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BWW Review: PUMP BOYS & DINETTES Serves Up Nostalgia with a Smile

BWW Review: PUMP BOYS & DINETTES Serves Up Nostalgia with a Smile

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — March 11, 2017
For those wishing to take a trip back to a simpler era, Biddeford City Theater's production of Pump Boys & Dinettes serves up a wistful, warm slice of nostalgia together with a foot-tapping country musical score that is guaranteed to leave the audience smiling and singing along.
Maine State Ballet Presents SWAN LAKE, 3/24-4/9

Maine State Ballet Presents SWAN LAKE, 3/24-4/9

by BWW News Desk — March 10, 2017
Maine State Ballet celebrates the 140th Anniversary of Swan Lake with a three week, 12 performance run of the quintessential classic ballet, March 24 through April 9, at Maine State Ballet's Lopez Theater.
Downhome Musical PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Comes to City Theater

Downhome Musical PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Comes to City Theater

by BWW News Desk — March 10, 2017
Pump Boys And Dinettes a down-home musical full of country fun opens at City Theater in Biddeford March 10th.
The Ogunquit Playhouse Receives Three IRNE Award  Nominations for THE HUNCHBACK NOTRE

The Ogunquit Playhouse Receives Three IRNE Award Nominations for THE HUNCHBACK NOTRE DAME

by BWW News Desk — March 9, 2017
The Ogunquit Playhouse is proud to announce that it has received three Independent Reviewers of New England Award (IRNE) nominations in the large theatre category for its 2016 production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame including Best Set Design, Best Lighting Design, and Best Actor in a Musical.
Come Explore Under the Sea as the Waterville Opera House's THE LITTLE MERMAID

Come Explore Under the Sea as the Waterville Opera House's THE LITTLE MERMAID

by BWW News Desk — March 9, 2017
Come Explore What's Under the Sea as the Waterville Opera House Presents Disney's The Little Mermaid the Musical
Downhome Musical PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Comes to City Theater

Downhome Musical PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Comes to City Theater

by BWW News Desk — March 9, 2017
Pump Boys And Dinettes a down-home musical full of country fun opens at City Theater in Biddeford March 10th.
THE NEVERENDING STORY to Offer Neverending Thrills for Theatre Goers

THE NEVERENDING STORY to Offer Neverending Thrills for Theatre Goers

by BWW News Desk — March 8, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy is thrilled to present the beloved modern classic The Neverending Story later this month.
Good Theater presents THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL

Good Theater presents THE TRIP TO BOUNTIFUL

by BWW News Desk — March 7, 2017
Good Theater, the professional theater in residence at the St.
BWW Review: DEAR CHUCK at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts

BWW Review: DEAR CHUCK at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts

by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro — March 7, 2017
On Sunday, March 5th, I saw DEAR CHUCK, by Jonathan Dorf at the Winslow Homer Center for the Arts.
A-Five, Six, Seven, Eight: MSMT Local Auditions Sparkle

A-Five, Six, Seven, Eight: MSMT Local Auditions Sparkle

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — March 6, 2017
The hallways are jammed with bright, expectant, luminous faces wearing their most eye-catching outfits, laden with dance bags, juggling binders with music and resumes, scanning their ever present iPhones, and searching for a place to sit or stretch or warm-up as they await the call.
Marissa Brown of DEAR CHUCK at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts

Marissa Brown of DEAR CHUCK at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts

by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro — March 6, 2017
I was given the opportunity to sit down and talk with Marissa Brown, director of DEAR CHUCK at Scarborough High School right before the final performance of the show before they move on to the Maine Drama Festival.
Monmouth Community Players to Present Rodger & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!

