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TikTok and Southbank Centre Launch Search For The Next Generation of Classical Music Talent
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2025

The Southbank Centre and TikTok have announced the launch of Crescendo, a pioneering new accelerator programme aimed at spotlighting emerging classical music content creators in the UK, bringing the genre to new, digital-first audiences.

Monmouth Community Players Announces The Cast Of THE ODD COUPLE, FEMALE VERSION
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 24, 2025

The Monmouth Community Players, alongside Marquis Season Sponsor Great Falls Federal Credit Union and Season Sponsors Winthrop Area Federal Credit Union and Readfield Insurance Agency, have announced the cast of their upcoming production of Neil Simon's 'The Odd Couple, Female Version'.

Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 42: BEETHOVEN'S NINTH BY HEART, Royal Albert Hall
by Louise Penn - Aug 22, 2024

Since 2005, Aurora Orchestra have been performing classical pieces from memory with no score and free movement around the stage. Their passion for their craft is wonderful, and extends to all those who are lucky enough to see them work. This was an inclusive and accessible Prom, vibrant and vivacious.

Cast Set for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST at The Monmouth Community Players
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 12, 2024

The Monmouth Community Players has revealed the cast of their summer musical, Beauty and the Beast. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Southbank Centre Reveals Classical Music Spring/Summer 24 Programme
by Stephi Wild - Oct 24, 2023

The Southbank Centre and its family of Resident Orchestras today announce its Classical Music Spring/Summer 2024 programme.

Cast Set For The Monmouth Community Players' HARVEY
by Stephi Wild - Sep 7, 2023

The Monmouth Community Players has announced the cast of their fall production of Harvey. Learn more about who is starring in the production here!

Kravis Center For The Performing Arts Names Four New Board Members
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 29, 2023

At their last meeting of the season, the Board of Directors of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts elected four new Board members starting July 1. Eileen Berman, James Coleman, Kenneth Himmel and John Ketchum will each serve for a three-year term.

Photos: Monmouth Community Players 'Ups The Ante' With The Cast Of GUYS AND DOLLS
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 7, 2023

The Monmouth Community Players have announced the cast of their spring musical, Guys and Dolls.  Guys and Dolls is based on a story and characters of Damon Runyon, with music and lyrics by Frank Loesser and book by Jo Swerling and Abe Burrows. See cast photos!

Monmouth Community Players Will Present 30th Anniversary Concert This Month
by Stephi Wild - Jan 3, 2023

The Monmouth Community Players have announced their 30th Anniversary Concert. Join MCP favorites as they grace the stage to revisit some of their favorite songs from the first 30 years upon the stage at Cumston Hall.

Monmouth Community Players To Present 30th Anniversary Concert
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 21, 2022

The Monmouth Community Players are excited to invite you to their 30th Anniversary Concert. Join MCP favorites as they grace the stage to revisit some of their favorite songs from the first 30 years upon the stage at Cumston Hall. Organized by Josie French, past Chair of the Board, the evening promises to delight and spark some nostalgia from audience members and performers alike. 

12 Days Left To Vote For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards; Maine State Music Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - Dec 19, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 19th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Stats Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards; at Maine State Music Theatre Leads Best Ensemble Performance!
by BWW - Dec 12, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 12th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Latest Standings Released For The 2022 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards; Maine State Music Theatre Leads Favorite Local Theatre!
by BWW - Dec 5, 2022

The latest standings as of Monday, December 5th, have been released for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

First Stats Released For The BroadwayWorld Maine Awards; Waterville's TUCK EVERLASTING Leads Best Musical
by BWW Staff - Nov 21, 2022

The first live standings have been announced for the 2022 BroadwayWorld Maine Awards! Nominations were reader-submitted and now our readers get to vote for their favorites.

Monmouth Community Players Returns to Present TALES FROM MONMOUTH, MAINE This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 8, 2022

The Monmouth Community Players (MCP) have announced their third annual socially distanced Fall production, titled Tales From Monmouth, Maine. The script for the show is adapted from “Beneath This Ground”  by Dr. Larry Buggie, with original monologues written by MCP board member Jane Mitchell.

Raymond F. Kravis Center For The Performing Arts Announces Sherry S. Barrat Chair Of The Board Of Directors
by Stephi Wild - Jul 14, 2022

At their last meeting of the season, the Board of Directors of the Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts elected Sherry Barrat as Board Chair starting July 1. Ms. Barrat succeeds Jeffrey Stoops, who served as Board Chairman for the past three years.

Southbank Centre Announces Autumn and Winter Classical Music Lineup
by Stephi Wild - Apr 5, 2022

The Southbank Centre has today revealed its Autumn/Winter 2022/23 classical music programme – the first edition under the curatorship of Head of Classical Music Toks Dada since arriving at the Southbank Centre.

PEPPA PIG: MY FIRST CONCERT Will Tour the UK This Summer
by Nicole Rosky - Mar 10, 2022

Join Peppa Pig at one of five fantastic venues for her interactive musical show Peppa Pig: My First Concert. Throughout the summer, she will be taking the stage in London, Bristol, Birmingham, Manchester and Edinburgh. This fun, new production featuring a live orchestra, will introduce little piggies to different instruments and their unique sounds while encouraging families to sing along to the favourite songs from the record-breaking TV series.

Photos: First Look at the Cast of THE ADDAMS FAMILY at The Monmouth Community Players
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 1, 2022

The Monmouth Community Players, along with marquis sponsor the Monmouth Federal Credit Union and show sponsor Optometric Associates,  welcome you to experience the 'intoxicating smell of the graveyard' as you join them for their performance of Broadway's multi award-winning, upbeat musical-comedy, The Addams Family.

Monmouth Community Players Presents WHEN RADIO WAS KING: A RETURN TO THE 60S
by Nicole Rosky - Jan 2, 2022

Before there was Netflix, Hulu and cable TV, families would crowd around the radio to listen to their favorite shows. The Monmouth Community Players invites audiences to travel back in time to the 1960’s and experience a live radio show in their fifth annual production of “When Radio Was King.” This production is being directed by Josie French of Lewiston, produced by Danny Gay of Monmouth, with Ginger Smith of Winthrop as box office manager and Kyle Mansur of Auburn as light and sound operator.