Hackmatack 2017 Season Comes Full Circle
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2017
???????The last time Hackmatack Playhouse" presented "The Fantasticks," the barn had no stage, its current owner was barely out of childhood and no one had ever seen such a spectacular at one of Berwick 's oldest farms.
by BWW News Desk - January 20, 2017
???????The last time Hackmatack Playhouse" presented "The Fantasticks," the barn had no stage, its current owner was barely out of childhood and no one had ever seen such a spectacular at one of Berwick 's oldest farms.
Theatre Offers Full-Day Fun for February Break
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company is hosting a theatrical day camp for children aged 4-14 during February School Vacation, February 20-24. Each day will be filled with activities led by accomplished teaching artists, designed for novices and veterans alike.
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company is hosting a theatrical day camp for children aged 4-14 during February School Vacation, February 20-24. Each day will be filled with activities led by accomplished teaching artists, designed for novices and veterans alike.
COCKTAILS AND TRAVAILS to Continue The Theater Project's 45th Season
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2017
As they continue their 45th Anniversary Season with original and Maine based playwrights, The Theater Project Professional Ensemble is pleased to present COCKTAILS AND TRAVAILS, running February 2 - 12, directed by Christopher Price.
by BWW News Desk - January 19, 2017
As they continue their 45th Anniversary Season with original and Maine based playwrights, The Theater Project Professional Ensemble is pleased to present COCKTAILS AND TRAVAILS, running February 2 - 12, directed by Christopher Price.
Embracing the Face to Face: A Conversation with Mad Horse Theatre's Christine Louise Marshall
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 16, 2017
'It's so wonderful to hear a playwright's voice and think 'I have never heard that said in that way. It's a lovely thing!' The Artistic Director of South Portland's Mad Horse Theatre Company is talking about the theatre's upcoming Maine premiere of Jennifer Haley's dark and riveting drama, The Nether, which opens Thursday, January 19, 2017. Marshall, who has also directed the play and created the props and costumes, is undaunted by the disturbing themes of Jennifer Haley's sci-fi thriller which raises provocative moral issues, because she says, ' Despite the gravity of the situations it deals with, it is a beautiful piece that I find absolutely bewitching.'
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 16, 2017
'It's so wonderful to hear a playwright's voice and think 'I have never heard that said in that way. It's a lovely thing!' The Artistic Director of South Portland's Mad Horse Theatre Company is talking about the theatre's upcoming Maine premiere of Jennifer Haley's dark and riveting drama, The Nether, which opens Thursday, January 19, 2017. Marshall, who has also directed the play and created the props and costumes, is undaunted by the disturbing themes of Jennifer Haley's sci-fi thriller which raises provocative moral issues, because she says, ' Despite the gravity of the situations it deals with, it is a beautiful piece that I find absolutely bewitching.'
BWW Photo: BroadwayWorld Regional Awards Awards Presented
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 11, 2017
It's just about a week now since the Broadway World Audience Choice Awards were announced, and here in Maine, we are happy to report that all the certificates have been sent and the individual winners congratulated. In Brunswick, the home of Maine State Music Theatre Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark and Managing Director Stephanie Dupal received a special plaque to congratulate the theatre for having swept the Audience Choice awards two years in a row, garnering 10 in 2015 and 11 in 2016 and for having been selected Critic's Choice for the past three seasons. Among the other companies with multiple winners in 2016 were Portland Players and Portland Stage. A toast to 2016 and on to another great Maine theatre season in 2017!
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 11, 2017
It's just about a week now since the Broadway World Audience Choice Awards were announced, and here in Maine, we are happy to report that all the certificates have been sent and the individual winners congratulated. In Brunswick, the home of Maine State Music Theatre Artistic Director Curt Dale Clark and Managing Director Stephanie Dupal received a special plaque to congratulate the theatre for having swept the Audience Choice awards two years in a row, garnering 10 in 2015 and 11 in 2016 and for having been selected Critic's Choice for the past three seasons. Among the other companies with multiple winners in 2016 were Portland Players and Portland Stage. A toast to 2016 and on to another great Maine theatre season in 2017!
Good Theater Presents 33 Days of Continuous Theater
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2017
Good Theater the professional company in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland, will open its next main stage production, THE MAY QUEEN on January 25. In addition the company will present three performances per week of A.R. Gurney's LOVE LETTERS. From January 25-February 26, the company will offer 33 days of continuous theater giving nine performances per week.
by BWW News Desk - January 09, 2017
Good Theater the professional company in residence at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress Street, Portland, will open its next main stage production, THE MAY QUEEN on January 25. In addition the company will present three performances per week of A.R. Gurney's LOVE LETTERS. From January 25-February 26, the company will offer 33 days of continuous theater giving nine performances per week.
