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Review: CRAZY FOR YOU at Ogunquit Playhouse


by Dan Marois - June 22, 2024

What did our critic think of CRAZY FOR YOU at Ogunquit Playhouse?...

Review: WAITRESS at Ogunquit Playhouse


by Dan Marois - May 15, 2024

What did our critic think of WAITRESS at Ogunquit Playhouse? The Ogunquit Playhouse has a well-earned reputation for delivering crowd-pleasing productions, and their 2024 season opener, 'Waitress,' is no exception....

Review: TOOTSIE at Ogunquit Playhouse


by Dan Marois - October 02, 2023

What happens when 'he' becomes 'she' in order to advance a theater career? The answer is Tootsie....

Review: YOU MADE ME LOVE YOU at Footlights Theatre


by Dan Marois - September 10, 2023

One of the best intimate theater experiences of the year. ...

Review: THE DA VINCI CODE at Ogunquit Playhouse


by Dan Marois - August 28, 2023

One great mystery to solve. ...

Review: ON YOUR FEET! THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFEN at Ogunquit Playhouse


by Dan Marois - July 24, 2023

What did our critic think of ON YOUR FEET! THE STORY OF EMILIO & GLORIA ESTEFEN at Ogunquit Playhouse?...

Review: MARY POPPINS Soars to New Heights at The Bangor Opera House


by Elaine Bard - June 22, 2023

What did our critic think of “MARY POPPINS,” SOARS TO NEW HEIGHTS AT THE BANGOR OPERA HOUSE at Penobscot Theatre Company?...

Review: SINGING IN THE RAIN at Ogunquit Playhouse


by Dan Marois - June 20, 2023

What did our critic think of SINGING IN THE RAIN at Ogunquit Playhouse?...

Review: BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse


by Dan Marois - May 16, 2023

What did our critic think of BEAUTIFUL THE CAROLE KING MUSICAL at Ogunquit Playhouse?...

Review: CRIMES OF THE HEART at the Good Theater


by Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold - January 14, 2023

CRIMES OF THE HEART, Beth Henley’s Pulitzer-Prize winning 1981 dark comedy about three sisters and their shared secrets, receives a compelling production, directed by Brian P. Allen, at Portland’s Good Theater. Set in the Mississippi in the mid-twentieth century, Henley’s character-driven play has C...

Past Shows


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Lone Star
4/13 - 5/14/2023


"Lone Star" is set in the cluttered backyard of the same small town's watering hole. Roy, a brawny, macho, former high-school hero, is back in ...

These Shining Lives
3/28 - 4/29/2023


a comedy-drama by Melanie Marnich. Based on the true story of the women who worked for The Radium Dial Company in the 1920s and '30s, ...

Mojada
3/10 - 4/1/2023


Medea, a Mexican seamstress of extraordinary skill, barely survived the perilous border crossing into the United States and lives uneasily in a borrowed Los Angeles ...

Sweat
3/8 - 3/26/2023


Winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Filled with warm humor and tremendous heart, SWEAT tells the story of a group of friends who ...


A witch hunt is beginning in Salem. Raised to be seen and not heard, a group of young women suddenly find their words have a ...

Red
3/9 - 3/19/2023


Under the watchful gaze of his young assistant—and the growing competitive presence of a new generation of artists—Rothko takes on his greatest career challenge yet: ...

An Iliad
2/22 - 3/12/2023


On a bare stage, a storyteller emerges from the back of the theatre to re-tell The Iliad, one of the oldest stories in Western civilization. ...


Evening Standard, Mail on Sunday, Sunday Telegraph, Sunday Express, Independent, Daily Mail Winner of seven 2013 Olivier Awards, this highly- acclaimed National Theatre production embarks ...

The Mountaintop
2/3 - 2/26/2023


The night before his untimely death, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. returns to his room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis after delivering a speech ...

Tuesdays with Morrie
2/2 - 2/26/2023


TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE is the autobiographical story of Mitch Albom, an accomplished journalist driven solely by his career, and Morrie Schwartz, his former college professor. ...

Flyin' West
1/4 - 2/12/2023


Facing problems ranging from the inevitability of long, cold winters, to the possibility of domestic violence, to the continuing spectra of racial conflict, the women ...

The How and the Why
2/3 - 2/12/2023


On the eve of a prestigious conference, an up-and-coming evolutionary biologist wrestles for the truth with an established leader in the field. Their real challenge ...