Monmouth Community Players to Present Rodger & Hammerstein's OKLAHOMA!

by BWW News Desk — March 6, 2017
The Monmouth Community Players are excited to present Rodger and Hammerstein's premiere musical collaboration "Oklahoma!" This production is directed by Josie French of Lewiston, musically directed by John Neal of Greene, and choreographed by Melissa Guimond of Auburn.
BWW Review:  Dustin Tucker Scores a Tour de Force in Portland Stage's BUYER & CELLAR

BWW Review: Dustin Tucker Scores a Tour de Force in Portland Stage's BUYER & CELLAR

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — March 5, 2017
Portland Stage's current production, Jonathan Tolins' one-man, bitter-sweet comedy, Buyer & Cellar, offers Maine audiences a chance to revel not only in the protean talents of Dustin Tucker, who gives a compelling, engaging, irresistible ninety-minute virtuosic performance, but also in Tolins' agile
BWW Preview: GREASE at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts

BWW Preview: GREASE at Winslow Homer Center For The Arts

by Student Blogger: Samuel Laro — March 4, 2017
Tell me more, tell me more! After many years without a spring show, the Oak Hill Players of Scarborough High School are beginning rehearsals for the smash hit musical, Grease! The cast includes myself, junior Samuel Laro (Crazy for You, Anything Goes, Little Shop of Horrors) as greaser Danny Zuko, a
Photo Flash: First Look at USM's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

Photo Flash: First Look at USM's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

by BWW News Desk — March 3, 2017
Polite society is delightfully turned head-over-heels with Otto Nicolai's version of The Merry Wives of Windsor, where the merry (meaning naughty) wives take control of Falstaff's unwanted advances.
VIDEO: Behind-the-Scenes of USM's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

VIDEO: Behind-the-Scenes of USM's THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR

by Christina Mancuso — March 3, 2017
Polite society is delightfully turned head-over-heels with Otto Nicolai's version of The Merry Wives of Windsor, where the merry (meaning naughty) wives take control of Falstaff's unwanted advances.
Downhome Musical PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Comes to City Theater

Downhome Musical PUMP BOYS AND DINETTES Comes to City Theater

by BWW News Desk — February 26, 2017
Pump Boys And Dinettes a down-home musical full of country fun opens at City Theater in Biddeford March 10th.
MSMT's MAGIC TIME Draws Capacity Crowds

MSMT's MAGIC TIME Draws Capacity Crowds

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — February 26, 2017
“Are you ready for some fun and fairytales? We're going to need you to use your imaginations to help us.
Registration is Now Open for Seven Spooky Weeks At Penobscot Theatre Company

Registration is Now Open for Seven Spooky Weeks At Penobscot Theatre Company

by BWW News Desk — February 24, 2017
Registration is now open for Penobscot Theatre Company's Dramatic Academy Summer 2017, seven weeks of full-day programming for students aged 4-20.
Maine State Music Theatre to Present Children's Interactive Programs at Curtis Memori

Maine State Music Theatre to Present Children's Interactive Programs at Curtis Memorial Library

by BWW News Desk — February 24, 2017
Maine State Music Theatre will present "Magic Time: A Program of Story and Song" - combining classic fairytale literature with contemporary musical adaptations - on Today, February 24, 2017, at 10 AM and 3 PM at the Morrell Reading Room at Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick.
Gender, Race, and Society Take Center Stage in Theater at Monmouth's  2017 Power, Pas

Gender, Race, and Society Take Center Stage in Theater at Monmouth's 2017 Power, Passion, and Privilege Season

by BWW News Desk — February 23, 2017
 This summer, Theater at Monmouth encourages you to "Love all, trust a few, do wrong to none" (All's Well That Ends Well).
University of Southern Maine's MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Puts the Women in Control

University of Southern Maine's MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Puts the Women in Control

by BWW News Desk — February 23, 2017
Polite society is delightfully turned head-over-heels with Otto Nicolai's version of The Merry Wives of Windsor, where the merry (meaning naughty) wives take control of Falstaff's unwanted advances.
PAPERMAKER Gets to the Heart of Maine Milltowns

PAPERMAKER Gets to the Heart of Maine Milltowns

by BWW News Desk — February 22, 2017
Penobscot Theatre Company is preparing to stage the second production of Papermaker, by acclaimed Maine author Monica Wood (The One-in-a-Million Boy, We Were the Kennedys).
Dramatic Repertory Company Presents VENUS IN FUR

Dramatic Repertory Company Presents VENUS IN FUR

by BWW News Desk — February 22, 2017
Dramatic Repertory Company (Keith Powell Beyland, Artistic Director) is pleased to announce a Portland Premiere production of VENUS IN FUR by David Ives.
GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! to Make Maine Premiere This March

GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL! to Make Maine Premiere This March

by BWW News Desk — February 20, 2017
Bud Davenport and Doug Simon have a brand-new show that they have spent months writing.

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