A Holiday Favorite Comes to the Waterville Opera House: A CHRISTMAS STORY THE MUSICAL
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2016
The Waterville Opera House (WOH) is proud to present a holiday favorite on stage, A Christmas Story, the Musical!
by BWW News Desk - November 23, 2016
The Waterville Opera House (WOH) is proud to present a holiday favorite on stage, A Christmas Story, the Musical!
Catherine Charlebois and Jason Michael Evans to Lead Ogunquit Playhouse's BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at The Music Hall
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2016
The Music Hall and the Ogunquit Playhouse have announced the stars of the beloved Disney classic Beauty and the Beast, on stage at The Music Hall's Historic Theater in Portsmouth, November 30 - December 18.
by BWW News Desk - November 22, 2016
The Music Hall and the Ogunquit Playhouse have announced the stars of the beloved Disney classic Beauty and the Beast, on stage at The Music Hall's Historic Theater in Portsmouth, November 30 - December 18.
Naked Shakespeare Presents OATH BREAKERS
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2016
Whether it be in love or war, Shakespeare's characters will promise the moon, and in their next breath take it back again. Audience members are invited to decide for themselves whether karmic justice is served when notable liars in the canon go back on their sworn words. Drawn from several plays, this Naked Shakespeare production brings together a collection of characters notoriously bending and twisting their oaths in order to suit their own personal needs. Director Michael Levine intertwines text selections from three tragedies and one comedy in this fast-moving evening of entertainment in which characters are literally shackled by their words by hooded figures moving about a shadowy dungeon-like world. Eight actors play multiple characters in an evening that visually demonstrates the rewards offered by those who are untrue. 'Oath Breakers' performs twice on Friday and Saturday on the first weekend in December in the Ballroom at Mechanics Hall. Both performances begin at 7pm. The First Friday performance is free, and Saturday's show is $10 for all ages. Visit Acorn's website at www.acorn-productions.org for more information or to order tickets.
by BWW News Desk - November 21, 2016
Whether it be in love or war, Shakespeare's characters will promise the moon, and in their next breath take it back again. Audience members are invited to decide for themselves whether karmic justice is served when notable liars in the canon go back on their sworn words. Drawn from several plays, this Naked Shakespeare production brings together a collection of characters notoriously bending and twisting their oaths in order to suit their own personal needs. Director Michael Levine intertwines text selections from three tragedies and one comedy in this fast-moving evening of entertainment in which characters are literally shackled by their words by hooded figures moving about a shadowy dungeon-like world. Eight actors play multiple characters in an evening that visually demonstrates the rewards offered by those who are untrue. 'Oath Breakers' performs twice on Friday and Saturday on the first weekend in December in the Ballroom at Mechanics Hall. Both performances begin at 7pm. The First Friday performance is free, and Saturday's show is $10 for all ages. Visit Acorn's website at www.acorn-productions.org for more information or to order tickets.
Good Theater to Present 13th Edition of BROADWAY AT GOOD THEATER
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2016
The thirteenth edition of the Broadway at Good Theater concerts will be presented November 30 - December 4 for six performances. This year will be a tribute to Broadway of the 1970s.
by BWW News Desk - November 13, 2016
The thirteenth edition of the Broadway at Good Theater concerts will be presented November 30 - December 4 for six performances. This year will be a tribute to Broadway of the 1970s.
BWW Video Flash: Theatre Miniatures: A Series of Mini Video Profiles - No. 2: Brian P. Allen
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - November 11, 2016
Following the first installment of my Theatre Miniature series - a profile of Curt Dale Clark - this second mini-video takes a look at the indefatigable Executive and Artistic Director of Portland's Good Theater, Brian P. Allen.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - November 11, 2016
Following the first installment of my Theatre Miniature series - a profile of Curt Dale Clark - this second mini-video takes a look at the indefatigable Executive and Artistic Director of Portland's Good Theater, Brian P. Allen.
Marshwood District Musical Presents James And The Giant Peach
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2016
A classic children's novel is brought to life as Marshwood High School presents this year's District Musical, James and the Giant Peach Jr.
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2016
A classic children's novel is brought to life as Marshwood High School presents this year's District Musical, James and the Giant Peach Jr.