The Lifespan of a Fact
1/19 - 1/29/2023


 Jeremy Kareken & David Murrell and Gordon Farrell, based on the book by John D’Agata and Jim Fingal...

The Play That Goes Wrong
1/5 - 1/29/2023


From Mischief, Broadway masters of comedy, comes this smash hit farce. Welcome to opening night of the Cornley Drama Society’s newest production, The Murder at ...


Dealing with the story of Mary and Joseph and the birth of Jesus from a fresh and richly creative point of view, the author combines ...


A sequel to Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice set two years after the novel ends, MISS BENNET continues the story, only this time with bookish ...

The Chinese Lady
11/15 - 12/17/2022


Inspired by the true story of the first Chinese woman to step foot in America, Lloyd Suh’s critically-acclaimed play, THE CHINESE LADY, is a tale ...

Death of a Salesman
11/9 - 11/20/2022


A 1949 Pulitzer Prize-winning drama, explores the disillusionment of the American Dream through the lens of Willy Loman, a failing traveling salesman. The play unfolds ...

Indecent
11/5 - 11/20/2022


INDECENT, by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, is a deeply moving play inspired by the true events surrounding the controversial 1923 Broadway debut of Sholem ...

The Chosen
10/27 - 11/20/2022


Adapted from the well-loved novel, this critically acclaimed play takes us on a journey with two young Jewish boys as they navigate the complexities of ...

Chicken & Biscuits
9/28 - 10/30/2022


Can rivaling sisters Baneatta and Beverly bury their father without killing each other? This proves difficult when Beverly shows up to the chapel with her ...


They Chose Me is a musical spotlighting the subject of adoption, as seen through the eyes of kids ages 7 to 18. In the course ...

The Revolutionists
9/30 - 10/16/2022


The Revolutionists is a new play about four very real women who lived boldly in France during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror. Playwright Olympe ...

Collected Stories
9/22 - 10/2/2022


Ruth Steiner, a critically acclaimed, seasoned author, takes her student, Lisa, under her wing. What begins as a mentorship flourishes into a deeper maternal friendship. ...

Blues for an Alabama Sky
9/12 - 9/25/2022


In a Depression-era Harlem apartment building, a close-knit group of friends has become a chosen family. New roommates Angel and Guy — a recently fired ...

The Christians
9/15 - 9/25/2022


Twenty years ago, Pastor Paul’s church was nothing more than a modest storefront. Now he presides over a congregation of thousands, with classrooms for Sunday ...

A Doll's House, Part 2
9/8 - 9/18/2022


Doll's House, Part 2 is a 2017 play written by Lucas Hnath. The play premiered at the South Coast Repertory, in April 2017, before transferring ...

The Birds
6/10 - 9/3/2022


Daphne du Maurier’s short story, also the basis for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film, is boldly adapted by Conor McPherson—a gripping, unsettling, and moving look at ...

Circle Mirror Transformation
8/23 - 8/28/2022


When four lost New Englanders who enroll in Marty’s six-week-long community-center drama class begin to experiment with harmless games, hearts are quietly torn apart, and ...

Mala
7/29 - 8/21/2022


“'Mala’ means ‘bad.’ Not that you have done something bad, but that you are, in your core, bad.” Funny, brutally honest, and ultimately cathartic, Mala ...

Silent Sky
8/11 - 8/20/2022


When Henrietta Leavitt begins work at the Harvard Observatory in the early 1900s, she isn’t allowed to touch a telescope or express an original idea. ...

Constellations
7/19 - 8/6/2022


This spellbinding, romantic journey begins with a simple encounter between a man and a woman. But what happens next defies the boundaries of the world ...

Little Women
7/14 - 7/31/2022


Little Women, the beloved coming-of-age story by Louisa May Alcott, bursts onto the stage in this heartwarming and captivating full-length musical. Follow the adventures of ...

Small Engine Repair
7/20 - 7/31/2022


John Pollono ShoWorks Entertainment...

Anna in the Tropics
7/16 - 7/30/2022


It’s 1929 and we are in Florida at a Cuban–American cigar factory; cigars are still rolled by hand and “lectors” are hired to educate and ...


It’s 1821 in New York, and two productions of Shakespeare’s Richard III are vying for audiences. One is presented by the African Company of New ...


