In the runup to a presidential election, Portland Stage is presenting the play, which is set in the time immediately before and after Smith’s confrontation with powerful demagogue Joseph McCarthy.
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Freeport Players presents ’12 Incompetent Jurors’ in Midcoast area
Freeport Players presents “12 Incompetent Jurors” by Ian McWethy Sept. 13-22 at various venues in the Midcoast area. Enjoy the laughs in this hilarious comedic spoof of “12 Angry Men.” When a man is accused of stealing six cats, it seems like an open-and-shut case. However, with an oddball jury squabbling over bizarre theories and […]
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Augusta’s Colonial Theater’s windows and doors being restored
Roughly $2 million in raised funds has already been put into the theater, including a new roof and a new floor that covered a gaping hole in the old, long-neglected floor. The next project will be an expansion and restoration of the stage area.
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Portlanders frustrated by online fees are buying concert tickets straight from the box office
There’s an open secret spreading around the city: Tickets at some of the largest venues are cheaper if you buy them in person.
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Hogfish’s summer show is part opera, part dance party
Poulenc based his 1945 opera on the 1917 surrealist play ‘The Breasts of Tiresias.’
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Shakespeare in Deering Oaks Park, ‘The Producers’ in Harrison and the Woofstock Food & Beer Festival in Kennebunk
See Elle King live in Sidney on Sunday.
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The largest production ever for Opera Maine demanded a stage design to match
‘What does epic look like?’ set designer Germán Cárdenas-Alaminos asked himself when considering how to stage Verdi’s ‘Aida.’
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Maine State Music Theatre’s ‘White Christmas’ is a dazzler
The dancing, the singing, the costumes, the energy – this performance has got it all.
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Christmas in July: Husband and wife duo grace the stage in ‘White Christmas’
Complete with a holiday craft market featuring local artisans and over-the-top Christmas décor, Maine State Music Theatre’s production of “White Christmas” features its own, real-life triumph of love as husband-and-wife duo Daniel Plimpton and Darien Crago perform the musical for the first time as a married couple.
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Monmouth Community Players presents ‘Beauty and the Beast’ in Winthrop
The Monmouth Community Players present “Beauty and the Beast” at the Winthrop Performing Arts Center July 11-21. Thursday and Friday performances are at 7:30 p.m. There will be a 7:30 p.m. sensory-friendly performance Saturday, July 13. Matinees are at 2 p.m. both Sundays, with an ASL production at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 20. The center […]