Windham High School Presents KISS ME, KATE
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2016
What do you get when you combine Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' with Cole Porter's makes-you-wanna-get-up-and-dance music? You get Kiss Me, Kate the first musical to win a Tony Award! Kiss Me, Kate is the story of a troupe of traveling actors who are performing Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' but things get complicated when the backstage drama of their personal lives creeps into the action.
by BWW News Desk - November 11, 2016
What do you get when you combine Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' with Cole Porter's makes-you-wanna-get-up-and-dance music? You get Kiss Me, Kate the first musical to win a Tony Award! Kiss Me, Kate is the story of a troupe of traveling actors who are performing Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' but things get complicated when the backstage drama of their personal lives creeps into the action.
Windham High School Presents KISS ME, KATE
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2016
What do you get when you combine Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' with Cole Porter's makes-you-wanna-get-up-and-dance music? You get Kiss Me, Kate the first musical to win a Tony Award! Kiss Me, Kate is the story of a troupe of traveling actors who are performing Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' but things get complicated when the backstage drama of their personal lives creeps into the action.
by BWW News Desk - November 10, 2016
What do you get when you combine Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' with Cole Porter's makes-you-wanna-get-up-and-dance music? You get Kiss Me, Kate the first musical to win a Tony Award! Kiss Me, Kate is the story of a troupe of traveling actors who are performing Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' but things get complicated when the backstage drama of their personal lives creeps into the action.
Where the Next Generation of Musicals Is Born
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - November 09, 2016
'New theatre work is important because it is more likely to reflect what is actually going on in the world; it can speak to global happenings and events and find ways to digest them and cope with them.' Artistic Director of Maine State Music Theatre Curt Dale Clark is talking about his recent visit to the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) Conference and Festival of New Musicals in New York on October 24-28, 2016. Clark, who has been a NAMT Board member for the past two years and currently co-chair of the membership committee, is proud that his theatre company, MSMT, has been a founding member of the organization since its inception thirty-six years ago, and praises 'our continued efforts on its behalf that help cement the relationship between the two not-for-profits.'
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - November 09, 2016
'New theatre work is important because it is more likely to reflect what is actually going on in the world; it can speak to global happenings and events and find ways to digest them and cope with them.' Artistic Director of Maine State Music Theatre Curt Dale Clark is talking about his recent visit to the National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT) Conference and Festival of New Musicals in New York on October 24-28, 2016. Clark, who has been a NAMT Board member for the past two years and currently co-chair of the membership committee, is proud that his theatre company, MSMT, has been a founding member of the organization since its inception thirty-six years ago, and praises 'our continued efforts on its behalf that help cement the relationship between the two not-for-profits.'
Maine State Ballet Presents THE NUTCRACKER, 11/25-12/4
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 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 Friday, November 25 through Sunday, December 4.
by BWW News Desk - November 08, 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 Friday, November 25 through Sunday, December 4.
Voting Now Open for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards
by BWW Special Coverage - November 08, 2016
Voting has opened for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Maine Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting will run through December 31. Winners will be announced in early January!
by BWW Special Coverage - November 08, 2016
Voting has opened for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Maine Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016. Nominations were completely reader-submitted and after the nomination period ended October 31, BroadwayWorld's local editors proofed the list for eligibility and errors. Voting will run through December 31. Winners will be announced in early January!
Theater at Monmouth to Stage EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD...AND THEN SOME!
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2016
Start the holiday season off with a BANG. TAM's hilarious holiday extravaganza Every Christmas Story Ever Told...(and then some!) is the perfect opportunity to ring in the season that will have you laughing into the New Year!
by BWW News Desk - November 07, 2016
Start the holiday season off with a BANG. TAM's hilarious holiday extravaganza Every Christmas Story Ever Told...(and then some!) is the perfect opportunity to ring in the season that will have you laughing into the New Year!
BWW Review: Whispered Memories: SOTTO VOCE at Portland Stage
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - November 06, 2016
Nilo Cruz's latest work, Sotto Voce (2014), is a delicate, haunting, poetic memory play that whispers and lulls its way into the hidden recesses of memory, as it slowly, gently, but heartrendingly reveals the characters' past lives, hopes, and dreams. Portland Stage's production directed by Liz Diamond is richly evocative and pitch perfect in tone and execution.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - November 06, 2016
Nilo Cruz's latest work, Sotto Voce (2014), is a delicate, haunting, poetic memory play that whispers and lulls its way into the hidden recesses of memory, as it slowly, gently, but heartrendingly reveals the characters' past lives, hopes, and dreams. Portland Stage's production directed by Liz Diamond is richly evocative and pitch perfect in tone and execution.
