Cast Set for New England Premiere of DIASTER! THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017
Full casting has been announced for the New England premiere of DISASTER! THE MUSICAL; the 1970's disaster-movie musical written by Sirius/XM On Broadway host, Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick (Glee, Ellen, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). One of the first mountings of this production since the show's 2016 Broadway run, Cast Aside Productions will be bringing DISASTER! to the Mainstage at Portland Stage Company, July 13-16.
by BWW News Desk - July 13, 2017
Full casting has been announced for the New England premiere of DISASTER! THE MUSICAL; the 1970's disaster-movie musical written by Sirius/XM On Broadway host, Seth Rudetsky and Jack Plotnick (Glee, Ellen, Buffy the Vampire Slayer). One of the first mountings of this production since the show's 2016 Broadway run, Cast Aside Productions will be bringing DISASTER! to the Mainstage at Portland Stage Company, July 13-16.
City Theater Presents THE WIZARD OF OZ
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2017
Travel over the rainbow at City Theater to a magical kingdom filled with munchkins, flying monkeys, witches, and wizards. Join four unlikely friends as they set out to discover wisdom, compassion, courage, and the way home. The Wizard of Oz runs for three weekends, July 21st-August 6th.
by BWW News Desk - July 12, 2017
Travel over the rainbow at City Theater to a magical kingdom filled with munchkins, flying monkeys, witches, and wizards. Join four unlikely friends as they set out to discover wisdom, compassion, courage, and the way home. The Wizard of Oz runs for three weekends, July 21st-August 6th.
Weaving Many Musical Threads into a Theatrical Life: A Conversation with Peter Oyloe
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - July 11, 2017
'There have been so many musical threads throughout my life ever since I was a little guy. Music was something I did early on. I would listen to my dad, who had a beautiful voice, sing, and together we would listen to his vinyl record collection. I was always drawn to music written before I was born. There is something about the vulnerability, the universality, and the craft of earlier music that has always attracted me.' The speaker is Peter Oyloe who is touring with The Hank Band, his concert recreation of the music of the legendary folk/country western singer. Oyloe and the band's most recent gig was to open Maine State Music Theatre's 2017 Monday concert series with two virtually sold out performances of Hank Williams' music at Brunswick's Pickard Theater on July 10th. In conversation with Broadway World in the panoramic setting of a private reception in the band's honor on scenic Mere Point, Oyloe seems exceptionally soft spoken, but a few hours later when he takes the stage as Hank Williams, he transforms himself into the powerhouse singer Williams was. It is a role that has changed his life, Oyloe says, and a connection that now runs deeply as one of the primary threads in his own musical tapestry.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - July 11, 2017
'There have been so many musical threads throughout my life ever since I was a little guy. Music was something I did early on. I would listen to my dad, who had a beautiful voice, sing, and together we would listen to his vinyl record collection. I was always drawn to music written before I was born. There is something about the vulnerability, the universality, and the craft of earlier music that has always attracted me.' The speaker is Peter Oyloe who is touring with The Hank Band, his concert recreation of the music of the legendary folk/country western singer. Oyloe and the band's most recent gig was to open Maine State Music Theatre's 2017 Monday concert series with two virtually sold out performances of Hank Williams' music at Brunswick's Pickard Theater on July 10th. In conversation with Broadway World in the panoramic setting of a private reception in the band's honor on scenic Mere Point, Oyloe seems exceptionally soft spoken, but a few hours later when he takes the stage as Hank Williams, he transforms himself into the powerhouse singer Williams was. It is a role that has changed his life, Oyloe says, and a connection that now runs deeply as one of the primary threads in his own musical tapestry.
Maine State Music Theatre Presents GREASE
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre brings Rydell High's senior class of 1959 to the Pickard stage with Grease July 19 - August 5.
by BWW News Desk - July 11, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre brings Rydell High's senior class of 1959 to the Pickard stage with Grease July 19 - August 5.
BWW Previews: WHAT'S COMING UP AT THE GRACIE at Gracie Theatre
by Elaine Bard - July 10, 2017
The Gracie Theatre has a spectacular line-up for their 2017/2018 season
by Elaine Bard - July 10, 2017
The Gracie Theatre has a spectacular line-up for their 2017/2018 season
BWW Review: BULLETS OVER BROADWAY at Ogunquit Playhouse
by Steve Feeney - July 10, 2017
It seems, even mobsters don't like to spend all their summer in the city heat. This July, a talented gang of old-school ruffians has taken over the Ogunquit Playhouse.
by Steve Feeney - July 10, 2017
It seems, even mobsters don't like to spend all their summer in the city heat. This July, a talented gang of old-school ruffians has taken over the Ogunquit Playhouse.
