directorial debut at Portland Stage, acclaimed actor Dustin Tucker has created an intriguing theatrical evening featuring a potpourri of horror tales by Maine authors, told with a mercurial blend of wit and terror.
BWW Review: Portland Stage's COMPLICATIONS FROM A FALL Struggles with Issues of Aging

BWW Review: Portland Stage's COMPLICATIONS FROM A FALL Struggles with Issues of Aging

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — October 28, 2017
Portland Stage's second season offering, Kate Hawley's 2015 play about siblings and their mother confronting dementia, Complications from a Fall, addresses an issue of consequence but while it has its moments of warmth and truth, never quite rises to the challenge of truly articulating something sig
Brenda Braxton and Richard McGonagle to Bring VILLAIN: DEBLANKS Benefit to Southern M

Brenda Braxton and Richard McGonagle to Bring VILLAIN: DEBLANKS Benefit to Southern Maine

by BWW News Desk — October 28, 2017
On Today, October 28, the fun happens in Southern Maine, and it benefits Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine as well as the evening's host: the Saco River Theatre.
USM Department of Theatre to Explore Identity with Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT

USM Department of Theatre to Explore Identity with Shakespeare's TWELFTH NIGHT

by BWW News Desk — October 27, 2017
The Department of Theatre at the University of Southern Maine will continue its year-long exploration of the theme of 'identity' with 'Twelfth Night (or What You Will),' by William Shakespeare.
Penobscot Theatre to Ring in the New Year with Tribute to Three Divas

Penobscot Theatre to Ring in the New Year with Tribute to Three Divas

by BWW News Desk — October 26, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company will ring in the New Year with a special show celebrating the music of three rock-and-roll legends: I'm Your Diva Tonight: The Music of Whitney, Tina and Aretha will play for two performances only, 6:00 and 9:00 pm, at the Bangor Opera House.
Studio Series Announces Latest Production NOT ALWAYS HAPPY

Studio Series Announces Latest Production NOT ALWAYS HAPPY

by BWW News Desk — October 25, 2017
Portland Stage Announces Not Always Happy by blogger/memoirist Kari Wagner-Peck and Directed by Bess Welden Nov.
Naked Shakespeare's Announce Second 2017-18 Show SIRENS

Naked Shakespeare's Announce Second 2017-18 Show SIRENS

by BWW News Desk — October 25, 2017
Naked Shakespeare's Announce Second 2017-18 Show SIRENS
University of Southern Maine School of Music presents OF THEE I SING

University of Southern Maine School of Music presents OF THEE I SING

by BWW News Desk — October 25, 2017
This all-American political satire focuses on the election campaign and Presidency of John P.
Lawrence Schulman to Speak on Judy Garland - 'Moments of Magic' This April

Lawrence Schulman to Speak on Judy Garland - 'Moments of Magic' This April

by BWW News Desk — October 25, 2017
Award-winning music producer, critic and translator Lawrence Schulman, who lives on Mount Desert Island, Maine, will give a talk on Judy Garland, entitled Moments of Magic, at the Porter Memorial Library in Machias, Maine on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at 7 P.
Brenda Braxton and Richard McGonagle to Bring VILLAIN: DEBLANKS Benefit to Southern M

Brenda Braxton and Richard McGonagle to Bring VILLAIN: DEBLANKS Benefit to Southern Maine

by BWW News Desk — October 23, 2017
On Saturday, October 28, the fun happens in Southern Maine, and it benefits Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine as well as the evening's host: the Saco River Theatre.
True Crime Musical, PARADE, to Open in Portland This October

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.
SISTER ACT to Get in the Habit at Community Little Theatre

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!

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.
Review Roundup: MISERY at Penobscot Theatre Company

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

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

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.
Writers from Argentina, Mexico and More Set for Portland Stage's 21st Annual From Awa

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

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

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 b
MISERY to Take the Stage in Stephen King's Hometown

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.
Pianist Laura Kargul to Give Solo Recital

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.
Review Roundup: FROM HERE TO ETERNITY at Olgunquit Playhouse

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!

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