$20 Rush Tickets Announced for RENT 20th Anniversary Tour
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2016
Portland Ovations announced today that seats in the first two rows of the orchestra section will be available for $22 (which includes fee) for both performances of RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical.
by BWW News Desk - November 01, 2016
Portland Ovations announced today that seats in the first two rows of the orchestra section will be available for $22 (which includes fee) for both performances of RENT, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning musical.
Snow Lion Rep Presents ANYTHING HELPS GOD BLESS, a New Play about Panhandlers in Portland's Median Strips
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2016
The conscience of a community is tested when Portland must come to grips with conflicted feelings about homelessness, giving, and individual freedom, as the proposal of a simple public safety ordinance unleashes a torrent of passionate, sometimes outrageous response from all sides that ultimately leads to a heated court battle over Constitutional rights!
by BWW News Desk - October 31, 2016
The conscience of a community is tested when Portland must come to grips with conflicted feelings about homelessness, giving, and individual freedom, as the proposal of a simple public safety ordinance unleashes a torrent of passionate, sometimes outrageous response from all sides that ultimately leads to a heated court battle over Constitutional rights!
The Public Theatre to Present LAWN AND DISORDER for One Weekend Only!
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2016
National headlining comedians Jim Colliton & Karen Morgan (finalist on Nickelodeon's 'Funniest Mom in America') join together in this hilarious show about married life as we know it: mowing the grass, tending the kiddos and better halves who make us laugh.
by BWW News Desk - October 29, 2016
National headlining comedians Jim Colliton & Karen Morgan (finalist on Nickelodeon's 'Funniest Mom in America') join together in this hilarious show about married life as we know it: mowing the grass, tending the kiddos and better halves who make us laugh.
Photo Flash: Chills and Murderous Thrills in YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN at Waterville Opera House
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2016
Waterville Maine has a craving for monstrous laughs - thanks to Young Frankenstein, now playing through October 30th at the Waterville Opera House. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2016
Waterville Maine has a craving for monstrous laughs - thanks to Young Frankenstein, now playing through October 30th at the Waterville Opera House. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below!
Monstrous Thrills Meet Comedic Skills at the Waterville Opera House's YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2016
The Waterville Opera House (WOH) is proud to present one monster of a musical comedy - Young Frankenstein - October 21st through the 30th.
by BWW News Desk - October 28, 2016
The Waterville Opera House (WOH) is proud to present one monster of a musical comedy - Young Frankenstein - October 21st through the 30th.
Marshwood District Musical Presents James And The Giant Peach
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2016
A classic children's novel is brought to life as Marshwood High School presents this year's District Musical, James and the Giant Peach Jr.
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2016
A classic children's novel is brought to life as Marshwood High School presents this year's District Musical, James and the Giant Peach Jr.
Ring in the Holiday Season with TAM's EVERY CHRISTMAS STORY EVER TOLD…
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2016
Start the holiday season off with a BANG. TAM's hilarious holiday extravaganza Every Christmas Story Ever Told…(and then some!) is the perfect opportunity to ring in the season that will have you laughing into the New Year! The play begins as yet another version of A Christmas Carol and takes "a wrong turn in Albuquerque" on the way to a B.H.C. (Beloved Holiday Classic) Smackdown between A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life. Santy Claus, Rudolph (or in this case Gustav), the Grinch, and just about every other seasonal character makes an appearance in this fast, furious, and slightly irreverent take on holiday classics and traditions.
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2016
Start the holiday season off with a BANG. TAM's hilarious holiday extravaganza Every Christmas Story Ever Told…(and then some!) is the perfect opportunity to ring in the season that will have you laughing into the New Year! The play begins as yet another version of A Christmas Carol and takes "a wrong turn in Albuquerque" on the way to a B.H.C. (Beloved Holiday Classic) Smackdown between A Christmas Carol and It's a Wonderful Life. Santy Claus, Rudolph (or in this case Gustav), the Grinch, and just about every other seasonal character makes an appearance in this fast, furious, and slightly irreverent take on holiday classics and traditions.