BWW Review: Sprightly and Sparkling Moliere's LEARNED LADIES at TAM
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - July 08, 2017
Four hundred and forty-five years later French playwright Moliere still bubbles with joyous, effervescent, sometimes mordant wit, and it is just this sparkle that Theater at Monmouth's new production of The Learned Ladies serves up in generous, exuberant fashion in an elegantly translated (uncredited), briskly performed, hugely witty comedy of manners about the affectations of a group of philosophy-loving women and the gender politics of their world.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - July 08, 2017
Four hundred and forty-five years later French playwright Moliere still bubbles with joyous, effervescent, sometimes mordant wit, and it is just this sparkle that Theater at Monmouth's new production of The Learned Ladies serves up in generous, exuberant fashion in an elegantly translated (uncredited), briskly performed, hugely witty comedy of manners about the affectations of a group of philosophy-loving women and the gender politics of their world.
Maine State Music Theatre to Host '50s-Themed SUMMER BLAST SOCK HOP GALA
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre will host a 1950s-themed Summer Blast Sock Hop Gala on Monday, July 24 at 6 PM at the Brunswick Golf Club, 165 River Road, Brunswick, ME.
by BWW News Desk - July 07, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre will host a 1950s-themed Summer Blast Sock Hop Gala on Monday, July 24 at 6 PM at the Brunswick Golf Club, 165 River Road, Brunswick, ME.
Finding Authenticity in Runyonland
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - July 06, 2017
'It's a warhorse and has been a guaranteed sellout since 1950, but that doesn't mean a production doesn't need a little spark. DJ [Salisbury] did exactly what I asked him to do,' says Maine State Music Theatre's Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark. 'I asked him not to reinvent the wheel, but to tweak the show with some new nuances.' Clark is talking about MSMT's new production of Guys and Dolls which opened last week to glowing reviews. Clark was part of the popular MSMT community series, PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN panel that also featured Guys and Dolls stars, James Beaman (Nathan Detroit), Kristen Hahn (Sarah Brown), and Stephen Mark Lukas (Sky Masterson), as well as Props Master Elizabeth Frino. Moderated by Broadway World's Maine editor Carla Maria Verdino-Sullwold, the participants at the capacity-crowd event discussed the making of this exciting new production in Midcoast Maine.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - July 06, 2017
'It's a warhorse and has been a guaranteed sellout since 1950, but that doesn't mean a production doesn't need a little spark. DJ [Salisbury] did exactly what I asked him to do,' says Maine State Music Theatre's Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark. 'I asked him not to reinvent the wheel, but to tweak the show with some new nuances.' Clark is talking about MSMT's new production of Guys and Dolls which opened last week to glowing reviews. Clark was part of the popular MSMT community series, PEEK BEHIND THE CURTAIN panel that also featured Guys and Dolls stars, James Beaman (Nathan Detroit), Kristen Hahn (Sarah Brown), and Stephen Mark Lukas (Sky Masterson), as well as Props Master Elizabeth Frino. Moderated by Broadway World's Maine editor Carla Maria Verdino-Sullwold, the participants at the capacity-crowd event discussed the making of this exciting new production in Midcoast Maine.
Maine State Music Theatre Presents The Who's TOMMY 7/31
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre presents The Who's Tommy for one day only on Monday, July 31 with shows at 2 PM and 7:30 PM.
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre presents The Who's Tommy for one day only on Monday, July 31 with shows at 2 PM and 7:30 PM.
Audience Plays Role in Hackmatack Playhouse's 'BUDDY'
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2017
There is a moment in the musical, 'Buddy,' when the audience realizes they are part of the show. They are not just the audience at Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick, Maine, but they are thrust into the Buddy Holly show itself as part of the audience at the Apollo Theater in New York.
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2017
There is a moment in the musical, 'Buddy,' when the audience realizes they are part of the show. They are not just the audience at Hackmatack Playhouse in Berwick, Maine, but they are thrust into the Buddy Holly show itself as part of the audience at the Apollo Theater in New York.
BWW Feature: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts
by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro - July 05, 2017
The time has come for the Oak Hill Players to make 'em laugh again because SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at the Winslow Homer Center for the Arts officially has a cast list!
by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro - July 05, 2017
The time has come for the Oak Hill Players to make 'em laugh again because SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at the Winslow Homer Center for the Arts officially has a cast list!