He’s young, he’s broke, his landlord’s knocking at the door, and he’s just found out his wife is going to have a baby. To make ...

BLKS
6/16 - 7/3/2022


When shit goes down, your girls show up. As sharply funny as it is poignant, BLKS introduces us to Octavia, Imani, and June —three twenty ...

Mlima's Tale
6/12 - 6/26/2022


Mlima is a magnificent elephant trapped by the underground international ivory market. As he follows a trail littered by a history of greed, Mlima takes ...

Bee Parks and the Hornets
4/11 - 5/2/2021

Who Killed Zolan Mize
3/11 - 4/3/2021


Sleuthers unite! Penobscot Theatre Company will present a one of a kind online curiosity that lets audiences engage in the fun as they watch two ...

Flyin' Solo
1/21 - 2/7/2021


Everyone has a story. What's yours? Penobscot Theatre Company will present Flyin' Solo, an autobiographical theatrical memoir, featuring twelve actors and performed live remotely from ...

Exceptions to Gravity
11/8 - 11/29/2020


Hailed as one of the greatest clowns of all time, Peak's Island resident, Avner Eisenberg brings a new film version of his award-winning one-man show, ...

Becoming Dr. Ruth
4/23 - 5/10/2020


Mark St. Germain Penobscot Theatre...

Don't Dress for Dinner
1/30 - 2/16/2020


Bernard is planning a romantic weekend with his chic Parisian mistress in his charming converted French farmhouse, whilst his wife, Jacqueline, is away. He has ...

Matilda: The Musical
12/5 - 12/29/2019


book: Dennis Kelly; lyrics: Tim Minchin; music: Tim Minchin; dir: Jeffrey Payton, Matthew Schaffer....


A joyous girl power romp! This is the story of an extraordinary girl who, armed with a vivid imagination and a sharp mind, dares to ...

Gaslight
10/17 - 11/3/2019


Patrick Hamilton; dir: Bari Newport....


adapt: Peter Glazer from Woody Guthrie....

BYE BYE BIRDIE
7/18 - 7/21/2019


Bye Bye Birdie soared onto the Broadway scene in 1960, capturing the cultural phenomenon of rock and roll and the frenzy surrounding teen idols. Though ...

Mamma Mia!
6/13 - 7/14/2019


Bangor Opera House: book: Catherine Johnson; lyrics: Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus; music: Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus; dir: Amy Turner....

MAMMA MIA!
6/13 - 7/14/2019


MAMMA MIA! is the ultimate feel–good show that has audiences coming back again and again to relive the thrill. Now it's your turn to have ...

Fun Home
4/25 - 5/12/2019


Bangor Opera House: book: Lisa Kron; lyrics: Lisa Kron; music: Jeanine Tesori; dir: Bari Newport....

Ripcord
3/14 - 3/31/2019


A sunny room on an upper floor is prime real estate in the Bristol Place Senior Living Facility, so when the cantankerous Abby is forced ...

Honky Tonk Laundry
1/31 - 2/24/2019


MOVE OVER, THELMA AND LOUISE! When Lana Mae Hopkins, owner and proprietress of the Wishy Washy Washateria, hires Katie Lane Murphy to help out in ...

Elf, The Musical
12/6 - 12/30/2018


book: Bob Martin, Thomas Meehan; lyrics: Chad Beguelin; music: Matthew Sklar; dir: Ethan Paulini....

Wait Until Dark
10/18 - 11/4/2018


A blind housewife becomes the target of three con-men searching for heroin hidden in a doll that her husband innocently brought back from Canada. This ...

MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET
9/6 - 9/30/2018


The Tony® Award-nominated musical MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET is set on December 4, 1956, when an extraordinary twist of fate brought Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, ...

Ugly Lies the Bone
3/15 - 4/1/2018


Lindsey Ferrentino. Bangor Opera House:...

Escanaba in da Moonlight
2/1 - 2/18/2018


Jeff Daniels. Bangor Opera House:...

DISNEY'S BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
12/7 - 12/31/2017


Disney's Beauty and the Beast, an international sensation that has been produced in 37 countries worldwide. Based on the Academy Award-winning animated feature, the stage ...

Misery
10/12 - 11/5/2017


Misery follows successful romance novelist Paul Sheldon, who is rescued from a car crash by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, and wakes up captive ...

The Fabulousd Lipitones
9/7 - 9/24/2017


John Markus, Mark St. Germain....

