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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.

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.

Maine State Music Theatre elected three new members to their board of trustees during an annual meeting held December 13.

'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.

Bangor's Penobscot Theatre Company is devoting the month of December to a jaunty, spirited production of the Lionel Bart musical, Oliver!.

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.

The Ogunquit Playhouse has announced the launch of a new works program to incubate and develop new musicals for the stage.

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.

On Monday, October 3, Penobscot Theatre Company will make tickets toOliver!, its much anticipated holiday show, available to the general public.

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.

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, vib

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'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.

The Waterville Opera House (WOH) is proud to present a holiday favorite on stage, A Christmas Story, the Musical!

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.

Whether it be in love or war, Shakespeare's characters will promise the moon, and in their next breath take it back again.

The thirteenth edition of the Broadway at Good Theater concerts will be presented November 30 - December 4 for six performances.

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.

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.

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 Shre

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 Shre

'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.

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 has opened for the 2016 BroadwayWorld Maine Regional Awards, honoring productions which opened between October 1, 2015 and September 30, 2016.

Start the holiday season off with a BANG.