Nicola Dawn Brook Joins BITTERGIRL: THE MUSICAL at Confederation Centre
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2017
Let's take it back to The Mack! Bittergirl: The Musical sold out virtually its entire run when it first premiered at the Festival and will return this summer with new songs and scenes, and the same girl-group hits like 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me,' 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough,' 'I Will Survive,' and 'Too Many Fish In The Sea.'
by BWW News Desk - July 05, 2017
Let's take it back to The Mack! Bittergirl: The Musical sold out virtually its entire run when it first premiered at the Festival and will return this summer with new songs and scenes, and the same girl-group hits like 'I'm Gonna Make You Love Me,' 'Ain't No Mountain High Enough,' 'I Will Survive,' and 'Too Many Fish In The Sea.'
Barn Theatre to Save Music with WE WILL ROCK YOU
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2017
The hilarious futuristic comedy WE WILL ROCK YOU shakes up the Barn stage July 11 - 23. Based on hit songs by the British rock group Queen, prepare to be thoroughly rocked in this magnifico-o-o- o-o- musical fantasy!
by BWW News Desk - July 01, 2017
The hilarious futuristic comedy WE WILL ROCK YOU shakes up the Barn stage July 11 - 23. Based on hit songs by the British rock group Queen, prepare to be thoroughly rocked in this magnifico-o-o- o-o- musical fantasy!
Popular Week-Long Improv Intensive Returns
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company is offering a week-long improv intensive, July 24-28, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, led by Stan Wells who has directed multiple shows for famed LA comedy institution The Groundlings. It is open to adults and teens aged 15+, and novices are welcome to register along with veteran performers. All classes will be at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor. The cost is $150.
by BWW News Desk - June 30, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company is offering a week-long improv intensive, July 24-28, from 6:00 to 8:00 pm, led by Stan Wells who has directed multiple shows for famed LA comedy institution The Groundlings. It is open to adults and teens aged 15+, and novices are welcome to register along with veteran performers. All classes will be at the Bangor Opera House, 131 Main Street, Bangor. The cost is $150.
BWW Review: Sassy, Sweet, Colorful, MSMT Launches Larger-Than-Life GUYS AND DOLLS
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 30, 2017
Part of the perennial appeal of Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls lies in the larger-than-life aura of its Damon Runyonesque roots - its fantasy land of gangsters and dolls, Broadway in the Prohibition era, and memorable characters who sing, dance, and deliver wise-cracks. Maine State Music Theatre's new production, the fifth in the company's history, brings this classic to life with a vivid freshness that embraces both the grand framework of the story and the intimacy of its essential heart. Sweet, sassy, and colorful, soaring and ambitious, MSMT's second show of the 2017 season is breathtakingly daring in the way it utilizes all the company's resources to their fullest, all the while that it demonstrates to a new generation why Guys and Dolls both invented and broke the mold for American musical theatre.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 30, 2017
Part of the perennial appeal of Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls lies in the larger-than-life aura of its Damon Runyonesque roots - its fantasy land of gangsters and dolls, Broadway in the Prohibition era, and memorable characters who sing, dance, and deliver wise-cracks. Maine State Music Theatre's new production, the fifth in the company's history, brings this classic to life with a vivid freshness that embraces both the grand framework of the story and the intimacy of its essential heart. Sweet, sassy, and colorful, soaring and ambitious, MSMT's second show of the 2017 season is breathtakingly daring in the way it utilizes all the company's resources to their fullest, all the while that it demonstrates to a new generation why Guys and Dolls both invented and broke the mold for American musical theatre.
MSMT Brings Country Legend Hank Williams Sr. to Life on Stage
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre will showcase Peter Oyloe and The Hank Band for one day only on Monday, July 10 with shows at 2 PM and 7:30 PM.
by BWW News Desk - June 27, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre will showcase Peter Oyloe and The Hank Band for one day only on Monday, July 10 with shows at 2 PM and 7:30 PM.