BWW Review: Good Theater's LOVE LETTERS Plays Like Fine Chamber Music
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 08, 2017
A two character play in which the actors sit behind a desk and read from letters for eighty minutes poses a series of challenges to any director. What is it then that makes Brian P. Allen's new production of A.R. Gurney's 1989 drama, Love Letters, so completely mesmerizing? Not only is Gurney's writing poetic and poignant, but the production, which opened at Portland's Good Theater this past week starring Kathleen Kimball and Brian Allen (his role later assumed by Tony Reilly and then Steve Underwood), is so perfectly calibrated, so subtly interiorized that it resembles a fine chamber music performance.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 08, 2017
A two character play in which the actors sit behind a desk and read from letters for eighty minutes poses a series of challenges to any director. What is it then that makes Brian P. Allen's new production of A.R. Gurney's 1989 drama, Love Letters, so completely mesmerizing? Not only is Gurney's writing poetic and poignant, but the production, which opened at Portland's Good Theater this past week starring Kathleen Kimball and Brian Allen (his role later assumed by Tony Reilly and then Steve Underwood), is so perfectly calibrated, so subtly interiorized that it resembles a fine chamber music performance.
Penobscot Theatre Company Presents A Rocking Tribute To The Fab Four
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company is proud to present A Day in the Life: A Beatles Experience, for two performances only, February 25 at 7:00 pm and February 26 at 3:00 pm, at the historic Bangor Opera House.
by BWW News Desk - January 06, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company is proud to present A Day in the Life: A Beatles Experience, for two performances only, February 25 at 7:00 pm and February 26 at 3:00 pm, at the historic Bangor Opera House.
LUMBERJACKS IN LOVE Offers Romance in the Rough for February
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company is making the most of the shortest month of the year, preparing a musical comedy that is long on laughs. Lumberjacks in Love, a Maine premiere, will open in previews February 2 and run through February 19, with 15 performances at the Bangor Opera House including a specially scheduled show for Valentines Day. With book and lyrics by Fred Alley and music by James Kaplan, the creative team behind the theatre's 2014 hit Guys on Ice, Lumberjacks is the perfect antidote for the winter doldrums.
by BWW News Desk - January 05, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company is making the most of the shortest month of the year, preparing a musical comedy that is long on laughs. Lumberjacks in Love, a Maine premiere, will open in previews February 2 and run through February 19, with 15 performances at the Bangor Opera House including a specially scheduled show for Valentines Day. With book and lyrics by Fred Alley and music by James Kaplan, the creative team behind the theatre's 2014 hit Guys on Ice, Lumberjacks is the perfect antidote for the winter doldrums.
Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy to Hold Open House
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy has some amazing programs starting soon and we're having an Open House to show them off!
by BWW News Desk - January 04, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy has some amazing programs starting soon and we're having an Open House to show them off!
Ring in the New Year with a Burlesque Extravaganza at Penobscot Theatre Company
by BWW News Desk - December 31, 2016
Penobscot Theatre Company will ring in the new year with a sizzling show that harkens back to the glory days of Gypsy Rose Lee and evokes the glamour of a bygone era. It's Too Darn Hot: A Vintage Burlesque Extravaganza will be at the historic Bangor Opera House for two performances only, December 31, at 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm.
by BWW News Desk - December 31, 2016
Penobscot Theatre Company will ring in the new year with a sizzling show that harkens back to the glory days of Gypsy Rose Lee and evokes the glamour of a bygone era. It's Too Darn Hot: A Vintage Burlesque Extravaganza will be at the historic Bangor Opera House for two performances only, December 31, at 6:00 pm and 9:00 pm.
BWW Review: Portland Stage Continues the Dickens Tradition
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - December 25, 2016
When Portland Stage rang down the curtain on its last of the 2016 season performances of Dickens' A Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve, the company was celebrating a long cherished tradition that has delighted generations of Maine theatre goers since 1996. Directed and designed by Anita Stewart, the production serves not only to bring holiday cheer to the company's audiences, but also to advance the theatre's commitment to theatre for children.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - December 25, 2016
When Portland Stage rang down the curtain on its last of the 2016 season performances of Dickens' A Christmas Carol on Christmas Eve, the company was celebrating a long cherished tradition that has delighted generations of Maine theatre goers since 1996. Directed and designed by Anita Stewart, the production serves not only to bring holiday cheer to the company's audiences, but also to advance the theatre's commitment to theatre for children.