Naked Shakespeare Presents 'Truth Tellers'
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2016
Naked Shakespeare, Acorn Productions' performance series dedicated to presenting the works of the Bard in accessible ways for contemporary audiences, presents the second of six First Friday performances next month with two performances of Truth Tellers.
by BWW News Desk - October 25, 2016
Naked Shakespeare, Acorn Productions' performance series dedicated to presenting the works of the Bard in accessible ways for contemporary audiences, presents the second of six First Friday performances next month with two performances of Truth Tellers.
BWW Review: Chekhov on the Delaware: Perfectly Calibrated Durang Play Opens Good Theater's 15th Season
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - October 24, 2016
During the first act of Christopher Durang's Tony award-winning 2013 play, Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike, the characters muse that 'if everyone were on anti-depressants, there would be no Chekhov.' Happily for Portland theatre goers, it seems that none of the six colorful, endearing, eccentric personages in Durang's contemporary comedy appears to be on any medication. Rather they squabble and moan and rant about their lives in absurdly clever and humorous dialogue as they struggle to find some happiness in the human bonds which connect them.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - October 24, 2016
During the first act of Christopher Durang's Tony award-winning 2013 play, Vanya and Sonya and Masha and Spike, the characters muse that 'if everyone were on anti-depressants, there would be no Chekhov.' Happily for Portland theatre goers, it seems that none of the six colorful, endearing, eccentric personages in Durang's contemporary comedy appears to be on any medication. Rather they squabble and moan and rant about their lives in absurdly clever and humorous dialogue as they struggle to find some happiness in the human bonds which connect them.
BWW Video Flash: Theatre Miniatures: A Series of Mini Video Profiles - No. 1: Curt Dale Clark
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - October 22, 2016
When the now embattled Wells Fargo recently ran a series of ads suggesting that young people grow up and 'out of careers in the arts' and into 'mature choices of professions like the sciences and business,' the implications of the spots seriously irritated and alarmed most of us in the theatre community. A dancer yesterday, an engineer today….what message is that sending to our young people, many of whom are already deprived of arts education in their schools? It was then that the idea occurred to me and our Broadway World editors that a series of short video profiles asking successful theatre people why they had chosen a life in performance and what the rewards have been for them might be just the antidote.
by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - October 22, 2016
When the now embattled Wells Fargo recently ran a series of ads suggesting that young people grow up and 'out of careers in the arts' and into 'mature choices of professions like the sciences and business,' the implications of the spots seriously irritated and alarmed most of us in the theatre community. A dancer yesterday, an engineer today….what message is that sending to our young people, many of whom are already deprived of arts education in their schools? It was then that the idea occurred to me and our Broadway World editors that a series of short video profiles asking successful theatre people why they had chosen a life in performance and what the rewards have been for them might be just the antidote.
Windham High School Presents KISS ME, KATE
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2016
What do you get when you combine Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' with Cole Porter's makes-you-wanna-get-up-and-dance music? You get Kiss Me, Kate the first musical to win a Tony Award! Kiss Me, Kate is the story of a troupe of traveling actors who are performing Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' but things get complicated when the backstage drama of their personal lives creeps into the action.
by BWW News Desk - October 21, 2016
What do you get when you combine Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' with Cole Porter's makes-you-wanna-get-up-and-dance music? You get Kiss Me, Kate the first musical to win a Tony Award! Kiss Me, Kate is the story of a troupe of traveling actors who are performing Shakespeare's 'Taming of the Shrew' but things get complicated when the backstage drama of their personal lives creeps into the action.
MURDER FOR TWO Puts the Laughter in Manslaughter
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2016
Penobscot Theatre Company is proud to present the Maine premiere ofMurder for Two, a new musical comedy by Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair. Bari Newport, the company's producing artistic director, is directing the vaudevillian musical murder mystery, which will run from October 20 through November 6 at the historic Bangor Opera House.
by BWW News Desk - October 20, 2016
Penobscot Theatre Company is proud to present the Maine premiere ofMurder for Two, a new musical comedy by Joe Kinosian and Kellen Blair. Bari Newport, the company's producing artistic director, is directing the vaudevillian musical murder mystery, which will run from October 20 through November 6 at the historic Bangor Opera House.
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