Kristen Hahn: The Many Layers of Sgt. Sarah Brown
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 27, 2017
"She's a wonderfully layered character," Kristen Hahn exclaims as she describes her newest role. "Most of all in her heart she wants to help people, but she is not quite cut out to rule with an iron fist like her mentor, General Cartwright. I think at first she is feeling a little lost and not willing to admit it. When she meets Sky Masterson, they go head-to-head. She is probably the first woman to challenge him. As the play develops, she realizes maybe she can have both her mission work and love. By letting her hair down a little when she discovers love, she realizes that she becomes of better use to the people she wants to help. It is very liberating for her. Sarah Brown is a strong lady, and that is a wonderful treat for an actress to play!" she concludes.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 27, 2017
"She's a wonderfully layered character," Kristen Hahn exclaims as she describes her newest role. "Most of all in her heart she wants to help people, but she is not quite cut out to rule with an iron fist like her mentor, General Cartwright. I think at first she is feeling a little lost and not willing to admit it. When she meets Sky Masterson, they go head-to-head. She is probably the first woman to challenge him. As the play develops, she realizes maybe she can have both her mission work and love. By letting her hair down a little when she discovers love, she realizes that she becomes of better use to the people she wants to help. It is very liberating for her. Sarah Brown is a strong lady, and that is a wonderful treat for an actress to play!" she concludes.
MSMT and Curtis Memorial Library Host GUYS AND DOLLS Panel Discussion 7/5
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) will hold a panel discussion "Peek Behind the Curtain - Guys and Dolls" on Wednesday, July 5, 12 pm - 1 pm in the Morrell Meeting Room at Curtis Memorial Library.
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre (MSMT) will hold a panel discussion "Peek Behind the Curtain - Guys and Dolls" on Wednesday, July 5, 12 pm - 1 pm in the Morrell Meeting Room at Curtis Memorial Library.
BWW Previews: SINGIN' IN THE RAIN at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts
by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro - June 26, 2017
What a glorious feeling! Just announced, the fall show at the Winslow Homer Center for the Arts at Scarborough High School will be SINGIN' IN THE RAIN!
by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro - June 26, 2017
What a glorious feeling! Just announced, the fall show at the Winslow Homer Center for the Arts at Scarborough High School will be SINGIN' IN THE RAIN!
20th Annual Maine International Film Festival to Honor Actress Lauren Hutton
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2017
The Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) will present its annual Mid-Life Achievement Award to actress and supermodel Lauren Hutton at a special ceremony held at the Waterville Opera House on the evening of July 20.
by BWW News Desk - June 26, 2017
The Maine International Film Festival (MIFF) will present its annual Mid-Life Achievement Award to actress and supermodel Lauren Hutton at a special ceremony held at the Waterville Opera House on the evening of July 20.
Stephen Mark Lukas: Chemistry?...Yeah, Chemistry!
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 24, 2017
'There's this line in the show that I think is key to understanding Sky and Sarah's romance. 'Chemistry?' she asks, and he says, 'Yeah, chemistry.' The message is that when that connection between two people happens, it doesn't really matter what you've predicted for yourself. What's real is the chemistry, not the intellectual idea. Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown each have qualities the other is lacking, and together they fill in the gaps.' The speaker is the charismatic young actor, Stephen Mark Lukas, who will be making his Maine State Music Theatre debut in his first ever performances as the suave gambler Sky Masterson in Frank Loesser Guys and Dolls, which runs at the Pickard Theater from June 28-July 15.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - June 24, 2017
'There's this line in the show that I think is key to understanding Sky and Sarah's romance. 'Chemistry?' she asks, and he says, 'Yeah, chemistry.' The message is that when that connection between two people happens, it doesn't really matter what you've predicted for yourself. What's real is the chemistry, not the intellectual idea. Sky Masterson and Sarah Brown each have qualities the other is lacking, and together they fill in the gaps.' The speaker is the charismatic young actor, Stephen Mark Lukas, who will be making his Maine State Music Theatre debut in his first ever performances as the suave gambler Sky Masterson in Frank Loesser Guys and Dolls, which runs at the Pickard Theater from June 28-July 15.
BWW Review: THE FULL MONTY at Penobscot Theatre
by Mika Lindsay Ouellette - June 20, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company Shows "The Full Monty"
by Mika Lindsay Ouellette - June 20, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company Shows "The Full Monty"
Fall In Love Under The Bright Lights Of Broadway With MSMT's GUYS AND DOLLS
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre presents Frank Loesser's celebrated musical comedy about rolling the dice and falling in love, Guys and Dolls. Considered by many to be the 'perfect musical comedy,' Guys and Dolls runs from June 28 - July 15.
by BWW News Desk - June 19, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre presents Frank Loesser's celebrated musical comedy about rolling the dice and falling in love, Guys and Dolls. Considered by many to be the 'perfect musical comedy,' Guys and Dolls runs from June 28 - July 15.
New Awards to Honor Maine High School Musical Theater
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2017
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 16, 2017
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.
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