Registration is Now Open for Dramatic Academy Winter
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2016
Penobscot Theatre Company has a host of programs to fire-up the imagination and combat cabin fever this winter, starting with The Neverending Story, a performance-based program for youths aged 4-15. This offering will run Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 10 through March 23, culminating in three public performances at the historic Bangor Opera House, March 24-26. Registration will close January 12. All registrants will be cast.
by BWW News Desk - December 20, 2016
Penobscot Theatre Company has a host of programs to fire-up the imagination and combat cabin fever this winter, starting with The Neverending Story, a performance-based program for youths aged 4-15. This offering will run Tuesdays and Thursdays, January 10 through March 23, culminating in three public performances at the historic Bangor Opera House, March 24-26. Registration will close January 12. All registrants will be cast.
BWW Video Flash: Theatre Miniatures No. 3: Raymond Marc Dumont
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - December 18, 2016
I continue my series of mini video profiles of Maine theatre artists with this portrait of actor, dancer, singer, director, and choreographer, Raymond Marc Dumont. A lewiston/Auburn native and an AEA and SDC professional, 'Ray' has worked extensively in Maine and is closely associated with companies such as Maine State Music Theatre, Mad Horse Theatre, Portland Players, and Lyric Music Theater.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - December 18, 2016
I continue my series of mini video profiles of Maine theatre artists with this portrait of actor, dancer, singer, director, and choreographer, Raymond Marc Dumont. A lewiston/Auburn native and an AEA and SDC professional, 'Ray' has worked extensively in Maine and is closely associated with companies such as Maine State Music Theatre, Mad Horse Theatre, Portland Players, and Lyric Music Theater.
Maine State Music Theatre Elects New Board of Trustee Members
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2016
Maine State Music Theatre elected three new members to their board of trustees during an annual meeting held December 13. Marie Barbieri, Reginald (Reg) Elwell, and Melissa Knutson - all from Brunswick, Maine - joined the 25-member board for two year terms.
by BWW News Desk - December 13, 2016
Maine State Music Theatre elected three new members to their board of trustees during an annual meeting held December 13. Marie Barbieri, Reginald (Reg) Elwell, and Melissa Knutson - all from Brunswick, Maine - joined the 25-member board for two year terms.
The Public Theatre Releases New Trailer for A CHRISTMAS CAROL
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2016
'There's a great reason why this story is told during the holidays and will never go away', says author and Artistic Director Christopher Schario.
by BWW News Desk - December 10, 2016
'There's a great reason why this story is told during the holidays and will never go away', says author and Artistic Director Christopher Schario.
BWW Review: Penobscot Theatre Greets Holiday Season with OLIVER!
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - December 05, 2016
Bangor's Penobscot Theatre Company is devoting the month of December to a jaunty, spirited production of the Lionel Bart musical, Oliver!. Directed/choreographed by Allison Bibicoff, production is clearly a labor of love, employing (for this theatre) a moderately large cast and the best of the company's current resources. The result is energetic and entertaining with moments of engaging drama.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - December 05, 2016
Bangor's Penobscot Theatre Company is devoting the month of December to a jaunty, spirited production of the Lionel Bart musical, Oliver!. Directed/choreographed by Allison Bibicoff, production is clearly a labor of love, employing (for this theatre) a moderately large cast and the best of the company's current resources. The result is energetic and entertaining with moments of engaging drama.
BWW Review: BROADWAY AT THE GOOD Brings Cheer to the Season
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - December 03, 2016
Portland's Good Theater performs its annual musical revue, Broadway at the Good Theater this weekend bringing warmth, cheer, and an array of musical treats to mark the holiday season. Conceived, written, and directed by Brian P. Allen, this year's two hours of song and dance was devoted to the musicals of the 1970s.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - December 03, 2016
Portland's Good Theater performs its annual musical revue, Broadway at the Good Theater this weekend bringing warmth, cheer, and an array of musical treats to mark the holiday season. Conceived, written, and directed by Brian P. Allen, this year's two hours of song and dance was devoted to the musicals of the 1970s.
Ogunquit Playhouse to Launch New Works Series with FRIDA Reading in NYC
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2016
The Ogunquit Playhouse has announced the launch of a new works program to incubate and develop new musicals for the stage. The program is helmed by Matt Schicker and will kick off on Monday, December 5 at 3:30PM at Pearl Studios in New York, NY, with an invite-only Actors' Equity Association stage reading of Frida, a musical with book and lyrics by Michael Aman and music by Dana P. Rowe.
by BWW News Desk - December 02, 2016
The Ogunquit Playhouse has announced the launch of a new works program to incubate and develop new musicals for the stage. The program is helmed by Matt Schicker and will kick off on Monday, December 5 at 3:30PM at Pearl Studios in New York, NY, with an invite-only Actors' Equity Association stage reading of Frida, a musical with book and lyrics by Michael Aman and music by Dana P. Rowe.
