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BWW Review: City Theater's NEXT TO NORMAL Is Stunning!

BWW Review: City Theater's NEXT TO NORMAL Is Stunning!

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — March 14, 2016

Attempting a production of the complex and heart-wrenching Pulitzer Prize winning musical, Next To Normal, in a small theatre in Maine is in itself a bold bit of programming, but to pull it off with such dazzling aplomb is absolutely extraordinary! This is precisely what Biddeford City Theater's Ar

Maine Playwrights Festival Announces 2016 Lineup

Maine Playwrights Festival Announces 2016 Lineup

by BWW News Desk — March 10, 2016

Acorn Productions, a non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing and developing the Southern Maine community of performing artists, has finalized plans for this year's annual Maine Playwrights Festival (MPF).

The Capitol Steps to Play Merrill Auditorium, 4/1

The Capitol Steps to Play Merrill Auditorium, 4/1

by BWW News Desk — March 7, 2016

With the 2016 Presidential election looming, now is the perfect time to revel in the lighter side of politics, and Portland Ovations provides that opportunity by bringing the witty political humor of The Capitol Steps to Merrill Auditorium on April 1st at 8pm.

BWW Review: LOST BOY IN WHOLE FOODS Offers Thought-Provoking Drama

BWW Review: LOST BOY IN WHOLE FOODS Offers Thought-Provoking Drama

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — March 6, 2016

Portland Stage's latest production of Tammy Ryan's 2009 play, Lost Boy in Whole Foods, offers a thought-provoking encounter with several extremely topical issues, among them the impact of immigration, the obligation to refugees, the clash of cultures, and the meaning and motives for good deeds.

True Blues & The Campbell Brothers Band to Play Merrill Auditorium, 3/25

True Blues & The Campbell Brothers Band to Play Merrill Auditorium, 3/25

by BWW News Desk — March 1, 2016

Portland Ovations presents a powerhouse double-bill that illuminates the connection between the blues and gospel music, with Corey Harris, Guy Davis and Alvin Youngblood Hart (True Blues) joining the powerhouse sacred steel guitar sound of The Campbell Brothers Band on Friday, March 25, at 8 pm at M

USM to Stage Maine Premiere of REEFER MADNESS, 3/11-20

USM to Stage Maine Premiere of REEFER MADNESS, 3/11-20

by BWW News Desk — February 24, 2016

The USM Department of Theatre and the USM School of Music present the Maine premiere of REEFER MADNESS The Musical, based on a book by Kevin Murphy and Dan Studney, with music by Dan Studney and lyrics by Kevin Murphy.

Acorn Productions' Naked Shakespeare to Present SEVEN DEADLY SINS

Acorn Productions' Naked Shakespeare to Present SEVEN DEADLY SINS

by BWW News Desk — February 19, 2016

Naked Shakespeare, Acorn Productions' performance series dedicated to presenting the works of the Bard in accessible ways for contemporary audiences, continues their popular series of First Friday performances next month with two performances of 'Seven Deadly Sins,' a series of seven highly-abridged

BWW Review: Portland Stage Presents Gleeful Send-up of Sherlock Holmes

BWW Review: Portland Stage Presents Gleeful Send-up of Sherlock Holmes

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — February 14, 2016

Portland Stage's gleeful, wickedly funny send-up of the Sherlock Holmes classic, Hound of the Baskervilles, as adapted by Steven Canny and John Nicholson, makes for a perfect antidote to the winter blues! Mounted with breathless energy by director Daniel Burson and brought to life by an agile, inven

PortFringe to Present POP-UP HAMLET, 3/4-5

PortFringe to Present POP-UP HAMLET, 3/4-5

by BWW News Desk — February 11, 2016

On March 4 and 5, 2016 twenty theater companies from across Maine and beyond will tackle Shakespeare's classic tragedy, creating the ultimate Hamlet mash-up!

Theater at Monmouth's 47th Season to Include HENRY V, THE ILLUSION & More

Theater at Monmouth's 47th Season to Include HENRY V, THE ILLUSION & More

by BWW News Desk — February 11, 2016

?For 2016 Theater at Monmouth invites you to unleash your inner Francophile for their Vive la France season! What do an unproven king, a swordsman with an astonishing nose, four pairs of lovers running amuck, and two meddling fathers with wayward children have in common? They are all part of TAM's 4

BWW Review: Theater Project Presents Sparkling Production of THE LIAR

BWW Review: Theater Project Presents Sparkling Production of THE LIAR

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — February 8, 2016

Brunswick's Theater Project has mounted a sparkling production of David Ives' version of Pierre Corneille's The Liar, offering the audience a rare treat to be able to enjoy this seventeenth century comedy in Ives' witty, linguistically rich "translaptation.

BWW Review: Good Theater Romps in SHEAR MADNESS

BWW Review: Good Theater Romps in SHEAR MADNESS

by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold — February 7, 2016

Another chapter in the thirty-seven year history of Paul Portner's interactive comedy, Shear Madness, has opened on the stage of Portland's Good Theater, and the side-splittingly funny, quick-paced murder mystery which Brian P.

PDP to Stage SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE

PDP to Stage SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE

by BWW News Desk — February 5, 2016

Patrick Dorow Productions (PDP), the Seacoast's acclaimed, top-quality, live performance theater and education company, is thrilled to present Smokey Joe's Cafe, the longest running musical revue on Broadway, sponsored by Olde Port Properties, from February 12-28, 2016, at The Star Theatre in Kitter

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