THE FULL MONTY
6/15 - 7/9/2017


The Full Monty bursts onto the stage with a hilarious blend of humor, heart, and a healthy dose of male vulnerability. Set in a depressed ...

THE FULL MONTY
6/8 - 7/9/2017


The Full Monty bursts onto the stage with a hilarious blend of humor, heart, and a healthy dose of male vulnerability. Set in a depressed ...

The Full Monty
6/8 - 7/2/2017


The Full Monty bursts onto the stage with a hilarious blend of humor, heart, and a healthy dose of male vulnerability. Set in a depressed ...

THE FULL MONTY
6/8 - 6/25/2017


The Full Monty bursts onto the stage with a hilarious blend of humor, heart, and a healthy dose of male vulnerability. Set in a depressed ...


A new comedy by Jacques Lamarre Based on the memoir by Giulia Melucci June 1 through July 8, 2012 Giulia is a single New Yorker ...

Papermaker
3/16 - 4/2/2017


Monica Wood....

Lumberjacks in Love
2/2 - 2/19/2017


Fred Alley, James Kaplan; book: Fred Alley; lyrics: Fred Alley; music: James Kaplan; dir: Jeffrey Herbst....

Oliver!
12/1 - 12/24/2016


"Oliver!" is a heart-wrenching and captivating musical based on Charles Dickens' classic novel, Oliver Twist. The story transports you to the grimy underbelly of Victorian ...

Oliver!
12/1 - 12/24/2016


"Oliver!" is a heart-wrenching and captivating musical based on Charles Dickens' classic novel, Oliver Twist. The story transports you to the grimy underbelly of Victorian ...

Murder for Two
10/20 - 11/6/2016


book: Kellen Blair, Joe Kinosian; lyrics: Kellen Blair; music: Joe Kinosian....

Murder for Two
10/20 - 11/6/2016


book: Kellen Blair, Joe Kinosian; lyrics: Kellen Blair; music: Joe Kinosian....

Calendar Girls
8/8 - 8/25/2016


Following the death of a much-loved husband, a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute are prompted to do an extraordinary thing ...

Calendar Girls
8/8 - 8/25/2016


Following the death of a much-loved husband, a group of ordinary women in a small Yorkshire Women’s Institute are prompted to do an extraordinary thing ...

SCHOOL OF ROCK
7/14 - 7/17/2016


In School of Rock-The Musical, down-on-his-luck wannabe rock star Dewey Finn poses as a substitute teacher at a prestigious prep school to make ends meet. ...

Duck Hunter Shoots Angel
4/28 - 5/15/2016


The uproarious story of two bumbling Alabama brothers who have never shot a duck but think they shot an angel. As they lament their fates ...

THE LAST FIVE YEARS
3/11 - 3/29/2016


The Last Five Years, a poignant and unconventional musical by Jason Robert Brown, explores the complexities of love and relationships through a fragmented timeline. Unlike ...

The Last Five Years
3/10 - 3/27/2016


The Last Five Years, a poignant and unconventional musical by Jason Robert Brown, explores the complexities of love and relationships through a fragmented timeline. Unlike ...

Hair Frenzy
1/28 - 2/14/2016


Travis G. Baker....


This beloved American holiday classic comes to captivating life as a live 1940s radio broadcast – complete with jazzy radio jingles, hilarious commercials, and a ...

Doctor Cerberus
10/22 - 11/8/2015


Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa....


A tribute to the legendary Man in Black. Growing up dirt-poor, wrestling with family tragedy, striking out on his own, emerging as a songwriter, finding ...

August:Osage County
4/30 - 5/17/2015


Tracy Letts; dir: Bari Newport....

END DAYS
3/12 - 3/29/2015


Deborah Laufer's End Days is a rapturously funny play with a deep seriousness at its core, a play that asks how, in a world where ...

Guys on Ice
Guys on Ice
1/29 - 2/15/2015


In this manly musical, two long-time pals, Lloyd played by Ben Layman and Marvin played by Scott Johnson, pass a chilly afternoon in their home ...

Wizard of Oz
Wizard of Oz
12/4 - 12/28/2014


A little girl dreams of what lies beyond her quiet Kansas farm when a twister hits and carries her over the rainbow to a fantastical ...