Snowlion Rep Receives Theater Grant For A CHERRY ORCHARD IN MAINE
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2016
Snowlion Repertory Company has received a $5000 grant from the Maine Theater Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to develop and produce a new adaptation of Chekhov's classic 'The Cherry Orchard' set in Maine and entitled 'A Cherry Orchard in Maine.' 'A Cherry Orchard in Maine' is set in Maine and created from a literal translation by Columbia University Professor Ronald Meyer.
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2016
Snowlion Repertory Company has received a $5000 grant from the Maine Theater Fund of the Maine Community Foundation to develop and produce a new adaptation of Chekhov's classic 'The Cherry Orchard' set in Maine and entitled 'A Cherry Orchard in Maine.' 'A Cherry Orchard in Maine' is set in Maine and created from a literal translation by Columbia University Professor Ronald Meyer.
Penobscot Theatre Company's OLIVER! Tickets On Sale October 3rd
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2016
On Monday, October 3, Penobscot Theatre Company will make tickets toOliver!, its much anticipated holiday show, available to the general public. The musical by Lionel Bart will run December 1-24 at the Bangor Opera House in downtown Bangor. Previously offered at a discount to subscribers alone, the tickets will be open for purchase through the box office or the theatre's website, regularly priced at $38 for adults and $15 for students. General adult admission to the preview performances December 1 and 2 will be $25 and $27 respectively.
by BWW News Desk - December 01, 2016
On Monday, October 3, Penobscot Theatre Company will make tickets toOliver!, its much anticipated holiday show, available to the general public. The musical by Lionel Bart will run December 1-24 at the Bangor Opera House in downtown Bangor. Previously offered at a discount to subscribers alone, the tickets will be open for purchase through the box office or the theatre's website, regularly priced at $38 for adults and $15 for students. General adult admission to the preview performances December 1 and 2 will be $25 and $27 respectively.
Catherine Charlebois and Jason Michael Evans Lead Ogunquit Playhouse's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at The Music Hall
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2016
The Music Hall and the Ogunquit Playhouse present the beloved Disney classic Beauty and the Beast, on stage at The Music Hall's Historic Theater in Portsmouth, tonight, November 30, through December 18.
by BWW News Desk - November 30, 2016
The Music Hall and the Ogunquit Playhouse present the beloved Disney classic Beauty and the Beast, on stage at The Music Hall's Historic Theater in Portsmouth, tonight, November 30, through December 18.
Critic's Choice: Best of Maine 2016
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - November 29, 2016
Having had the privilege to serve as Broadway World's Maine Editor for more than three years now, I can say with pride that the state, though remote as it may seem from the epicenter of the theatre world, Broadway, is blessed to be home to so many thriving theatre companies who produce exciting, vibrant seasons. As I compiled my list for 2016 with many familiar names, I was also struck by the extraordinary consistency of excellence these companies maintain. Here are my personal choices of the best in Maine, grouped by theatre and show.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - November 29, 2016
Having had the privilege to serve as Broadway World's Maine Editor for more than three years now, I can say with pride that the state, though remote as it may seem from the epicenter of the theatre world, Broadway, is blessed to be home to so many thriving theatre companies who produce exciting, vibrant seasons. As I compiled my list for 2016 with many familiar names, I was also struck by the extraordinary consistency of excellence these companies maintain. Here are my personal choices of the best in Maine, grouped by theatre and show.
Maine State Music Theatre to Present Children's Interactive Programs at Curtis Memorial Library
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2016
Maine State Music Theatre will present "Magic Time: A Program of Story and Song" - combining classic fairytale literature with contemporary musical adaptations - on Friday, February 24, 2017, at 10 AM and 3 PM at the Morrell Reading Room at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick.
by BWW News Desk - November 28, 2016
Maine State Music Theatre will present "Magic Time: A Program of Story and Song" - combining classic fairytale literature with contemporary musical adaptations - on Friday, February 24, 2017, at 10 AM and 3 PM at the Morrell Reading Room at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick.
Maine State Ballet Presents THE NUTCRACKER, 11/25-12/4
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2016
Maine State Ballet's 40th Anniversary production of The Nutcracker brings the beauty and joy of the holiday season to Portland's Merrill Auditorium Today, November 25 through Sunday, December 4.
by BWW News Desk - November 25, 2016
Maine State Ballet's 40th Anniversary production of The Nutcracker brings the beauty and joy of the holiday season to Portland's Merrill Auditorium Today, November 25 through Sunday, December 4.
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