‘You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,’ the high school stage company’s first musical since 2020, opens at Orion Performing Arts Center March 4.
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Maine Voices: Don’t support theaters that haven’t lived up to diversity pledges
Artistic organizations are beholden to the desires of their audiences when it comes to programming.
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Theater review: Two couples chronicle their friendship through the decades
‘Middletown’ is an affecting evening of theater.
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Alan Cumming’s takeaway after spending more time in Maine: ‘What’s not to like?’
The Broadway, TV and film star performs with Ari Shapiro in Portland on Friday, after hosting his Club Cumming on the Coast in Kennebunkport this summer. And he’d like to come back more.
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History lesson: A Maine native’s play about a witness to the Holocaust is poised to embark on national tour
‘Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karski’ was co-written by Deering High School graduate Clark Young and stars acclaimed actor David Strathairn.
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Waterville Opera House schedules full season, to include COVID-19 pandemic safety protocols
Patrons will have to show proof of vaccination or have a negative COVID-19 test prior to attending a show at the Waterville Opera House.
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Gen Z takes the reins for this teen musical
Written, directed and acted by teens, ’52 Blue’ debuts at Portland Players in South Portland, Thursday through Saturday.
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An all-Black musical was a Broadway smash – and then was mostly forgotten
“Shuffle Along” brought Black and White audiences together 100 years ago, writes Caseen Gaines.
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MSMT brings back Broadway’s best for Brunswick concert series
Maine State Music Theatre welcomes back some of its stars for a special concert series: “The Stars of MSMT.” The first of these concerts will hold performances July 28 and 29, and the second concert will hold performances on Aug. 4 and 5 at the Pickard Theater on the Bowdoin College campus in Brunswick. This […]
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Harpswell Coastal Academy adds political theater program aimed at sparking social change
The school’s new program, directed by Lee Rose, will focus on political theater — using theater as a vehicle for social change and communicating social and political ideas.