Wizard of Oz
Wizard of Oz
12/4 - 11/28/2014


A little girl dreams of what lies beyond her quiet Kansas farm when a twister hits and carries her over the rainbow to a fantastical ...

The Mystery of Irma Vep
The Mystery of Irma Vep
10/29 - 11/2/2014


"Lunatic fun that keeps you in stitches." -The New York Daily News This definitive spoof of Gothic melodramas, recently revived Off-Broadway to raves, is a ...

OUR TOWN
4/24 - 5/11/2014


Described by Edward Albee as “the greatest American play ever written,” Our Town presents the small town of Grover’s Corners in three acts: “Daily Life,” ...

GOD OF CARNAGE
3/13 - 3/30/2014


A playground altercation between eleven-year-old boys brings together two sets of Brooklyn parents for a meeting to resolve the matter. At first, diplomatic niceties are ...

ONE BLUE TARP
1/30 - 2/16/2014


The ubiquitous blue tarp provides the backdrop for this comic play about a Maine native defending his right to do as he's always done and ...

FOREVER PLAID
12/31 - 1/5/2014


FOREVER PLAID is one of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory. This deliciously goofy revue centers on four young, eager male singers ...

FOREVER PLAID
12/31 - 1/5/2014


The heavenly male quartet returns for their final chance to reach musical glory. Including songs “Love is a Many Splendored Thing”, “Moments to Remember”, and ...


Bangor Opera House: Kate Hawley; lyrics: Kate Hawley; music: Gregg Coffin; dir: Nathan Halvorson....

THE WOMAN IN BLACK
10/17 - 11/3/2013


The framework of this spine tingler is unusual: a lawyer hires an actor to tutor him in recounting to family and friends a story that ...


Talk about the original amazing race! Fearless adventurer Phileas Fogg and his faithful manservant race to beat the clock. This 'wildly wacky' comedy has five ...

WIT
3/13 - 3/31/2013


Bangor Opera House: - Margaret Edson; dir: Kappy Kilburn....

THE SUGAR BEAN SISTERS
1/30 - 2/17/2013


Bangor Opera House: - Nathan Sander; dir: Bari Newport....

ANNIE
12/6 - 12/30/2012


Leapin' Lizards! The popular comic strip heroine takes center stage in one of the world's best-loved musicals.  With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little ...

XANADU
5/30 - 6/17/2012


Xanadu follows the journey of a magical and beautiful Greek muse, Kira, who descends from the heavens of Mt. Olympus to Venice Beach, California in ...

Xanadu
5/20 - 6/17/2012

Ink
Ink
3/28 - 4/15/2012


Penobscot Theatre is thrilled to present the world premiere of Ink. This is the true story of Mary Rowlandson, a preacher’s wife taken by the ...

INK
3/28 - 4/15/2012

 Ink
Ink
3/18 - 3/15/2012


Penobscot Theatre is thrilled to present the world premiere of Ink. This is the true story of Mary Rowlandson, a preacher’s wife taken by the ...

Boeing-Boeing
Boeing-Boeing
2/8 - 2/26/2012


Meet self-styled lothario Bernard, who has French, German and American fiancées, each beautiful airline hostesses. He keeps “one up, one down and one pending” until ...

Boeing-Boeing
Boeing-Boeing
2/8 - 2/26/2012


Meet self-styled lothario Bernard, who has French, German and American fiancées, each beautiful airline hostesses. He keeps “one up, one down and one pending” until ...

Boeing-Boeing
2/8 - 2/26/2012


Living in a posh Paris apartment with three flight attendant fiancees, Bernard's life suddenly hits turbulence when they all change their fail-safe flight schedules and ...

A Christmas Story
A Christmas Story
12/2 - 12/23/2011


Humorist Jean Shepherd’s memoir of growing up in the Midwest in the 1940s follows 9-year-old Ralphie Parker in his quest to get a genuine Red ...

The Marvelous Wonderettes
The Marvelous Wonderettes
10/26 - 11/13/2011


The Marvelous Wonderettes takes you to the 1858 Springfield High School prom where we meet the Wonderettes – four girls with hopes and dreams as ...

FOREVER PLAID
10/20 - 10/23/2011


One of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory, this deliciously goofy revue centers on four young, eager male singers killed in a ...

Last Gas
Last Gas
9/7 - 9/25/2011


When an old flame returns to town, Nat Paradis gets another chance, but faces a choice between the possibilities of new love and old in ...

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